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I [image omitted] Spanish: K-8 Attitudes toward Learning Spanish with Computers
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Garcia-Villada, Eduardo – Hispania, 2011
This study investigates children's attitudes and technology use for learning Spanish, and examines the type of technology-enhanced learning activities they enjoy. A survey with two versions was developed to gather attitudes and opinions of 2,220 children in grades K-2 and 3-8 in eight small rural school districts in the Midwest of the United…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Ownership, Access to Computers, Computers
All the World's a Stage? Consequences of a Role-Playing Pedagogy on Psychological Factors and Writing and Rhetorical Skill in College Undergraduates
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Stroessner, Steven J.; Beckerman, Laurie Susser; Whittaker, Alexis – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Reacting to the Past is a pedagogy involving collaborative role playing in history-based games over a semester. This article presents results from a systematic assessment of this novel pedagogy conducted in 3 phases following student focus group interviews. Interviews indicated that the method was generally popular compared with traditional…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, Writing Skills
Evaluating the Performance of Administrators: The Process and the Tools.
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Herman, Jerry J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1991
Describes the various roles (monitor, information gatherer, communicator and feedback provider, clarifier, coanalyzer, assister, resource provider, and motivator) played by the supervisor when evaluating administrators. Presents a sample evaluation instrument assessing five major performance areas (management, professionalism, leadership,…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education