Browsing Education - Collected Works by Issue Date
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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Student Concerns in the Teaching Practicum
(Shannon Research Press, 1999-12)There is general consensus in the literature that students consider the practicum to be a highly valued component of their teacher education degree. Nevertheless, there are wide ranging concerns reported by students related ... -
The Chinese Value Survey : an interpretation of value scales and consideration of some preliminary results.
(Shannon Research Press, 2000-07)The Chinese Value Survey (CVS) was developed by Bond and his colleagues as a complement to survey instruments constructed by research workers such as Rokeach (1973) and Schwartz (1992). It was designed to be used with ... -
Resolving binary responses to the Visual Arts Attitude Scale with the Hyperbolic Cosine Model.
(Shannon Research Press, 2000-07)Recent studies have shown the appropriateness of unfolding models in the analysis of binary disagree-agree responses as opposed to the use of traditional cumulative measurement models. An adaptation of Cohen's (1941) Scale ... -
The use of problem based learning in theological education
(Flinders University, 2000-11-15)In August and September 2000, I was responsible for a new Certificate IV level theology module of six 2-hour sessions, offered by the Adelaide College of Divinity under the name 'The Big Questions'. As the name might ... -
What the boys are saying:An examination of the views of boys about declining rates of achievement and retention
(Shannon Research Press, 2000-12)This paper summarises the views of 1800 Year 9 to 11 boys about declining rates of achievement and retention. The boys have been clear and largely uniform in their perspective of the issues and problems, and in their general ... -
The fallacy of availability
(Korean Association for Thinking Development, 2001)I propose to identify and describe an example of fallacious reasoning which I call the Fallacy of Availability. References to such a fallacy do not appear in standard lists of fallacies. Once alerted to it, however, critical ... -
Measuring moral development: feeling, thinking, and doing
(The New Zealand Association for Gifted Children, 2001)Moral actions, by their very nature, take place in a community and judgment of them should take into account community expectations. In order to guard against relativism or mere popularity seeking, exemplars of moral ... -
Children learning to read: not quite so simple!
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Learning through the physical environment in the workplace.
(Shannon Research Press, 2001-03)The physical surroundings are often overlooked in discussions on learning in the workplace. The physical environment, however, may hold significant messages for organizational members in relation to what they need to know ... -
A knowledge questionnaire on amphetamine related problems: assessing the conceptual validity of the scale, and the implications of the method for informing teaching and student learning
(Flinders University, 2001-07)Whilst knowledge and attitude scales are frequently used evaluation 'tools' in the alcohol and other drug field, rarely do reports exist regarding the conceptual coherence or statistical validity of instruments in common ... -
Encouraging collaborative learning among first-year university students
(Flinders University, 2001-07)The majority of new university students have not experienced the type of learning expected of them now. It is much more likely that these students have experienced a more traditional style of teaching where the teacher ... -
Learning team skills at Law School using problem based learning
(Flinders University, 2001-07)This paper identifies a shift in the practice of law to a team-based approach and explores a means whereby this change of emphasis can best be catered for in legal education. The solution proposed is not novel or untested, ... -
Action learning : a strategy for change.
(Shannon Research Press, 2001-07)The National Staff Development Committee of the Vocational Education and Training Sector is promoting action learning as a preferred professional development strategy to support the implementation of key competencies. This ... -
Providing study skills advice to the math-anxious: developing a model for effective teaching practice
(Flinders University, 2001-07)This paper is the result of a pilot study to motivate and help structure the development of a model for effective teaching practice when providing academic assistance to math-anxious university students. Students seeking ... -
A template for designing an effective learning and assessment package for a first-year Engineering topic
(Flinders University, 2001-07)The aim of this project is to investigate the different modes of assessment, especially those used in engineering education, and to design a package of appropriate and effective assessment schemes within a learning strategy, ... -
Mixed mode assessment: a preliminary evaluation
(Flinders University, 2001-07)This paper examines the usefulness of a combination of self, peer and tutor (mixed mode) assessment of group presentations for promoting deep learning and enhancing the learning experience of students undertaking the first ... -
Learning contracts for clinical practice: to promote deep learning strategies
(Flinders University, 2001-07)Observation of second year undergraduate students on four week clinical placements reveals an inability of these students to integrate the different topics taught in first and second year into clinical practice. These ... -
The relationship between values and learning
(Shannon Research Press, 2001-11)Values are seen as antecedents of behaviour. The study reported has assumed that values have a direct influence on learning behaviour. Values that guide students' lives in their home countries are argued to influence the ... -
What is a 'good teacher'? : the views of boys.
(Shannon Research Press, 2001-11)The uniform view of 1800 secondary school boys, from 60 South Australian schools balanced across all sectors, is that a 'good teacher' changes everything. In focus group discussions, the views of boys about their declining ... -
Changes in students' achievement in learning the Chinese language across grades and over time.
(Shannon Research Press, 2001-11)This paper examines the changes in students' achievement in learning Chinese as a foreign language across school grades and over a period of a school year in an Australian school. The Rasch model using the QUEST computer ...