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Generic Skills In Arts Education: Their Use And Usefulness, Jennifer Bryce, Adrian Beavis
Generic Skills In Arts Education: Their Use And Usefulness, Jennifer Bryce, Adrian Beavis
Dr Jennifer Bryce
No abstract provided.
A Structure For Quality Mathematics Instruction, Hilary Hollingsworth, David Clarke
A Structure For Quality Mathematics Instruction, Hilary Hollingsworth, David Clarke
Dr Hilary Hollingsworth
The intention of the authors in this paper is to set out a possible structure by which teachers might incorporate the products of recent curriculum initiatives into their mathematics teaching. They have chosen to focus on Chance and Data as the academic content of their examples.
Call And Culture: Assessment And Response, Ralph Saubern
Call And Culture: Assessment And Response, Ralph Saubern
Ralph Saubern
This paper discusses the Perspectives Interaction Paradigm of Squires and McDougall (1994) which is a tool that teachers can use to assess CALL and generate appropriate classroom responses.
The Effect Of Interlocutor And Assessment Mode Variables In Overseas Assessments Of Speaking Skills In Occupational Settings, T Mcnamara, Tom Lumley
The Effect Of Interlocutor And Assessment Mode Variables In Overseas Assessments Of Speaking Skills In Occupational Settings, T Mcnamara, Tom Lumley
Dr Tom Lumley
The increasing demand for performance assessment of speaking skills in second languages has led to logistic complications, for example, the delivery of tests in overseas locations. One solution to the problem has been to train native interlocutors to carry out a series of oral interactions with the candidate, with assessment from audiorecordings of the test session postponed and conducted centrally by a small team of trained raters. But these procedures raise questions about the effect of such facets of the assessment situation as interlocutor variables and the quality of the audiotape recording. This article examines these issues in the context …
A Numeracy Curriculum, Dave Tout, B Marr
A Numeracy Curriculum, Dave Tout, B Marr
David (Dave) Tout
Outlines the rationale and development of a curriculum for adults based on realistic purposes and uses of mathematics, and discusses its potential for use with secondary students who are not coping with a more formal curriculum.
The School Based Key Competencies Levels Assessment Project: Final Report, Doug Mccurry, Jennifer Bryce
The School Based Key Competencies Levels Assessment Project: Final Report, Doug Mccurry, Jennifer Bryce
Dr Jennifer Bryce
This project aimed to explore the school based assessment of levels of student performance on the constructs nominated by the Mayer Committee in their report 'The Key Competencies (1992)'. In a trial assessment 110 teachers in 10 schools across the country were asked to give global assessments of each of the key competencies for a total of 629 Year 11 students they were currently teaching using the key competencies framework developed for the purpose during the project. Also surveyed were the reactions of employers to a report format including the summary levels of performance developed in the assessment trial. At …
Thematic Review Of The Transition From Initial Education To Working Life: Australia: Background Report, John Ainley, Jeff Malley, Stephen Lamb
Thematic Review Of The Transition From Initial Education To Working Life: Australia: Background Report, John Ainley, Jeff Malley, Stephen Lamb
Dr John Ainley
This report forms part of a larger investigation of 14 countries which attempts to describe young people's transition to work has changed during the 1990s. This background report describes the general context of youth transitions and discusses some key policy concerns.
Country Note: Australia: Report To The Australian Government And The Oecd Arising From The Transition Review Visit, March 1997, Phil Mckenzie, Abrar Hasan, Erik Nexelmann, Robert Schwartz
Country Note: Australia: Report To The Australian Government And The Oecd Arising From The Transition Review Visit, March 1997, Phil Mckenzie, Abrar Hasan, Erik Nexelmann, Robert Schwartz
Dr Phillip McKenzie
No abstract provided.
Resources Bonanza., Gerald White
Resources Bonanza., Gerald White
Dr Gerald K. White
The Education Network Australia (EdNA), an electronic directory service of resources and information on the Web, has been up and running since early 1995. The author of this article describes this inexpensive service has to offer learners and teachers.
