Education Letter back issues from March 2009:
Fitch Comments on National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2003-1 First Marblehead.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Fitch Ratings has received notification that the National Collegiate Student Loan Trust (NCSLT) 2003-1 is expected to begin paying down class B notes in accordance with the stepdown mechanism beginning Feb. 25. Following a review of trust performance measures, Fitch has ...
First Lady, Education Secretary Say Civics Education Creates Stronger Citizens.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Helping students understand how democracy works is critical to helping them become active and involved citizens as adults, Pennsylvania First Lady Judge Marjorie O. Rendell and Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak said while hosting a regional summit on civics education in Pittsburgh. ...
Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley Targets Education, Workforce Development for High Tech Future.
Mar 04, 2009 ... The Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley is placing its bets on education and workforce development to maintain its high tech edge and prepare for jobs of the future. Home to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the University of Tennessee, Tennessee Valley Authority ...
BHCC Entrepreneurship Center Wins Hughes Foundation Grant.
Mar 04, 2009 ... The John E. and Jeanne T. Hughes Charitable Foundation awarded Bunker Hill Community College a $7,500 grant to provide financial support for the second year of the Community Center for Entrepreneurship (CCE). The College launched the Center a year ago, with a $5,000 grant from a Hughes ...
Last Chance! Be Smart--Don't Start! Entries Due by Feb. 27.
Mar 04, 2009 ... There is still time to request contest materials for the sixth annual Be Smart--Don't Start! storyboard contest, a statewide program designed to educate youth about dangers of tobacco use. Request free contest materials and information online at www.bcbsok.com. Entries must be postmarked ...
TechInsights and Software Kids Demystify Engineering, Science and Math With New Video Game.
Mar 04, 2009 ... TechInsights, the global leader in media, marketing and professional services for the electronics industry, and next-generation educational game developers, Software Kids, LLC, announced the release of Time Engineers(TM), a graphics and content rich video game designed to introduce ...
Bellarmine College Preparatory Announces Alumnus Chris Meyercord as New Principal.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Bellarmine College Preparatory President Fr. Paul Sheridan, S.J. announced that alumnus Chris Meyercord will assume the role of principal in July. Meyercord currently serves as assistant principal, a position he has held since 2001. oChrisEs dedication, competency, knowledge and ...
Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks from More Than 85 Academic Libraries in the US.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/81ada9/higher_education_i) has announced the addition of the "Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks" report to their offering. This special report examines closely the management and ...
Toy Fair 2009 News Distributed By Business Wire Available At WWW.TRADESHOWNEWS.COM.
Mar 04, 2009 ... As the official news release distribution service for Toy Fair 2009, Business Wire will be posting exhibitor news releases on a dedicated show news archive on the official show site as well as at www.tradeshownews.com. Media may contact the Business Wire Event Services Group at ...
Career Education Corporation Reports Results for 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year.(Financial report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) reported fourth quarter 2008 consolidated revenue from continuing operations of $431.8 million and consolidated income from continuing operations of $34.3 million, or $0.38 per diluted share. For the full year of 2008, consolidated revenue from ...
Iowa State researchers talk chemistry education at major science meeting.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Two Iowa State chemists recently offered their views for improving science education during the 2009 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This year's AAAS meeting is Feb. 12-16 in Chicago. It carries the theme "Our Planet and its Life: ...
Deaf children use hands to invent own way of communicating.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Deaf children are able to develop a language-like gesture system by making up hand signs and using homemade systems to increase their communication as they grow, just as children with conventional spoken language, research at the University of Chicago shows. "Other studies on ...
Gender bias found in student ratings of high school science teachers.
Mar 04, 2009 ... A study of 18,000 biology, chemistry and physics students has uncovered notable gender bias in student ratings of high school science teachers. Researchers at Clemson University, the University of Virginia and Harvard University have found that, on average, female high school ...
AGI releases the report 'Status of the Geoscience Workforce: K-12 through Community College'.
Mar 04, 2009 ... The American Geological Institute (AGI) Workforce Program has completed the report "Status of the Geoscience Workforce 2009." The first chapter, "Trends in Geoscience Education from K-12 through Community College" of this comprehensive benchmark report is now available through AGI's ...
Research on educational research published by scientists at University of California.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "In this paper, we examine the current state of educational research through the framework of ''use-inspired'' knowledge." "Previous discussions regarding the nature of educational research have disproportionately focused on ...
The Essential Reading for Professionals, Scholars and Students: Narrative-based Practice.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/165ece/narrativebased_pr) has announced the addition of the "Narrative-based Practice" report to their offering. The telling of stories lies at the heart of human communication. In this important new book Peter ...
New educational research reported from University of Ghent.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... "This study focuses on the relationship between teacher education and graduates' intended and actual entrance into teaching. Moreover, it explores how this relationship differs for two types of initial teacher training for secondary education," scientists writing in the journal Educational ...
