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Manolis Kousloglou; Eleni Petridou; Anastasios Molohidis; Euripides Hatzikraniotis – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2023
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving belong to 21st century skills that enhance ways of thinking, learning, working and living in the world. When combined with well-designed educational activities, mobile technology has the capacity to foster these abilities. This study evaluates the Critical Thinking & Problem Solving skills of ninth-grade…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving
Stephanie A. Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this program evaluation was to evaluate the impact of CORE District's Breakthrough Success Community (BTSC) Program at an urban Title I high school located in Southern California. BTSC aims to improve the ninth-grade experience through a focus on five key change drivers and the implementation of improvement science. Through teacher…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Urban Schools, Disadvantaged Schools, High Schools
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Daman Huri, Noor Haslina; Karpudewan, Mageswary – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2019
STEM education is gaining increasing attention globally to fulfill the acute shortage of STEM workforce. Executing STEM education is frequently viewed as a complex and challenging agenda. The current study proposes Integrated STEM-lab activities in the teaching and learning of electrolysis. The activities use real-world contexts as a platform to…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, STEM Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Improvement
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Garcez, Carolina Montanha; Vitor, Davi Henrique Curia; Bortoli, Mirela Marchiori; Vieira, Lucas Augusto; Prado, Danielle Goncalves De Oliveira; Ramires, Thiago Gentil – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2020
The university aims to form professionals through transmission and dissemination of knowledge, therefore, the Extension, as a tool of the universities, has a major role contributing to improvements in the learning and teaching process. The Extension projects are extremely important for The Federal Technological University of ParanĂ¡ (UTFPR), since…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, Universities, Competition
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Allodi, Mara Westling – Policy Futures in Education, 2013
The principles of new public management -- market mechanisms, accountability and standards -- have been applied in the education system. These methods are supposed to increase efficiency, but there is also a risk of negative consequences from the services provided if the measures of performance target a reduced range of goals, ignore relevant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accountability, Junior High Schools, Educational Administration
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Eilks, Ingo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2005
The study investigates the students opinions on learning in a jigsaw classroom and enquiring on what they think about jigsaw classroom having the potential to make chemistry learning more attractive and whether it can help them to improve their communicative and social skills. The study was carried out using a lesson design for teaching an…
Descriptors: Nuclear Physics, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
Bibel, Michelle; Hart, Lewis; Rizzio, Gary; Tylka, Patricia – 1997
This report describes a program for improving student responsibility through increasing the effectiveness of students listening to and following directions. Targeted groups consisted of an eighth-grade applied computer technology class, a ninth-grade English class, a ninth-grade biology class, and an eleventh-grade applied physical science class.…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Grade 8, Grade 9, Listening Skills
NORTH, ROBERT D.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A PILOT EVALUATION OF THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION-FORD FOUNDATION CORRELATED CURRICULUM PROJECT FOR THE 1966-67 SCHOOL YEAR WAS CONDUCTED TO SEEK THE OBJECTIVES OF ACADEMIC UPGRADING, IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENTS' ADJUSTMENT TO SCHOOL, AND PREPARATION FOR APPROPRIATE VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, ONE IN EACH BOROUGH,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Grade 10, Grade 9, High School Students
Muse, Ivan D.; Coombs, Garn – 1977
An evaluation was conducted on the first year operations (academic 1976-77) of an experienced based career education (EBCE) project designed for tenth grade students from Weber County School District (Utah) and ninth and tenth grade students from Morgan County School District (Utah). Students were pre- and posttested in the areas of career skills,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business, Career Development, Career Education