School-Industry Programs National Survey 1996, John Ainley, Marianne Fleming
School-Industry Programs National Survey 1996, John Ainley, Marianne Fleming
Dr John Ainley
In the present Australian context, school-industry programs are educational courses for Year 11 and/or Year 12 students that require students to spend time in the workplace as part of a structured experience that is recognised as part or their formal studies. This report is based on the second national survey of the extent and characteristics of those programs. It has as its principal aim the monitoring of the scale and characteristics of school-industry programs and is based on information from schools which enrolled students in Years 11 and 12 during 1996. The information encompasses the extent to which school-industry programs …
Differential Expression Of Gap Junctions In Neurons And Astrocytes Dervied From P19 Embryonal Carcinoma Cells, Daniel Belliveau, J. Bechberger, K. Rodgers, C. Naus
Differential Expression Of Gap Junctions In Neurons And Astrocytes Dervied From P19 Embryonal Carcinoma Cells, Daniel Belliveau, J. Bechberger, K. Rodgers, C. Naus
Daniel J. Belliveau
The P19 embryonal carcinoma cell line represents a pluripotential stem cell that can differentiate along the neural or muscle cell lineage when exposed to different environments. Exposure to retinoic acid induces P19 cells to differentiate into neurons and astrocytes that express similar developmental markers as their embryonic counterparts. We examined the expression of gap junction genes during differentiation of these stem cells into neurons and astrocytes. Untreated P19 cells express at least two gap junction proteins, connexins 26 and 43. Connexin32 could not be detected in these cells. Treatment for 96 hr with 0.3 mM retinoic acid induced the P19 …
The Multidimensional Random Coefficients Multinomial Logit Model, Ray Adams, M Wilson, W Wang
The Multidimensional Random Coefficients Multinomial Logit Model, Ray Adams, M Wilson, W Wang
Prof Ray Adams
A multidimensional Rasch-type item response model, the multidimensional random coefficients multinomial logit model, is presented as an extension to the Adams and Wilson (1996) random coefficients multinomial logit model. The model is developed in a form that permits generalization to the multidimensional case of a wide class of Rasch models, including the simple logistic model, Masters' partial credit model, Wilson's ordered partition model, and Fischer's linear logistic model. Moreover, the model includes several existing multidimensional models as special cases, including Whitely's multicomponent latent trait model, Andersen's multidimensional Rasch model for repeated testing, and Embretson's multidimensional Rasch model for learning and …
Profiling Esl Children: How Teachers Interpret And Use National And State Assessment Frameworks, M Breen, C Barratt-Pugh, B Derewianka, H House, C Hudson, Tom Lumley, M Rohl
Profiling Esl Children: How Teachers Interpret And Use National And State Assessment Frameworks, M Breen, C Barratt-Pugh, B Derewianka, H House, C Hudson, Tom Lumley, M Rohl
Dr Tom Lumley
No abstract provided.
Australia, John Ainley
Multidimensional Description Of Subgroup Differences In Mathematics Achievement Data From The 1992 National Assessment Of Educational Progress, B Muthén, Siek Khoo, G Nelson-Goff
Multidimensional Description Of Subgroup Differences In Mathematics Achievement Data From The 1992 National Assessment Of Educational Progress, B Muthén, Siek Khoo, G Nelson-Goff
Dr Siek Toon Khoo
No abstract provided.
Economic Literacy Project: School Report - Year 11: Pilot Study, Capricornia Region, 1997, Dieter Kotte, Petra Lietz
Economic Literacy Project: School Report - Year 11: Pilot Study, Capricornia Region, 1997, Dieter Kotte, Petra Lietz
Dr Petra Lietz
This report of the study of year 11 economics students in the Capricornia region of Queensland is comprised of descriptive statistics and results of the economic literacy survey conducted in September 1997. For the purpose of this study, economic literacy was defined as the knowledge required to understand news about economic issues in the media. In addition teachers completed background surveys which examined their teaching experience, qualifications, and teaching methods, as well as school size, school resources and enrolment figures in 'economics'.
