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Ramnarain, U.; Molefe, P. – Africa Education Review, 2012
A high failure rate at first year physics is often attributed to the lack of readiness of high school students to pursue such studies. This research explores this issue and reports on the perceptions of five physics lecturers at a South African university on the preparedness of high school students for first year physics. Qualitative data was…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Physics, Semi Structured Interviews, Qualitative Research
Miller, Kim S.; Lin, Carol Y.; Poulsen, Melissa N.; Fasula, Amy; Wyckoff, Sarah C.; Forehand, Rex; Long, Nicholas; Armistead, Lisa – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2011
We examine efficacy of the Parents Matter! Program (PMP), a program to teach African-American parents of preadolescents sexual communication and HIV-prevention skills, through a multicenter, randomized control trial. A total of 1115 parent-child participants were randomized to one of three intervention arms (enhanced, brief, control). Percentages…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Learning Readiness, Intervals, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Lau, Chun Yun; Shaikh, Junaid M. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2012
Nowadays many educational institutions have embraced online education to cater for flexible and student-centered learning. Through online education, students have an opportunity to gain education at their own convenience, in terms of time and place. However, it is argued that students are less satisfied with online learning than with traditional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries
Charania, Amina – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation presents three research articles in the area of preparing preservice teachers for Virtual Schooling (VS). The context of the dissertation is embedded in a Teacher Education Goes Into Virtual Schooling (TEGIVS) project under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. The first…
Descriptors: Evidence, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs
Sorgo, Andrej; Ambrozic-Dolinsek, Jana – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2010
The objective of this study was to investigate knowledge, opinions, and attitudes toward, as well as readiness to accept genetically modified organisms (GMOs) among prospective primary and secondary Slovene teachers. Our findings are that prospective teachers want to take an active role in rejecting or supporting individual GMOs and are aware of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Home Economics, Biotechnology, Scientific Attitudes
Barclay, Matthew W. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the readiness assurance process of team-based learning (TBL) in virtually isolated settings. Many Internet sites offer courses for adults to use on their own without access to mentors or other learners. However, educational theory suggests that people learn better with others than by…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Adult Education, Program Effectiveness, Cooperative Learning
Kek, Megan; Huijser, Henk – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
This article presents the findings of a study of the interrelationships between students' individual characteristics, self-efficacy beliefs, parental involvement, university and classroom learning environments; teachers' individual characteristics, teaching efficacies, university and classroom learning environments, teacher outcomes and approaches…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Individual Characteristics, Self Efficacy, Parent Participation
Berkley, Tony – Phi Delta Kappan, 2010
In 2001, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation launched the SPARK initiative to improve early learning and transitions into elementary school for vulnerable children. Eight programs were funded, each of which anchored their work in their local communities by forming partnerships with parents, schools and a variety of local organizations. Seven of the eight…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Preschool Evaluation, Transitional Programs, Partnerships in Education
Hughes, Jan N. – School Psychology Review, 2010
In this article, the author comments on Dominguez, Vitiello, Maier, and Greenfield's (2010) article on identifying quality in preschool education. Dominguez et al. have conducted a methodologically sophisticated study describing the growth of learning behavior among Head Start children. By doing so, they contribute to a growing body of evidence…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Quality, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Student Relationship
Gamble, Brandon E.; Kim, Simon; An, Shuhua – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2012
A growing number of single-gender and after-school programs for youth continue to gain popularity within schools despite little empirical research regarding how these programs should be designed to achieve maximum success. The present study examined the effectiveness of a comprehensive middle school male academy program in terms of student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Males, Middle School Students
Strickland, Shawna DeMarie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Many studies have investigated relationships between self-directedness and various indicators of success in university coursework but few have explored the evolution of self-directedness that may or may not occur in these settings. This study sought to discover how self-direction in learning of participants in an undergraduate healthcare ethics…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Readiness, Course Evaluation, Longitudinal Studies
Cavey, Laurie O.; Mahavier, W. Ted – Mathematics Teacher, 2010
Responding to students' questions is a critical part of teaching mathematics. A particular response may either stifle a student's inquiry or, ideally, stimulate his or her interest in mathematics. Although formulating responses that have the potential to engage students in developing new mathematical insights is challenging, the authors believe…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Seminars, Cognitive Processes, Mathematics Teachers
Tajeddini, Kayhan – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2009
Purpose: This paper aims to explore managers' perceptions of learning within a sample of Swiss watch firms. Design/methodology/approach: A purposeful (judgmental) stratified sampling method was employed, where in-depth interviews with 13 marketing managers and owners were carried out over a three-month period. Meaning units (MUs) were abstracted,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrator Attitudes, Interviews, Learning Readiness
Chu, Regina Juchun; Chu, Anita Zichun; Weng, Cathy; Tsai, Chin-Chung; Lin, Chia-chun – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This research explores the relationships between self-directed learning readiness and transformative learning theory (TLT) reflected by the Constructivist Internet-based Learning Environment Scale (CILES). A questionnaire survey about adult learner's perceptions of Internet-based learning was administered to adults enrolled in classes in community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Learning Readiness, Structural Equation Models
Evans, Nina; Ziaian, Tahereh; Sawyer, Janet; Gillham, David – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2013
A pilot study was conducted in a regional university setting to promote awareness of the value of affective teaching and learning amongst staff and students. Academic staff and students from diverse disciplines at University of South Australia's (UniSA) Centre for Regional Engagement (CRE) were recruited to the study. The research investigated…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Regional Characteristics, Pilot Projects, Regional Schools