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Fowler, Brian; Vegas, Emiliana – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2021
Computer science (CS) education helps students acquire skills such as computational thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration. Since these skills take preeminence in the rapidly changing 21st century, CS education promises to significantly enhance student preparedness for the future of work and active citizenship. CS education can also reduce…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, National Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
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Moya-Santiagos, Paulina; Quiroga-Curín, Javiera – London Review of Education, 2022
Languages are not just sets of words. They are powerful tools essential to carry history, traditions, culture and wisdom. In Latin America, Mapudungun, the native language of Mapuche people -- the largest ethnic group in Chile -- can be threatened. A substantial linguistic shift has characterised the panorama of native languages of the current…
Descriptors: American Indians, American Indian Languages, Native Language, American Indian Education
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Escudero, Jaime Caiceo – Teachers College Record, 2022
Background/Context: This article discusses the influence and legacy of three Chilean educators in the country's schooling system during the first half of the 20th century. Focus of Study: Based on the changes that Darío Salas, Irma Salas, and Amanda Labarca promoted in the Latin American country, it explores how the ideas of their teacher John…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Change
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Cox, Cristián; Meckes, Lorena – Research Papers in Education, 2016
Since the 1990s, Chile has participated in all major international large-scale assessment studies (ILSAs) of the IEA and OECD, as well as the regional ones conducted by UNESCO in Latin America, after it had been involved in the very first international Science Study in 1970-1971. This article examines the various ways in which these studies have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Hinostroza, J. E.; Guzman, A.; Isaacs, S. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2002
Presents results of seven case studies of innovative pedagogical practices using ICT (information and communication technology) in Chile, conducted as part of the SITES (Second Information Technology in Education Study) M2 project. Discusses the lack of evidence of impact on student learning achievement as defined in the national curriculum.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education