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- Study Finds Computers' Popularity Overstated. Chion-Kenney, Linda // Education Week;9/11/1985, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p10
The article reports on the study of children's attitude toward computers in the U.S. The study found that students prefer not to use computers during their free time and increasing develop misconceptions about computers. The researchers found that even at the 7th-grade level, after four years'...
- Editor's Comments. Harrison, Patti L. // School Psychology Review;2000, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p3
Previews articles on school psychology written in the March 2000 issue of School Psychology Review. Impact of parent tutoring reading programs on children's reading achievement; Summary of the history of accreditation of school psychology graduate programs in colleges and universities; Analysis...
- Setting in the literacy hour. Wall, Kate // Literacy Today;Jun2005, Issue 43, p18
Summarizes a research which focused on a junior school in south-west England and investigated changes in grouping arrangements that occurred after the implementation of the National Literacy Strategy in September 1998. Data collection extended over two years; Whole-school survey of children�s...
- Library/Research Skills for College-Bound Students: Articulation in Washington State. Kemp, Barbara E.; Nofsinger, Mary M. // Journal of Academic Librarianship;May88, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p78
Deals with the growing concern over the concept of articulation of educational programs and services. Result of the survey conducted by Washington State University on the level of library/research skills of students and the need for such skills by faculty; Problems facing Washington Library...
- Tests Reveal American Schools Have Long Way to Go. Pascopella, Angela // District Administration;May2006, Vol. 42 Issue 5, p28
The article reports on the latest state and national tests in reading and math in American schools in the U.S. According to the Education Trust's report elementary schools have participated well on the latest educational survey while high schools still struggle to close achievement gaps between...
- A new year, a new perspective on literacy. Clark, Cristina // Literacy Today;Mar2009, Issue 58, p19
The article reports on the result of the survey by the National Literacy Trust which assessed perspective on literacy in response to challenges in the U.S. The result reveals that literacy has continued to be associated with phonics and assessment and shows few signs of much-needed debate on...
- Aiming for 'Definition of Literacy,' NAFP Considers 1992 Reading Test. Rothman, Robert // Education Week;2/14/1990, Vol. 9 Issue 21, p1
The article reports on the proposal to establish a national definition of literacy presented by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in the U.S. The NAEP is considering its 1992 reading test that calls for a new test of oral reading and assessment to collect portfolios of...
- A Land of Readers. Halinen, Irmeli; Sinko, Pirjo; Laukkanen, Reijo // Educational Leadership;Oct2005, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p72
This article informs that once every three years, the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests 15-year-olds in various countries around the world in reading, maths, and science. The PISA surveys included approximately 40 industrialized countries. Schools surveyed had comparable...
- Achieving State and National Literacy Goals, a Long Uphill Road. // Educational Leadership;Oct2005, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p89
This article informs that a report examined state assessment systems and student performance on the state tests. Findings suggest concerns about United States' ability to meet the No Child Left Behind Act's goal of 100 percent student proficiency.
