Paper‐based versus computer‐based assessment: is workload another test mode effect?     

Jan Noyes  Kate Garland  Liz Robbins 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2004,35(1):111-113

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Stiegler as philosopher of education     

Joff P. N. Bradley  David Kennedy 《Educational Philosophy and Theory》2020,52(4):332-336

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Empirical Performance of Covariates in Education Observational Studies     

Vivian C. Wong  Jeffrey C. Valentine  Kate Miller-Bains 《Journal of research on educational effectiveness》2017,10(1):207-236

This article summarizes results from 12 empirical evaluations of observational methods in education contexts. We look at the performance of three common covariate-types in observational studies where the outcome is a standardized reading or math test. They are: pretest measures, local geographic matching, and rich covariate sets with a strong theory of treatment selection. Overall, the review demonstrates that although the pretest often reduces bias in observational studies, it does not always eliminate it. Its performance depends on the pretest's correlation with treatment selection and the outcome, and whether preintervention trends are present. We also find that although local comparisons are prioritized for matching, its performance depends on whether comparable no-treatment cases are available. Otherwise, local comparisons may produce badly biased results. In cases where researchers have a strong theory of selection and rich covariate sets, observational methods perform well, but additional replication studies are needed. Finally, observational methods that rely on demographic covariates without a theory of selection rarely produce unbiased treatment effects. The article concludes by offering education researchers empirically based guidance on covariate selection in observational studies.  相似文献   

A critical discourse analysis of practical problems in a foundation mathematics course at a South African university     

Kate le Roux  Jill Adler 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2016,91(2):227-246

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Stop taking uncivil liberties with DNA     

Kennedy H 《New scientist (1971)》2004,181(2439):20-21

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'They don't give us our marks': The role of formative feedback in student progress   总被引：2，自引：1，他引：2  

Emma Smith  Stephen Gorard 《Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice》2005,12(1):21-38

This paper presents the results of an experimental evaluation of a change in assessment practice in one comprehensive secondary school. The school divided 104 Year 7 pupils into four mixed-ability teaching groups. One of these was given enhanced formative feedback on their work for one year, but no marks or grades. The other three groups were given marks and grades with minimal comments, which was the usual prior practice in this school (and many others). Using data derived from assessment, prior attainment, pupil attitudes and background information, we conducted a contextualized analysis of progress in the four teaching groups for all subjects. This showed that progress in the treatment group (formative feedback only) was substantially inferior to that of the other three groups. In this paper, we also use data from observation of the process and from group interviews with the students involved, to help explain these results. Our findings are relevant to a consideration of the often lessened impact of research findings when 'rolled' out into wider practice, and what may be done about this.  相似文献   

The development and application of a specialised word list: the case of Fabrication     

Averil Coxhead  Emma McLaughlin  Aleeshea Reid 《Journal of Vocational Education & Training》2019,71(2):175-200

Learners in the trades are faced with learning a large amount of technical vocabulary along with the content of their field, but they do not tend to encounter this language outside their courses of study. This technical vocabulary is a core element in their developing knowledge of their trade and their learner identity. This article focuses first on identifying technical vocabulary in Fabrication using specialised written and spoken corpora, and through extensive checking with experts in the field as well as reference sources. A technical word list of 1079 types was developed, along with a list of common abbreviations and their meanings and a list of proper nouns. The technical word list covers over 30% of the vocabulary in the written Fabrication corpus and just over 9% of the spoken Fabrication corpus. The second part of the article discusses this vocabulary in light of the concept of vocational thresholds and provides suggestions for incorporating the word list into pedagogy, including an apprenticeship approach in which a focus on literacy/literacy acquisition is embedded into content teaching. Suggestions for future research are also included.  相似文献   

Pupils' views on equity in schools     

Emma Smith  Stephen Gorard 《Compare》2006,36(1):41-56

This paper presents student perspectives on what they consider to be a fair and equitable national education system, based on their own experiences of primary and secondary level schooling by the age of 13 or 14. A survey of 5432 students in five countries involved a questionnaire administered as part of an EU‐funded project to develop indicators of equity in European school systems. Overall, the UK students reported favouring an egalitarian system where all students were treated in the same way, and this was largely what they felt that they experienced. In this respect, they differed from their peers in the other EU countries, a substantial proportion of whom thought that the least able should receive more support and attention in class, but who found that more attention was actually given to the more able. The UK students also appeared to be more self‐confident about their ability to succeed in school. We discuss these results in terms of policies for school allocation, student assessment and the formation of personal notions of justice. In particular, we argue that equity in structure and procedure is important for the effective teaching of notions of justice in citizenship studies.  相似文献   

A Multidisciplinary,Team-Based Teleconsultation Approach to Enhance Child Mental Health Services in Rural Pediatrics     

Kate Margolis  Kimberly Kelsay  Ayelet Talmi  Heidi McMillan  M. Cecile Fraley  John F. Fred Thomas 《Journal of educational and psychological consultation》2018,28(3):342-367

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Teachers’ Lives in Context: A Framework for Understanding Barriers to High-Quality Teaching Within Resource Deprived Settings     

Kate Schwartz  Elise Cappella  J. Lawrence Aber 《Journal of research on educational effectiveness》2019,12(1):160-190

There is a profound for more effective schools, especially within resource-poor communities in low- and middle-income countries. A wide range of literature identifies teachers as the most critical component of schools in regards to student learning. Despite this, there is a dearth of literature on how teachers' experiences influence their ability to attend school, remain in the teaching profession, and provide high quality teaching within the classroom. This study presents a theoretical framework for understanding the role of teachers' lives in context (skills, knowledge, and attitudes; poverty and health; contextual supports/barriers to teaching) in influencing teacher effectiveness. This framework builds upon Tseng and Seidman's (2007) systems framework for understanding youth social settings in order to incorporate teachers' lives into a larger model of educational effectiveness. This synthesis reveals significant gaps in our understanding of teachers' experiences and how they affect teaching. At the teacher attendance, attrition, and pedagogical quality and a key moderator of educational interventions. Implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed.  相似文献