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Torch : Tests Of Reading Comprehension, Leila Mossenson, Andrew Stephanou, Margaret Forster, Geoff Masters, Margaret Mcgregor, Prue Anderson, Peter Hill

Prue Anderson

This set of twelve reading tests is designed to assist teachers of students from Year 3 to Year 10 in their assessment of students' reading comprehension skills. Each of the twelve reading tests consists of a reading passage and a corresponding answer sheet.

Review Of International Longitudinal Research On Youth Pathways From School And Its Relevance To Youth Policy Development In New Zealand, Gary Marks, Maurice Walker

Maurice Walker

Report for Research Division, Ministry of Education, New Zealand.

Torch : Tests Of Reading Comprehension, Leila Mossenson, Andrew Stephanou, Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters, Margaret Mcgregor, Prue Anderson, Peter Hill

Prof Geoff Masters AO

This set of twelve reading tests is designed to assist teachers of students from Year 3 to Year 10 in their assessment of students' reading comprehension skills. Each of the twelve reading tests consists of a reading passage and a corresponding answer sheet.

“What Pragmatism Can Offer Educational Reform Debates: Method, Means, And Motive”, Abe Feuerstein, Sue Ellen Henry

Sue Ellen Henry

This paper advocates for reframing educational reform through the philosophical lens of pragmatism. After reviewing the problems that arise from the three dominant paradigms of school change suggested by Hord's 1992 review of the literature, we propose seven criteria for pragmatic thinking that can be useful in crafting reform efforts. Following the application of these criteria to a short case study of a failed educational reform in an urban school, the paper concludes with discussion of the benefits of pragmatism as a philosophical foundation for educational reform.

Of Blockheads And Elitists, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

No abstract provided.

Mason's Shiloh, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

No abstract provided.

Death Imagery In Bobbie Ann Mason's 'Shiloh', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

No abstract provided.

Pop Goes The Culture, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

No abstract provided.

Mason's 'Shiloh', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

No abstract provided.

The Ties That Bind, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

Discusses the bond between the readers and characters of a story. Information on how to create a character for a story; Background on some characters of a story, including Lady Macbeth in the book 'Heart of Darkness,' by Joseph Conrad; Details of some specific character traits that create a bond with readers.

More Than A Place, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

Many stories fail to capture the reader's interest even though they have a clear point of view, well-rounded characters and an interesting plot. What's missing? One key element that writers frequently overlook is setting. They treat it merely as backdrop.

"Shiloh": A Mini-Casebook Approach To Upper-Division Literature Courses, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

Shows how the mini-casebook approach, with a few modifications, works well with upper-division writing assignments. Notes that a mini-casebook approach is nothing more than a self-published document including a primary work of literature, selected secondary sources on that work, and a selection of several specified topics on the primary source. Presents eight suggestions for implementing the mini-casebook approach

Five More Ways Sports Coaches Model Good Instruction, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

An article in the May 2003 issue of The Teaching Professor that highlights six ways teachers can learn from coaches got us thinking. The two of us have now been teaching a combined 64 years in college, and we've spent half that time serving as coaches in soccer, swimming, basketball, and baseball on the youth and high school levels. From our experience we've identified five more ways coaches provide a model for good college instruction.

Hawthorne's Dating Problem In "The Scarlet Letter", Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

This article explores the dating problem in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter. In The Custom House, Hawthorne relates how he discovers several foolscap sheets written by a predecessor, Mr. Surveyor Pue, about Hester Prynne. These six sheets supposedly offer two types of accounts about Hester: aged persons, alive in the time of Pue and from whose oral testimony he had made up his narrative, remembered her, in their youth and those who had heard the tale from contemporary witnesses. A dating problem arises with the first group. Critics concur that historical documents place the events in The Scarlet Letter …

Hemingway's "The Killers", Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

In his seminal study Hemingway and the Dead Gods, John Killinger relates Papa's fictional world to existententialism, concluding that Hemingway sees that individuality is not a quality which can be superimposed externally on a man, but that it must be internally achieved by a decision to be at all times an authentic person and to accept the full responsibility of action proper to a primary agent. In his philosophy, as in that of Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Sartre, the opportunity for such a decision is presented as a moment of crisis, which, for him, is produced by confronting death or violence.

The Quality Teacher Program In New South Wales 2001-2003: Evaluation Report, Lawrence Ingvarson, Marion Meiers, Adrian Beavis

Marion Meiers

Executive Summary in the unpublished report prepared for the NSW QTP cross-sectoral Management Committe.

