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Jack, Brady Michael; Lin, Huann-shyang; Yore, Larry D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014
This study investigates how affective and self-related factors impact participation in science learning and environmental awareness and responsibility. Using PISA 2006 datasets from Taiwan and Canada having similar level of science competency, the model for this study verifies and expands an earlier model by examining the relationships among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Science Education
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Lin, Pei-Ying – eJEP: eJournal of Education Policy, 2013
This study investigated accommodations for students without disabilities in order to fill critical gaps in both knowledge and practices in fields of special education and educational assessments. In Ontario, students at different grade levels were assessed by the provincial assessments developed by the Education Quality and Accountability Office…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Testing Accommodations, Standardized Tests
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Alnahdi, Ghaleb Hamad – Journal of International Education Research, 2014
The main goal of this article is to discuss the possibility of adapting the suggestions by Hargreaves and Shirley (2009) in their book "The Fourth Way." This paper will discuss the topic of educational change and reform through three main points. First, it will review the most important advantages and disadvantages that characterize the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Educational Innovation
Froese-Germain, Bernie; McGahey, Bob – Canadian Teachers' Federation (NJ1), 2012
Across the country, teachers are working to provide individualized instruction to the students in their classes. Teachers use their professional judgement to modify teaching to suit the learning needs of students. Occasionally, this modification is required as a result of students being formally identified as having a learning exceptionality. As…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Educational Needs, Inclusion, Individualized Instruction
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Michalos, Alex C.; Creech, Heather; Swayze, Natalie; Kahlke, P. Maurine; Buckler, Carolee; Rempel, Karen – Social Indicators Research, 2012
In this paper we present standardized measures of tenth grade students' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours concerning sustainable development as those concepts are understood in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and we test the hypothesis that knowledge and favourable attitudes toward SD lead to favourable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Sustainable Development, Student Behavior
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Pearce, Kyle – Educational Forum, 2015
Leadership is a skill that can be learned through professional development, mentoring, and leadership development programs. In Ontario, the Teacher Learning and Leadership Program (TLLP) helps educators develop their leadership skills through a Ministry of Education--funded project that addresses student learning needs in their classrooms. This…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Leadership Training, Skill Development, Teacher Education Programs
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Masoodi, Sepideh – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2014
While Alberta is serving a considerable number of English as a Second Language (ESL) 1 students, these students have been documented to be academically underrepresented compared to their native speaking peers. Within the framework of language policy and planning, this study examines the interplay between the macro and micro levels of the education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests
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Kaufman, James C.; Kaufman, Scott Barry; Lichtenberger, Elizabeth O. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2011
Assessing creative potential using a comprehensive battery of standardized tests requires a focus on "how" and "why" an individual responds in addition to "how well" they respond. Using the "intelligent testing" philosophy of focusing on the person being tested rather than the measure itself helps…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Creativity, Psychologists, Standardized Tests
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Broomes, Orlena P. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
This study investigated the effects of immigration and home language on academic achievement over time. Using data from Ontario's Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics administered to the same students in Grades 3 and 6, logistic regression was used to predict if students achieved proficiency in Grade 6 if they were not proficient in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Native Language, Immigrants, Academic Achievement
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Van De Wal, Lianne; Ryan, Thomas G. – Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2014
Adolescent literacy has emerged via the high-stakes standardized test known as the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) as a critical area of debate and study. Research has indicated a direct connection between literacy and identity, and that student literacy practices differ from traditional measures of literacy located in school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests
Fielding, Randall – Education Canada, 2012
Two recent peer-reviewed studies support the need to update the traditional school design model that has remained fundamentally unchanged for over a century. In a 2011 study published by the American Educational Research Journal, entitled "Problem-Based Learning in K-12 Education," Clarice Wirkala and Deanna Kuhn document a 200-500…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Problem Based Learning, Innovation, Cooperation
Coulter, Rebecca Priegert – Education Canada, 2012
Aggregated test results that identify the literacy problems of boys as the most salient gender issue in schools distort the reality that girls experience significant gender-based challenges as well, though their problems may not present as clearly on standardized tests. This emphasis on boys' difficulties has moved educational resources in that…
Descriptors: Females, Outcomes of Education, Standardized Tests, Males
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Verret, Claudia; Guay, Marie-Claude; Berthiaume, Claude; Gardiner, Phillip; Beliveau, Louise – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2012
Objective: The objective of this study is to explore the effects of a moderate- to high-intensity physical activity program on fitness, cognitive functions, and ADHD-related behavior in children with ADHD. Method: Fitness level, motor skills, behaviors, and cognitive functions are assessed by standardized tests before and after a 10-week training…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Standardized Tests, Information Processing
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Corrigan, Julie A. – Computers & Education, 2012
While technology use is becoming ever more ubiquitous in society, there are times when even the most useful of technologies faces non-adoption for a variety of contextual reasons. Educational institutions are increasingly relying on online academic support services such as e-tutoring to balance rising demands for public accountability over…
Descriptors: Schools, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
Manna, Paul, Ed.; McGuinn, Patrick, Ed. – Brookings Institution Press, 2013
America's fragmented, decentralized, politicized, and bureaucratic system of education governance is a major impediment to school reform. In this important new book, a number of leading education scholars, analysts, and practitioners show that understanding the impact of specific policy changes in areas such as standards, testing, teachers, or…
Descriptors: Governance, Educational Administration, Failure, Decision Making
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