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Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the ACEI Global Guidelines Assessment (GGA) in Four Countries
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Hardin, Belinda J.; Bergen, Doris; Hung, Hsuan-Fang – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2013
The ACEI Global Guidelines Assessment (GGA) was developed to provide an international assessment tool that can be used by early childhood educators to develop, assess, and improve program quality worldwide. This pilot study was conducted in four countries to investigate the psychometric properties of the GGA within and across different countries.…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Children, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
A Pilot Study of the Interface Design of Cross-Cultural Web Sites through Usability Testing of Multilanguage Web Sites and Determining the Preferences of Taiwanese and American Users
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Ku, David Tawei; Chang, Chia-Chi – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2014
By conducting usability testing on a multilanguage Web site, this study analyzed the cultural differences between Taiwanese and American users in the performance of assigned tasks. To provide feasible insight into cross-cultural Web site design, Microsoft Office Online (MOO) that supports both traditional Chinese and English and contains an almost…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Computer Interfaces, Web Sites
Student Perceptions of Cognitive and Social Learning in Global Virtual Teams: A Pilot Study
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Kohut, Gary F.; Yon, Maria G. – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2013
The global work environment requires graduates to have skills to work collaboratively over distance and time. This pilot study presents the findings of a survey of student perceptions concerning a global virtual team (GVT) experience that used both synchronous and asynchronous collaboration. Our findings revealed that while students experienced…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Electronic Learning
Miracle Math: A Successful Program from Singapore Tests the Limits of School Reform in the Suburbs
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Garelick, Barry – Education Next, 2006
In December of 2004, media outlets across the country were abuzz with news of the just-released results of the latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) tests. Once again despite highly publicized efforts to reform American math education over the past two decades, the United States did little better than average. Taken…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, School Restructuring, Pilot Projects
Vocational Education and Training for Life Long Learning in the Information Era. IVETA [International Vocational Education and Training Association] Conference Proceedings (Hong Kong, China, August 6-9, 2000).
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong). – 2000
This document contains 123 papers from an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The papers focus on the following themes: (1) societal and ethical issues; (2) human resource development and personnel training; (3) international issues; (4) information technology in VET;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Alternative Assessment