An account of research into the anxiety pupils and students may experience when answering questions and presenting in whole class contexts, with a focus on the coping strategies the learners may employ

Paper that links with the powerpoint presentation given by Dr Julie Anderson at the ECER conference in Ghent (September 2007

A review of some models for the analysis of contingency tables : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Statistics at Massey University

Some models proposed for the analysis of contingency tables are reviewed and illustrated with examples. These include standard loglinear models; models which are suitable for ordinal categorical variables such as ordinal loglinear, log­ multiplicative and logit models, and models based on an underlying distribution for the response; and models for incomplete and square tables. Estimation methods and inference are also discussed

Education students, employers and employability: a report on a small scale project in 2004

This paper reports on a project which investigated education courses in terms of the employability of graduates at one English post '92 institution. The paper examines the initial findings from the project. These include data from a survey of a hundred and twenty seven undergraduates, focus group interviews with both students and staff and a student workshop. A small number of employers also give their views. Employability isn't an issue for Education graduates. They always get jobs don't they? But what about the increasing number coming through on Education courses that have no vocational element? What do such graduates do? Not all of them want to go into teaching. That's why they chose to do a degree without QTS ( qualified teacher status). How do employers view their qualifications? What do they need to do to secure that perfect job? And what are the prospects for their careers in the long term? This paper reports on a recent project which investigated Education courses in terms of the employability of graduates at one English post '92 institution. The paper examines the initial findings from the project. These include data from a survey of a hundred and twenty seven undergraduates, focus group interviews with both students and staff and a student workshop. A small number of employers also give their views. It is presented as a Word document of some 16 page

Qualitative Analysis of College Students' Ideas about the Earth: Interviews and Open-Ended Questionnaires

NOTE: This is a large file, 165.8 mb in size! This article describes a study in which students' conceptual understanding about the Earth was examined. In the study, students enrolled in introductory science courses at four institutions, completed open-ended questionnaires, and participated in interviews. The institutions consisted of a small private university, two large state schools, and one small public liberal arts college. Students were probed on a variety of topics related to the Earth's crust and interior, and to geologic time. Analysis of questionnaire and interview responses indicates that students hold a number of non-scientific ideas about the Earth. Additionally, students apply a range of ontological categories to geologic phenomena, with significant implications for teaching geosciences from a systems perspective. Educational levels: Graduate or professional, Graduate or professional

Returning children from public care

Research Briefing 4

The effects of teaching multiple-meaning sight word vocabulary with pictures and visual prompts to Deaf children

This research study analyzed the effects of explicit instruction of multiple meaning vocabulary words using visual representations of sign language and pictures to increase reading comprehension skills for Deaf children. The goal of this project was to increase students’ skills and strategies when decoding words with multiple meanings. The sample population consisted of three Deaf children, ages 10-11 years old, attending a Midwestern public school that has a Deaf Education program. This eight-week research study consisted of a four-week incidental instruction segment and second four-week segment when multiple-meaning sight words were taught with explicit instruction using visuals and picture prompts. The results of this study indicated that explicitly teaching multiple-meaning sight words with pictures and visual prompts positively impacted sight word recognition and reading comprehension skills for Deaf children

\u3cem\u3eIn re Puget Sound Power and Light Company\u3c/em\u3e: Eminent Domain by Corporations Reevaluated

This note examines In re Puget Sound Power and Light Company and the court’s holding that due process requires a private condemnor to prove public use and necessity by a preponderance of the evidence. The note recognizes that the court correctly shifted the burden of proof to the condemnor, but argues that the court could have grounded its decision in the Washington procedural statute governing corporate condemnation and avoided the constitutional question. The note advocates for courts interpreting the statute for corporations to require strict judicial supervision of the eminent domain actions of private entities