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Schleicher, Andreas – Online Submission, 2016
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) provides a framework in which over 80 countries collaborate to build advanced global metrics to assess the knowledge, skills and character attributes of the students. The design of assessments poses major conceptual and technical challenges, as successful learning. Beyond a sound…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Educational Methods, Educational Policy, Minimum Competency Testing
Iowa Department of Education, 2013
This document provides guidelines for developing competency-based pathways in Iowa districts and schools and outlines waiver requirements and procedures. Competency-based pathways provide ways to validate learning of standards that occurs outside the structure of the traditional school and offer flexibility for schools to engage students in…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Guidelines, State Policy, State Departments of Education
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Bocconi, Stefania; Kampylis, Panagiotis; Punie, Yves – European Journal of Education, 2013
This article discusses 1:1 learning initiatives in Europe in the context of a mapping framework of ICT-enabled innovation for learning. The aim of the framework, visualised as a spider's web, is two-fold: (i) to provide a further understanding of the nature of ICT-enabled innovation for learning; and (ii) to depict the impact of existing and…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Innovation
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Incekara, Suleyman – Education, 2010
In today's world, the developments being experienced in geography education are focusing on issues like the following: integrating technology into geography courses, placing a comprehensive and integrative perspective regarding geography into the curriculum, stressing independent learning and team-learning simultaneously, educating students to…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Geography, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Mullis, Ina V.S., Ed.; Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Minnich, Chad A., Ed.; Drucker, Kathleen T., Ed.; Ragan, Moira A., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been instrumental in developing an analytical model for understanding the relationships between educational policy (the intended curriculum), classroom and instructional practices (the implemented curriculum), and educational learning…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Practices, Outcomes of Education
Mullis, Ina V. S., Ed.; Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Minnich, Chad A., Ed.; Drucker, Kathleen T., Ed.; Ragan, Moira A., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been instrumental in developing an analytical model for understanding the relationships between educational policy (the intended curriculum), classroom and instructional practices (the implemented curriculum), and educational learning…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Curriculum Implementation
Cable, Kelly E.; Plucker, Jonathan A.; Spradlin, Terry E. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2009
The first public schools established in America were originally created with the intent to give all children access to an education. An equal education for all meant that a child's parentage and social standing did not, theoretically, dictate his or her future. Today the American public school system has greatly expanded and diverged from the once…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Equal Education, Educational Policy, Institutional Characteristics
Mullis, Ina V.S., Ed.; Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Minnich, Chad A., Ed.; Stanco, Gabrielle M., Ed.; Arora, Alka, Ed.; Centurino, Victoria A.S., Ed.; Castle, Courtney E., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been instrumental in developing an analytical model for understanding the relationships between educational policy (the intended curriculum), classroom and instructional practices (the implemented curriculum), and educational learning…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Educational Policy
Walker, Karen – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2008
What is service-learning and how can students and community benefit from it? With the pressure of covering all of the content, passing tests, meeting standards and making AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress), how is it realistically feasible to make learning more meaningful so that students are able to take it and utilize it in real life? There is no…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Social Responsibility, Community Benefits, Service Learning
Mullis, Ina V.S., Ed.; Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Minnich, Chad A., Ed.; Stanco, Gabrielle M., Ed.; Arora, Alka, Ed.; Centurino, Victoria A.S., Ed.; Castle, Courtney E., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been instrumental in developing an analytical model for understanding the relationships between educational policy (the intended curriculum), classroom and instructional practices (the implemented curriculum), and educational learning…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Policy, Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum
Boudett, Kathryn Parker, Ed.; Steele, Jennifer L., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
What does it look like when a school uses data wisely? "Data Wise in Action", a new companion and sequel to the bestselling "Data Wise", tells the stories of eight very different schools following the Data Wise process of using assessment results to improve teaching and learning. "Data Wise in Action" highlights the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Change, Leadership, Program Descriptions
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Bradshaw, Keith; Tennant, Lilly; Lydiatt, Steve – International Journal of Special Education, 2004
The purpose of this article is to provide a brief background about the educational system in the United Arab Emirates and particularly describe the present types of programs and services offered within the country with respect to individuals with special needs. In addition, findings of an ongoing study about the attitudes of teachers and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Special Needs Students, Special Education, Educational Methods
Middlehurst, Robin; Woodfield, Steve – Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2004
This is a report on the quality review of distance learning in a sample of five countries. The report was commissioned by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation's (CHEA's) International Commission in order to understand better the nature of existing regulatory arrangements in the context of growth in electronically supported learning and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Quality Control, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
Jones, Arthur J. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1907
The term "continuation school," while commonly used in England for some time has not been generally employed in this country and may need some further explanation. As use in this bulletin, it refers to any type of school which offers to people while they are at work opportunity for further education and training. It thus presupposes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Needs, Agencies
Sandven, Johs – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
The science of education in Norway covers a wide field, including child psychology and the psychology of adolescents, educational psychology, educational methods, philosophy of education, and the history of the school system. Educational research has had a relatively short period of development in Norway. Empirical research, with a view to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Research, Researchers