the parents (/3 = .51) and teachers (P -.35) were, the less competent the students felt. Similarly, the less autonomy supportive the parents (j3 = .41), the teachers (/? = .22), and the school administration (ft = .28) were, the less autonomous the students felt at school. In turn, the less competent {(3

, combined with student-level test score and attendance data, as well as data on teacher quality and household socio-economic characteristics. Our finding that information technology leads to an improvement in skills acquisition contributes to a debate on the effectiveness of computer-assisted learning

were examined. These factors affect schools likelihood of implementing technology in their classrooms. The curriculum that was evaluated was Full Option Science System (FOSS), a hands-on, inquiry-based science curriculum. Two groups of participants took an online survey: 539 middle school teachers

be used in the classroom and at home. Screens with data, output, and programs are illustrated. With the opportunity to see available technology used with real data and activity-based learning, teachers of educational statistics can lay a better foundation for their students. An appendix presents

teachers and students. This issue of GMT focuses on early childhood. As the director of an on-campus music preschool program and having spent 22 years teaching in the public schools, I am an advocate for reaching our youngest music makers and understand the impact of this early learning in building a

interferes with the PR terminals, this paper proposes a practical CB scheme utilizing a new idea of effective interference channel (EIC), which can be efficiently estimated at the CR transmitter from its observed PR signals. Somehow surprisingly, this paper shows that the learning-based CB scheme

The new academic year finds the Scottish educational system in the middle of unsettled times – worries over funding, ITE programmes facing drastic reductions, redundancies, newly qualified teachers in unprecedented competition for an ever declining pool of vacancies, and so on. Moreover

of engagement and demographic factors, we find that open discussion of societal issues promotes engagement with political issues and elections. In contrast, service learning opportunities increase community-based and expressive actions. Both kinds of opportunities promoted commitments to participatory

Background. Previous research has shown that observation can be effective for learning in various domains, for example, argumentative writing and mathematics. The question in this paper is whether observational learning can also be beneficial when learning to perform creative tasks in visual

Tools for learning Project aims To develop a tool for learning, identifying whether success criteria in Maths impacted on: children’s cognition of their own learning (Reflectiveness); and their ability to identify areas of weakness and seek help (Resourcefulness) attainment. To explore whether