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Simsek, Ali – 1993
This study examined the effects of instructional control and aptitude composition on performance, interaction, and attitudes during a computer-based cooperative science lesson. A sample of 152 fifth and sixth grade students completed the instruction either under the learner control (LC) or the program control (PC) treatment. In the LC treatment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Riverside Publishing Co., Chicago. IL. – 1990
The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), here summarized for administrators, are intended to provide information about the skills development of individual students and about relative strengths and weaknesses of the instructional program. The ITBS represents the first comprehensive elementary school and secondary school statewide testing program in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Fellows, Nancy – 1993
To analyze a student's conceptual changes, analyzing transcriptions of writing and verbal statements may not provide enough information. In a study of 25 sixth graders learning about matter and molecules, concept mapping of students' stated ideas was used to analyze the kinds of organizational changes the students made to use new science…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping
Pina, Anthony A. – 1992
This report documents the design, development, and implementation of computer applications curricula in a pilot program augmenting the regular curriculum for eighth graders at a private middle school. In assessing the needs of the school, a shift in focus was made from computer programming to computer application. The basic objectives of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development
Librarians Association of the Univ. of California, Santa Barbara. – 1992
The libraries of the University of California recognize the need to transform present collections and services into the library of the 21st century. Doing so will require bridging issues of cultural diversity and enhancing support for existing diversity collections. The Ad Hoc Committee on Regional Workshops of the Library Association of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Totemeyer, A.-J., Ed.; And Others – 1993
This document contains the following papers presented at a seminar in which information workers from Namibia and neighboring countries elaborated on future information services in Namibia: "Welcome" (A. de Klerk); "Right to Information and Citizenship" (N. Angula); "Namibia: Information Policy Issues and the State of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Coordination, Elementary Secondary Education
California State Univ., Long Beach. – 1990
This publication, the result of a series of workgroup meetings that culminated in a conference of 45 educators held in San Diego, California, in November 1989, is a guide to assessing the competence of prospective history and social science teachers in the California public schools. The guide was developed as part of a state-wide response to…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Assessment
Dickinson, Paul R. – 1992
The need for broad cooperative effort directed toward the enhancement of science and mathematics education, including environmental science and technology, has been recognized as a national priority in the United States by government, industry, and the academic community. In an effort to address this need, the Partnership for Environmental…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demand Occupations, Educational Cooperation, Emerging Occupations
Dewalt, Mark W. – 1993
This paper discusses a study that examines the relationship between participation in religious youth groups, smoking behavior and subsequent use of cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol. The document briefly surveys earlier research on smoking and drug abuse. The study surveyed students, schools, parents, teachers, and student academic achievement data.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Behavioral Science Research, Cocaine, Drinking
Hassard, Jack; And Others – 1993
This sourcebook and report describes the results of the Alternative Teacher Preparation Institute for Secondary Foreign Language, Mathematics, and Science Teachers at Georgia State University, and offers a plan to implement an alternative graduate level teacher preparation program, the Teacher Education Environments in Mathematics and Science…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Design, Higher Education
MacBeth, Tannis M., Ed. – 1996
Research indicates that children are especially vulnerable to the effects of television viewing. Taking a psychological, social-science perspective, this book explores how television viewing affects children. Chapter 1, "Introduction," (MacBeth) discusses the issues involved, how researchers go about studying media effects, whether television…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Aggression
Maurer, Hermann, Ed. – 1996
This proceedings contains 80 full papers, 12 posters/demonstrations, 108 short papers, one panel, and one tutorial, all focusing on World Wide Web applications. Topics include: designing hypertext navigation tools; Web site design; distance education via the Web; instructional design; the world-wide market and censorship on the Web; customer…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Science, Computer Software
Lasarenko, Jane – 1997
This guide, intended for elementary and secondary teacher, explains how to teach with the latest Internet-based technologies. The guide offers variations and tips for adapting assignments to K-12 grade levels, as well as to a variety of disciplines such as English, social studies, math, and science. Organization of the guide is based on…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1998
Parental involvement is critical to a child's success in school. This handbook provides parents with information about the Grade 1 curriculum in Alberta, Canada. Based on the Alberta Education "Program of Studies: Elementary Schools," the handbook describes the knowledge, skills, and attitudes students in Alberta are expected to…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1998
Parental involvement is critical to a child's success in school. This handbook provides parents with information about the Grade 2 curriculum in Alberta, Canada. Based on the Alberta Education "Program of Studies: Elementary Schools," the handbook describes the knowledge, skills, and attitudes students in Alberta are expected to…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students
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