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Exploring Interest in Informatics with a Focus on K-12 Students' Preferences in the Context of a Robotics Workshop
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Anette Bentz; Bernhard Standl – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2024
Digital literacy is considered to be crucial for social and professional participation. Hence, several projects have been launched in school, as well as extracurricular activities to promote digital literacy in middle school. They aim, among other things, to increase interest in the so-called STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Computer Science Education, Extracurricular Activities, Middle School Students
Assessment of Computer Technology Availability, Accessibility and Usage by Agricultural Education Student Teachers in Secondary Schools in Botswana
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Hulela, K.; Rammolai, M.; Mpatane, W. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
This study examines the availability, accessibility and usability of computer as a form of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by student teachers in secondary schools. 44 out of 51 student teachers of Agriculture responded to the questionnaire. Means and percentages were used to analyze the data to establish the availability,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Student Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Technology
General Education Teachers' Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders: Are They Still Being Overlooked and Underserved?
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Wallace Taylor, Roben; Ringlaben, Ravic P. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2013
This study was an investigation of general education teachers' knowledge and attitudes regarding students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). Of interest were (a) the extent of teachers' knowledge about characteristics of AD/HD; (b) the extent of teachers' knowledge of teacher skills appropriate for educating students with…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Student Characteristics
Do We Give Them a Fair Chance? Attrition among First-Year Tertiary Students
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Whitehead, David – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2012
International research suggests that government policy, institutional culture and learner characteristics influence the attrition rate of first-year tertiary education students. These variables were investigated in relation to a cohort of 21 New Zealand students who failed a core literacy paper. The research utilised questionnaires, interviews…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Course Content, Workshops, Social Influences
New and Emerging Occupations: Vocational Guidance and Counseling of Disadvantaged Students. Final Report.
Kinter, Ona Kay; Marco, Gayle J. – 1984
A project was conducted to plan and conduct a one-day workshop to assist counselors in providing vocational guidance to disadvantaged students. The objectives of the workshop, which was held by the Department of Vocational Education of the University of Pittsburgh, were as follows: to generate awareness of new and emerging occupations and…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling Techniques
Paradigm for Evaluation in the High School. Final Report.
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O'Reilly, Robert; Farland, Parnell – 1974
A model for educational supervisors which attempts to link management theory to learning is demonstrated. With teachers today having greater autonomy in selecting appropriate content and methods, supervisors should focus on two tasks: they should become more involved with teachers in selecting goals and become more adept in monitoring the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Administration