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Singer, Jonathan E.; Tal, Revital; Wu, Hsin-Kai – School Science and Mathematics, 2003
The particulate nature of matter is identified in science education standards as one of the fundamental concepts that students should understand at the middle school level. However, science education research in indicates that secondary school students have difficulties understanding the structure of matter. The purpose of the study is to describe…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Fundamental Concepts, Class Activities, Learning Activities
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Wilcox-Herzog, Amanda – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2004
This study explored how background factors are related to teachers' behaviors. Currently, it is unclear what variable most accurately predicts teaching behaviors; experience, general education, or specialized training. The participants in this study were 47 early childhood educators. Teachers were primarily female and all worked with children aged…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Young Children, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Behavior
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Kennedy, Anne; Gask, Linda; Rogers, Anne – Health Education Research, 2005
We have set out to investigate an approach to improve patients' ability to self-manage chronic illness. For effective health care in chronic disease, we believe patients need to work in partnership with their doctor; patient-centred consultations are one way to achieve this. This report describes our experience of training specialists in…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Intervention, Consultants, Chronic Illness
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Juffer, Femmie; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: As infant disorganized attachment is a serious risk factor for later child psychopathology, it is important to examine whether attachment disorganization can be prevented or reduced. Method: In a randomized intervention study involving 130 families with 6-month-old adopted infants, two attachment-based intervention programs were…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Control Groups, Intervention, Mothers
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Atzaba-Poria, Naama; Pike, Alison; Deater-Deckard, Kirby – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Extensive research has identified risk factors for problem behaviour in childhood. However, most of this research has focused on isolated variables, ignoring possible additive influences. The purpose of this study was to examine whether risk factors for problem behaviour act in a cumulative manner, and to investigate whether cumulative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Ethnic Groups, Risk
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Wood, Robert E. – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2004
In the past decade, the most important technological innovation in higher education has been the enhancement of academic courses with Web-based information and tools. Given the success and popularity of numerous Web-based innovations, the author and two colleagues wondered whether the benefits of technology use could be scaled up from the course…
Descriptors: Courses, Educational Anthropology, Educational Technology, Internet
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Raymond, David; Kazuhide, Kanenishi; Matsuura, Kenji; Baudin, Veronique; Gayraud, Thierry; Yano, Yoneo; Diaz, Michel – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
Asynchronous web-based learning environments are not usually as interactive or adaptive compared to traditional classrooms. The use of synchronous communication tools may be a solution to recreating the link between students and professors. However, synchronous collaborative learning environments are often restricted to a set of communication…
Descriptors: Models, Learning Activities, Cooperation, Computer System Design
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Birkenmaier, Julie; Wernet, Stephen P.; Berg-Weger, Marla; Wilson, R. Jan; Banks, Rebecca; Olliges, Ralph; Delicath, Timothy A. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2005
The use of Internet technology in social work education is increasingly being debated. This paper describes applications using two technological tools to enhance one school's field education program. The development and current use of these computer-based strategies for use in the classroom-based Integrative Seminars, as a method to orient…
Descriptors: Social Work, Field Instruction, Practicums, College Instruction
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Price, Todd Alan – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
Since Mueller vs. Allen (1983), several legal decisions have attempted to clarify what is the appropriate relationship between religion and public education in a democratic society. During this time, the United States legal system has shifted, moving the historic "establishment clause" away from a strict "separationist" view…
Descriptors: Humanism, Religious Factors, Democracy, Progressive Education
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Hill, Heather C.; Ball, Deborah Loewenberg; Blunk, Merrie; Goffney, Imani Masters; Rowan, Brian – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2007
This paper provides a summary of the authors' attempts to uncover links between their measures, classroom mathematics instruction, and student learning. This paper also provides evidence regarding one central critique of their measures: that multiple-choice assessments cannot validly represent the knowledge, skills, and judgment involved in actual…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Correlation, Mathematics Achievement
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Whitney, Jean C. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2006
This article describes a process called "Photovoice," originally developed by Carolyn Wang and Mary Ann Burris (1997) in the field of public health, and illustrates how thirteen students with disabilities in three high schools used cameras and text to show and tell how they engage or fail to engage in their education. This article indicates a…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Public Health, Disabilities, Sexuality
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Bryan, Joel – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2004
National science and mathematics standards stress the importance of integrating technology use into those fields of study at all levels of education. In order to fulfill these directives, it is necessary to introduce both in-service and preservice teachers to various forms of technology while modeling its appropriate use in investigating…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Video Technology, Mechanics (Physics), Energy
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Meadan, Hedda; Halle, James W. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2004
A communicative repair has been defined as the ability to persist in communication and to modify, repeat, or revise a signal when the initial communication attempt failed. From an operant perspective, initial communicative acts and communicative repairs can be considered members of a response class in which each response produces the same outcome.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Child Language, Communication Problems, Communication Strategies
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Seddon, Frederick A. – British Journal of Music Education, 2005
This study investigated modes of communication adopted by six student jazz musicians during rehearsal and performance. Six one-hour rehearsal sessions and a performance were observed and videotaped for analysis. Results revealed six modes of communication that formed two main categories, verbal and non-verbal, each containing three distinct modes…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Music, Music Activities, Musical Composition
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Sternlof, Steve; Pace, Terry M.; Beesley, Denise – Journal of School Counseling, 2005
This study examined the relationship between educators' ratings (N = 182) of interpersonal attractiveness and rejection for children exhibiting internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Results revealed that internalizing behavior was perceived to be less interpersonally attractive but was not necessarily seen with greater levels of personal…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Interpersonal Attraction, Child Behavior, Antisocial Behavior
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