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Direct linkMiller, Sarah; Tanner, Kimberly D. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2015
In an introductory biology course, undergraduate students are expected to become familiar with, and be able to use, hundreds of new terms to navigate the complex ideas in biology. And this is just in the introductory course! Juxtapose this student situation with the common frustration expressed by biologists that there is "just too much…
Descriptors: Biology, Vocabulary, College Science, Undergraduate Study
Download full textNational Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This document covers the data terms used in the "VET in Schools 2009" report. The primary purpose of this document is to assist users of the report to understand the specific data terms used within it. Terms that appear in the report are listed in alphabetical order with the following information provided for each: (1) Definition: a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Definitions, Data
Peer reviewedKaplan, B. J. – Journal of American College Health, 1985
In order to monitor and compare health services, a valid instrument with uniform criteria is required. A university health service's experience in producing health indices from medical diagnoses is described, and use of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) by health services is recommended. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Health Needs, Higher Education
Byers, T. J. – Popular Computing, 1984
Discusses major features of an effective local network of microcomputers within a business: (1) particular transmission medium used; (2) the way data is transmitted over that medium; and (3) the way access to the network is shared among the devices. A data communications glossary is provided. (MBR)
Descriptors: Business, Definitions, Design, Glossaries
PDF pending restorationKnapp, Mark I.; Orlansky, Jesse – 1983
This paper identifies, structures, and defines a list of cost elements that is intended to describe fully the life-cycle cost of any formal program, course, or device for individual training of Department of Defense personnel. It was developed to provide consistent, comparable, and credible evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of alternative…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Costs
Peer reviewedParrott, James R. – RSR Reference Services Review, 1988
Describes a prototype expert system that can be used in consultation mode to assist users in their searches, or in simulation coach or Socratic tutor modes to instruct professionals in the reference process. Examples of transactions in each mode are given, and a glossary is provided. (19 notes with references) (CLB)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Databases
Bjornavold, Jens – 2000
Policies and practices in the areas of identification, assessment, and recognition of nonformal learning in the European Union (EU) were reviewed. The review focused on national and EU-level experiences regarding the following areas and issues: recognition of the contextual nature of learning; identification of methodological requirements for…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Advanced Placement
