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Developing a Testlet Model for Mathematics at Elementary Level
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Hamdi, Syukrul; Kartowagiran, Badrun; Haryanto – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The purpose of this study was to develop a Mathematics test instrument testlet model for a classroom assessment at elementary school. Testlet Model is a group of multiple choice question acquiring similar information with different grade of responses model. This research was conducted in East Lombok, Indonesia. The design used was research…
Descriptors: Test Items, Models, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
A Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Collaborative: Impact for Social Work Students
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Munoz, Ricky T.; Miller, Christina R.; Fritz, Teresa A.; Miller, Page N.; Khojasteh, Jam – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
Screening brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is a clinical intervention empirically linked to reductions in substance usage. However, less is known on how to effectively train social work students on SBIRT. This study examines the impact of a SBIRT training administered to BSW and MSW students (N=228) at the University of…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Early Intervention, Referral, Substance Abuse
Teacher Approaches to Introducing Indigenous Knowledge in School Science Classrooms
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Naidoo, Premella Devie; Vithal, Renuka – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014
Recognition of the critical role of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in science in the new South African national curriculum for schools affirms the importance of IKS, particularly in the natural, physical and life sciences, as they are included in its policy. This paper explores the question of how teachers implement IKS in their science…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Curriculum Implementation
The Implementation of an Intercultural Competence Syllabus to Prepare Study-Abroad Students for Global Communication
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Kural, Faruk; Bayyurt, Yasemin – Educational Studies, 2016
This study presents the outcome of the implementation of a process-oriented model of an intercultural competence (IC) and English as a lingua franca (ELF)-awareness development syllabus to prepare government-sponsored Turkish international sojourners for global communication in English L1 countries. Based on social constructivist research…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Implementation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
A Teacher-Educator Uses Action Research to Develop Culturally Conscious Curriculum Planners
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Simms, Muriel – Democracy & Education, 2013
Experienced teachers need to have opportunities to discuss and plan curriculum in ways that meet the academic needs of a demographically changing student population. According to the experienced teachers in this study, these opportunities did not occur in their teaching environments or in their teacher preparation courses. Moreover, the literature…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Action Research, Cultural Awareness, Multicultural Education
Transitioning into Mathematics Curriculum Leadership: A Study of How a Graduate Degree Program Influenced Leaders' Views, Actions, and Responses
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Cummings, Liza – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this "intrinsic multi-descriptive" case study was to explore how a mathematics curriculum leadership graduate degree program influenced seven participants' views and actions as they transitioned into new mathematics curriculum leadership roles. The mathematics curriculum leadership graduate degree program was a joint…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Graduate Students, Teacher Leadership, Mathematics Curriculum