Blocking Nerve Growth Factor Binding To The P75 Neurotrophin Receptor On Sympathetic Neurons Transiently Reduces Trka Activation But Does Not Affect Neuronal Survival, C. Lachance, Daniel Belliveau, P. Barker
Blocking Nerve Growth Factor Binding To The P75 Neurotrophin Receptor On Sympathetic Neurons Transiently Reduces Trka Activation But Does Not Affect Neuronal Survival, C. Lachance, Daniel Belliveau, P. Barker
Daniel J. Belliveau
Nerve growth factor interacts with the trkA tyrosine kinase receptor and with the p75 neurotrophin receptor. It is clear that trkA mediates most, if not all, of the stereotypical responses of sympathetic neurons to nerve growth factor but the role of the p75 neurotrophin receptor is unclear. In this study, we have asked whether a functional interaction between p75 neurotrophin receptor and trkA exists in primary sympathetic neurons by disrupting nerve growth factor binding to p75 neurotrophin receptor. Acute assays reveal that blocking antibodies directed against p75 neurotrophin receptor reduce nerve growth factor-mediated trkA tyrosine phosphorylation and reduce the amount …
Transgenic Mice Expressing The Intracellular Domain Of The P75 Neurotrophin Receptor Undergo Neuronal Apoptosis, M. Majdan, C. Lachance, A. Gloster, R. Aloyz, C. Zeindler, S. Bamji, A. Bhakar, Daniel Belliveau, J. Fawcett, F. Miller, P. Barker
Transgenic Mice Expressing The Intracellular Domain Of The P75 Neurotrophin Receptor Undergo Neuronal Apoptosis, M. Majdan, C. Lachance, A. Gloster, R. Aloyz, C. Zeindler, S. Bamji, A. Bhakar, Daniel Belliveau, J. Fawcett, F. Miller, P. Barker
Daniel J. Belliveau
We have asked whether p75NTR may play a role in neuronal apoptosis by producing transgenic mice that express the p75NTR intracellular domain within peripheral and central neurons. These animals showed profound reductions in numbers of sympathetic and peripheral sensory neurons as well as cell loss in the neocortex, where there is normally little or no p75NTR expression. Developmental loss of facial motor neurons was not observed, but induced expression of the p75NTR intracellular domain within adult animals led to increased motor neuron death after axotomy. Biochemical analyses suggest that these effects were not attributable to a p75NTR-dependent reduction in trk …
Applications Of Item Response Theory In The Third International Mathematics And Science Study, E Gonzalez, Ray Adams, Marg Wu
Applications Of Item Response Theory In The Third International Mathematics And Science Study, E Gonzalez, Ray Adams, Marg Wu
Prof Ray Adams
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a survey of mathematics and science achievement sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. With more than 45 participating countries, three target populations, more than thirty languages, 15,000 schools, more than half a million students, TIMSS is the largest and most ambitious international study of educational achievement ever undertaken. Students participating in the assessment were administered one of eight achievement tests that contain items in mathematics and science, using a variety of item formats. As TIMSS is an international study, many audiences will look at the results …
Economic Literacy Project: School Report - Year 12: Pilot Study, Capricornia Region, 1997, Dieter Kotte, Petra Lietz
Economic Literacy Project: School Report - Year 12: Pilot Study, Capricornia Region, 1997, Dieter Kotte, Petra Lietz
Dr Petra Lietz
This report of the study of year 12 economics students in the Capricornia region of Queensland is comprised of descriptive statistics and results of the economic literacy survey conducted in September 1997. For the purpose of this study, economic literacy was defined as the knowledge required to understand news about economic issues in the media. In addition, teachers completed background surveys which examined their teaching experience, qualifications, and teaching methods, as well as school size, school resources and enrolment figures in 'economics'.
Cross-Sectional Research Methods, Petra Lietz, John Keeves
Cross-Sectional Research Methods, Petra Lietz, John Keeves
Dr Petra Lietz
During the past decade new approaches to educational measurement have become more widely recognized and the use of computer programs has been developed to make sound use of the procedures and techniques associated with item response theory. However, the implications of these developments for research methodology have not yet been fully recognized. This Encyclopedia will address not only these changes for which the extent of developments are currently becoming evident but will also look forward to the major advances in the methods employed in empirical research which will arise from the use of improved measurement and scaling procedures.The Encyclopedia is …
Mathematics, Creating The Future: Proceedings Of The 16th Biennial Conference Of The Australian Association Of Mathematics Teachers, Melbourne, July 1997
Dr Hilary Hollingsworth
No abstract provided.
Rasch Models Of Multidimensionality Between Items And Within Items, W Wen-Chung, M Wilson, Ray Adams
Rasch Models Of Multidimensionality Between Items And Within Items, W Wen-Chung, M Wilson, Ray Adams
Prof Ray Adams
This chapter focuses on Rasch measurement and extends it to multidimensional Rasch models. The author first clarifies multidimensionality at two levels: the item level and the test level. With this two way classification, three kinds of tests are formed: undimensional tests, multidimensional between-item tests, and multidimensional within-item tests. The author describes a multidimensional Rasch model, the multidimensional random coefficients multinomial logit (MRCML) model, for multidimensional tests. The model, when applied to multidimensional between-item tests, is more efficient than are unidimensional models in terms of model fit and reliability indices. The model can also be applied to investigate scale interaction of …
Australia As A Literate Nation: From Australia's Language To The National Literacy And Numeracy Plan, Perspectives On National Literacy Initiatives In The 1990s, Marion Meiers
Marion Meiers
The author provides a sensitive and detailed analysis of policy initiatives stretching from Australia's Language to the National Literacy and Numeracy Plan. Given the richness of research and curriculum development over the past decade, the author argues that we are entitled to feel reasonably optimistic about Australia's future as a literate nation.
