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Griffin, Patrick – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2007
This article argues that a "probabilistic" interpretation of competence can provide the basis for a link between assessment, teaching and learning, curriculum resources and policy development. Competence is regarded as a way of interpreting the quality of performance in a coherent series of hierarchical tasks. The work of Glaser is combined with…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Learning Theories, Competence, Policy Formation
Maryland State Department of Education, 2009
The report shares what everyone has learned from the 2010-2011 Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) data about the school readiness of Maryland's children: statewide, by subgroups, and for each of Maryland's 24 local jurisdictions. Some of the highlights are: (1) The percentage of Maryland kindergarteners fully ready to start school…
Descriptors: Special Schools, School Readiness, Learning Readiness, Disabilities
Kasintorn, Tanachit – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to develop a test of academic readiness for first grade instruction in Thailand. Test of Academic Readiness (TAR) consists of six domains: verbal, visual, memory, math, logical, and general knowledge. Two pilot studies were carried out and a main study tested items in those domains. Rasch model was used to assess the…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Reading Readiness Tests, Doctoral Dissertations, Foreign Countries
Garner, Alison Maerker – Teaching Music, 2008
Music learning and music performance involve all aspects of the individual: cognitive, emotional, social, and psychomotor. John Feierabend shows that music requires a special kind of intellectual process that is unique to the discipline. Brain density reaches its peak in a child's first few years of life; hence, as with language, music learning…
Descriptors: Music Education, Learning Readiness, Child Development, Brain
Retnowati, Endah, Ed.; Suprapto, Ed.; Jerusalem, Mohammad Adam, Ed.; Sugiyarto, Kristian, Ed.; Wagiran, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018
This proceedings volume of InCoTEPD 2018 covers many ideas for handling a wide variety of challenging issues in the field of education. The outstanding ideas dealing with these issues result in innovation of the system. There are many innovation strategies resulting from recent research that are discussed in this book. These strategies will become…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Knowledge Level, Skill Development, Vocational Education
Forry, Nicole; Wessel, Julia – Child Trends, 2012
Increased emphasis has been placed on children's ability to enter kindergarten ready to learn, a concept referred to as "school readiness." School readiness has been defined by the Maryland State Department of Education as "the stage of human development that enables a child to engage in, and benefit from, primary learning…
Descriptors: Comprehension, School Readiness, Disadvantaged Youth, Kindergarten
Sulaiman, Tajularipin; Hassan, Aminuddin; Baki, Roselan – Online Submission, 2009
The Malaysian Ministry of Education has implemented the use of English as the medium of instruction at primary school level beginning 2003. These students are the main group of people affected by this change in policy. Besides, the implementation of the approach also raises the readiness of students in the rural areas. Therefore, the aims of the…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Teaching Methods, Learning Readiness, Rural Urban Differences
Howes, Carollee; Burchinal, Margaret; Pianta, Robert; Bryant, Donna; Early, Diane; Clifford, Richard; Barbarin, Oscar – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2008
We examined children's growth in school-related learning and social skills over the pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) year in state-funded programs designed to prepare children for kindergarten. We expected that children's gains in academic and social skills could be attributed to variations in the structural and classroom process dimensions of program…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Preschool Education, Teacher Qualifications, Kindergarten
Graham, Carroll M.; Nafukho, Fredrick Muyia – Learning Organization, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine employees' perception of the dimension of culture toward organizational learning readiness. The study also seeks to compare employees' work experience (longevity), work shifts and their perception toward the dimension of culture in enhancing organizational learning readiness.…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Organizational Culture, Learning Readiness, Work Experience
W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 2008
This report is an overview and summary of the Arizona Governor's Forum: Linking Ready Kids to Ready Schools. The forum, supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Education Commission of the States, was held on May 30, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Six dozen educators, education experts and advocates gathered during the one-day forum to map out…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Agrawal, D. K.; Khan, Q. M. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2008
All stakeholders are aware of the importance of measuring performance in higher education at the university/college level. Generally the performance indicators used for this purpose have focused on graduation rates and/or final examination scores, rather than the performance-enabling processes. Further, the most commonly used method for knowledge…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Graduation Rate
Nikitenko, Gleb – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The self-directed learning (SDL) in all of its characteristics measured in students and in various learning contexts continues to have a very important role in educational research and requires new explorations. Contemporary research indicates that there is a direct positive relationship between the level of student self-directed learning…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Readiness, Independent Study, Online Courses
Goliath, Cheryl Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Professional societies in the field of medicine have recommended that the traditional model for lifelong medical learning, which had previously focused on attendance at weeklong didactic continuing medical education (CME) courses, should be replaced by individualized study. Self-directed and practice-linked learning are well accepted in principle,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Portfolios (Background Materials), Medical Education, Learning Readiness
Penuel, William R.; Pasnik, Shelley; Bates, Lauren; Townsend, Eve; Gallagher, Lawrence P.; Llorente, Carlin; Hupert, Naomi – Education Development Center, Inc., 2009
Described here is a study on the efficacy of a media-rich curriculum based on the idea that children can learn best from "media synergy," that is, when children have opportunities to learn a focused set of skills by engaging in repeated practice with them in many different formats and media. Participants in this study were low-income…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Learning Readiness, Summative Evaluation, Reading Research
Sullo, Bob – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2009
Because you can't possibly know exactly what will motivate every student, it's vital to have a reliable blueprint and a set of strategies that are proven to work across a broad spectrum of students. That's why you need this book from a teacher and psychologist with over 30 years of experience. Drawing from recent research of the concepts of…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Grading, Student Motivation, Guides