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Iivonen, S.; Sääkslahti, A. K. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Fundamental motor skills (FMS) affect children's physical, social, and cognitive development. To plan successful interventions when promoting the development of children's FMS, the underlying positive determinants for the acquisition of FMS competence during preschool years need to be identified. The purpose of this systematic review was…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Basic Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Needs Assessment
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Van Auken, Stuart; Chrysler, Earl; Wells, Ludmilla Gricenko; Simkin, Mark – Journal of Education for Business, 2011
The authors utilized a gap analysis approach to assess general IS knowledge and skill voids or overages in a specific program context. The authors asked alumni to reveal the emphasis that should have been given to 10 IS knowledge and skill areas and compared the results with the emphasis that was actually given. They proceed by relating the…
Descriptors: Program Attitudes, Information Systems, Alumni, Graduate Surveys
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Byrd, Jennings; Mixon, Phillip – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2012
In this paper, we examine the role of e-learning enrolments in revenue functions for four-year public universities. Many universities have moved into e-learning as a resource to overcome the funding shortfall which has been an outcome of the recent economic climate. It is hypothesised that an e-learning presence will enhance revenues for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Electronic Learning, Income, Economic Climate
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Tyler, Naomi Chowdhuri; Montrosse, Bianca Elizabeth; Smith, Deborah Deutsch – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2012
As the field of special education (SE) examines issues related to supply and demand of SE teachers and faculty, an investigation of students currently enrolled in doctoral programs and doctoral graduates is an important perspective to consider. The results of two components of the "Special Education Faculty Needs Assessment" (SEFNA), focused on…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Doctoral Programs, Special Education, College Students
Marzano Research Laboratory, 2010
Phase II provides a more detailed examination of classroom variables important to achievement in Oklahoma schools. Where Phase I addressed all nine of the Oklahoma essential elements using survey data, Phase II focuses on what occurs in Oklahoma classrooms primarily using data from principal interviews, classroom observations (on-site), and video…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Video Technology, Observation, Predictor Variables
Turner, Susan; Fain, Terry; Sehgal, Amber – RAND Corporation, 2005
The RAND Corporation was asked by the Los Angeles County Probation Department to provide assistance in the validation of a risk/needs assessment and Strength-Based Assessment Instrument to be used to objectively measure the risk and needs of minors in Los Angeles County referred to the Probation Department. RAND surveyed existing instruments,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Delinquency, Test Validity, Risk
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Goldsmith, Harold F.; Manderscheid, Ronald W.; Holzer, Charles E., III – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
Analyzes the importance of incorporating both individual and neighborhood risk factors into predictive mental health needs assessment models. Data from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Survey and the 1980 Census suggest that, with the exception of neighborhood social rank, neighborhood social area dimensions rarely make substantive contributions…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Environmental Influences, Mental Disorders, Models
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De Lievre, Bruno; Depover, Christian; Dillenbourg, Pierre – Instructional Science: An International Journal of Learning and Cognition, 2006
This article presents an experimental study demonstrating how 120 learners use help tools in a virtual learning set-up. More specifically, several types of tutoring are investigated to find out the extent of the use of help tools in each. The effects of two independent variables which may have an impact on the behaviour of learners are studied:…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Distance Education, Learner Controlled Instruction, Investigations
Middlemiss, Wendy – Zero to Three (J), 2004
This article examines research that calls into question the soundness of current definitions of problematic infant sleep. Current research suggests that infant night wakings and signaling behaviors may be normative. Research is inconclusive on whether early sleep problems are predictive of later sleep problems. The article also describes research…
Descriptors: Sleep, Infants, Behavior Problems, Predictor Variables
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2000
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conducted a thematic review to identify changes in young people's transition to working life during the 1990s and to identify those policies and programs that are effective in delivering successful transition outcomes for young people. The review focused on 14 countries with widely…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Articulation (Education), Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Planning