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Gayle Cribb; Crystal Maglio; Cynthia Greenleaf – History Teacher, 2018
Disciplinary literacy encompasses not only the ability to read the texts of a discipline, but also to engage in the practices and discourse of that discipline. At the center of the discipline of history is inquiry. For these students to move from their ninth grade expectations about history toward the authentic discipline of history, they would…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Modern History, Grade 10, Intellectual Disciplines
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Javidanmehr, Zahra; Anani Sarab, Mohammad Reza – International Journal of Language Testing, 2017
Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment (CDA) is a type of educational assessment that is designed to measure specific knowledge structures and processing skills in students so as to provide information about their cognitive strengths and weaknesses (Leighton & Gierl, 2007). CDA has been instrumental in turning the attention of practitioners to more…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Assessment, Second Language Learning
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Chilcote, Ronald H. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Describes a political science class that focused on the interconnections between the Iran-Contra political scandal and United States Latin American policies. The class considered relevant aspects of that foreign policy as well as presidential leadership styles, congressional inquiries, bureaucratic politics, and public opinion. Briefly reviews the…
Descriptors: Diplomatic History, Higher Education, International Relations, Latin American History
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 1994
This final report contains the proceedings and other materials from a workshop to provide training experience in literacy follow-up materials development to participants from UNESCO member states in the Asia and Pacific region. Focus is on practical agricultural training for adults. The proceedings discuss the objectives of the workshop and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Developing Nations