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Andrews-Todd, Jessica; Jackson, G. Tanner; Kurzum, Christopher – ETS Research Report Series, 2019
Collaborative problem solving (CPS) is an important 21st-century skill for academic and career success, and as a result, there is increased interest among businesses and educational institutions in the assessment and development of CPS skills. CPS skills are difficult to measure using traditional forms of assessment, and that difficulty has led to…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Cooperation
Andrews-Todd, Jessica; Jackson, G. Tanner; Kurzum, Christopher – Grantee Submission, 2019
Collaborative problem solving (CPS) is an important 21st-century skill for academic and career success, and as a result, there is increased interest among businesses and educational institutions in the assessment and development of CPS skills. CPS skills are difficult to measure using traditional forms of assessment, and that difficulty has led to…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Cooperation
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Sullivan, Amanda; Bers, Marina Umaschi – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2016
Prior work demonstrates the importance of introducing young children to programming and engineering content before gender stereotypes are fully developed and ingrained in later years. However, very little research on gender and early childhood technology interventions exist. This pilot study looks at N = 45 children in kindergarten through second…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Cooper, Cameron I. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2011
This article summarizes the creation and implementation of a concurrent support class for TRS 92--Intermediate Algebra, a developmental mathematics course at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. The concurrent course outlined in this article demonstrates a statistically significant increase in student success rates since its inception.…
Descriptors: Research Design, Community Colleges, Effect Size, Algebra
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Worsham, Antoinette W.; Austin, Gilbert R. – Educational Leadership, 1983
A recent study in Baltimore shows that the inclusion of a structured cognitive skills program in the language arts curriculum significantly improved student verbal performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Development, Language Arts
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Slavin, Robert E.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1994
Several Maryland schools are experimenting with Roots and Wings, a collaborative project of Saint Mary's County Schools, the state education department, and Johns Hopkins University. Funded by the New American Schools Development Corporation, the pilot project's goals are to guarantee every child's successful completion of elementary school and to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Browning, Philip; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1986
Describes a courseware development project at the University of Oregon which explored use of interactive video with mentally disabled students to teach life enhancement skills. Discussion of the results of a pilot study of one of the modules includes information on student achievement and teacher and student reactions. (MBR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Courseware, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills
Louis, Karen Seashore; Sieber, Sam D. – 1972
The present paper is the first in a series dealing with the development of the role of the educational field agent, and deals exclusively with issues relating to gaining initial access and soliciting requests from local educators. The first issue facing each field agent was how to sell his services to the educational community. Initial activities…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Educational Programs, Field Experience Programs
Reif, Frederick; Scott, Lisa A. – 1997
The acquisition of factual knowledge is increasingly insufficient to prepare students to cope in this complex and rapidly changing world. Students need to learn effective ways of thinking so they can use their acquired knowledge flexibly, solve diverse problems, and become good independent learners. Two pervasive educational problems limit the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autoinstructional Aids, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Oregon State System of Higher Education, Eugene. – 1996
The Oregon State System of Higher Education is developing a new approach to admission to any of the state's seven public baccalaureate granting institutions. This approach replaces the grade point average with proficiencies, clearly specified statements of the knowledge and skills students must master. The new system is known as the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission (School), College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers