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Conflicting Perspectives On The Role Of Test Preparation In Relation To Learning, Tom Lumley, Bernadette Stoneman Dec 1999

Conflicting Perspectives On The Role Of Test Preparation In Relation To Learning, Tom Lumley, Bernadette Stoneman

Dr Tom Lumley

Reports on the development of a learning package for a newly introduced test in Hong Kong, the Graduating Students' Language Proficiency Assessment (GSLPA)-English. Examines reactions of teachers and students to the learning package during piloting of the materials.


The Pisa Item Formats & The Development Of The Pisa Marking Guides, Joy Mcqueen, Juliette Mendelovits, Gayl O'Connor, Margaret Wu Dec 1999

The Pisa Item Formats & The Development Of The Pisa Marking Guides, Joy Mcqueen, Juliette Mendelovits, Gayl O'Connor, Margaret Wu

Gayl O'Connor

No abstract provided.


From Initial Education To Working Life: Making Transitions Work, Phil Mckenzie Dec 1999

From Initial Education To Working Life: Making Transitions Work, Phil Mckenzie

Dr Phillip McKenzie

The experiences of 14 countries in the OECD are examined in order to address the issue of transition from compulsory education to work change and how it changed in the 1990s. The report also examines the data in relation to the types of transition policies and how well they worked. The report also examines the complex and faceted national institutional arrangements that can result in successful transitions to working life. The report also examines the ways in which countries attempt to lay foundations for lifelong learning during the transition phase through changes to educational pathways and institutions.


Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 1999

Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.


So I Made Up My Mind: Introducing A Study Of Adult Learner Persistence In Library Literacy Programs, John Comings, Sondra Cuban Dec 1999

So I Made Up My Mind: Introducing A Study Of Adult Learner Persistence In Library Literacy Programs, John Comings, Sondra Cuban

John P. Comings

This publication is the first of several planned reports for the Literacy in Libraries across America (LILAA) initiative, a four-year study that will explore the efforts of five leading public library-based literacy programs to improve learner persistence through a variety of programmatic, operational, and support service strategies. The five libraries participating in the study are: New York Public Library; Greensboro Public Library (North Carolina); Redwood City Public Library (California); Queens Borough Public Library (New York); and Oakland Public Library (California). An overview of the current status of library literacy programs is presented, and the following program strategies that the libraries …


Multiple Intelligences On Instructional Technology, Sandie Waters Dec 1999

Multiple Intelligences On Instructional Technology, Sandie Waters

Sandie H Waters

No abstract provided.


Anatomies Of Violence. University Of Sydney: Rihss., Ruth Walker, Kylie Brass, John Byron Dec 1999

Anatomies Of Violence. University Of Sydney: Rihss., Ruth Walker, Kylie Brass, John Byron

Ruth Walker

No abstract provided.


The Vocational Interests Of 'White Collar' Workers Experiencing Unemployment After Compulsory Redundancy, Robert Simons, R Goddard, W Patton Dec 1999

The Vocational Interests Of 'White Collar' Workers Experiencing Unemployment After Compulsory Redundancy, Robert Simons, R Goddard, W Patton

Dr Robert Simons

This study investigated the interests and factor structure of the Vocational Interest Survey for Australia (VISA) in a sample of 344 white collar workers who had been unemployed for more than six months after being made redundant. This study replicated earlier findings that while unemployed individuals appear to respond with different mean interest levels on the VISA compared with the instrument's normative sample of secondary students, respondents appear to confirm a consistent underlying factor structure. The factor analyses, particularly the higher order factor analysis, suggest that a two-factor solution of the VISA data may be the most appropriate solution for …


A Salute To Citizen Diplomacy: A History Of The National Council For International Visitors (Research Contributor), Sora Friedman Dec 1999

A Salute To Citizen Diplomacy: A History Of The National Council For International Visitors (Research Contributor), Sora Friedman

Sora Friedman

No abstract provided.


Interpreting The Parameters Of A Multidimensional Rasch Model, W Wang, M Wilson, Ray Adams Dec 1999

Interpreting The Parameters Of A Multidimensional Rasch Model, W Wang, M Wilson, Ray Adams

Prof Ray Adams

This chapter introduces the multidimensional random coefficient multinomial logit model (MRCML) which can be applied to multidimensional polytomous test items. Two examples of real data analyses are followed to demonstrates the applications of the MRCML. A detailed discussion is made of interpretation of item parameters, in comparision to those derived from their corresponding unidimensional Rasch measurement models. Finally, it provides some guidelines for constructing scoring matrices and the corresponding models to aid parameter interpretation.


Understanding Children's Perspectives: Sixth Graders Talk About Their Art, Christine Mulcahey Dec 1999

Understanding Children's Perspectives: Sixth Graders Talk About Their Art, Christine Mulcahey

Christine Mulcahey

Abstract This exploratory study investigates children's perspectives on artistic representation. Unstructured weekly interviews with a group of sixth graders for ten weeks allowed for a negotiated and shared understanding of children's views. The talk of the children, in relation to a collection of each child's drawings, constitute the primary data for the study. Analysis of interview data suggests three primary themes: categories for understanding, a children's world, and children's talk about art. The children's categories for thinking about ideas and events appear to be flexible and tentative, and to allow for variation and subdivisions. The children's conversations suggest a distinct …


Teacher Peer Review Recommendations, Philip Kelly Dec 1999

Teacher Peer Review Recommendations, Philip Kelly

Philip P. Kelly

No abstract provided.


The Resource Implications Of Vet In Schools, Gerald Burke, Phil Mckenzie, Chandra Shah Dec 1999

The Resource Implications Of Vet In Schools, Gerald Burke, Phil Mckenzie, Chandra Shah

Dr Phillip McKenzie

This article is concerned with an aspect of the development of vocational education and training (VET) programs in schools, the likely resource implications of extending VET in schools. How much do VET programs cost, and how are those costs shared among the key parties involved, namely school systems, individual schools, VET providers, employers, and students? The level and distribution of costs are important, in terms of budgets for each party, but also for what they imply about the nature of VET programs in schools and students' access to them.


Exploring Muslim Cultures: Perfume And Incense, Virginia Heaven Dec 1999

Exploring Muslim Cultures: Perfume And Incense, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Director and Curator, Haifa Faisal Collection of Saudi Arabian Traditional Arts.


Analysis Of Clinical Interviews: Foundations And Model Viability, John Clement Dec 1999

Analysis Of Clinical Interviews: Foundations And Model Viability, John Clement

John J. Clement

No abstract provided.


Federal Courts — Proposed Changes To The Ninth Circuit And The Federal Courts Of Appeals — Final Report Of The Commission On Structural Alternatives For The Federal Courts Of Appeals; And S. 253, The Ninth Circuit Reorganization Act, Josephine Sandler Nelson Dec 1999

Federal Courts — Proposed Changes To The Ninth Circuit And The Federal Courts Of Appeals — Final Report Of The Commission On Structural Alternatives For The Federal Courts Of Appeals; And S. 253, The Ninth Circuit Reorganization Act, Josephine Sandler Nelson

J.S. Nelson

No abstract provided.