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Gummerum, Michaela; Leman, Patrick J.; Hollins, Tara S. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Group decision making should be particularly beneficial when group members share unique information, because then a group can make a better decision than each group member alone. This study examined how elementary-school children share unique information during group decision making. Seventy-nine groups of 3 same-sex and same-age 7- and 9-year-old…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Sharing Behavior, Elementary School Students, Children
Rusher, Melissa Ausbrooks – Online Submission, 2012
This study provides a contemporary definition of American Sign Language/English bilingual education (AEBE) and outlines an essential theoretical framework. Included is a history and evolution of the methodology. The author also summarizes the general findings of twenty-six (26) empirical studies conducted in the United States that directly or…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, English, Comparative Analysis, Bilingual Education
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van Dulmen, Manfred H. M.; Goncy, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
This paper illustrates an extension of the APIM technique within a path analysis framework by using cross-informant data on the outcome variable. Data for the current study were derived from a sample of young adult heterosexual couples who had been in a romantic relationship for at least four months (N = 115 couples). The findings from the current…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Young Adults, Path Analysis, Comparative Analysis
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O'Donoghue, Tom – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2009
This paper focuses on the history of relations between colonialism, schooling and social change in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Ireland, countries that were once part of the British Empire. It indicates that responses to schooling ranged from acceptance and tolerance, to modification and rejection, depending on the country, the issue, and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Educational Practices, Social Change
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