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Aversa, Elizabeth Smith; And Others – 1987
This study assesses the role of online searching in school library media centers as it has been reported in the literature and also as seen in the results of a 1986 survey of school-based online providers and vendors. Although online searching in the school environment was not found to be broadly reported in the literature, the survey showed the…
Descriptors: Databases, Literature Reviews, Media Specialists, Online Searching
Overall, Jesse U., IV; Marsh, Herbert W. – AAHE Bulletin, 1982
Recent research (1978-1982) on student evaluations of teaching is reviewed, including: influence of background variables pertaining to the student, the teacher, and the learning environment; the dimensions of the teaching being evaluated; the validity of students' evaluations; the "Doctor Fox" effect and its implications for validity; the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – 1998
This digest addresses principles of planning science programs for high ability learners. It notes various evaluation reports that have reviewed needs in science learning and teaching, identified essential science concepts and processes, and evaluated teacher enhancement programs and curricula. Research on gifted learners in science is briefly…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Check Lists, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
Friedlander, Jack; Edwards, Sandra J. – 1980
Engineering instruction is examined as revealed in a study of science education at two-year colleges which involved a review of the literature, an analysis of the catalogs and class schedules of 175 institutions, and a survey of 144 engineering instructors. The report first presents a general profile of engineering technology education based on…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction, Course Objectives
Pufahl, Ingrid; Rhodes, Nancy C.; Christian, Donna – 2000
In an effort to inform foreign language teaching efforts in elementary and secondary schools in the United States, a small-scale, 3-month exploratory study was designed to collect information that would highlight what was most interesting and illuminating about foreign language education in various countries. Twenty-two educators from 19 countries…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
Mooney, William T., Jr. – 1980
Physics instruction is examined as revealed in a study of science education at two-year colleges which involved a review of the literature, an analysis of the catalogs and class schedules of 175 representative institutions, and a survey of 45 physics instructors. Each of the two parts of the report reviews pertinent literature, reports study…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction