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Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on e-Learning (Prague, Czech Republic, July 23-26, 2013)

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Nunes, Miguel Baptista, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013

These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2013, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Prague, Czech Republic, July 23-26, 2013). The e-Learning 2013 conference aims to…

Descriptors: Conference Papers, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education

Good Study Habits and Academic Performance: Findings from the NAEP 1994 U.S. History and Geography Assessments.

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NAEP Facts, 1997

This document analyzes responses to questions included in a national assessment of knowledge of U.S. history and geography in an attempt to determine the relationship between study habits and academic performance. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1994 asked 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students specific questions regarding…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography

Helping with Homework: A Parent's Guide to Information Problem-Solving. ERIC Digest.

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Berkowitz, Robert E. – 1996

Parents can play an important role in helping their children succeed in school. This ERIC Digest presents the Big Six Skills problem-solving method as an effective approach for parents. The Big Six Skills apply to any problem or activity that requires a solution or result based on information. The Big Six can help parents effectively deal with the…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail

The "Best" of the Harvard Education Letter.

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Steinberg, Adria, Ed. – Harvard Education Letter, 1992

This document consists of a selection of the best articles previously published in the "Harvard Education Letter." It contains the following articles (without citing the issue in which they originally appeared): (1) "School-Parent Relationships that Work: An Interview with James Comer"; (2) "Unpopular Children"; (3)…

Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques

Tools for Teaching. A Publication in the Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series.

Davis, Barbara Gross – 1993

This volume offers strategies and suggestions for college instructors at all levels in the form of 49 teaching tools (organized into 12 sections) that cover both traditional tasks--writing a course syllabus, delivering an effective lecture--and newer, broader concerns such as responding to diversity and using technology. Each tool includes a brief…

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Cooperative Learning

NAEP 1992 Mathematics State Report for Alabama. The Trial State Assessment Program.

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National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1993

In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment which, for the first time in the NAEP's history, made voluntary state-by-state assessments. This 1992 mathematics report marks the first attempt of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to shift to standards-based reporting of National…