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Download full textSisman Eren, Esra; Sahin-Izmirli, Ozden – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of the present study was to determine the problems experienced with the Information Technology (IT) course given as an elective course in elementary schools and to put forward suggestions for solutions to these problems. For this purpose, this study was carried out within the framework of phenomenology. The study was carried out with…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Science Education, Elective Courses, Elementary Schools
Direct linkSiemsen, Hayo – Science & Education, 2012
George Sarton had a strong influence on modern history of science. The method he pursued throughout his life was the method he had discovered in Ernst Mach's "Mechanics" when he was a student in Ghent. Sarton was in fact throughout his life implementing a research program inspired by the epistemology of Mach. Sarton in turn inspired many…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Modern History, Epistemology, Science Education
Findlow, Sally – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2012
This article is a study of the competing academic and professional identity frameworks of lecturers whose discipline has only recently become part of the business of higher education. The article engages with important questions about higher education change and purpose, standards and parity among disciplines. Taking a critical ethnographic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Professional Identity, Intellectual Disciplines
Swaine, Lucas – Educational Theory, 2012
The ideal of personal autonomy enjoys considerable support in educational theory, but close analysis reveals serious problems with its core analytical and psychological components. The core conception of autonomy authorizes individuals to employ their imaginations in troubling and unhealthy ways that clash with sound ideals of moral character.…
Descriptors: Democracy, Personal Autonomy, Psychological Characteristics, Moral Values
Langberg, Joshua M.; Arnold, L. Eugene; Flowers, Amanda M.; Epstein, Jeffery N.; Altaye, Mekibib; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Swanson, James M.; Kotkin, Ronald; Simpson, Stephen; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Jensen, Peter S.; Abikoff, Howard; Pelham, William E., Jr.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Wells, Karen C.; Hechtman, Lily – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
Parent-report of child homework problems was examined as a treatment outcome variable in the MTA-Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Five hundred seventy-nine children ages 7.0 to 9.9 were randomly assigned to either medication management, behavioral treatment, combination treatment, or…
Descriptors: Parents, Homework, Problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Gati, Itamar; Amir, Tamar – Career Development Quarterly, 2010
Locating clients' career decision-making difficulties is one of the first steps in career counseling. The authors demonstrate the feasibility and utility of a systematic 4-stage procedure for locating and interpreting career decision-making difficulties by analyzing responses of 626 college students (collected by Tai, 2007) to the Career…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Problems, Data Interpretation
Edgington, Theresa M. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
This teaching case documents an actual case of process execution and failure. The case is useful in MIS introductory courses seeking to demonstrate the interdependencies within a business process, and the concept of cascading failure at the process level. This case demonstrates benefits and potential problems with information technology systems,…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Management Information Systems, Computer Science Education, Information Technology
Niklas, Frank; Schneider, Wolfgang – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2013
Reading and writing are necessary prerequisites for a successful school career. Therefore it is important to identify precursor variables which predict these abilities early in order to identify children possibly at risk of developing reading or spelling difficulties. Relevant precursors include letter knowledge, phonological awareness (PA),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergent Literacy, Prereading Experience, Reading Readiness
Guse, Darlene M.; Zobitz, Paul M. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Audience response systems (ARS) are gaining popularity in multiple areas of education. Although its usefulness has been well reported, no study has investigated the accuracy of the technology. The purpose of this study was to validate ARS by assessing three key aspects: signal transmission from the keypad to the receiver, capture of a proper…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Validity, Accuracy, Data Collection
Yildirim, M. Cevat – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this study was to make an evaluation on contribution of the basic training course to the professional development of probationary teachers. The study group consisted of 21 probationary teachers and 5 education supervisors in Sanliurfa province. The data were collected through semi-structured observation, focus group interview and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Case Studies
Eristi, Suzan Duygu; Kurt, Adile Askim; Dindar, Muhterem – Online Submission, 2012
Effective use of technology in educational environments and its successful integration increases the productivity of instructional processes. Constant and good-quality support supposed to be provided for teachers is quite important for technology use in educational environments. Thus, it is necessary to find answers to the question of what kinds…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Technology Integration
Henderson, Richard L.; Antelo, Absael; St. Clair, Norman – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2010
This article focused on the ethical problems associated with teaching in a transnational or multicultural environment. Authors offer a review of related literature, as well as extensive global teaching experience, to proffer a model that is designed to allow professional educators to maintain excellence in teaching in the problematic context.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Diversity, Ethics, Reflection
Kilpelainen, Pekka – Computer Science Education, 2010
Reduction is a central ingredient of computational thinking, and an important tool in algorithm design, in computability theory, and in complexity theory. Reduction has been recognized to be a difficult topic for students to learn. Previous studies on teaching reduction have concentrated on its use in special courses on the theory of computing. As…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Introductory Courses, Mathematics, Fundamental Concepts
Nipper, Kelli; Ricks, Thomas; Kilpatrick, Jeremy; Mayhew, Lauren; Thomas, Sharren; Kwon, Na Young; Klerlein, Jacob T.; Hembree, Dennis – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to better understand teacher tensions in professional development. The population under study was practicing mathematics teachers engaged in a week-long professional development institute. Data sources included observations, interviews, and teacher products (such as registration forms, surveys, journals, and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Problems, Inservice Teacher Education, Observation
Cox, Rebecca D. – Theory Into Practice, 2012
Practitioner-researchers are well-positioned to apply qualitative methods to the study of significant problems of educational practice. However, while learning the skills of qualitative inquiry, practitioners may be compelled by forces outside of qualitative research classrooms to think quantitatively. In this article, the author considers two…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Novices
