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Investigations of Modellers and Model Viewers in an Out-of-School Gene Technology Laboratory
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Mierdel, Julia; Bogner, Franz X. – Research in Science Education, 2021
Genetics is known to be one of the most challenging subjects in biology education because of its abstract concepts and processes. Therefore, hands-on experiments in authentic learning environments are supposed to increase comprehensibility and provide otherwise unavailable experiences to students. We applied a hands-on module in an out-of-school…
Descriptors: Genetics, Hands on Science, Science Experiments, Authentic Learning
Unlocking AI Potential: Effort Expectancy, Satisfaction, and Usage in Research
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Nurul Ashikin Izhar; Wendy Ven Ye Teh; Anita Adnan – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the key factors influencing the adoption and use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications among researchers, focusing on effort expectancy, satisfaction, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness, which shaped attitudes and drove AI adoption as a research assistant. Background: AI tools have rapidly…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
The Impact of the Cooperative Mentorship Model on Faculty Preparedness to Develop Online Courses
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Olesova, Larisa; Campbell, Susan – Online Learning, 2019
The "2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology" conducted by Insider Higher Ed reported on the low percentage of partnerships between university faculty and instructional designers in online course development. Experts were unsurprised because instructional designers (IDs) are underutilized, and their role in higher education is…
Descriptors: Mentors, Models, College Faculty, Instructional Design
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, PK-8 Transition Study: Year 2 Evaluation Report
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D'Amico, Leigh Kale; Miller, Kassie Mae; Dixon, Julia – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 2013
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) has joined a number of school districts across the country implementing the K-8 model of education. In the 2011-2012 academic year, eight CMS elementary schools integrated middle grades to become PK-8 schools. These schools are part of an evaluation to identify effective practices in the transition process,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Organizational Change, Best Practices, Models
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, PK-8 Transition Study: Year 1 Evaluation Report
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D'Amico, Leigh Kale; Dickenson, Tammiee; Miller, Kassie Mae; Tison, Jennifer – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 2012
In 2011-2012, eight schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) adopted a PK-8 structure. The Office of Program Evaluation in the College of Education at the University of South Carolina is collaborating with the CMS Center for Research and Evaluation to better understand the PK-8 transition process as well as academic and behavioral…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
What's Good? Describing Your Public Library's Effectiveness.
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Childers, Thomas A.; Van House, Nancy A. – 1993
This workbook explains how to define what various constituents connected with a public library want it to do and what doing these things well means in qualitative terms. The book aims to define effectiveness for the public library and to provide guidelines for assessing the library's effectiveness and communicating this to stakeholders. The eight…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Efficiency, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research