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Teaching for Global Competence in a Rapidly Changing World
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Colvin, Richard Lee; Edwards, Virginia – OECD Publishing, 2018
This new publication sets forward the PISA framework for global competence developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which aligns closely with the definition developed by the Center for Global Education at Asia Society. Based on the Center's extensive experience supporting educators in integrating global…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Global Approach, Competence, Adolescents
A-Level Science--What Value Practical?
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McCune, Roger – Education in Science, 2014
The Qualifications Regulator in England (Ofqual) has decided that with the implementation of revised (linear) science specifications, first teaching from September 2015, the assessment of practical skills will not contribute to the overall qualification grade. This could have significant implications for post-16 science teaching. The decision was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Teacher Qualifications
Guidelines for Preparing High School Psychology Teachers: Course-Based and Standards-Based Approaches
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American Psychologist, 2013
Psychology is one of the most popular elective high school courses. The high school psychology course provides the foundation for students to benefit from psychological perspectives on personal and contemporary issues and learn the rules of evidence and theoretical frameworks of the discipline. The guidelines presented here constitute the second…
Descriptors: Evidence, Guidelines, School Psychology, High Schools
The Influence of Personal School Experience in Biology Classes on the Beliefs of Students in University Teacher Education
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Schneider, Christoph; Pakzad, Ursula; Schlüter, Kisten – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2013
Teachers' pedagogical beliefs are thought to play a prominent role in determining teacher behavior. In contrast to other professions, pedagogical beliefs of teachers and students in teacher education are widely influenced by personal experiences gained in school, which has been referred to as "apprenticeship of observation" (Lortie,…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Biology, Science Education, Science Teachers
Problems of College Students' Adaptation to Professional Activity While in College
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Federova, E. E. – Russian Education and Society, 2008
Today's specialists are required to be actively involved, independent, flexible, original thinkers, and well trained both generally and professionally. Results of a sociological survey of 2,000 students at Urals State University indicate that a majority of students are at an average level of well-formed professional competence, and less than 1…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Student Adjustment, Foreign Countries
Challenging the Achievement Gap by Disrupting Concepts of "Normalcy." The Complete Essays
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Draxton, Shawna; Radley, Kirstee; Murphy, Joanne; Nevin, Ann; Nishimura, Trisha; Hagge, Darla; Taniform, Lawrence – Online Submission, 2011
We propose that Disability Studies in Education (DSE) offers a framework that (a) grounds policy and practice in the experiences and perspectives of people with disabilities, (c) challenges practices/ policy that isolate, de-humanize individuals, and (c) leads to new questions to pose. In this session, we describe the pedagogy that we used to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Disabilities, Position Papers