Empowering visuo-spatial ability in primary school: results from a follow-up study     

Maria Chiara Fastame  Daniela Callai 《Educational Psychology in Practice》2015,31(1):86-98

The current study was primarily aimed at verifying the effect of a combined computer-assisted and pencil-and-paper training that was developed to empower visuo-spatial abilities in primary school pupils. One hundred and twenty third grade (mean average: eight years old) and fourth grade (mean age: nine years old) students attending several Italian primary schools were presented with several tests of the Primary Mental Abilities (PMA) battery by Thurstone and Thurstone. Of these, 64 children underwent the training “Recovery in visuo-spatial abilities” developed by Fastame and Antonini for 15 weekly sessions. The remaining students were assigned to the control group. Post-test scores and a follow-up assessment after six months by the end of the training highlight the positive impact of the intervention in enhancing visuo-spatial abilities.  相似文献   

‘Not everything that the bourgeois world created is bad’: aesthetics and politics in women workers' education     

Maria Tamboukou 《Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education》2015,36(3):424-436

In this paper, I look into the papers of Fannia Cohn, an immigrant labour organizer, who served the Education Department of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) between 1918 and 1962 and became one of its few women vice-presidents. As an internationally recognized figure in the history of workers' education, Cohn left a rich body of labour literature, wherein art is central in the ways she conceptualized, designed and organized women workers' educational programmes and curricula, as well as cultural activities for more than 50 years. For Cohn, however, art and politics were tightly interwoven in what I have called the artpolitics assemblage of women garment workers' life and work. It is entanglements between ethics, aesthetics and politics, considered in the light of the Rancièrian notion of ‘the distribution of the sensible’, that I discuss in this paper.  相似文献   

An Empirical Comparison of DDF Detection Methods for Understanding the Causes of DIF in Multiple-Choice Items     

Youngsuk Suh  Anna E. Talley 《教育实用测度》2015,28(1):48-67

This study compared and illustrated four differential distractor functioning (DDF) detection methods for analyzing multiple-choice items. The log-linear approach, two item response theory-model-based approaches with likelihood ratio tests, and the odds ratio approach were compared to examine the congruence among the four DDF detection methods. Data from a college-level mathematics placement test were analyzed to understand the causes of differential functioning. Results indicated some agreement among the four detection methods. To facilitate practical interpretation of the DDF results, several possible effect size measures were also obtained and compared.  相似文献   

Criticism and Assessment Applied to New Media Art     

Anna Ursyn 《Teaching Artist Journal》2015,13(4):204-217

Developing new criteria with which to assess work in new media arts.  相似文献   

Greed and Rapacity in Twilight and Vampire Academy: Kleinian Models of Maturation for Young Adult Readers     

Thury  Eva Maria 《Children‘s Literature in Education》2022,53(2):273-289

Children's Literature in Education - This paper considers the Twilight novels alongside the Vampire Academy books, as young adult readers regularly invoke these series as touchstones...  相似文献   

Autistic young people’s experiences of transitioning to adulthood following the Children and Families Act 2014     

Laura Crane  Jade Davies  Anne Fritz  Sarah O’Brien  Alison Worsley  Anna Remington 《British Educational Research Journal》2022,48(1):22-48

Changes to special educational needs and disability (SEND) legislation in England were implemented in 2014. Here, we evaluate the impact of these changes from the perspective of 80 autistic young people aged 16–25 years. Using an online survey and/or interviews, we examined young people’s views on three key principles of the SEND reforms: the help and support provided to them; whether they were given a say in the choices and support that they were offered; and their satisfaction with their educational journeys and outcomes. The results paint a mixed picture. Our sample of young people reported varied experiences regarding the help and support they received, and how much of a say they had regarding the choices and support available to them. The types of schooling they accessed played a role here: young people in mainstream schools highlighted particular challenges in accessing appropriate support, while many young people in special schools said they felt well supported. Parental advocacy was crucial for all young people, as was having key ‘champions’ in the form of teachers who really knew them well. The need for the development of general life and self-advocacy skills was apparent, however, especially in preparing the young people for life after school. Encouragingly, most of our participants were generally happy with their current situation, despite identifying several areas for further improvement. Overall, the results highlight the importance of listening to—and learning from—autistic young people, throughout their educational journeys and especially as they transition to adulthood.  相似文献   

A Model-Based Inquiry Sequence as a Heuristic to Evaluate Students’ Emotional,Behavioural, and Cognitive Engagement     

Jimenez-Liso  M. Rut  Bellocchi  Alberto  Martinez-Chico  Maria  Lopez-Gay  Rafael 《Research in Science Education》2022,52(4):1313-1334

Research in Science Education - In this study we address the need to promote student engagement with school science and the need to measure a more comprehensive conception of engagement considering...  相似文献   

Youth and Children's Orchestras: Analysis of the Educational Experience and Some Reflections from the Field of Lifelong Guidance and Counseling     

Valenzuela  Viviana  Aisenson  Gabriela  Duarte  Maria Eduarda 《International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance》2022,22(3):689-711

International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance - This article presents results of a study examining the experience of a group of socially vulnerable teenagers integrated into a...  相似文献   

Exploring kindergarten teachers’ classroom practices and beliefs in writing     

Guo  Ying  Puranik  Cynthia  Dinnesen  Megan Schneider  Hall  Anna H. 《Reading and writing》2022,35(2):457-478

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Shift From a Traditional to a Distance Learning Environment during the COVID-19 Pandemic     

Salta  Katerina  Paschalidou  Katerina  Tsetseri  Maria  Koulougliotis  Dionysios 《Science & Education》2022,31(1):93-122

Science & Education - The paper reports a study aimed at investigating tertiary education students’ engagement and interactions in the traditional face-to-face learning environment and...  相似文献