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Hatfield, Megan; Ciccarelli, Marina; Falkmer, Torbjörn; Falkmer, Marita – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2018
Adolescents on the autism spectrum often have difficulties with the transition from high school to post-school activities. Despite this, little is known about the transition planning processes for this group. This study explored predisposing, reinforcing and enabling factors related to the transition planning processes for adolescents on the…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Success, Adolescents
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Mutch, Allyson; Young, Charlotte; Davey, Tamzyn; Fitzgerald, Lisa – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2018
Meeting students' expectations associated with the provision of feedback is a perennial challenge for tertiary education. Efforts to provide comprehensive, timely feedback within our own first year undergraduate public health courses have not always met students' expectations. In response, we sought to develop peer feedback activities to support…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), College Freshmen, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Peer Evaluation
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Cocks, Errol; Thomson, Allyson; Thoresen, Stian; Parsons, Richard; Rosenwax, Lorna – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Adults with intellectual disability (ID) experience poorer overall health than the wider population. Identification of personal, support service and lifestyle factors affecting health status will provide opportunities to improve health outcomes. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional survey of adults with ID. Interviews were…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Interviews, Foreign Countries
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Xerri, Matthew J.; Radford, Katrina; Shacklock, Kate – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
Student engagement in academic activities is a critical factor contributing to the overall success of students studying in higher education institutions. Yet the factors influencing student engagement in academic activities are still largely unknown. This study begins to address this knowledge gap by investigating the influence of student…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, College Freshmen, Business Schools
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Jones, Tiffany – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2016
To date, people with intersex variations have been mainly studied via small-scale clinical research, with only a small amount of reflective commentary contributed by sociocultural scholars. This paper reports on findings from a 2015 online Australian survey of 272 people with intersex variations, which aimed to redress the gap in research on this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Surveys, Adolescents, Adults
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McCarthy, Josh – Issues in Educational Research, 2015
This paper evaluates various feedback models utilised for summative assessment tasks for tertiary digital media students at the University of South Australia in Australia. The aim of this research project was to establish the advantages and disadvantages of each technique, and to determine which model provided students with more insight into their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Summative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Feedback (Response)
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Lee, Thomas; Pham, Kane; Crosby, Alexandra; Peterson, J. Fiona – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2021
This article provides a snapshot of the digital collaboration practices in a postgraduate master programme studio, focused on service and interaction design. It presents and discusses research from a student survey focused on evaluating the usefulness of the online collaborative software (OCS) 'Slack' and how it relates to a broader media ecology,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Cooperative Learning, Design
Vale, Colleen; Roche, Anne; Cheeseman, Jill; Downton, Ann; Gervasoni, Ann; Kalogeropolous, Penelope; Livy, Sharyn; Russo, James – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2021
Effective middle leading of mathematics is a complex task as it requires a focus on improving learning outcomes for students. This study gathered information about the activities of middle leaders of mathematics using a survey of primary and secondary mathematics leaders. Both primary and secondary mathematics leaders more often focussed on…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Leadership, Mathematics Instruction
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Avara, Hayriye; Mascitelli, Bruno; Bryant, Catherine – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
Within Australia, the State of Victoria has the greatest ethnic diversity and the largest number of second languages used at home. It also has the highest rates of students participating in language learning at school. It is also home to the country's largest and oldest government school for second language learning -- the Victorian School of…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Surveys
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Follong, Berit M.; Prieto-Rodriguez, Elena; Miller, Andrew; Collins, Clare E.; Bucher, Tamara – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2020
Overweight and obesity prevalence in children has increased worldwide. One factor contributing to this rise is the increase in portion sizes, with individuals potentially having difficulties with portion size estimation. Portion size estimation could be improved with portion size education involving the mathematical concepts of volume and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Nutrition, Foreign Countries
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Rotidi, Georgia; Collins, John B.; Karalis, Thanassis; Lavidas, Konstantinos – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
This study examined the relationship between different views of teaching and dimensions that differentiate academic disciplines. A total of 114 academics within Greece and 127 academics from similar disciplines but other countries were compared using the Teaching Perspectives Inventory (TPI). Distinctions among disciplines for both groups were…
Descriptors: Correlation, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Intellectual Disciplines
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May, Tamara; Pang, Ken C.; Williams, Katrina – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Past research suggests more variation in sexual attraction in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using clinical samples. This study utilised a population representative group of 14/15 year olds from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Ninety-four adolescents (73 males, 21 females) with ASD and 3454 (1685 males, 1675 females) without…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Sexuality, Interpersonal Attraction
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Lake, Warren; Boyd, William; Boyd, Wendy; Hellmundt, Suzi – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2017
When student surveys are conducted within university environments, one outcome of feedback to the researcher is that it provides insight into the potential ways that curriculum can be modified and how content can be better delivered. However, the benefit to the current students undertaking the survey is not always evident. By modifying Biggs'…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Feedback (Response), Student Experience, College Students
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Fernandes, Lynette B. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2017
Responsible conduct in learning and research (RCLR) was progressively introduced into the pharmacology curriculum for undergraduate science students at The University of Western Australia. In the second year of this undergraduate curriculum, a lecture introduces students to issues such as the use of animals in teaching and responsible conduct of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, Online Courses, Surveys
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Man, Nicola Wing; Wade, Catherine; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Parenting by people with intellectual disability is attracting increasing attention, and policymakers and service providers require empirical evidence to develop sound policy and service responses. The purpose of the study was to identify prevalence and demographic data on parents with ID in Australia compared with parents with other…
Descriptors: Incidence, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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