Weekly Debates - Westminster.

Subjects: *DEBATE; *EDUCATIONUNITED KingdomGREAT Britain. Parliament. House of Commons ; GREAT Britain. Parliament. House of Lords...

• Source: EPM Weekly Bulletin. 5/2/2006, Issue 263, p3-3. 1p.

• Abstract: The article reports on debates in the House of Commons and the House of Lords from 24 to 28 April 2006 concerning the educational ...

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In a spin over tailored studies.

• Authors : Slater, Jon

Subjects: *EDUCATION; *SOCIAL institutions; *STUDENTSUNITED Kingdom

• Source: TES: Magazine. 9/22/2006, Issue 4704, p6-6. 1/7p.

• Abstract: This article reports on the misunderstanding of the UK government's promotion of "personalized" learning. An evaluation of ...

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Johnson to follow US scheme.

Subjects: *EDUCATIONAL leadership; *EDUCATION; *POOR childrenLONDON (England); UNITED KingdomKIPP...

• Source: TES: Magazine. 12/17/2006, Issue 4712, p4-4. 1/5p.

• Abstract: The article reports on a speech by Alan Johnson at the National College for School Leadership New Heads annual conference in London, England. He stressed ...

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LETTERS.

• Authors : JONES, STUART; CABLE, JILL; BANGS, JOHN

Subjects: *LETTERS to the editor; *EDUCATIONAL change; *TEACHERS

• Source: TES: Magazine. 7/28/2006, Issue 4696, p18-18. 1p. 1 Black and White Photograph.

• Abstract: The article presents letters to the editor commenting on several recent articles including: an article on personalized learning

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Articulation of information requirements for personalised knowledge construction.

• Authors : Sun, Lily¹ ; Ousmanou, Khadidjatou¹

Subjects: *EDUCATION; *INFORMATION theory in education; *INFORMATION networks

• Source: Requirements Engineering. Nov2006, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p279-293. 15p. 1 Color Photograph, 10 Diagrams, 7 Charts.

• Abstract: The quality of information provision influences considerably knowledge construction driven by individual users’ needs. In the design of information systems for e-... Copyright of Requirements Engineering is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted ...

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A Social-Cognitive Framework for Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions.

• Authors : Kim, Yanghee ; Baylor, Amy

Subjects: *COMPUTER assisted instruction; *SOCIAL learning; *COGNITIVE learningVYGOTSKY, Lev, 1896-1934; PIAGET, Jean, 1896-1980

• Source: Educational Technology Research & Development. 2006, Vol. 54 Issue 6, p569-596. 28p. 3 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts.

• Abstract: Teaching and learning are highly social activities. Seminal psychologists such as Vygotsky, Piaget, and Bandura have theorized that social interaction is ... Copyright of Educational Technology Research & Development is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites ...

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Clinical clerkships: students can structure their own learning.

• Authors : Smith, Pat¹ (AUTHOR); Morrison, Jillian¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *CLINICAL clerkship; *CLINICAL medicine; *CLINICAL competenceSCOTLAND

• Source: Medical Education. Sep2006, Vol. 40 Issue 9, p884-892. 9p. 3 Charts.

• Abstract: Context In clinical clerkships, student learning is often unstructured and diverse. Even when curriculum objectives are explicit, they are seldom used ... Copyright of Medical Education is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple ...

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Towards a semantic e-learning theory by using a modelling approach.

• Authors : Yli‐Luoma, Pertti V. J.¹ (AUTHOR); Naeve, Ambjörn¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *SEMANTIC integration (Computer systems); *SEMANTIC networks (Information theory); *INTERNALIZATION

• Source: British Journal of Educational Technology. May2006, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p445-459. 15p. 4 Black and White Photographs, 3 Diagrams.

• Abstract: In the present study, a semantic perspective on e-learning theory is advanced and a modelling approach is used. This modelling ... Copyright of British Journal of Educational Technology is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites ...

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Middle School Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs About Inclusion of Students with Learning Disabilities.

• Authors : DeSimone, Janet R.¹ ; Parmar, Rene S.²

Subjects: *EDUCATION; *MATHEMATICS teachers; *MATHEMATICS education

• Source: Learning Disabilities Research & Practice (Wiley-Blackwell). May2006, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p98-110. 13p. 7 Charts.

• Abstract: The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate middle school general education mathematics teachers' beliefs and self-perceived knowledge regarding teaching ... Copyright of Learning Disabilities Research & Practice (Wiley-Blackwell) is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or ...

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Comparing Static Fading with Adaptive Fading to Independent Problem Solving: The Impact on the Achievement and Attitudes of High School Students Learning Electrical Circuit Analysis.

• Authors : Reisslein, Jana¹ ; Reisslein, Martin² ; Seeling, Patrick²

Subjects: *ELECTRIC circuits; *ELECTRIC circuit analysis; *PROBLEM solving

• Source: Journal of Engineering Education. Jul2006, Vol. 95 Issue 3, p217-226. 10p. 4 Charts.

• Abstract: This study compared conventional static fading, where the problem solving responsibility of the learner increases at a fixed sequence, with a novel adaptive fading design ... Copyright of Journal of Engineering Education is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed ...

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