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Selected Works

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Selected Works

Education

2008

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Full-Text Articles in Education

Setting Language Standards In Higher Education: Is Compromising A False Economy?, Sacha Develle Dec 2008

Setting Language Standards In Higher Education: Is Compromising A False Economy?, Sacha Develle

Dr Sacha DeVelle

No abstract provided.


Ielts: Validity, Reliability, Impact And Practicality., Sacha Develle, C Moulding Dec 2008

Ielts: Validity, Reliability, Impact And Practicality., Sacha Develle, C Moulding

Dr Sacha DeVelle

No abstract provided.


Education And Training Systems For Social Inclusion, Robert Simons Jul 2008

Education And Training Systems For Social Inclusion, Robert Simons

Dr Robert Simons

No abstract provided.


Introduction To Assessment Principles And Practice, Sacha Develle Apr 2008

Introduction To Assessment Principles And Practice, Sacha Develle

Dr Sacha DeVelle

No abstract provided.


Language Proficiency And Testing For Migration Purposes: What Are The Practical Implications?, Sacha Develle Apr 2008

Language Proficiency And Testing For Migration Purposes: What Are The Practical Implications?, Sacha Develle

Dr Sacha DeVelle

No abstract provided.


Anxiety And Interest In Mathematics: Patterns Of Engagement And Performance, Sarah Buckley, Mary Ainley, P Pattison Feb 2008

Anxiety And Interest In Mathematics: Patterns Of Engagement And Performance, Sarah Buckley, Mary Ainley, P Pattison

Dr Sarah Buckley

No abstract provided.


What Is The Value Of Educational Technologies In Schools?: Initial Findings From The International Research Project ‘Measuring The Value Of Educational Technologies In Schools’, Kathryn Moyle Dec 2007

What Is The Value Of Educational Technologies In Schools?: Initial Findings From The International Research Project ‘Measuring The Value Of Educational Technologies In Schools’, Kathryn Moyle

Professor Kathryn Moyle

Understanding the costs as well as the value of educational technologies in schools is important for school leaders to be able to strategically lead school development processes. This paper outlines some of the findings from the first case studies emerging from the international project, Measuring the value of educational technologies in schools, involving a school in each of USA, UK and Australia. The Measuring the value of educational technologies in schools research project is examining the relationships that exist in schools between educational technologies or ‘tangible information technology (IT) assets’, and ‘intangible assets’ such as the capabilities of teachers and …


How Mobile Phones Help Learning In Secondary Schools, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young, Nadja Heym Dec 2007

How Mobile Phones Help Learning In Secondary Schools, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young, Nadja Heym

Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young

This research took place in 2007-8, at a time when mobile phones had become small, personal computers, providing clock, calendar, games, music player, Bluetooth connection, Internet access, and high-quality camera functions in addition to voice calls and short messaging. The Mobile Life Youth Report (2006) found that by the time they reach secondary school, 91% of 12 year olds in the UK have a mobile phone. Even though recent phone models, sometimes called ‘smart phones’, allow users to read pdf formats, spreadsheets and word-processed files, they have been more usually seen as disruptive, rather than useful, in school education.


Teacher Education And Development Study In Mathematics (Teds-M) : Policy, Practice, And Readiness To Teach Primary And Secondary Mathematics : Conceptual Framework., Maria Tatto, John Schwille, Sharon Senk, Lawrence Ingvarson, Ray Peck, Glenn Rowley Dec 2007

Teacher Education And Development Study In Mathematics (Teds-M) : Policy, Practice, And Readiness To Teach Primary And Secondary Mathematics : Conceptual Framework., Maria Tatto, John Schwille, Sharon Senk, Lawrence Ingvarson, Ray Peck, Glenn Rowley

Ray Peck

TEDS-M is a collaborative effort of worldwide institutions to study the mathematics preparation of future primary and secondary teachers. This study investigates whether what future teachers learn in teacher education leads to more effective knowledge of mathematics and mathematics for teaching. The lead centre is the International Study Center at Michigan State University, which along with the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), the Australian Council of Educational Research, and national research centres (NRCs) in 17 countries, is analysing the costs of becoming a teacher prepared to teach mathematics, the policies governing mathematics teacher education (including recruitment, …


Education Research With Electronic Focus Groups, Kathryn Moyle, R Fitzgerald Dec 2007

Education Research With Electronic Focus Groups, Kathryn Moyle, R Fitzgerald

Professor Kathryn Moyle

An emerging trend in education research methods is to integrate digital technologies into the research process. Electronic focus groups represent one such innovation. Drawing on four examples of research and practice undertaken using a synchronous, digital system, this chapter reflects on how an innovative tool can assist in focus group research in the fields of school and higher education. The examples presented illustrate how some of the theoretical, practical and ethical problems that have arisen with traditional approaches to focus groups research can be overcome. It is anticipated that reflecting on such experiences and building upon the findings of these …