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Download full textVamvakoussi, Xenia; Bempeni, Maria; Poulopoulou, Stavroula; Tsiplaki, Ioanna – Online Submission, 2019
In this article we present an overview of four studies investigating Greek secondary students' conceptual and procedural knowledge of fractions. We discuss the problem of defining conceptual and procedural knowledge, and the implications of adopting one particular definition over others. We draw on the studies and their results to discuss the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Fractions, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedGarcía-Pinar, Aránzazu – English Language Teaching, 2019
Authentic materials, if appropriate to the learning situation, might turn the classroom environment into a more engaging place, where motivation might be generated through the performance of meaningful tasks. This article describes how a Text-Based Instruction approach can provide the basis for the design of an ESP syllabus based on relevant,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Speeches
Light, Justine; Ranta, Leila – TESL Canada Journal, 2016
Teachers using a task-based language teaching (TBLT) approach are always searching for learning tasks that have the potential to prepare learners for the real world. In this article, we describe how an authentic academic assignment for graduate students in a teaching English as a second language (TESL) course was transformed into a task-based…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Task Analysis
Direct linkPinard, Lizzie – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
With the growth of English as an International Language [McKay, S. 2002. "Teaching English as an International Language." Oxford: Oxford University Press], there is a wealth of it now accessible to learners in their out-of-class environments; be these real, virtual, or a mixture of the two. Tomlinson (2008. "EFL Materials in the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Instructional Materials
Glazer, Nirit – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2014
One of the main challenges in large undergraduate courses in higher education, especially those with multiple-sections, is to monitor what is going on at the section level and to track the consistency across sections in both instruction and grading. In this paper, it can be argued that a combination of both formative and summative assessment is…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Undergraduate Students, Time Management
Turnbull, Brenda J.; White, Richard N.; Sinclair, Elizabeth; Riley, Derek; Sipe, Cynthia L.; Pistorino, Carol – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
This first of two reports presents early findings from the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers (Comprehensive Centers), a federally funded program that provides technical assistance to states in connection with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The law authorizing the Comprehensive Centers, the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Technical Assistance, State Action, Program Implementation
Beebe, Steven A.; And Others – 1995
The "Competent Group Communicator" is an assessment tool designed to evaluate the performance of individual members who participate in task-oriented small group discussions. This instrument is designed to be used to evaluate the performance of students enrolled in a small group communication course, as a course placement tool, as a pre-…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
Lane, Andrew M.; Nevill, Alan M.; Bowes, Neal; Fox, Kenneth R. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2005
Establishing stability, defined as observing minimal measurement error in a test-retest assessment, is vital to validating psychometric tools. Correlational methods, such as Pearson product-moment, intraclass, and kappa are tests of association or consistency, whereas stability or reproducibility (regarded here as synonymous) assesses the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Multivariate Analysis, Correlation, Test Validity
Tworek, Richard K.; Campbell, Edward L. – 1979
A study was conducted in the Champaign-Urbana area to evaluate the relationship of the educational preparation of medical transcriptionists to their on-the-job requirements. Personal interviews were conducted with three hospital medical records administrators and with the appropriate department head of an area community college that offered a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Diction, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