New findings from T. Yeshanew and co-authors describe advances in educational research.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "The impact of faith schools on the performance and progress of their pupils has been studied Using data from the National Pupil Database (NPD)," investigators in Slough, the United Kingdom report. "The value-added analysis was carried Out Using multilevel modelling, ...
Study data from University of Toronto update understanding of medical education.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Many academic training programmes have developed mentorship programmes for postgraduate doctors in training, but little is known about the factors that influence their establishment. Canadian postgraduate training directors were surveyed to determine views on mentorship and factors ...
Reports from University of Maribor add new data to research in educational research.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "In the first part of the paper, different models of teacher education are presented and analysed: the pre-technocratic model or the model of training master craftsmen; the technocratic model or the model of applied science; and the post-technocratic model or the reflexive model. In the ...
Findings in education reported from University of Sao Paulo.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "One of the most usual flaws that lead to literacy disability regards cognitive difficulties and alterations some children present in the literacy process. Many studies have found alterations in phonological processing, more specifically in phonological working memory (PWM) and ...
Study data from La Sapienza University update understanding of education.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Recent evidence demonstrated that dopamine within the nucleus accumbens mediates consolidation of both associative and nonassociative memories. However, the specific contribution of the nucleus accumbens subregions, core and shell, and of D1 and D2 receptors subtypes has not been yet ...
Study data from University of Hong Kong update knowledge of education.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "The economic transition in China since the late 1970s has led to not only drastic social transformations but also rapid advancements in science and technology, as well as the revolution in information and communications technology. In order to enhance the global competence of the Chinese ...
Scientists at Harvard University release new data on educational psychology.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Many tests classify each examinee into one of multiple performance levels on the basis of a combination of multiple-choice (MC) and constructed-response (CR) items. This study introduces a two-stage scoring method that identifies examinees whose MC scores place them near a cut point, ...
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University provide details of new studies and findings in the area of higher education.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Student loans schemes are in operation in more than seventy countries around the world. Most loans schemes benefit from sizeable built-in government subsidies and, in addition, are subject to repayment default and administrative costs that are not passed on to student borrowers," ...
Research data from Maastricht University update understanding of medical education.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Medical Education, "The lack of published studies into effective skills teaching in clinical skills centres inspired this study of student views of the teaching behaviours of skills teachers. We organised focus group discussions with ...
New education study findings have been reported by scientists at Seoul National University.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... "The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of student and Course characteristics on student satisfaction in courses by using a two-level hierarchical linear model (HLM). Based on literature reviews. 13 research variables ((1) student gender, (2) student academic year, (3) student ...
Researchers from University of Connecticut report recent findings in educational research.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "The past several decades of research has produced many important insights into prevalence and correlates of academic dishonesty. While these Studies have offered important contributions to our understanding of such cheating, we are in need of ...
The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Training Showcases the Latest Thinking and Cutting-Edge Approaches To Training and Development.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/24f8b4/the_2009_pfeiffer) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Training" to their offering. Offering entirely new content each year, the Pfeiffer Training ...
Research conducted at University of Arizona has provided new information about higher education.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "This study examined the dispositions, experiences, and expectations of international students in a developing country to understand the increasing phenomenon of reverse student flows and the role of the political economy in international student mobility. Students' dispositions, ...
Research from M. Mylopoulos and co-researchers provides new data on medical education.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "The ability to innovate new solutions in response to daily workplace challenges is an important component of adaptive expertise. Exploring how to optimally develop this skill is therefore of paramount importance to education researchers," researchers in Toronto, Canada report. ...
Studies from Vanderbilt University reveal new findings on special education.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Recent legislative and school reform efforts require schools to evaluate and improve educational practices for students with severe disabilities." "The authors developed the Program Quality Measurement Tool (PQMT) to enable ...
Data on educational psychology detailed by researchers at Georgia State University.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "In item response theory (IRT) simulation research, it is often necessary to use one software package for data generation and a second software package to conduct the IRT analysis," researchers in the United States report. "Because this can substantially slow down the simulation ...
Research from J.E. Vacek and co-researchers in the area of nursing education published.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Promoting the development of critical thinking is crucial to nursing education for two reasons. First, the National League for Nursing and the American Association of Colleges of Nurses consider critical thinking an outcome criterion for baccalaureate nursing education," investigators in ...
Scientists at University of North Carolina target special education.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Authentic assessments are naturalistic methods to obtain functional, contextual information relevant to learning in routine activities. Seven focus groups were conducted with 73 practicing Part C early interventionists to gather their reports on authentic assessments," scientists in the ...
Researchers from University of Notre Dame describe findings in educational psychology.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "a-stratification is a method that utilizes items with small discrimination (a) parameters early in an exam and those with higher a values when more is learned about the ability parameter. It can achieve much better item usage than the ...
Reports summarize medical education research from University of Dundee.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from Scotland, "Medical student electives are memorable learning experiences, of which approximately 40% are spent in developing countries. Students often have laudable motivation but are rarely helped to learn most effectively or contribute meaningfully whilst away." ...
