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Lefroy, Janet; Thomas, Adam; Harrison, Chris; Williams, Stephen; O'Mahony, Fidelma; Gay, Simon; Kinston, Ruth; McKinley, R. K. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2014
While formative workplace based assessment can improve learners' skills, it often does not because the procedures used do not facilitate feedback which is sufficiently specific to scaffold improvement. Provision of pre-formulated strategies to address predicted learning needs has potential to improve the quality and automate the provision of…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Program Validation, Improvement Programs, Program Development
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Badawood, Ashraf; Steenkamp, Annette Lerine; Al-Werfalli, Daw – Information Systems Education Journal, 2013
Blended learning (BL) provides an efficient and effective instructional experience. However, adopting a BL approach poses some challenges to faculty; the most important obstacle found in this research is faculty's lack of knowledge regarding the use of technology in their teaching. This challenge prompted the research project focused on improving…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Blended Learning, Capacity Building, Teacher Improvement
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Scagnoli, Norma; Yontz, Ruth; Choo, Jinhee – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2014
This study explores the use and implementation of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) software in graduate professional education. The investigation looked into self-reported information on graduate students' use of ESL (English as a Second Language) software to improve language skills and their competencies in professional English…
Descriptors: Courseware, Usability, Use Studies, Program Validation
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Woolfson, Richard C.; Bryce, Donna; Mooney, Lindsay; Harker, Michael; Lowe, Dorothy; Ferguson, Ellen – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2008
National and international legislation has increasingly placed a duty on professionals to consult with young people about matters affecting their lives. Consequently, conducting consultation exercises with young people in order to improve the quality of services available is becoming established practice in many areas. Following on from previous…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs, Attitude Measures
Gill, Noel C.; Braden, Barbara T. – 1978
Two way analyses of variance and cross-group descriptive comparisons assessed the effectiveness of the Siop Poison Prevention Program, which included an educational program and the use of warning labels, on improving verbal and visual discrimination of poisonous and nonpoisonous products for preschool children. The study sample consisted of 156…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discrimination Learning, Early Childhood Education, Educational Programs