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Download full textVolante, Louis; Cherubini, Lorenzo; Drake, Susan – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2008
This study examined factors at the school, district, and provincial level that influenced school administrators' responses to large-scale assessment. To understand administrators' perspectives, 5 secondary and 4 elementary administrators from a suburban school district in southern Ontario, Canada were interviewed. Key factors noted by…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Foreign Countries, Performance Factors, Influences
Direct linkBoechler, Patricia M.; Foth, Dennis; Watchorn, Rebecca – Educational Gerontology, 2007
To determine the optimal uses of educational hypermedia for older adult learners, it is prudent to conduct research focusing on this particular participant group. However, the value of research findings, especially in cross-sectional studies, may depend on attentiveness towards the specific needs of older adults. Ignoring these needs may lead to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Hypermedia, Adult Students
Childs, Ruth A.; Lawson, Alexandra – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2003
As states and provinces develop large-scale assessment programs linked to their curricula, teachers are increasingly expected to interpret the assessment results and to explain them to parents. The challenge for teachers is especially great in Ontario, which began developing an assessment program in 1996 after almost three decades without…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Group Testing
