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Benedetti, Allison; Jackson, John; Luo, Lili – College & Research Libraries, 2018
Vignettes, brief descriptions of fictional characters and situations, serve as a tool to study people's lives, perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes about specific situations. Although not widely used in library and information science (LIS) research, vignettes can depersonalize responses to controversial situations or behavioral responses related…
Descriptors: Vignettes, Library Services, Information Literacy, Guidelines
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Gonzalves, Lisa – CATESOL Journal, 2017
In California adult schools, standardized language assessments are typically administered to adult English as a second language (ESL) students upon enrollment; students then take these same state-approved tests throughout the academic year to demonstrate progress. As these tests assess only listening and reading skills, schools may use their own…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Student Placement, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Wallace, Matt; White, Tobin – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2015
Over the past two decades, mathematics education reformers have increasingly called for new approaches to assessment. This call urges mathematics teachers to merge their assessment with pedagogy, to employ assessments that engage students in the process of "doing mathematics," and to exploit assessment to support learning. This paper…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Educational Assessment
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Schmied, Emily; Parada, Humberto; Horton, Lucy; Ibarra, Leticia; Ayala, Guadalupe – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
"Entre Familia: Reflejos de Salud" was a successful family-based randomized controlled trial designed to improve dietary behaviors and intake among U.S. Latino families, specifically fruit and vegetable intake. The novel intervention design merged a community health worker ("promotora") model with an entertainment-education…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Eating Habits, Intervention, Family Programs
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Arteaga, Blanca E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Latino students represent the fastest-growing population in the state of California, the United States, and the California Community College (CCC) system. Unfortunately, compared to other ethnic groups, Latino community college students continue to lag academically. Given the importance of counseling services and the scarce research related to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Hispanic American Students, Qualitative Research
Ugwu, Romanus Iroabuchi – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to describe the perceptions of elementary teachers from an urban school district in Southern California regarding their inquiry-based science instructional practices, assessment methods and professional development. The district's inquiry professional development called the California Mathematics and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Urban Schools, Inquiry