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Tennyson, Robert D.; Boutwell, Richard C. – Educational Technology, 1974
Article presents a method of selecting instances of concept teaching or concept research. (Author)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Educational Methods, Educational Research
Monahan, William G. – Educ Technol, 1969
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Methods
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Direct linkNahum, Tami Levy; Mamlok-Naaman, Rachel; Hofstein, Avi; Krajcik, Joseph – Science Education, 2007
The traditional pedagogical approach for teaching chemical bonding is often overly simplistic and not aligned with the most up-to-date scientific models. As a result, high-school students around the world lack fundamental understanding of chemical bonding. In order to improve students' understanding of this concept, it was essential to propose a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Methods, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Chemistry
Lisichkin, G. V. – Russian Education and Society, 2007
There are no fewer than three dozen scientific groups dealing with problems of the development of methods of teaching physics, chemistry, and biology in this country; they are working in pedagogical and classical universities and in institutes of the Russian Academy of Education. Innovative schoolteachers are involved in this endeavor as they…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Graduates, Secondary Education, Natural Sciences
Massy, William F.; Graham, Steven W.; Short, Paula Myrick – Trusteeship, 2007
The quality of teaching, more than ever, is seen as the all-important results area for colleges and universities. Few board members would dispute the importance of teaching or their responsibility for exercising oversight over its quality and continuous improvement. Yet there is little consensus about how to accomplish such oversight. Few board…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Labor Market, Educational Quality
Butler, Michael J. R.; Gheorghiu, Lidia – Education & Training, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how a UK business school is addressing the Government's skills strategy through its Graduate Certificate in Management, and to identify good practice and development needs and to clarify how the Graduate Certificate is adapting to the needs of Generation X and Millennial students. The paper also…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, Experiential Learning
Park, Juyoung; Castellanos-Brown, Karen; Belcher, John – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
Objective: Pain assessment for nonverbal older adults with cognitive impairments or dementia presents many challenges, and it is important to determine which scales are most useful in assessing pain among this population. Method: In this review 11 observational scales for assessment of pain in older adults with dementia or cognitive impairments…
Descriptors: Pain, Dementia, Older Adults, Psychometrics
Download full textvon Davier, Matthias; Sinharay, Sandip – Educational Testing Service, 2009
This paper presents an application of a stochastic approximation EM-algorithm using a Metropolis-Hastings sampler to estimate the parameters of an item response latent regression model. Latent regression models are extensions of item response theory (IRT) to a 2-level latent variable model in which covariates serve as predictors of the…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Regression (Statistics), Models, Methods
Scott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2009
Federal student aid is intended to play an integral part in fulfilling the promise of greater academic access and success for less affluent students. However, many experts have expressed concern about the length and complexity of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the statutory need analysis formula used to determine aid…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Taxes, Methods
US Government Accountability Office, 2009
Federal student aid is intended to play an integral part in fulfilling the promise of greater academic access and success for less affluent students. However, many experts have expressed concern about the length and complexity of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the statutory need analysis formula used to determine aid…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Methods, Eligibility
Rittle-Johnson, Bethany; Star, Jon R.; Durkin, Kelley – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Comparing multiple examples typically supports learning and transfer in laboratory studies and is considered a key feature of high-quality mathematics instruction. This experimental study investigated the importance of prior knowledge in learning from comparison. Seventh- and 8th-grade students (N = 236) learned to solve equations by comparing…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Methods, Prior Learning
Dwyer, John J. M.; Allison, Kenneth R.; Lysy, Daria C.; LeMoine, Karen N.; Adlaf, Edward M.; Faulkner, Guy E. J.; Goodman, Jack – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 2009
Two mail surveys were conducted as a province-wide needs assessment to examine the opportunities for, barriers to, and participation in physical activity in Ontario elementary and secondary schools. Dillman's Tailored Design Method (TDM) was used to maximize the quality of responses and the response rate. Both surveys entailed five mailings to key…
Descriptors: Mail Surveys, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Methods, Elementary Schools
Dewey, Patricia; Duff, Stephen – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
In this era of globalization, "internationalization"--both as an idea and an agenda--is receiving widespread attention at academic institutions across North America. Although faculty are necessarily key participants in initiatives to internationalize academia, surprisingly little work has been published that addresses the roles,…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Higher Education, College Faculty, Attitudes
Cramm, J. M.; Finkenflugel, H.; Kuijsten, R.; van Exel, N. J. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Supported employment is intended to facilitate and promote participation and integration of intellectually disabled citizens in society. This study investigated their view of the programme. Methods: Q-methodology was used. Eighteen respondents with a mild intellectual disability rank-ordered 22 statements representing five main aspects…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Social Integration, Mild Mental Retardation, Methods
Melissa Sampson Saul – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this research was to examine how internationals, Palestinians, and Israelis interested in developing and articulating a culture of peace understand their work within the broader context of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. This study employed critical qualitative methods including advocacy research and elements of critical…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Feminism, Peace, Foreign Countries
