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Implementation of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Italy: A Three-Year Study
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Lara Milan; Sally M. Reis; Sukru Murad Cebeci; Paola Maraschi – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2024
In this article, we describe the positive outcomes emerging from a three-year implementation of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) in the first Italian implementation of the model. Both students and teachers benefitted from the positive experience of the SEM educational approaches to talent development which provides an educational experience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted Education, Enrichment Activities, Talent Development
Enriching Formal Language Learning with an Informal Social Component
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Dettori, Giuliana; Torsani, Simone – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
This paper describes an informal component that we added to an online formal language learning environment in order to help the learners reach relevant Internet pages they can freely use to complement their learning activity. Thanks to this facility, each lesson is enriched, at run time, with a number of links automatically retrieved from social…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Social Networks, Web Sites, Informal Education
The Effects of Audiobooks on the Psychosocial Adjustment of Pre-Adolescents and Adolescents with Dyslexia
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Milani, Anna; Lorusso, Maria Luisa; Molteni, Massimo – Dyslexia, 2010
The objective of the present research study was to understand what benefits the use of audiobooks (both school-books and books of various genres, recorded on digital media) could bring to preadolescents and adolescents with developmental dyslexia. Two groups, each consisting of 20 adolescents, were compared. The experimental group used the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, School Activities, Dyslexia
Exploring Learning with Teachers and Children: An Administrator's Perspective
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Haigh, Karen M. – Theory Into Practice, 2007
This article involved a series of investigations influenced by the Reggio Emilia approach to early education as well as ideas of Paulo Freire. Within a Reggio-influenced classroom, teacher professional development is seen as essential, whereas for Paulo Freire, both teacher and the student are learners. These 2 ideas were brought together in a…
Descriptors: Investigations, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Action Research
Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An International Comparison of Policy Measures and Their Effectiveness. Summary
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Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education
Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An International Comparison of Policy Measures and Their Effectiveness
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Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education