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Jenni Ingram; Jamie Stiff; Stuart Cadwallader; Gabriel Lee; Heather Kayton – UK Department for Education, 2023
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) assesses the knowledge and skills in mathematics, reading and science of 15-year-old pupils in countries around the world. PISA is run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and assessment is typically undertaken every 3 years, allowing us to chart how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students
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Takkaç Tulgar, Aysegül; Yilmaz, Rabia Meryem; Topu, Fatma Burcu – Participatory Educational Research, 2022
The main aim of this research is to display research trends in studies on augmented reality (AR) in teaching English as a foreign language by using bibliometric mapping and content analysis. For this purpose, 64 studies in total published up to 2019 were accessed for bibliometric analysis. In addition, 49 articles published between 2007 and 2019…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Second Language Instruction
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Rabgay, Tshewang – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The study investigated the effect of using cooperative learning method on tenth grade students' learning achievement in biology and their attitude towards the subject in a Higher Secondary School in Bhutan. The study used a mixed method approach. The quantitative component included an experimental design where cooperative learning was the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Grade 10, Cooperative Learning
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Gul, Seyda; Sozbilir, Mustafa – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
This paper reports on a content analysis of 633 biology education research [BER] papers published by Turkish science educators in national and international journals. The findings indicate that more research has been undertaken in environment and ecology, the cell and animal form and functions. In addition learning, teaching and attitudes were in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biology, Science Education, Educational Research
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Kursun, Engin – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Although a number of claims have been made describing massive open online courses (MOOCs) as a disruptive innovation in education, these claims have not yet been proven through research. Instead, MOOCs should perhaps be considered as an integrative model for higher education systems, but to do so will require recognition of credentials. Initial…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
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Yalaki, Yalcin; Bayram, Zeki – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2015
Formative assessment or assessment for learning is one of the most emphasized educational innovations around the world. Two of the common strategies that could be used in formative assessment are use of summative tests for formative purposes and comment only marking. We utilized these strategies in the form of formative quizzes in a general…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Student Evaluation
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Baki, Adnan; Guven, Bulent; Karatas, Ilhan; Akkan, Yasar; Cakiroglu, Unal – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2011
The aim of the study is to determine trends in Turkish Mathematics Education on the basis of both master and doctoral theses involved. The researchers reviewed the online databases of the Higher Education Council and Proquest as well as the library of each university and examined 284 graduate theses in regard to research topic, research methods,…
Descriptors: Research Design, Mathematics Education, Educational Research, Research Methodology
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Duman, Bilal – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of Brain-based learning (BBL) on the academic achievement of students with different learning styles. The study group consists of students from the department of Social Sciences Teacher Education in the Faculty of Education at Mugla University (N=68). In the study, a pre-test-post-test…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Research Design, Cognitive Style
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McKevitt, Brian C.; Elliott, Stephen N. – School Psychology Review, 2003
This investigation examined the effects and consequences of using testing accommodations, including reading aloud test content, with a group of eighth-grade students (N = 79) on a standardized reading test. Research questions pertaining to the effects of accommodations on reading test scores and consequences of testing on teacher and student…
Descriptors: Research Design, Testing Accommodations, Test Content, Student Attitudes
Neufeld, Barbara; And Others – 1985
This evaluation report summarizes the impact of the Hartford Effective Schools Initiative (HESI) during the 1984-85 implementation year and is based on: (1) interview and observation data gathered during two day visits to each of the three schools in April and May and compared with similar data collected from the same teachers, facilitators,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education, Classroom Observation Techniques
Ingels, Steven J.; And Others – 1987
In anticipation of the base-year survey of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), a field test of the questionnaire and test items was conducted in 1987. NELS:88 is a national, longitudinal study designed to provide trend data about the critical transitions of young people as they develop, attend school, and enter the work…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Biographical Inventories
Hendel, Patricia K., Ed. – 1982
A compilation of 109 abstracts from the "Research and Development Report Series," is presented based on R&D projects conducted during 1963-1981 by Educational Testing Service on behalf of the College Entrance Examination Board. Project titles and authors include the following: "The Effect of Special Preparation on SAT Verbal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures