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Amber Gallup; Judith Balazs Tomasson; Vanessa Svihla – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2018
A worker education center in California requested the development of a job training pilot program for 6,000 state-remunerated homecare workers. These workers provide personal care services to Medicaid-eligible adults over 65 years of age and to adults with disabilities, enabling them to remain living at home. In recognition of the homecare…
Descriptors: Job Training, Program Design, Home Health Aides, Caregiver Training
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Lucas, Adam R. – PRIMUS, 2012
"WeBWorK," an online homework system, can be be used to deliver daily reading questions to students. The author studied its use for this purpose with a lower division Introduction to Programming course and an upper division Probability and Statistics course. In the lower division course, "WeBWorK" significantly improved peer…
Descriptors: Homework, Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Grading
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Fisher, Douglas; Frey, Nancy; Pumpian, Ian – Educational Leadership, 2011
Teachers and administrators at Health Sciences High and Middle College in San Diego, California, wanted to create a grading system that reflected understanding while still encouraging students to practice. They developed course competencies, or performance assessments, that teachers use to measure what students know and can do with the concepts…
Descriptors: Homework, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Exit Examinations
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Zhang, Hangjin; Almeroth, Kevin – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2010
Many universities are currently using Course Management Systems (CMSes) to conduct online learning, for example, by distributing course materials or submitting homework assignments. However, most CMSes do not include comprehensive activity tracking and analysis capabilities. This paper describes a method to track students' online learning…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Online Courses, Higher Education, Formative Evaluation
Browne, Daniel; Syed, Sarosh; Mendels, Pamela – Wallace Foundation, 2013
These "Stories From the Field" describe five Wallace-funded programs working to expand learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children, so they can benefit from the types of opportunities their wealthier counterparts have access to, from homework help to swimming classes. The report details each program's approach, successes and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities, Educational Improvement, Homework
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Villano, Matt – T.H.E. Journal, 2006
This article discusses the rise of cut-and-paste plagiarism in schools. Students are constantly searching for essays online, however, they did not know that their teachers are using the same technology to catch them cheating. Plagiarism is happening on campuses nationwide. Yet, with veritable libraries at their fingertips, students see nothing…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Cheating, Internet, High School Students
Bailey, John P. – American Libraries, 1999
Discussion of information literacy focuses on the homework help centers developed by the County of Los Angeles Public Library. Describes a study conducted in partnership with the University of Southern California that investigated the cost effectiveness; success; and student, teacher, and parent perceptions of the centers to justify funding. (LRW)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2005
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) How's the Water?: Congressional Hearing on High School Reform Recognizes the Crisis, but Urges Caution Before…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Public Education, Federal Government, Educational Policy
Developmental Studies Center, San Ramon, CA. – 1991
In the context of a regular academic program, the Child Development Project (CDP) helps teachers and parents promote characteristics such as helpfulness and responsibility in children in kindergarten through sixth grade. The CDP program contains five major elements: (1) cooperative activities; (2) helping activities; (3) the highlighting of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cooperative Learning, Democratic Values, Elementary Education