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Nikolic, Sasha; Stirling, David; Ros, Montserrat – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
Obtaining oral communication competency is an important skill for engineering students to prepare them for interacting and working in any professional setting. For engineers, it is also important to be able to present technical information to non-technical audiences. To ensure oral competency, a non-graded formative assessment approach using video…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Engineering Education, Peer Evaluation
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Firth, Nola; Frydenberg, Erica; Steeg, Charlotte; Bond, Lyndal – Dyslexia, 2013
A dyslexia coping programme entitled "Success and Dyslexia" was implemented in two primary schools within a whole-class coping programme and whole-school dyslexia professional development context. One hundred and two year 6 students, 23 of whom had dyslexia, undertook surveys pretest, post-test and at 1-year follow-up. Effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Dyslexia
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Carter, Mark; Wheldall, Kevin – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2008
In this article, the authors argue the case for scientific evidenced-based practice in education. They consider what differentiates science from pseudoscience and what sources of information teachers typically regard as reliable. The What Works Clearinghouse is discussed with reference to certain limitations of its current operation. Given the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Teachers, Scientific Research, Foreign Countries