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Elacqua, Gregory; Martínez, Matías; Santos, Humberto; Urbina, Daniela – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
This research analyzes the impact of the Adjusted Voucher Law´s school rankings on low-performing schools in Santiago, Chile, and provides evidence on the effects of the pressures of accountability systems on teacher policies and practices. The empirical strategy is based on the fact that schools are ranked according to their position on a set of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Vouchers, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Chou, Mu-Hsuan – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2015
In Taiwan, English language learning in senior high school has predominantly focused on reading, with a heavy emphasis on memorising vocabulary and grammar rules. English listening has been marginalised and is not officially taught until the first year of university. In 2012, the Joint Board of College Recruitment Commission in Taiwan passed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Jimoyiannis, Athanassios; Komis, Vassilis – Teacher Development, 2007
The survey presented in this article examines current teachers' beliefs and attitudes towards information and communication technologies (ICT) in education. A total of 1165 primary and secondary education teachers participated in the study, immediately after following a training programme on basic ICT skills. The authors' results showed that the…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Multivariate Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods