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Walstad, William B.; Robson, Denise – Journal of Economic Education, 1997
Applies Item Response Theory methods to data from the national norming of the Test of Economic Literacy to identify test questions with large male-female differences. Regression analysis showed a significant decrease in the magnitude of gender difference, although a difference was still present. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Comparative Testing, Economics, Economics Education
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Sharma, Vandana; Kaur, Inderjeet – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Maintains that a loss-gain hypothesis (a negative impression gives way to a positive one) is a more powerful indicator and incentive for future friendship than an opposite sequence (positive to negative). Both of these, however, were eclipsed by a positive-positive interaction as a determinant of interpersonal attraction. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, College Students
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Davey, Beth – American Educational Research Journal, 1988
To explore question-answering strategy differences between young "good" and older "poor" readers, 60 fifth and sixth grade good readers and 60 ninth and tenth grade poor readers responded to questions about passages read and reinspected. Strategies used were inferred through analysis of response errors. Implications for reading…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Cohen, Allan S.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1991
Detecting differential item functioning (DIF) on test items constructed to favor 1 group over another was investigated on parameter estimates from 2 item response theory-based computer programs--BILOG and LOGIST--using data for 1,000 White and 1,000 Black college students. Use of prior distributions and marginal-maximum a posteriori estimation is…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Equations (Mathematics)
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Palmer, Deborah K.; Garcia, Eugene E. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2000
Reactions of 30 bilingual teachers and 20 administrators to implementation of Proposition 227 match those of educators throughout California. Teachers worry about the erosion of primary language programs, the imposition of English-only standardized testing, and the lack of clear leadership on policy implementation. Administrator concerns include…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Educational Change, Elementary Education
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Stoddard, Shari S. – Art Education, 1996
Describes a class project that combines Native American culture, art skills, and cooperative learning. The project involves assigned readings on the history and purpose of the totem pole. Students are then given a set of visuals and work in small groups constructing their own totem poles. (MJP)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education
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Lowe, Kaye; Johnston, Cammie – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2000
Describes "reader response" teaching techniques to enhance young children's critical thinking skills, build a sound literacy foundation, and clarify the relationship between reading and writing. Provides examples of response logs/journal entries, aesthetic responses such as drawings and dramatic reenactments, and student discussions…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Early Childhood Education
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Willingham, Daniel T. – Education Next, 2005
Mel Levine writes about learning disabilities in a way that sometimes invites satire. The premise of his 2003 book, "The Myth of Laziness," for example, is that a child who appears lazy probably does not lack motivation, but rather suffers from "output failure." Levine, a professor of pediatrics at the University of North…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Attention, Spatial Ability
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Rosenblatt, Louise M. – Voices from the Middle, 2005
In this essay, the author explains not only how she came to write her classic text "Literature as Exploration," but she also describes the path of her own professional journey. A conviction about the difference between "literary" and other reading led to her writing "Literature as Exploration" in the first place. In this book, she argued that…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Liberal Arts, English Instruction, Literature
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Schafer, Mechthild; Korn, Stefan; Smith, Peter K.; Hunter, Simon C.; Mora-Merchan, Joaqun A.; Singer, Monika M.; Van der Meulen, Kevin – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2004
This study examined the long-term correlates of victimization in school with aspects of functioning in adult life, using a specially designed Retrospective Bullying Questionnaire, which also included questions about short-term effects (e. g. suicidal ideation and intrusive memories) and victimization experiences in adulthood. Current relationship…
Descriptors: Bullying, Suicide, Attachment Behavior, Friendship
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Jepson, Kevin – Language Learning & Technology, 2005
Despite the expanded use of the Internet for language learning and practice, little attention if any has been given to the quality of interaction among English L2 speakers in conversational text or voice chat rooms. This study explored the patterns of repair moves in synchronous non-native speaker (NNS) text chat rooms in comparison to voice chat…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Interaction, Data Analysis, Internet
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Harter, Susan; Low, Sabina M.; Whitesell, Nancy R. – Journal of School Violence, 2003
This study first examined a model of the predictors and mediators of both suicidal ideation and violent ideation, particularly since both types of ideation were highly correlated (r = 0.55) among our young adolescent participants. The variables in the model were those identified in media accounts of the histories of the 10 high-profile school…
Descriptors: Aggression, Suicide, Early Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
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Gainor, Sara Jane; Goins, R. Turner; Miller, Lee Ann – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2004
Making geriatric education available to rural faculty/preceptors, students, and practitioners presents many challenges. Often the only options considered for educating those in the health professions about geriatrics are either traditional face-to-face courses or distance education programs. The purpose of this paper was to examine the use of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Distance Education, Learning Modules, Educational Strategies
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Tatnall, Arthur; Reyes, Gina – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2005
While most Information Systems (IS) professionals spend much of their time in the implementation or management of projects, the curriculum of university Information Technology (IT) courses does not always reflect this. While most university IT courses cover some aspects of project management, some do not go into this topic in any depth, and many…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Assignments, Information Technology, Educational Technology
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Fiori, Melissa L. – CALICO Journal, 2005
This article reviews the findings of a study which set out to examine the role that consciousness raising (CR) plays in grammatical development in synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC). Students participated in weekly SCMC sessions. Spanish L2 forms "por/para" and "ser/estar" were chosen, and the data from two groups--form-and-meaning…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Computer Mediated Communication, Social Behavior, Verbs
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