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Schildkamp, Kim; Poortman, Cindy – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background: Data-based decision making can lead to increased student achievement; however, schools struggle with the implementation of data-based decision making. Professional development in the use of data is therefore urgently needed. However, professional development is often ineffective in terms of improving the knowledge, skills, and attitude…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Data, Evaluation Utilization, Information Utilization
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Hamilton, R. J.; Farruggia, S. F.; Peterson, E. R.; Carne, S. – Teachers and Curriculum, 2013
Many countries are at varying stages of implementing competency-based education into their schools to equip youth with skills necessary to adapt to a changing world. Very little is known regarding practical approaches to incorporate competencies into school curriculum. This study examines five schools in Auckland, New Zealand from a variety of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Secondary Education, Competency Based Education
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Amstutz, Donna; Whitson, Donna – Research Strategies, 1997
Describes a survey at the University of Wyoming in which faculty and academic professionals were asked how they acquire information and how they require or encourage students to access and use information. Highlights include characteristics and roles of faculty who use technology; and who has responsibility for developing students' information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Responsibility, Higher Education, Information Literacy
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Street, Chris – Social Studies, 2005
In the past two decades, substantial changes in pedagogy, advances in technology, and new emphases on critical reading, writing, and thinking across the curriculum have swept the educational landscape of the United States. Although "many students are familiar with some technological elements (notably e-mail and Web browsing), few demonstrate the…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Social Studies, Information Skills, Credibility