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Direct linkHuang, Li-Shih – Business Communication Quarterly, 2005
Extensive research in cognitive psychology and education shows that discussion facilitates "depth of processing" (Craik & Lockhart, 1972), which in turn promotes thinking, understanding, and retaining information. It is also well recognized that an effectively facilitated discussion is one of the most valuable vehicles for learning. In MBA…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cognitive Psychology, Listening Skills, Teaching Methods
Dieker, Lisa A.; Murawski, Wendy W. – High School Journal, 2003
This paper provides readers with an overview of the unique issues present in secondary classrooms and their impact on the practice of collaborative teaching between general and special educators. The authors focus on the changes that are occurring in secondary classrooms related to varied structures (such as block scheduling), higher standards,…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Teacher Collaboration, Special Education Teachers, Team Teaching
Brown, Randall; Evans, William P. – Prevention Researcher, 2005
Extracurricular activity participation (EAP) is a formalized opportunity for youth to experience non-classroom-based, prosocial programming. A considerable amount of research, using both cross-sectional and longitudinal samples, has found important relationships between EAP and a decreased likelihood of dropping out and substance use, as well as…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Youth Programs, Hispanic American Students, African American Students
Download full textHawks, Steven; Merrill, Ray M.; Madanat, Hala N. – American Journal of Health Education, 2004
This article describes the development and validation of an instrument designed to measure the concept of intuitive eating. To ensure face and content validity for items used in the Likert-type Intuitive Eating Scale (IES), content domain was clearly specified and a panel of experts assessed the validity of each item. Based on responses from 391…
Descriptors: College Students, Obesity, Eating Disorders, Content Validity
Thomson, Sue – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2004
"Numeracy in the early years: Project good start" was a national project that commenced in 2001, and will conclude this year. The key objective of the project is to improve children's early numeracy outcomes by investigating the practices and learning experiences that support the numeracy development of a sample of children in the year…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Indigenous Populations, Numeracy, Urban Areas
Samant, Yogindra; Mankeshwar, Ranjit; Sankhe, Lalit; Parker, David L. – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2006
Background: The total number of people with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection in India is estimated to be 10% of all global cases. People living with HIV in India often experience discrimination while receiving health care due to inadequate knowledge and fear among health care professionals. Data presented in this paper represents the…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Foreign Countries, Sexuality
Ho, Esther Sui-Chu – School Community Journal, 2006
Using data from Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), this study examines the social disparity of family involvement. A total of 4,405 students from 140 Hong Kong secondary schools participated in the first cycle of PISA study identifying four types of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Parent School Relationship
Ward, David; Kern, M. Kathleen – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2006
Driven by studies showing that Millennials (ages 18-24) have adopted IM (instant messaging) as a standard communications medium, many libraries are reaching out to their own patrons in this way. At the same time, some of these libraries have invested thousands of dollars in vendor-based chat reference solutions that provide duplicate…
Descriptors: Library Services, Outreach Programs, Computer Mediated Communication, Time
Baker, Dale; Leary, Rosemary – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2003
The purpose of this study was to try to determine what influences girls to choose science. Forty girls were interviewed in Grades 2, 5, 8, 11 using a semistructured protocol. The interview focused on feelings about science, science careers, peer and parental support, and how science is taught. To determine whether their responses were based on…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Social Environment, Females, Science Careers
Bernier, Roxane – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
This article investigates three types of content presentation (video documentary, computerized dictionary, and games) within interactive computer use at the Quebec Museum of Civilization. The visitors' viewpoint is particularly relevant for interface designing outcomes, since they argued that terminals require specific content display for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Literacy, Museums
Al-Ali, Mohammed N. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2006
This study reports an investigation of the genre components and pragmatic strategies of letters of applications written by Jordanian Arabic--English bilinguals. Specifically it is set up to trace how far novice non-native speakers of English are able to utilise the generic components and politeness strategies of the target language that strongly…
Descriptors: Language Styles, Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Relationship
Henry, James A.; Dennis, Kyle C.; Schechter, Martin A. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
Tinnitus is an increasing health concern across all strata of the general population. Although an abundant amount of literature has addressed the many facets of tinnitus, wide-ranging differences in professional beliefs and attitudes persist concerning its clinical management. These differences are detrimental to tinnitus patients because the…
Descriptors: Patients, Incidence, Workers Compensation, Cognitive Processes
Mercier, E. M.; Barron, B.; O'Connor, K. M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2006
Gender differences in the pursuit of technology careers are a current issue of concern. We report on two studies that use surveys, drawings and interviews to examine sixth- and eighth-grade students' perceptions of knowledgeable computer users and their self-perception as a computer-type person. In Study 1, participants were asked to generate…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Computers, Student Surveys, Interviews
Caldwell, Joyce Y.; Davis, Jamie D.; Du Bois, Barbara; Echo-Hawk, Holly; Erickson, Jill Shepard; Goins, R. Turner; Hill, Calvin; Hillabrant, Walter; Johnson, Sharon R.; Kendall, Elizabeth; Keemer, Kelly; Manson, Spero M.; Marshall, Catherine A.; Running Wolf, Paulette; Santiago, Rolando L.; Schacht, Robert; Stone, Joseph B. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2005
This article describes the collective experience of a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and program evaluators who support appropriate research and evaluation methods in working with Native peoples. Our experience underlines the critical importance of culture in understanding and conducting research with the diverse…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Alaska Natives
Ragimova, O. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2004
This article reports the findings of a study determining the health of students in the gymnasium classes of primary school in Saratov as a function of the increase in their educational load. A monitoring was carried out from the 1993-1994 school year through the 1999-2000 school year. The social health of this group of children was determined as a…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Child Health
