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Download full textDunst, Carl J.; Trivette, Carol M.; Hamby, Deborah W.; Simkus, Andrew – Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, 2013
Findings from a meta-analysis of studies investigating the use of five different assistive technology devices (switch interfaces, powered mobility, computers, augmentative communication, weighted/pressure vests) with young children with disabilities are reported. One hundred and nine studies including 1,342 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers were…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Technology Uses in Education, Assistive Technology, Young Children
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Direct linkGehring, Kathleen M.; Eastman, Deborah A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2008
Many initiatives for the improvement of undergraduate science education call for inquiry-based learning that emphasizes investigative projects and reading of the primary literature. These approaches give students an understanding of science as a process and help them integrate content presented in courses. At the same time, general initiatives to…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Assignments, Inquiry, Program Effectiveness
Powell, Ronald R. – 1988
Arguing that user studies and performance measures provide two major approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of library services, this occasional paper presents an overview of the literature, examines the goals and approaches in user studies and performance measures, and provides suggestions for increasing the potential benefits of both by…
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Services
Anandam, Kamala; Kelly, J. Terence – 1981
Efforts to evaluate the use of technology in education tend to be inconclusive because they lack specificity about what types of technology are being considered, what types of evaluation are being used, or both. While different evaluative studies focus on different valid objectives, the studies will provide generalizable information of practical…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology
Reisner, Elizabeth R. – 1983
Based on the results of informal surveys conducted by each of four Technical Assistance Centers and several surveys and studies addressing the availability and use of computers and microcomputers in education, this paper examines the accessibility of computer technology to disadvantaged students in Chapter 1-assisted instructional programs. A…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Davis, Gary – Association for Institutional Research, 1981
Ways that higher education institutions can improve their compliance procedures in responding to external requests for reports and information are addressed. Institutional officers must first determine how the data will be used by the external agency. By questioning how the requested information will be used, a determination can be made of what…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Confidential Records, Cost Effectiveness
