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Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2009
The Rostrum is a quarterly publication of the academic senate for California community colleges. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Establishing a Systemwide California Community College General Education Advanced Placement (CCC GE AP) List by Dave Degroot; (2) Explaining the ASCCC Position on "Transfer Degrees" by…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Community Colleges, Computer Literacy, Faculty Development
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Kunzman, Robert – Theory and Research in Education, 2009
Drawing from six years of qualitative research, this article analyzes the broad range of proposed and existing homeschool regulations throughout the United States. It argues that current homeschool regulations--and most proposals for how to improve them--misjudge the complexity of such an endeavor; state resources are misused and the basic…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Home Schooling, Interests, Basic Skills
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Brookhart, Susan M. – Educational Leadership, 2009
Professional assessment organizations almost universally endorse the use of multiple measures for making education decisions. In practice, however, the concept of multiple measures is defined and applied in many different ways, depending on how we answer two questions--What counts as a "measure"? and How are the multiple measures…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Testing
Keller, Josh – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
In nearly two decades as a community-college leader, Martha J. Kanter has earned acclaim for a strong record helping disabled and low-income students graduate from college and for her bold efforts to overhaul curricula to help more students master basic skills. After working for more than 30 years at nearly every level of the California community…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Colleges, College Attendance, Federal Government
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Canning, Roy – Journal of Education and Work, 2007
The paper provides an analysis of Core Skill policy and practice in the UK. The author presents a conceptual basis for re-thinking generic Core Skills within educational approaches in teaching and learning. The discussion looks at whether universal notions of generic skills are appropriate when considering post-compulsory pedagogic approaches to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Education Work Relationship
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Stevens, Joseph J.; Zvoch, Keith – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2007
Confirmatory factor analysis was used to explore the internal validity of scores on the TerraNova Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills/5 using samples from a southwestern school district and standardization samples reported by the publisher. One of the strengths claimed for battery-type achievement tests is provision of reliable and valid samples…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Factor Analysis, Goodness of Fit
Merrifield, Juliet – Centre for Literacy of Quebec, 2012
Learning always takes place in a particular context and culture, yet educators have tended to focus their attention mainly on the form of learning, its methodology, content and teaching approach. While these can and do affect learning and its results, this paper looks beyond the particulars of the program to explore how the context and culture of…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Workplace Literacy, Basic Skills, Context Effect
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Hassi, Marja-Liisa; Hannula, Aino; Salo i Nevado, Laia – Adult Learning, 2008
Adult education has become a significant aspect of Finnish educational and developmental policy as well as of Finnish labor and social policies. Such factors as the need for occupational proficiency, employment, and economic growth have strongly influenced adult education in Finland. Besides the development of personality and support for the life…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Democracy, Numeracy, Adult Education
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Noser, Thomas C.; Tanner, John R.; Shah, Situl – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2008
The purpose of this study was to measure the comprehension of basic mathematical skills of students enrolled in statistics classes at a large regional university, and to determine if the scores earned on a basic math skills test are useful in forecasting student performance in these statistics classes, and to determine if students' basic math…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Statistics, Business Education, Predictive Validity
Bailey, Thomas; Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
Community colleges play an important role in the U.S. economy, providing access to higher education for low-income young people, a path to higher-earning employment for low-income workers, and a supply of well-trained employees for local industry. In order to remain competitive with other major economies, however, the U.S. must sharply increase…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Credentials, Community Colleges, Low Income
Montgomery County Public Schools, 2013
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) "Special Education at a Glance," which includes a copy of the "Guide to Planning and Assessing School-Based Special Education Programs," provides in a single document, information about the special education population at each Montgomery County (Maryland) public school, including…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Counties, Disabilities, Special Education
Oregon Department of Education, 2013
This guide is designed as a reference for District and School personnel working with English learners (ELs). The content of the guide represents a compilation of information, examples, and resources. This guide is a living document and subject to frequent updates. It is recommended to review the document online rather than printing a hard copy.
Descriptors: Program Guides, English Language Learners, Educational Objectives, Vocabulary
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Boroch, Deborah; Fillpot, Jim; Hope, Laura; Johnstone, Robert; Mery, Pamela; Smith, Bruce; Serban, Andreea – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2007
This article presents a summary of the main findings of a national literature review completed as part of a larger study of basic skills effective practices. The study summarized here was commissioned by the California Community Colleges System Office with the purpose of conducting a comprehensive review of national literature and identifying…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Teaching Methods, Basic Skills, Academic Achievement
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Sinharay, Sandip; Haberman, Shelby; Puhan, Gautam – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2007
There is an increasing interest in reporting subscores, both at examinee level and at aggregate levels. However, it is important to ensure reasonable subscore performance in terms of high reliability and validity to minimize incorrect instructional and remediation decisions. This article employs a statistical measure based on classical test theory…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Test Theory, Test Validity, Statistical Analysis
Neuman, Susan B. – Early Childhood Today, 2007
For many children, the beginnings of literacy appear in activities such as pretend play, drawing, conversations about signs in their environment, and writing. In this article, the author describes children's experiences and how they express themselves through writing. With the efforts to communicate, children will write their own stories, try to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Play, Childrens Writing, Basic Skills
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