Aussies Schools Are Not So 'Undemocratic', John Ainley, Adrian Beavis, Gary Marks, Ken Rowe

Dr John Ainley

The underlying thesis in the recent book 'Undemocratic schooling' by Richard Teese and John Polesel is that social reproduction in Australia, that is the transmission of socioeconomic inequality from one generation to the next, is particularly strong. But Teese and Polesel have over-stated the case. Whereas socioeconomic background and schools do influence educational outcomes, and thus subsequent labour market outcomes, they are far from having a determining influence. The system is far more open than generally believed. Their thesis undervalues the importance of quality schooling and the contributions that teachers and schools make to the development of their students' abilities, …

Common Data Set 2002-03, Sharon Schmidtz

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Common data set for 2002-2003.

Kontribusi Faktor Lingkungan Sekolah, Lingkungan Keluarga, Dan Motivasi Berprestasi Terhadap Nilai Modern Siswa Sekolah Lanjutan Tingkat Pertama (Sltp) Di Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali, Dewa Made Alit

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

This research was aimed at finding out: (1) modern values of SLTP students at Gianyar Regency; (2) the contribution of the school environment and the family environment both individual or in group toward student's achievement motivation; (3) the contribution of the achievement motivation toward student's modern values and (4) the direct contribution of the school environment and family environment toward students' modern values.

The population of this research consists of all SLTP students in Gianyar Regency. The sample consists of 192 students established by using the proportional random sampling technique. The instrument was a questionnaire using to Likert's Scales. This …

Evaluasi Pelaksanaan Program Kursus Bahasa Inggris Sanggar Kegiatan Belajar (Skb) Di Propinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Nurhaeni Nurhaeni

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran tentang: (1) relevansi program kursus dengan kebutuhan warga belajar; (2) karakteristik input yang terlibat dalam program; warga belajar, tutor, penyelenggara, program belajar, serta sarana dan prasarana pendukung program; (3) gambaran tentang proses pembelajaran yang mencakup: aktivitas tutor, persiapan mengajar, strategi mengajar, aktivitas warga belajar, pelaksanaan evaluasi kemajuan belajar, (4) manfaat program bagi warga belajar dan kelangsungan program.

Sumber data penelitian adalah warga belajar dan pengelola kursus bahasa Inggris yang dilaksanakan oleh SKB Kota Yogyakarta, yang terdiri atas: (1) warga belajar bahasa Inggris sebanyak 15 orang, (2) tutor 2 orang dan (3) 3 orang penyelenggara …

Kontribusi Penentu Produktivitas Karyawan Seni Di Bali, Putri Anggreni

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap kemampuan individual seniman dan kemampuan mengembangkan produk seni. Penelitian ini menguraikan serta mengungkap kemampuan internal dan eksternal individu dalam meningkatkan produkti vitas. Kemampuan internal individu terdiri dari variabel: (1) kreativitas, (2) desain, dan (3) proses berkarya. Sedangkan kemampuan eksternal individu terdiri dari variabel: (1) bahan baku, (2) proses produksi, dan (3) pemasaran. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksploratory-confirmatory dengan metode kuantitatif.

Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh karyawan seni yang ada di Kabupaten Gianyar, dan sampel penelitiannya adalah 217 orang karyawan seni yang terdiri dari 90 orang karyawan seni patung pada "AWA Gallery", 37 orang karyawan tenun …

Peningkatan Keefektifan Pembelajarab Menulis Di Kelas Ii Sd Negeri Ngaglik Sardonoharjo Dengan Menggunakan Pendekatan Proses Dan Media Gambar, Suyatinah Suyatinah

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan pembelajaran menulis dengan menggunakan pendekatan proses dan media gambar di kelas II SD Negeri, Ngaglik, Sardonoharjo.

Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas kolaboratif. Pengumpulan data melalui pengamatan dan dokumentasi. Uji keabsahan data menggunakan trianggulasi dengan wawancara, angket dan pengamat lain. Teknik analisis data untuk prestasi belajar menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan data tentang intensitas aktivitas menggunakan metode alur.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran menulis dengan menggunakan pendekatan proses dan media gambar berhasil meningkatkan : (1) keterampilan menulis siswa naik sebesar 17, 44 dari skor rata-rata 54,43 menjadi 71,87; (2) motivasi belajar naik sebesar 33,4 …

Praksis Pendidikan Dalam Keluarga Gelandangan (Kasus Gelandangan Di Bawah Jembatan Kanal Timur Semarang), Tri Daryati

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini berlujuan mengungkapkan, memahami, menganalisis, dan mcndiskripsikan kehidupan keluarga gelandangan di bawah Jembalan Kanai Timur Semarang (JKTS), khususnya praksis pendidikan anak keluarga gelandangan, yang melipuli: 1) Persepsi oranglua tentang nilai anak; 2) Stralegi oranglua dalam merencanakan masa depan anak; 3) Partisipasi oranglua pada pendidikan anak-anaknya; 4) Peran orangtua dalam memberikan bimbingan nilai-nilai moral; dan 5) Perbedaan pcrilaku antara anak gelandangan yang bersekolah dan tidak bersekolah. Hasil penelitian mcnunjukkan bahwa orangtua yang mempunvai persepsi posiliif tentang nilai anak adalah orangtua dengan status perkawinan sah, scdangkan orangtua gelandangan yang hidup dengan kumpul kebo dan mantan WTS mempunvai persepsi negatif. Stratcgi yang …

