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Overbaugh, Richard C.; Reed, W. Michael – 1992
In this study, the effects of an introductory computer class versus a content-specific course, computers across the curriculum class were examined for changes in computer anxiety and computer concerns. Computer anxiety was measured with a modified version of the Spielberger Self Evaluation Instrument. To track and compare changes in pre-service…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction
Greene, Judy – 1995
Project Avanse was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its first year of operation at an intermediate school and a high school in Brooklyn (New York). The project served 266 Haitian-speaking students. Participating students received instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), native language arts (NLA), and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Computer Literacy, English (Second Language), Haitians
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1991
Presented is the transcript (translated into English) of a round-table discussion on student assessment and program evaluation in French-language literacy education in Canada. Panelists are government officials and specialists in Canadian francophone literacy education from several provinces (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick). Each briefly outlines…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions), College Role, Community Colleges
Wesley, Marion T., Jr.; Franks, Melvin E. – 1995
A classroom/lab-based graduate telecommunications course was studied to discover implications for online instruction of related topics and skills. The analysis focused on: (1) examining the potential for teaching telecommunications via an Internet-mediated virtual classroom to public school personnel situated at their home districts; and (2)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education, Educational Assessment
Smith, Ralph J. – 1994
The 1993-94 school year was the first year of the Accelerating Literacy Program (ALP) of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. The ALP used a grant from the Texas Education Agency to train elementary educators in the methods of a short-term reading intervention program based on the Reading Recovery/Whole Language theory. A group of 367…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
McKenzie, Darlene E. – 1995
In view of increased numbers of international students attending colleges and universities in the United States and the resulting need for librarians to be aware of these students' information needs, this study analyzes data assembled from 56 responses by international students to a questionnaire distributed at Kent State University (Ohio). The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Literacy, Foreign Students
Look at Even Start, 1995
Even Start is a family support program focusing on family literacy and school readiness. These first seven issues of the "Look at Even Start" newsletter cover topics such as transition between preschool and kindergarten, collaboration between programs and between parents and programs, ways Even Start programs respond to parents' needs…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Family Literacy, Family Programs
University of North Florida, Jacksonville. Coll. of Education and Human Services. – 1995
This package contains four videotapes: "Process-Oriented Learning" (27 minutes); "Developing Cooperative Citizens" (23 minutes); "Culturally Sensitive Learning" (27 minutes); and "Technologically Competent Learning" (16 minutes). The videotapes are accompanied by a 23-page manual, "Guidelines for the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Relevance, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1996
This guide, which is intended for classroom teachers, supervisors, and administrators throughout Alabama, contains the minimum required content (core program) for public school instruction in career awareness and technological literacy in grades 7-10. Presented first are the following: introduction examining the vision and goals of career…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Biotechnology, Career Awareness
Godina, Heriberto – 1995
A study described metaphorical writing for engaging Mexican American students in productive emergent literacy activities. During a 2-year qualitative study of a bilingual first-grade classroom, data was collected through an ethnography of communication framework that focused on metaphorical student writing and reading and included interviews and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Childrens Writing, Classroom Environment
Valletutti, Peter J.; And Others – 1996
This third of three manuals providing a curriculum for students with disabilities focuses on the development of functional academic skills. An introductory chapter provides an overview of the curriculum and offers guidelines for developing instructional plans for the following three units of study. Unit 1 is on the development of functional…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Curriculum
Yaacob, Raja Abdullah; Seman, Norma Abur – 1993
One of the challenges facing Malaysia amidst its economic development is the achievement of a critical thinking society. This would enhance and guarantee the success of research and development programs in addition to having other socioeconomic effects. This paper covers the following topics: Vision 2020, Malaysia's goal to reach developed nation…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Blue, George, Ed. – 1992
This set of working papers concentrates on reading issues. This collection contains the following papers: "Literacy: The Needs of Teachers and Learners" (Christopher Brumfit); "Eight Lessons from Research into Literacy" (Henrietta Dombey); "'The Disqualified Half': Gender Representation in a Children's Reading Scheme" (Simon Williams); "Reading to…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Berger, Arthur Asa – 1989
Contemporary society is an "information society" where much of the information has a visual nature. This text uses semiotic and psychological concepts to help students gain understanding of how meaning is found in visual phenomena and how minds process images. Focus is upon mass media and popular culture. Theoretical discussions are…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Computer Graphics, Critical Viewing, Criticism
Farnham, Nicholas, Ed.; Yarmolinsky, Adam, Ed. – 1996
The collection of 10 essays addresses the requirements of liberal education for the next century and the strategies for getting there. The papers propose better ways of linking the curriculum and organization of liberal arts colleges with challenging economic and social realities. After an introductory essay (by Nicholas H. Farnham), the following…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Preparation, College Role
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