Some recent Unesco publications     

Jacques vauclair  Jo?o Batista Araujo Oviveira  Guy Neave  Abdel Aziz Koussy 《Prospects》1976,6(2):306-309

Notes and Reviews

Some recent Unesco publications  相似文献   

Investigating the effects of multimedia input modality on L2 listening skills of Turkish EFL learners     

Volkan İnceçay  Zeynep Koçoğlu 《Education and Information Technologies》2017,22(3):901-916

The present study examined whether or not different input delivery modes have an effect on listening comprehension of Turkish students learning English at the university level. It investigated the effect of one single mode, which is audio-only, and three dual input delivery modes, which were audio-video, audio-video with target language subtitles and audio with PowerPoint presentation, on listening comprehension. The data have been gathered through: a listening proficiency exam, a topic familiarity questionnaire, listening comprehension tests, think-aloud protocols and a semi-structured focus group interview. Analysis of data demonstrated that the students’ listening comprehension scores were significantly lower in audio-video with subtitles mode. In addition to this, the students stated that they experienced most confusion and anxiety in understanding through audio-video with subtitles. Moreover, the students mentioned that they were most successful in the audio with PowerPoint presentation mode. Results also indicated that the students were influenced by their pre-university listening class experiences, meaning that they were most accustomed to the audio-only mode, and therefore felt most relaxed when they listened only.  相似文献   

Promoting entrepreneurship education among university students: design and evaluation of an intervention programme / Fomento de la educación emprendedora entre el alumnado universitario: diseño y evaluación de un programa de intervención     

Francisco J. García-Rodríguez  Carmen-Inés Ruiz-Rosa  Desiderio Gutiérrez-Taño 《Cultura y Educación》2016,28(3):565-600

For the consolidation of entrepreneurial education as a field of research, a number of challenges must be met, among them, a better connection between pedagogical objectives and the design of programmes, as well as greater methodological rigour in the evaluation of their impact. With this in mind, this paper analyses the results of an entrepreneurial education programme carried out with a group of students from a Spanish university, contrasting the results with a control group. The results indicate that, after this process, the participating students displayed greater entrepreneurial potential than the group of students that had not participated. However, this difference is due more to a loss of entrepreneurial intention in the group not participating in the programme than to an improvement in the participating students.  相似文献   

The Impact of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment on Technical and Professional Communication Programs     

Jo Allen 《Technical Communication Quarterly》2004,13(1):93-108

Because of accreditation, budget, and accountability pressures at the institutional and program levels, technical and professional communication faculty are more than ever involved in assessment-based activities. Using assessment to identify a program's strengths and weaknesses allows faculty to work toward continuous improvement based on their articulation of learning and behavioral goals and outcomes for their graduates. This article describes the processes of program assessment based on pedagogical goals, pointing out options and opportunities that will lead to a meaningful and manageable experience for technical communication faculty, and concludes with a view of how the larger academic body of technical communication programs can benefit from such work. As ATTW members take a careful look at the state of the profession from the academic perspective, we can use assessment to further direct our programs to meet professional expectations and, far more importantly, to help us meet the needs of the well-educated technical communicator.  相似文献   

Mapping Learning Analytics initiatives in Latin America     

Cristian Cechinel  Xavier Ochoa  Henrique Lemos dos Santos  João Batista Carvalho Nunes  Virginia Rodés  Emanuel Marques Queiroga 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2020,51(4):892-914

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Contexts of teaching and professional learning     

Maria Assunção Flores 《Teachers and Teaching》2016,22(2):127-130

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A study of race and gender bias in the punishment of handicapped school children     

Anna C. McFadden  George E. Marsh II  Barrie Jo Price  Yunhan Hwang 《The Urban Review》1992,24(4):239-251

There is scant research concerned about punishment of handicapped, minority students in public schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate race and gender, types of rules violations, types of punishments, referral rates, referral frequencies, and follow-up activities to determine differences in treatment by race, sex, and handicapping condition. The sample consisted of 4,391 discipline files representing records from 9 schools in a district (K-12). All data were analyzed using the Chi Square statistic. It was demonstrated that racial bias existed in the administration of punishment, and that Black, male handicapped students were punished more severely than others for commission of the same offenses.  相似文献   

Is accreditation ‘on the right track’? The views of Portuguese academics     

Rosa  Maria João  Cardoso  Sónia  Videira  Pedro 《Tertiary Education and Management》2020,26(2):185-197

In many countries, quality assurance systems rely on study programme accreditation. As with all quality assurance mechanisms, accreditation should also be continuously improved in order to maintain its relevance as a promoter of study programme quality. A way to move accreditation forward is by taking into account academics’ views, interests and needs about the process, since their support for it is paramount for its success and effectiveness. This paper analyses Portuguese academics’ knowledge and views on accreditation with the aim of understanding if the process is being supported and is on the right route for being effective. It is based on the analysis of 1484 academics’ answers to a questionnaire distributed in 16 higher education institutions. This analysis reveals a moderately positive attitude of academics towards accreditation, reflected in an only moderate knowledge of the process as well as in a mild agreement with its characteristics and implementation features. This suggests that there is room for improvement to bring this quality assurance mechanism closer to academics’ expectations and needs and therefore to improve accreditation’s effectiveness.

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Morphological,phonological, and orthographic differences between the spelling of normally achieving children and basic literacy adults     

Jo Worthy  Neva M. Viise 《Reading and writing》1996,8(2):139-159

In this study, we compared 41 adults in a basic literacy class with 92 achievement-level-matched children on their use of English print conventions, as inferred by a qualitative analysis of spelling errors. The two groups followed similar patterns in their mastery of basic spelling features, including letter reversals, consonant blends, and short vowels, with the adults showing relatively more advanced skill in using orthographic patterns. However, the adults made a preponderance of misspellings that were rarely made by the children, including omissions, substitutions, and additions of derivational and inflectional morphemes, and neglect of word endings in general. The findings indicate clear morphological difficulties along with more subtle phonological coding deficits. We suggest that low literacy adults would benefit from specific direct instruction in linguistic analysis, with particular attention to the morphological principles underlying inflections and derivations. Such instruction should be based on a careful assessment of reading and spelling knowledge.  相似文献   

Television Violence and Its Effects on Young Children     

Betty Jo Simmons  Kelly Stalsworth  Heather Wentzel 《Early Childhood Education Journal》1999,26(3):149-153

This article examines research on television violence and links violence to specific programs commonly watched by young children. Although there are some who try to disprove any connection between television and aggresive behavior, there is evidence to suggest that such linkages do exist.  相似文献