Keberfungsian Butir Diferensial Pada Perangkat Tes Seleksi Masuk Sltp Mata Pelajaran Matematika, Heri Retnawati

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: 1) karakteristik pcrangkat tes; 2) besar kesalahan pengukuran; 3) seberapa banyak butir-butir perangkat tes memuat keberfungsian butir diferensial; 4) metode yang paling sensitif dalam pendeteksian keberfungsian butir diferensial; dan 5) keberfungsian tes diferensial pada perangkat tes seleksi masuk SLTP mata pelajaran matematika.

Sasaran penelitian ini adalah perangkat tes seleksi masuk SLTPN di Kota Yogyakarta tahun pelajaran 2002/2003. Pada penelitian ini dipilih perangkat tes dan respons peserta seleksi dari 3 sekolah yakni SLTPN X Yogyakarta, SLTPN Y Yogyakarta, dan SLTPN Z Yogyakarta untuk dianalisis. Untuk mendcteksi DIF pcrangkat tes bcrdasarkan kelompok jenis kelamin siswa, digunakan tiga …

Pembelajaran Dasar Kekriaan Di Smk Negeri 5 Yogyakarta 2002, Martono Martono

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran pelaksanaan pembelajaran di SMK Negeri 5 Yogyakarta, khususnya pembelajaran dasar kekriaan yang menggunakan kurikulum pola Broad Based Curriculum (BBC) edisi 1999. Mata pelajaran dasar kekriaan dalam kurikulum tersebut ditetapkan sebagai mata pelajaran dasar bersama yang luas untuk mengembangkan pengalaman artistik dan pengembangan kreativitas siswa.

Penelitian dilaksanakan menggunakan metode kualitatif, dengan lokasi penelitian yaitu kelas IG SMK Negeri 5 Yogyakarta. Pengumpulan data dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan metode obeservasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan yaitu pedoman wawancara, pedoman observasi, dan pedoman dokumentasi. Selain itu, dalam proses pengumpulan data juga digunakan alat bantu lembar observasi, tape …

Pengembangan Instrumen Evaluasi Ranah Afektif Untuk Pedididkan Agama Islam, Khuriyah Khuriyah

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan instrumen evaluasi ranah afektif Pendidikan Agama Islam bagi peserta didik Madrasah Aliyah yang memenuhi persyaratan validitas dan reliabilitas.

Populasi objek penelitian adalah instrumen evaluasi ranah afektif. Dan populasi subjek penelitian adalah siswa-siswi Madrasah Aliyah Negeri dan Swasta kelas I & II Kota Yogyakarta. Pengambilan sampel ini menggunakan teknik stratified proportional random sampling. Untuk kepentingan penyusunan instrumen, penggunaan GBPP mata pelajaran PAI untuk Madrasah Aliyah tahun 1994 yang disempurnakan merupakan pilihan tepat. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan angket tertutup dengan dua metode yaitu metode Likert dan metode diferensi semantik, kemudian dianalisis dengan teknik analisis faktor untuk …

Kemampuan Guru Mengelola Pembelajaran Fisika Di Sltpn Kota Banjarmasin, Sugiarto Sugiarto

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

The study was aimed to find out: 1) the teachers'ability in managing of learning of physics, the working motivation, the working spirit, the teaching experience, the trainings, and the educational level, of the teachers' of physics in State junior High Schools in Banjarmasin City, 2) the correlation between the working motivation, the working spirit, the teaching experience, the trainings, the educational level both exclusively and simultaneously, and the teachers' ability in managing of learning of physics, 3) the contribution of the working motivation, the working spirit, the teaching experience, the trainings, and the educational level to the teachers' ability in …

Interview With Carey A. Moore, December 30, 2003, Carey A. Moore, Michael J. Birkner

Oral Histories

Carey A. Moore was interviewed on December 30, 2003 by Michael Birkner about his experiences after leaving Gettysburg College and moving on ultimately toward a Ph.D and then a teaching career.

Length of Interview: 94 minutes

Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4^th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete listing of oral histories done from 1978 to the present. To view this list and to access selected digital versions please visit -- https://gettysburg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16274coll2/search

Education Policy Analysis Archives 11/51 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Educational policy reform and its impact on equity work in Ontario : global challenges and local possibilities / Goli M. Rezai-Rashti.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 11/50 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Exploration of the pay levels needed to attract students with mathematics, science and technology skills to a career in K-12 teaching / Anthony Milanowski.