Research is clear on the benefit of early intervention efforts and the importance of intensive instructional supports; however, understanding which features to intensify is less clear. General intervention features of group size, instructional delivery, and time are areas schools can consider manipulating to intensify instruction. Also, each of these features can vary along a continuum making t...

This paper discusses a pilot program for a freshman engineering learning community at Binghamton University. The engineering learning community program is an integration of three courses, an introduction to engineering course, a technical writing course, and a calculus course, for students who reside in the same campus residence hall. The main objectives of the program are to improve student re...

background: above all methods effective learning results from decent training, acquired in the proper environment and encouraging creative methods. computer-assisted training by educational software is considered a fundamental measure to improve medical and dentistry education systems. this study aims to design and assess fixed dental prostheses via 2 multimedia instructional contents at the gu...

In past decades, student learning outcomes have been evaluated through graded assignments and tests by most paper-based assessment systems. Without a systematic and accurate categorization of test knowledge levels, these commonly used systems are limited to find out the details about student learning outcomes simply through assigned grades, thus cannot determine whether students are attaining o...

This paper aims to increase understanding and appreciation of formative assessment and its role in improving student outcomes and the instructional process, while educating faculty on formative techniques readily adaptable to various educational settings. Included are a definition of formative assessment and the distinction between formative and summative assessment. Various formative assessmen...

This study explores curriculum implementation and school culture in the information age, and explores the implied meaning of organizational culture that is proposed by Schein (1992,2004), namely, artifacts, espoused beliefs and values, and underlying assumptions. The study sample composed of two schools. One of the sampled schools is famous for its performance in integrating information technol...

In the last 20 years, teacher preparation programs have come under close scrutiny by the public and governmental agencies charged with monitoring teacher quality and the academic achievement of American students. Both regular and special education teacher preparation programs struggle with the requirement to collect valid and reliable evidence of teacher candidate performance and their effect o...