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Power, Kikuyo M.; Dolly, John P. – 1990
This study investigates the long-term effects of a school environment with characteristics that indicate invitational education is being realized at the institutional level on students from the University of Hawaii Laboratory High School (ULS). Students of many races, ethnic groups, and socioeconomic levels study together in a program where all…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Core Curriculum, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedTodman, John; Lawrenson, Helen – British Educational Research Journal, 1992
Presents the results of a United Kingdom study comparing computer anxiety, mathematics anxiety, and computer experience among college students and elementary students. Includes discussion of age, sex, and the relationship between anxiety and experience. Reports that the younger children had higher computer experience and less computer anxiety.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computers, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Download full textStasz, Cathleen; Winkler, John D. – 1985
Research was conducted to determine: (1) what school districts and schools do to encourage teachers to gain proficiency and use microcomputers in their teaching; (2) how teachers' microcomputer-based teaching practices respond to the actions of districts and schools; and (3) which district and school activities have the greatest incentive value…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Awards, Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Gorman, Kathleen L. – 1983
Primarily intended to generate a demographic profile of the typical student user of Minnesota University's Walter Library, this follow-up to a 1983 study was also designed to ascertain which areas, materials, and services are used most frequently by students, what activities occupy students during their visits to the library, and why students…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Demography, Higher Education
Koon, Jeff – 1992
This paper examines a systematic method of improving undergraduate education by using a variant of the academic program evaluation questionnaire, and offers a model for understanding program dynamics and choosing ways to improve academic programs. Analysis is based on mean ratings from an academic program evaluation questionnaire used to elicit…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedKnight, Stephanie L.; Waxman, Hersholt C. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1990
Investigates the relationship between social studies classroom environment and student motivation. Correlates several environmental variables with three motivational constructs (academic motivation, academic self-concept, and social self-concept) among 157 sixth grade, predominantly Hispanic students. Finds student satisfaction significantly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Correlation
