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Berre, Arne J.; Huang, Shihong; Murad, Hani; Alibakhsh, Hanieh – Computer Science Education, 2018
This article presents the results of observations and analyses of students' learning model-driven system development from two related courses taught at a university in Norway and at a university in the United States in 2015, and consequently, in an updated version in 2016. The motivation of this article is to understand and analyse how effective…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Problem Solving
Lineman, Janeann M.; Miller, Gloria E. – Communique, 2012
It has been projected that by 2020 one out of three children will be from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) background. Rapid changes in school demographics and student needs are already presenting new challenges to school-based service-delivery methods and there have been calls for increased professional development efforts to better…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Competence, School Psychologists, Attitudes
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Duke, Daniel L. – Management in Education, 2014
Prompted by the need for leaders able to turn around chronically low-performing schools, states, universities, education groups, and school districts in the US have initiated a variety of principal development programs. Some programs focus on enhancing the skills of experienced administrators, while others target talented teachers and even…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools, Leadership Training, Training Methods
Tully, G. Emerson – 1980
A study sought to determine the feasibility of the COMP/ACT objective test, a competency battery, as a measure of ability to function effectively in adult roles. (Using stimulus materials from many different courses, such as broadcasts and television documentaries, the test measures six skill areas, including communicating, problem solving, and…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Competence, Competency Based Education, Educational Research