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Marcus, Michael L.; Winters, Dixie L. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2004
Students from science, engineering, and technology programs should be able to work together as members of project teams to find solutions to technical problems. The exercise in this paper describes the methods actually used by a project team from a Biomedical Instrumentation Corporation in which scientists, technicians, and engineers from various…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Problem Solving
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Mykytyn, Peter P., Jr.; Mykytyn, Kathleen; Harrison, David A. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2005
The evolving legal environment surrounding intellectual property (IP) and its impact on information systems, especially involving electronic commerce, and the type of education and training provided by management information systems (MIS) faculty to MIS students is a relationship that has not been investigated. Although organizations are…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Business Administration Education, Masters Programs, Intellectual Property
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McGarry, Richard – Applied Language Learning, 2004
This study examines the pedagogical and pragmatic motives behind error correction both in classroom contexts and in everyday conversation among native Spanish-speaking English teachers in Costa Rica. Survey and interview data are analyzed and discussed in terms of participants' attitudes toward correction of errors in L1 and L2 in various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Error Correction, English Teachers, English (Second Language)
Guam Public School System, 2003
The results of the SAT 9 tests administered to Guam students in grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11 have consistently indicated below average academic performance in the subjects of reading, math and language arts over the past decade of testing. To ensure that students attain the necessary skills and knowledge in reading, math, and language arts,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Arts, Educational Indicators, Academic Achievement
Kushner, Remigia; Helbling, Madonna – 1995
A survey instrument was developed and administered to full-time elementary teachers working in Catholic elementary schools. Of the questionnaires distributed in the six regions served by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), 1,076 (52 percent) were returned. Over 90% respondents were Catholic and female, with no background as…
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Elementary Education
Bruce, Nigel; Desloge, Pat – 1999
This paper reports on the findings of two surveys, one year apart, that examined the experiences and attitudes of teachers in a University of Hong Kong English Centre related to the prospect of a curriculum increasingly mediated through information technology (IT). The responses bear witness to the problems teachers experienced in attempting to…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, English Instruction
Colling, Kyle; Fishbaugh, Mary Susan E.; Hermanson, Michael – 2003
The Montana Training for Inclusive Education (TIE) Project provided awareness, information, and preparation to school teams of general and special teachers, administrators, paraeducators, and parents working to include students with disabilities in general education settings. The project offered continuing education opportunities for five tiers of…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Disabilities, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Watt, Carolyn; Sorgnit, Heather; Medina, Catherine; Jennings, Marianne; Heimbecker, Connie; Gonnie, Pat; Dugi, Audrelia; Bowsley, Virginia; Prater, Greg – 2000
A study in the Kayenta Unified School District (Arizona) on the Navajo Nation--the largest reservation in the United States--examined cultural and language barriers in teaching Navajo special education students. Questionnaires were returned from 26 teachers at all grade levels, and interviews were conducted with 5 teachers and the district…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Fairer-Wessels, Felicite A. – 1999
Within the South African tertiary education context, information management is taught from a variety of perspectives, including computer science, business management, informatics, and library and information science. Each discipline has a particular multidisciplinary focus dealing with its fundamentals. To investigate information management…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Lane, Suzanne; Parke, Carol S.; Stone, Clement A. – 1999
The extent to which classroom instruction and assessment activities in mathematics are aligned to the State of Maryland's Learning Objectives and the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) was studied by examining the underlying structure of the mathematics teacher questionnaire developed and administered to teachers in the 1996-97…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Cole, Karen A. – 2000
Project-Based Teacher Partnerships is a model for teacher professional development to help teachers doing technology-supported project-based learning in the Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project. Experienced teachers team with a small number of less-experienced teachers to form a partnership. The partnership plans a project that the teachers will…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology, Faculty Development
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Saunders, Suzanne – British Journal of Special Education, 1999
Reports findings of a study which surveyed and interviewed teachers (N=16) of students with Fragile X Syndrome attending special schools in the United Kingdom. Data reported include activities liked and disliked by these pupils, effect of time of day on pupil behavior, classroom environment and organization, prevention of behavior problems, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Congenital Impairments, Developmental Disabilities
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Cosgrove, Maryellen S. – Journal of Early Education and Family Review, 2002
Investigated teachers' awareness of narcolepsy and the accuracy of their knowledge. Found educators uninformed about narcolepsy and how to accommodate narcoleptic students. Recommended that teachers be aware of narcolepsy's symptoms, plan variety and movement into students' lessons, and allow students to redo assignments if a sleep attack…
Descriptors: Child Health, Chronic Illness, Diseases, Elementary School Teachers
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Tilling, Steve – Journal of Biological Education, 2004
The paper describes a national survey of biology teachers visiting Field Studies Council (FSC) centres in England and Wales. It provides data on levels of biology fieldwork at ages 11-16 (Years 7-11), and factors affecting A-level biology fieldwork provision at ages 16-19 (Years 12 and 13). The results are compared with similar data from geography…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Field Studies, Biology, Secondary School Teachers
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Howe, Edward R. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2004
Canadian and Japanese secondary teachers' conceptions of critical thinking were compared and contrasted. Significant cross-cultural differences were found. While Canadian teachers tended to relate critical thinking to the cognitive domain, Japanese teachers emphasized the affective domain. The quantitative data, effectively reduced through factor…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Factor Analysis, Critical Thinking, Teaching Experience
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