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Science Communication across Disciplines: Reflecting on STEM Identity Building through Notation in Science Communication ePortfolios
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Christine Alfano; Emily Polk; Jennifer Stonaker – Across the Disciplines, 2023
The Notation in Science Communication (NSC) provides students an opportunity to develop their abilities to effectively communicate technical information to varied audiences using multiple genres and modes. A total of 115 students have earned the NSC as of May 2023. Currently there are just over 100 students in the program, with between 40-50 new…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, College Students, Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials)
The Effect of Afterschool Program Participation on English Language Acquisition
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London, Rebecca; Gurantz, Oded; Norman, Jon R. – Afterschool Matters, 2011
In the past quarter century, the nation's K-12 public schools have experienced a large influx of students who speak languages other than English. Research has shown that many factors affect how English learner (EL) students acquire English language skills, including their preparation before entering U.S. schools, their out-of-school environments,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Language Skills, Second Language Learning, Middle School Students
Decoding Learning Gains: Measuring Outcomes and the Pivotal Role of the Major and Student Backgrounds. SERU Project and Consortium Research Paper. Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.5.09
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Thomas, Gregg; Douglass, John Aubrey – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2009
Throughout the world, interest in gauging learning outcomes at all levels of education has grown considerably over the past decade. In higher education, measuring "learning outcomes" is viewed by many stakeholders as a relatively new method to judge the "value added" of colleges and universities. The potential to accurately…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Measurement Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Majors (Students)
SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS FOR USE WITH "EXTENDER Y HABLAR."
San Juan Unified School District, Carmichael, CA. – 1963
IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE SPEAKING ABILITY OF THE STUDENT, TO HELP HIM DEVELOP READING AND WRITING SKILLS, AND TO AID HIM IN ACQUIRING BETTER TECHNIQUES IN SPANISH, SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE TO THE TEACHER REGARDING THE USE OF THIS VOLUME. SUCH SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE CHORAL AND DOUBLE REPETITION, A READING OF MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY MEMORIZED, AND A VARIED…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Instructional Materials, Language Arts, Language Enrichment
LANGUAGE ABILITY--GRADES SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE.
LOBAN, WALTER – 1964
THE STUDY CONCERNED TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN THE SAME GROUP OF SUBJECTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 9. THE RESEARCH WAS BASED ON A STUDY OF THE PATTERNS AND BEHAVIOR OF THE SUBJECTS' SPEECH AND WRITING AND THEIR COMPETENCE IN READING AND LISTENING. SUCH INFORMATION IS USEFUL IN CURRICULUM PLANNING AND IN DEVELOPING…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Curriculum Development, Grade 7, Grade 8
Basic Skills Study Report. Agenda Item 4.
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1979
A discussion of the nature and scope of basic skills training introduces a series of recommendations for the improved effectiveness of this training based on a survey of California community colleges. The first sections of this report discuss issues of community college responsibility for basic skills training, its priority as an institutional…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education