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The Validity and Reliability of the Cross-National Comparison of Degree Programme Levels in European Countries. What Have Students Learnt?
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Rexwinkel, Trudy; Haenen, Jacques; Pilot, Albert – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2017
A cross-national comparison of degree programme levels became relevant when the borders of European countries opened for students and graduates, and higher education institutions were restructured into bachelor's and master's programmes. This new situation foregrounded the questions of what students are learning in the degree programmes of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bachelors Degrees, Validity, Reliability
Revealing Conceptual Understanding of International Business
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Ashley, Sue; Schaap, Harmen; de Bruijn, Elly – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
This study aims to identify an adequate approach for revealing conceptual understanding in higher professional education. Revealing students' conceptual understanding is an important step towards developing effective curricula, assessment and aligned teaching strategies to enhance conceptual understanding in higher education. Essays and concept…
Descriptors: College Students, Business Administration Education, International Trade, Professional Education
A Critical Look at Psychological Testing in Israel and Comparisons with Its European Neighbors
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Fine, Saul – International Journal of Testing, 2013
While psychological tests are used extensively in Israel, the current controls over testing practices in Israel deserve some attention. Specifically, unlike in some European countries and the United States, (a) no specific certifications are offered to Israeli psychologists in the area of testing; (b) Israeli psychologists are not obligated to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Testing, Psychologists, Attitudes
VET Applied Research: Driving VET's Role in the Innovation System
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Beddie, Francesca M.; Simon, Linda – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017
Innovation has become an increasingly important concept for Australian businesses in enabling them to continue to compete in an international market, but where does vocational education and training (VET) sit in this? To date, VET has been largely overlooked by the National Innovation and Science Agenda as a potential contributor in this field.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Innovation, Research and Development, Vocational Education
Pathways in Interactive Media Practices among Youths
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van den Beemt, Antoine; Akkerman, Sanne; Simons, P. Robert-Jan – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
This qualitative study examines how 11 Dutch students aged 14-15 develop an interest in specific types of interactive media practices and how they perceive these practices in relation to others. The methods included semi-structured interviewing, autodriving visual elicitation and photo elicitation using moodboards. Our results show the importance…
Descriptors: Interviews, Internet, Teaching Methods, Youth
The Development of Diagnostic Competence: Comparison of a Problem-Based, an Integrated, and a Conventional Medical Curriculum.
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Schmidt, Henk G.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1996
A Dutch study compared the clinical diagnostic skills of 612 medical students educated at schools with problem-based, integrated, or conventional curricula. Students responded to 30 case histories epidemiologically representative of Dutch society and all organ systems. Students trained within problem-based and integrated curricula made more…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
Levels of Autonomy and Responsibilities of Teachers in Europe
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Desurmont, Arnaud; Forsthuber, Bernadette; Oberheidt, Stephanie – Eurydice, 2008
The purpose of this study is to provide a comparative analysis of whether or not changes in the teaching profession have extended the autonomy and educational responsibilities of teachers. The report consists of six chapters, an annexe and concludes with a synthesis. Chapter 1 deals with the historical and institutional background of the education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Comparative Analysis, Private Sector