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Commission des Communautes Europeennes (Luxembourg). – 1990
This document reports on a conference of 50 experts gathered to discuss the adaptation of education in Europe to the economic and political integration that has been occurring in that area. The conference discussed four main themes: (1) foreign language teaching and the use of the foreign language as a working language; (2) the creation of…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Instructional Materials
Lesgold, Alan M., Ed.; Reif, Frederick, Ed. – 1983
The full proceedings are provided here of a conference of 40 teachers, educational researchers, and scientists from both the public and private sectors that centered on the future of computers in education and the research required to realize the computer's educational potential. A summary of the research issues considered and suggested means for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Educational Research
McKinney, Kay – 1993
A 1992 conference on mathematics and science teaching focused on two specific topics: enhanced professional development for educators and better instructional materials for the classroom. Teachers, members of Congress, governors, teacher educators, professors, researchers, and policymakers shared what they believed was needed to be done to improve…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Instructional Improvement
Rosen, Walter G., Ed. – 1989
Many of the most exciting advances in science are taking place in biology, yet many students leave school without having learned biology's basic principles, and few are stimulated enough to continue in the sciences. This book presents information and expert views from teachers, curriculum developers, and others on why and where biology education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Lesgold, Alan; Reif, Frederick – 1983
The future of computers in education and the research needed to realize the computer's potential are discussed in this report, which presents a summary and the conclusions from an invitational conference involving 40 computer scientists, psychologists, educational researchers, teachers, school administrators, and parents. The summary stresses the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Schwartz, Judah L., Ed.; Garet, Michael S., Ed. – 1981
In an effort to examine issues raised by the effort to assess the performance of educational institutions, a project focusing on the social purposes and intellectual foundations of assessment practices in education was initiated. The primary goal of the project was to explore the possibility of developing new, more appropriate educational…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Diagnosis