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Combining Qualitative And Quantitative Research Methods In Tutoring Experiments, John Clement, A. Zietsman

John J. Clement

No abstract provided.

Instruction And Assessment For Limited-English-Proficient Adult Learners, Ronald Solórzano

Ronald Solórzano

The report and review of literature discusses instructional and assessment practices associated with limited-English-proficient (LEP) adults, and recommends that literacy providers use alternative forms of instruction and assessment for this population that are based on: (1) an explicit emphasis on writing; (2) use of the learner's own cultural experiences; and (3) the teaching of cognitive skills and their relationship to real-life text-processing demands. The confusion surrounding English oral proficiency and English literacy is examined, as is the role that native language literacy plays in development and subsequent acquisition of the second (i.e., English) language. It is concluded that by teaching …

Using Bridging Analogies And Anchoring Intuitions To Deal With Students' Preconceptions In Physics, John Clement, A. Zietsman

John J. Clement

No abstract provided.

Review Of "Schooling For 'Good Rebels' : Socialist Education For Children In The United States, 1900-1920" By Kenneth Teitelbaum, Thomas Kelly

Thomas E. Kelly

No abstract provided.

Australia : System Of Education, Phil Mckenzie

Dr Phillip McKenzie

No abstract provided.

The Validity–Reliability Trade-Off, Gabrielle Matters, J Pitman

Dr Gabrielle Matters

No abstract provided.

Research In Education : Nature, Needs And Priorities, John P Keeves, Phil Mckenzie

Dr Phillip McKenzie

This article looks at research in education - nature, needs and priorities. It examines problems in educational research, dangers of priority lists, nature of educational research, towards a coherent body of knowledge about education, factors influencing the directions of research, determining priorities for research, and statements of priorities.

Exploring The English Curriculum Statement And Profile For Australian Schools: Final Report, Marion Meiers

Marion Meiers

Published by the Australian Literacy Federation (ALF)

Developing Indicators Of Infrastructure Needs In Secondary Schools, Phil Mckenzie, Penny Burns

Dr Phillip McKenzie

No abstract provided.

Cortical Type 2 Astrocytes Are Not Dye Coupled Nor Do They Express The Major Gap Junction Genes Found In The Central Nervous System, Daniel Belliveau, C. Naus

Daniel J. Belliveau

The O‐2A progenitor cell first described from the rat optic nerve is a bipotential precursor of oligodendrocytes and type 2 astrocytes. Each cell expresses specific markers that distinguish them as unique cell types. O‐2A progenitors cultured in high serum preferentially differntiate into type 2 astrocytes and when exposed to defined medium or low serum develop along the oligodendrocyte lineage. We analyzed the gap junction gene expression of type 2 astrocytes to determine if they are coupled to form a syncytium, like their type 1 astrocyte counterparts. Dye coupling experiments demonstrated that cortical type 2 astrocytes are not coupled, while type …

The Economics Of Vocational Education And Training In Australia: A Review Of Recent Literature, Gerald Burke, Phil Mckenzie, Leo Maglen, Chris Selby Smith, Fran Ferrier, Joy Selby Smith

Dr Phillip McKenzie

This report reviews literature and data relating to the economics of vocational education and training (VET) in Australia. It considers: the macro changes in employment in Australia and how they might relate to VET; changes in the economy at a more micro level and in particular the effect of modifications to work organisation and structural change on skill requirements; the effect of economic change on equity and the implications for VET; efficiency of VET, its costs and outcomes; the financing of VET and its relationship to the development or a training market.

Student Progress, Charting Of, Geoff Masters, Ray Adams, M Wilson

Prof Ray Adams

This article looks at the charting of students' progress. It examines learning as an active process, conventional achievement testing, testing for conceptual understanding, constructing ordered outcome categories, and collecting observations.

A Plant Physiology Project Using Arabidopsis: A “Real Science” Experience In The Teaching Laboratory, Jonathan Monroe

Jonathan D. Monroe

No abstract provided.

Cross-Sectional Research Methods, Petra Lietz

Dr Petra Lietz

This entry considers initially the different types of research studies that can be carried out in educational research, and their relationship to cross-sectional studies, the advantages and disadvantages of cross-sectional studies, the usefulness of cross- sectional studies, the difference kinds of research studies that are essentially cross-sectional in nature, as well as the gradations in types of investigation between cross- sectional and longitudinal research studies. In addition, this entry discusses issues concerned with the design of a cross- sectional study, the role of sampling, the methods of data collection, the value of pretest and pilot studies, and the major sources …

Moral Development And Philosophy For Children, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Educating For Reasonableness, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Families, Schools, And The Moral Education Of Children, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Review, R.M. Hare, Essays On Religion And Education, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Knowledge Preschool-Age Children Bring To Literacy Tasks: The Importance Of "Not Holding Back.", Catherine Rosemary, Mary Abouzeid

Catherine A. Rosemary

A study focused on children's alphabet knowledge and name writing ability to investigate between-group differences. Subjects were 22 children (mean age 57 months) in a private preschool located in a suburban, predominantly upper-middle income area and 12 children (mean age 56 months) in a private, subsidized day care center situated in a metropolitan area within walking distance to low income neighborhoods. The performances of both groups of children were compared on two measures of alphabet knowledge: alphabet recitation and name writing. Results indicated that children in both groups varied similarly in their performance of alphabet recitations. Comparisons of the two …

The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe, Sheerilyn Kenyon

Charlie Sweet

Call your characters by their right names. This book will help you. Now you won't have to use baby name books or your teelphone directory for ideas for character names. More than 20,000 character names are included right here, along with valuable instruction for selecting names, and how those names will affect your story.

Setting And Measuring Performance Standards For Student Achievement : Australian Experience., Geoff Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

No abstract provided.

Democratic Empowerment And Secondary Teacher Education, Thomas Kelly

Thomas E. Kelly

No abstract provided.

Investment In Education And Training, Phil Mckenzie

Dr Phillip McKenzie

No abstract provided.

Blown Opportunities, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.

Principles Of Combinatorial Design Exploited In The 1993 Qcs Marking Operation, Gabrielle Matters, Ken Gray

Dr Gabrielle Matters

No abstract provided.

A New Approach To Standard-Setting In Language Assessment, Tom Lumley, B Lynch, T Mcnamara

Dr Tom Lumley

In this paper the authors consider a standard setting exercise involving the Occupational English Test, a specific purpose test of English as a second language for health professionals. The Australian test is used as part of the screening of immigrant and refugee health professionals prior to the resumption of their professional careers in their new country of residence.

A Giving Experience: The Use Of Community Service For Training Community Living Skills And Promoting Integration With Individuals With Severe Disabilities, Theron Ford, Caroline Everington

Theron N Ford

Presents a case study on the use of community service to promote community living skills and integration for individuals with severe disabilities. Psychological importance of the integration of disabled persons into the mainstream society; Project description; Objective of the project; Implementation; Outcomes. INSET: Community service objectives for each student.

Percussion Wonderland (Cleveland Percussion Ensemble), Dan Rager

Dan Rager

Acer Report 2: Curriculum And Organisation In Queensland Primary Schools, John Ainley

Dr John Ainley

No abstract provided.

Use Of Physical Intuition And Imagistic Simulation In Problem Solving, John Clement

John J. Clement

No abstract provided.