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Gentner, Donald R.; And Others – 1982
Studies on typing done at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) are reviewed. The first of five chapters is a glossary of terms and classification of typing errors. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the variety of research approaches used to examine typing, including studies of continuous (transcription) and discontinuous (discrete…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Error Patterns, Glossaries
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As part of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development project on international educational indicators, four networks were formed to represent different domains. This collection contains background papers that were prepared to deal with some of the fundamental questions about process indicators examined by Network "C," the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Educational Indicators
Smith, Helen, Ed.; Armstrong, Michael, Ed.; Brown, Sally, Ed. – 1999
This book explores the issues involved in developing standards in higher education, examining the practical issues involved in benchmarking and offering a critical analysis of the problems associated with this developmental tool. The book focuses primarily on experience in the United Kingdom (UK), but looks also at international activity in this…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education
Download full textBeaton, Albert E.; And Others – 1996
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the largest and most ambitious study undertaken by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Forty-five countries collected data in more than 30 languages. Five grade levels were tested in the two subject areas, so that more than half a million…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Family Environment, Foreign Countries
2000
This document contains three papers from a symposium on increasing job satisfaction that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "A Systematic Model of Job Design by Examining the Organizational Factors Affecting Satisfaction" (Zhichao Cheng, Danyang Yang, Fenglou Liu) reports on a project in which…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attitude Change, Career Choice, Career Planning
2001
This document contains three papers on distance learning and human resource development (HRD). "An Exploration of Perceived Differences in Teaching Roles between On-Site and On-line Instruction" (James J. Kirk) reports on a study in which 144 online instructors at selected institutions across the United States were asked to share their…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
