Posted on January 4th, 2009 by ASEE
Creating Effective Teaching and Learning Environments: First Results from TALIS This survey released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developing provides the first internationally comparative perspective on the conditions of teaching and learning, based on data from over 70,000 teachers and school principals who represent lower secondary teachers in the 23 participating countries. Click […]
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Posted on January 1st, 2009 by ASEE
For his doctoral dissertation at Tufts University, Morgan Hynes followed six in-service middle-school math, science, and computer teachers as they taught an engineering unit focused on designing assistance devices with the LEGO robotics tool set.
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Posted on January 1st, 2009 by ASEE
Advancing Engineering Education in P-12 Classrooms SEAN BROPHY, Purdue University; STACY KLEIN, Vanderbilt University; MERREDITH PORTSMORE, Tufts University; CHRIS ROGERS, Tufts University ABSTRACT Engineering as a profession faces the challenge of making the use of technology ubiquitous and transparent in society while at the same time raising young learners’ interest and understanding of how technology […]
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Posted on January 1st, 2009 by ASEE
Math: What’s the Problem? A special video report from the National Science Foundation addresses classroom dynamics, math fluency and the use of technology to foster math learning. http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/math/index.jsp
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Posted on January 1st, 2009 by ASEE
Students are growing up in a world overflowing with a variety of high-tech tools, from computers and video games to sophisticated mobile devices. Their schools are gradually following suit, integrating a range of technologies for instructional use. But when it comes to testing students, most revert to an era when iPhones were just a twinkle in some techie’s eye – even though technology can dramatically improve assessment and learning.
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Posted on January 1st, 2009 by ASEE
Excerpts from a new Brookings Institution study, “How Well Are American Students Learning?” All too often, policy decisions are based on wishful thinking rather than cautious analysis. As education evolves as a discipline, the careful analysis of high-quality data will provide the foundation for meaningful education reform. . . . Powerful groups, led by the […]
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Posted on January 1st, 2009 by ASEE
Analysis of K-12 Engineering Education Curricula in the United States A Preliminary Report What is clear even from this preliminary research is the great diversity in content, organization, and purpose of many of the curricular materials that have been developed to-date. This diversity reflects the complexity and breadth of modern engineering. At the same time, […]
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Posted on August 24th, 2008 by ASEE
Research and Practice in K-12 Online Learning: A Review of Open Access Literature This paper reviews open access literature in K-12 online learning and reports on a structured content analysis of the documents. Themes in the literature include steady growth and a focus on the benefits, challenges, and broad effectiveness of K-12 online learning. In […]
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