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Undermining Teaching: How Education Consultants View the Impact of High-Stakes Test Preparation on Teaching
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Farvis, John; Hay, Stephen – Policy Futures in Education, 2020
The outcomes of high-stakes tests (HST) in New York schools have consequences for teachers and administrators, as students' results became quality indicators for school administration and instruction. Education consultant's views offer an independent perspective of the HST environment. Data were collected from education consultants through a…
Descriptors: Consultants, High Stakes Tests, Neoliberalism, Global Approach
Preparing College Students for Real-World 2.0: Towards a Recipe for the "Secret Sauce"
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Gordon, Steven; Gayeski, Diane – Educational Technology, 2013
In light of considerable debate centering on the value of higher education and its effect on student preparation for the world of work, this article describes new methods employed in teaching an introductory professional course and the outcomes of its initial offerings. This case study supports research indicating that problem-based learning is an…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Communication Skills, Instructional Effectiveness
The Multimedia CD as a New Approach to First-Year Reading Programs
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Sanger, Kerran L.; Ramsey, Janet E.; Merberg, Eileen Naughton – About Campus, 2008
Buffalo State College's search for a text for its common first-year reading program ended not in the selection of a book but in the creation of a multimedia CD. The CD guides discussion in first-year classrooms throughout the year, resulting in a meaningful intellectual experience for the school's diverse mix of students, faculty, and staff. The…
Descriptors: State Colleges, Reading Programs, Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials
A Negative Assessment: An Education Revolution that Never Was
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Stern, Sol – Education Next, 2005
In this article, the author assesses Mayor Michael Bloomberg's model of educational reform through dictatorial mayoral control. Many people give credit to Bloomberg's education policy, but it's anyone's guess why the 4th-grade scores rose 10% in 2005 at the same time that the 8th-grade reading and social studies scores went from bad to worse (with…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Educational Change, State Standards, Instructional Effectiveness
The Impact of Microcomputer Instruction on Handicapped Students: Second Year Findings.
Harckham, Laura D. – 1986
This final report presents a summary and second-year findings of a 2-year project designed to measure the effectiveness of microcomputer instruction on reading and mathematics skills, classroom behavior, general cognitive development, and problem-solving ability of 700 disabled students (ages 3-11) enrolled in four special education schools in New…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
A Collaborative Online Project between New Zealand and New York
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Sokuvitz, Sydel; Zhu, Yunxia; Gareis, Elisabeth; Bazzoni, Jana O'Keefe; Rolland, Deborah – Business Communication Quarterly, 2005
Two online collaborative assignments that connected students in courses at Unitec, New Zealand, and Baruch College, City University of New York, are the focus of this article. For the first assignment, small, blended groups used five different online techniques to explore topics being discussed in an intercultural communication course at each…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Intercultural Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Team Training