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Schiffl, Iris – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Science standards have been a topic in educational research in Austria for about ten years now. Starting in 2005, competency structure models have been developed for junior and senior classes of different school types. After evaluating these models, prototypic tasks were created to point out the meaning of the models to teachers. At the moment,…
Descriptors: Science Education, Standards, Foreign Countries, Models
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Wendt, Heike; Kasper, Daniel; Trendtel, Matthias – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2017
Background: Large-scale cross-national studies designed to measure student achievement use different social, cultural, economic and other background variables to explain observed differences in that achievement. Prior to their inclusion into a prediction model, these variables are commonly scaled into latent background indices. To allow…
Descriptors: Measurement, Achievement Tests, Cultural Differences, Socioeconomic Influences
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Mathelitsch, Leopold – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2013
The role of competencies is discussed with respect to science teaching. In particular, competence models from Germany, Switzerland and Austria are presented and compared. A special topical program, "Competencies in Mathematics and Science Teaching", was started in Austria three years ago. Initial experiences with this program are…
Descriptors: Science Education, Teaching Methods, Teacher Competencies, Program Evaluation
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Kühn, Bärbel – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Democratic principles and human rights, the core values of the Council of Europe, informed the development of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR; Council of Europe 2001. "Common European framework of reference for languages: Learning, teaching, assessment." Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Portfolios (Background Materials), Guidelines
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Pechar, Hans; Ates, Gülay; Andres, Lesley – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2012
Until recently, both policy direction and public awareness of the Bologna Process has been focused almost unilaterally on the introduction of the Bachelor's degree to European universities. This is understandable, as for most European countries, the Bachelor is a new academic degree. However, commencing with the Berlin Ministerial Conference…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Doctoral Programs, Educational Change
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Budka, Philipp; Schallert, Claudia – Learning Inquiry, 2009
The changing higher educational landscape in Europe creates new learning infrastructures and transforms existing ones. Students are thus provided with new possibilities and challenges. Through the case study of a newly developed common curriculum for the social sciences of a public university in Austria, this article discusses the interacting…
Descriptors: Universities, Social Sciences, Foreign Countries, Educational Change