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The Role of Perspective Taking in How Children Connect Reference Frames When Explaining Astronomical Phenomena
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Plummer, Julia D.; Bower, Corinne A.; Liben, Lynn S. – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
This study investigates the role of perspective-taking skills in how children explain spatially complex astronomical phenomena. Explaining many astronomical phenomena, especially those studied in elementary and middle school, requires shifting between an Earth-based description of the phenomena and a space-based reference frame. We studied 7- to…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Perspective Taking, Children, Spatial Ability
Showing Your Pride: A National Survey of Queer Student Centres in Canadian Colleges and Universities
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Ecker, John; Rae, Jennifer; Bassi, Amandeep – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2015
The presence of queer student centres (QSCs) across Canadian universities and colleges is largely unknown. It is an important area of investigation since queer-identified students have previously identified several benefits of these services, including receiving support from other queer individuals. The focus of the current study was to determine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Student Organizations, Colleges
Weight-Based Classification of Raters and Rater Cognition in an EFL Speaking Test
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Cai, Hongwen – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2015
This study is an attempt to classify raters according to their weighting patterns and explore systematic differences between rater types in the rating process. In the context of an EFL speaking test, 126 raters were classified into three types--form-oriented, balanced, and content-oriented--through cluster analyses of their weighting patterns…
Descriptors: Classification, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Instructional Chains as a Method for Examining the Teaching and Learning of Argumentative Writing in Classrooms
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VanDerHeide, Jennifer; Newell, George E. – Written Communication, 2013
We propose "instructional chaining" as an analytic method for capturing and describing key instructional episodes enacted by expert writing teachers to foster the recontextualization over time of the social practices of argumentative writing through process-oriented instructional approaches. The article locates instructional chaining…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Persuasive Discourse, Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition)
Salary, Space, and Satisfaction: An Examination of Gender Differences in the Sciences
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Darrah, Marjorie; Hougland, James; Prince, Barbara – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
How can universities be more successful in recruiting and promoting the professional success of women in their science-related departments? This study examines selected pieces of the puzzle by examining actual salary and space allocations to 282 faculty members in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the social and…
Descriptors: Females, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), STEM Education, Colleges
Understanding the Art and Science of Implementation in the SAAF Efficacy Trial
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Berkel, Cady; Murry, Velma McBride; Roulston, Kathryn J.; Brody, Gene H. – Health Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of considering both fidelity and adaptation in assessing the implementation of evidence-based programs. Design/methodology/approach: The current study employs a multi-method strategy to understand two dimensions of implementation (fidelity and adaptation) in the Strong African…
Descriptors: Fidelity, Interviews, Media Adaptation, Teaching Methods