Lifelong Learning And Employability, Phil Mckenzie, Gregory Wurzburg
Lifelong Learning And Employability, Phil Mckenzie, Gregory Wurzburg
Dr Phillip McKenzie
'Lifelong employability' — the capacity to be productive and to hold rewarding jobs over one's working life — is no longer guaranteed by the education and training received in childhoodand youth. The continuous structural changes affecting all OECD economies have increased the importance of up-to-dateskills and competences. Responding to this requirement calls for the development of effective strategies for lifelong learning.
Multilevel Item Response Models: An Approach To Errors In Variables Regression, Ray Adams, M Wilson, Margaret Wu
Multilevel Item Response Models: An Approach To Errors In Variables Regression, Ray Adams, M Wilson, Margaret Wu
Prof Ray Adams
In this article the authors show how certain analytic problems that arise when one attempts to use latent variables as outcomes in regression analyses can be addressed by taking a multilevel perspective on item response modelling.
A Study Of Principals' Interpersonal Behaviour And School Environment, John Cresswell
A Study Of Principals' Interpersonal Behaviour And School Environment, John Cresswell
Dr John Cresswell
This thesis describes a research study that investigated associations between teachers' perceptions of principals' interpersonal behaviour and psychosocial environments of secondary schools in Australia. In the past 25 years, much attention has been given to the development and use of instruments to assess the qualities of the classroom and school environment from the perspectives of students and teachers. A new instrument (the Principal Interaction Questionnaire) was developed and validated to measure principals' interpersonal behaviour as perceived by their teachers. The instrument was developed from the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction. The teachers' perceptions of the school environments are assessed by the …
Country Note: Czech Republic: Report To The Czech Government And The Oecd Arising From The Transition Review Visit, May 1997, Phil Mckenzie, Marianne Durand-Drouhin, Niels Hummeluhr, Gregor Ramsey
Country Note: Czech Republic: Report To The Czech Government And The Oecd Arising From The Transition Review Visit, May 1997, Phil Mckenzie, Marianne Durand-Drouhin, Niels Hummeluhr, Gregor Ramsey
Dr Phillip McKenzie
No abstract provided.
Ngf And Neurotrophin-3 Both Activate Trka On Sympathetic Neurons But Differentially Regulate Survival And Neuritogenesis, Daniel Belliveau, I. Krivko, C. Lachance, J. Kohn, D. Rusakov, D. Kaplan, F. Miller
Ngf And Neurotrophin-3 Both Activate Trka On Sympathetic Neurons But Differentially Regulate Survival And Neuritogenesis, Daniel Belliveau, I. Krivko, C. Lachance, J. Kohn, D. Rusakov, D. Kaplan, F. Miller
Daniel J. Belliveau
In this report we examine the biological and molecular basis of the control of sympathetic neuron differentiation and survival by NGF and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3). NT-3 is as efficient as NGF in mediating neuritogenesis and expression of growth-associated genes in NGF-dependent sympathetic neurons, but it is 20-40-fold less efficient in supporting their survival. Both NT-3 and NGF induce similar sustained, long-term activation of TrkA, while NGF is 10-fold more efficient than NT-3 in mediating acute, short-term TrkA activity. At similar acute levels of TrkA activation, NT-3 still mediates neuronal survival two- to threefold less well than NGF. However, a mutant NT-3 …
Bias In Weighted Likelihood Estimation When Using The Rasch Model, D Roberts, Ray Adams
Bias In Weighted Likelihood Estimation When Using The Rasch Model, D Roberts, Ray Adams
Prof Ray Adams
There are three methods of maximum likelihood estimation that are commonly used with Rasch item response models: Joint maximum likelihood, which provides point estimates for both person and item parameters; conditional maximum likelihood, which produces estimates for the item parameters only, and marginal maximum likelihood, which produces estimates of the item parameters and parameters of the distribution from which it has been assumed that the persons have been sampled. A number of approaches have been suggested for obtaining ability estimates for subsequent use in reporting or analysis when either conditional or marginal methods have been used to obtain the item …