A review of the use of video‐conferencing for actuarial education — a three‐year case study     

David M. Knox 《Distance Education》1997,18(2):225-235

This paper reviews the three‐year history of teaching actuarial studies in live time by video‐conferencing from The University of Melbourne to students at The Australian National University, Canberra. The paper discusses the practicalities of this programme including aspects relating to students, staff and the technology. The outcomes for students at both institutions are presented together with a discussion of a number of issues from the perspectives of the lecturing staff. Some limitations of the programme are also presented.  相似文献   

Educational placements and National Curriculum Key Stage 2 test outcomes of children with a history of specific language impairment     

Gina Conti-Ramsden  Emma Knox  Nicola Botting  & Zoë Simkin 《British Journal of Special Education》2002,29(2):76-82

As part of their longitudinal investigations of a large cohort with a history of specific language impairment (SLI), Professor Gina Conti-Ramsden and her research team based at the School of Education, University of Manchester, Dr Emma Knox, Dr Nicola Botting and Dr Zoë Simkin report on the changing educational placements and National Curriculum assessment outcomes of 200 children at 11 years. Teacher questionnaires reporting on the Year 6 primary education placements of the sample reveal details about the long-term educational needs of children with SLI.
Furthermore, in exploring the experiences of the sample in the National Curriculum Key Stage 2 tests the present study found that children with SLI perform poorly relative to national expectations of levels of achievement across all tests. At present there are no guidelines for supporting children with SLI in relation to National Curriculum tests and the present data suggests there is an obvious need for these to be developed.  相似文献   

Education with production — learning from the third world     

David Knox  Stephen Castles 《International Journal of Educational Development》1982,2(1):1-14

Flexible, self-organised work groups will become increasingly important in rich countries like the U.S. as employment in the formal economic system continues to decline. Educational models and methods based on the linking of learning with productive work developed in Third World countries can give a valuable stimulus to educational innovation in those industrialized countries hardest hit by the current crisis.Education with production will be important in equipping people for the new situation. The article discusses examples of several types of education with production. Among issues raised are: what skills are needed; what sorts of people the different types of post-school education with production cater for; how to extend the benefits of self-organised work; some important factors in introducing education with production at school level, including demands on the teacher and relevance to pupils' needs. The role of the Foundation for Education with Production is briefly described.  相似文献   

Five critiques of the open educational resources movement     

Jeremy Knox 《Teaching in Higher Education》2013,18(8):821-832

This paper will review existing literature on Open Educational Resources (OER). It is intended to examine and critique the theories which underpin the promotion of OER in higher education, not provide guidance on their implementation. (1) I will introduce the concepts of positive and negative liberty to suggest an under-theorisation of the term ‘open’. (2) OER literature will be shown to endorse a two-tiered system, in which the institution is both maintained and disaggregated. (3) I will highlight a diminishing of the role of pedagogy within the OER vision and the promotion of a learner-centred model for education. (4) This stance will be aligned with humanistic assumptions of unproblematic self-direction and autonomy. (5) I will discuss the extent to which the OER movement aligns itself with economically orientated models of the university. I offer these critiques as a framework for the OER movement to develop as a theoretically rigorous area of scholarship.  相似文献   

Practical independent research projects in science: a synthesis and evaluation of the evidence of impact on high school students     

Judith Bennett  Lynda Dunlop  Kerry J. Knox  Michael J. Reiss  Rebecca Torrance Jenkins 《International Journal of Science Education》2018,40(14):1755-1773

Practical independent research projects (IRPs) are a feature of school science in a number of countries. To assess the impact of IRPs on students, a systematic review of the literature was undertaken. Thirty-nine papers met the review inclusion criteria, reporting on work from twelve countries. The review indicates that IRPs are often associated with wider initiatives such as authentic science, problem-based learning, and project-based learning. There is considerable variability in the nature of IRP work in relation to focus, models of provision, assessment, the involvement of external partners such as universities and employers, and funding, and this diversity affects judgements on the quality of the evidence base on impact. The majority of the research reviewed explored areas such as conceptual understanding, motivation to study science once it is no longer compulsory and attitudes to science, and the development of practical skills. Benefits were identified in relation to the learning of science ideas, affective responses to science, views of pursuing careers involving science, and development of a range of skills. Studies focusing on traditionally under-represented groups indicated that such students felt more positive about science as a result of undertaking IRPs. The review findings indicate that further work is needed to enhance the quality of the available evidence, to consider the ways in which IRPs can be validly assessed, to explore more fully the potential benefits for traditionally under-represented groups, and to explore more fully the potential longer-term benefits of participation in IRPs at high school level.  相似文献   

Wider access and progression among full-time students     

Muir Houston  Hazel Knox  Russell Rimmer 《Higher Education》2007,53(1):107-146

By 2010 the UK government intends to widen access and provide experience of higher education to half of those aged up to 30. Unlike many institutions, University of Paisley (UP) has exceeded its individual target on access. It has done this by providing entry routes for students with ‘non-traditional’ qualifications. It is feared that low entry qualifications will adversely influence performance and progression statistics as wider access is pursued. Drawing on a student-attrition theory, performance and progression are investigated using data for students enrolling at UP for the first time in 2000. At UP non-traditional entry coincided with the enrolment of many students over 21. The relationships between age and performance and between age and progression are nonlinear and involve interactions with gender. Also, there are interactions between entry qualification and field of study. These relationships and interactions could complicate the important task of translating wider access into academic success.  相似文献   

Digital culture clash: “massive” education in the E-learning and Digital Cultures MOOC     

Jeremy Knox 《Distance Education》2014,35(2):164-177

While education has been both open and online, the sizeable enrolment numbers associated with massive open online courses (MOOCs) are somewhat unprecedented. In order to gauge the significance of education at scale, this article analyses specific examples of massive participation derived from E-learning and Digital Cultures, a MOOC from the University of Edinburgh in partnership with Coursera. Student-created content, user statistics, and survey data are illustrated to examine the experiences and repercussions of engaging with educational activity where participants number in the tens of thousands. This activity is shown to mirror established instructionist or constructivist approaches to pedagogy. However, rather than working with “massiveness,” these positions are suggested to oppose large participant numbers. Concluding remarks propose an irreducible diversity of participation, rather than a generalised categorisation of “student,” and call for future considerations of the MOOC to move beyond individualism and self-interest.  相似文献   

Beyond the Job     

Emily Knox 《Public Services Quarterly》2013,9(3)

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MORAL AND RELIGIOUS TRAINING IN COLLEGE ASSOCIATIONS     

Raymond C. Knox Ph.D 《Religious education (Chicago, Ill.)》2013,108(6):582-585

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MORAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING     

George Platt Knox 《Religious education (Chicago, Ill.)》2013,108(1):93-96

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