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Download full textLi, Ken W. – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2022
There has been much attention given to the use of technology in education; mostly concentrating on physical artifacts of technology to facilitate teaching delivery but little mentioning technology as a cultural resource to organize the learning environment promoting social interaction among students and between teacher and students. This paper…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Statistics Education, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education
Peer reviewedKloosterman, Peter; Stage, Frances K. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Describes a study whose purpose was to develop and validate a set of belief scales for measuring secondary school and college students' beliefs about mathematics as a subject, how mathematics is learned, and mathematical problem solving. Provides an example of the "Indiana Mathematics Belief Scales." (MDH)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Mathematics, Mathematics Education
Boor, Mary Ann – 1994
This revised version of "Mathematics for Horticulture" was developed to meet the needs of educators faced with teaching a mathematics curriculum based on real-life applications. The manual includes a wide range of topics, some remedial in nature, but all very basic to success in the industry. The manual contains seven chapters that cover the…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills
Westerdahl, Edward John – 1991
This study compared the effectiveness and efficiency of trainees in the Onan small products gasoline course under two training curricula: (1) the control group curriculum was the in-place course on the Emerald generator set; and (2) the experimental group curriculum was essentially the same with the addition of one lesson based on methods used by…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Electronic Equipment, Electronic Technicians, Hypothesis Testing
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1979
Based on the premise that the major emphasis in population education should be on the development of problem analysis and values clarification, the manual offers guidelines for program evaluation. It consists of eight chapters. Chapter I discusses the nature of educational research and in-school and out-of-school population programs. Chapter II…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Educational Research
Peer reviewedNiaz, Mansoor; Robinson, William R. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1992
Compares performances of students on gas-law problems that require two distinct approaches, either the algorithmic technique or the conceptual gestalt. Indicates that student effectiveness is considerably different utilizing each approach and that training or experience with the algorithm process should not be expected to facilitate the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chemistry, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style
Professional Secretaries International, Kansas City, MO. – 1996
This document establishes a set of performance expectations based on current practices in administrative support occupations. It is designed to assist individuals, training providers, employers, management personnel, and professional organizations in matching knowledge, abilities, and interests to knowledge and skills required for success in…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Employment Qualifications, Interpersonal Relationship, Job Skills
Rhys, Jennifer, Ed. – 2001
This publication is designed to inform policy development and enable providers to develop good practice in working with microbusinesses. It encourages partnerships between learning providers and microbusinesses by providing a rationale to motivate the instigation of the partnership (Chapter 1); promoting awareness of the different types of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developed Nations, Economic Development, Educational Demand
Norrie, Alexander L. – 1989
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the mathematical structures inherent in grade 7 geometry curriculum objectives can be used to improve the communication of the objectives to students. Teacher inservice based upon geometrical properties and structures was combined with student teaching materials to try to improve student achievement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geometric Constructions, Geometry, Grade 7
Curtis, David; Denton, Rob – 2003
A new authentic performance-based approach to assessing problem solving was developed for use in vocational education and other programs in Australia. The process of developing the problem-solving assessment instrument and process included the following phases: (1) exploration of the theoretical conceptions of problem solving; (2) identification…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Competency Based Education, Critical Thinking, Definitions
Davis, Diane, Ed. – 1992
These criterion-referenced test (CRT) items for air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration are keyed to the Missouri Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Competency Profile. The items are designed to work with both the Vocational Instructional Management System and Vocational Administrative Management System. For word processing and…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Electricity
Dumbrell, Tom; de Montfort, Rowena; Finnegan, Wendy – 2002
Recent changes in the nature of work in Australia's process manufacturing industry and their impact on operative-level workers and vocational education and training (VET) were examined. Structured interviews were conducted with training or human resource managers in 16 firms representing a cross-section of small, medium, and large enterprises…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Coping
Gatti, Mario; Grazia Mereu, Maria; Tagliaferro, Claudio – 2000
Changing occupational profiles in the hotel industry in France, Italy, and Spain were examined in case studies that included interviews with hotel managers, human resource managers, and individuals employed in hotel occupations identified as new or entailing new skills. The study focused on the following topics: (1) changes in the hotel industry…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Business Administration, Case Studies, Competence