Research from Dongeui University in education provides new insights.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from South Korea, "Human resource development for regional strategic industries is an emerging emphasis for the development of industries that have growth potential. This article identifies competencies and expertise levels needed by port and looistics industry ...
Reports summarize educational research study results from National Taiwan Normal University.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Educational Studies, "This Study investigated the views about constructivist instruction and personal epistemology of the secondary earth science teachers in Taiwan. Participants were assessed through a paper-and-pencil survey and a ...
Fitch Affirms Sharyland ISD, Texas' GOs at 'A'; Outlook Stable.
Mar 04, 2009 ... In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A' underlying rating on Sharyland Independent School District (the district), Texas' approximately $71.4 million in outstanding unlimited tax school building bonds. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The 'A' ...
Research conducted at M. Vasilyeva and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about educational psychology.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "This article introduces the Measurement Skills Assessment (MeSA), which was designed to evaluate the mastery of measurement in elementary school students. The primary objectives for the MeSA include covering a broad range of measurement ...
Studies from University of Vienna yield new data on educational psychology.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Parallel analysis has been shown to be suitable for dimensionality assessment in factor analysis of continuous variables. There have also been attempts to demonstrate that it may be used to uncover the factorial structure of binary variables conforming to the unidimensional normal ogive ...
New findings reported from Victoria University describe advances in education.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from Wellington, New Zealand, "Children's skill at recoding graphemes to phonemes is widely understood as the driver of their progress in acquiring reading vocabulary. This recoding skill is usually assessed by children's reading of pseudowords (e.g., yeep) that ...
Scientists at Ege University detail research in educational research.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from Izmir, Turkey, "While, in some professions, the gender balance seems to be changing in the direction of equality, the participation of males in early childhood education has not expanded because of stereotypical perceptions of this occupation. low salaries and ...
Research on educational research described by scientists at Nottingham Trent University.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from Nottingham, the United Kingdom, "Recent initiatives to enhance retention and widen participation ensure it is crucial to understand the factors that predict students' performance during their undergraduate degree. The present research used Structural Equation ...
New education findings from S.E. Woodrome and co-researchers published.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Two studies were conducted to evaluate the extent to which visual discrimination (VisD) skills play a role in developing letter identification abilities, which are essential in learning to read. Results from a correlational analysis of 73 4- and 5-year-olds revealed a significant ...
New adult education study findings have been reported from University of Connecticut.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine how docents developed expertise within the context of their work with history museums. Twelve expert docents from four history-themed museums were interviewed to discover how expertise is developed by volunteers working in nonformal ...
Social Geography: a Critical Introduction.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e4d97e/social_geography) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Social Geography: A Critical Introduction" to their offering. The study of inequalities is the cornerstone of social ...
Research from University of London, Birkbeck College yields new findings on educational psychology.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... "This study examines the factor structure of scores on the Four Dimension Mood Scale (4DMS) developed by Huelsman, Nemanick, and Munz in response to criticisms of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. The results showed that the factor structure of 4DMS scores obtained with a sample ...
New educational research study results from Australian Catholic University described.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Students' perceptions of actual and preferred classroom environment were investigated using. the What is happening in this class? questionnaire (WIHIC). The WIHIC assesses seven classroom environment dimensions: Student cohesiveness, teacher support, involvement, task orientation, ...
Research from University of Colorado broadens understanding of education.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Two neural systems, a hippocampal system and an extrahippocampal system compete for control over contextual fear, and the hippocampal system normally dominates. Our experiments reveal that output provided by the ventral subiculum is critical for the hippocampal system to win this ...
Research from Victoria University has provided new information about educational psychology.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "The article reports the results of three studies designed to extend the psychometric analyses of cultural intelligence (CQ) and to examine its utility in the prediction of cross-cultural adaptation. The first study supported the proposed four-factor (Cognitive, Meta-cognitive, ...
New educational research study results from University of Cambridge described.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from Cambridge, the United Kingdom, "This study compares and contrasts teachers' and parents' construal of children's behaviour, drawn from the general population rather than clinical extremes. Questionnaire data were obtained from parents and teachers oil the same 3-7 ...
Study results from University of Padua update understanding of educational research.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to recent research from Padua, Italy, "Analysis Of the University careers Of Students who are training to become primary school teachers has shown that a certain number have real difficulty in passing examinations in the scientific and methodological fields." "This ...
New special education study findings recently were reported by researchers at Pennsylvania State University.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Ail approach to designing field-based practicum opportunities for preservice students is described," researchers in the United States report. "First, the importance of quality field experiences is presented, together with a conceptual framework. Second, foundational and ...
Research conducted at University of Illinois has provided new information about education.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "The study contributes to the work values literature as well as to the knowledge base of meaning of working in Asian economies. It represents the results of an empirical study of Korean mid-level employees in diverse industries, investigating the effects of different understandings of work ...
Scientists at University of South Carolina, Medical Department target medical education.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Medical students and doctors in the USA frequently mention the patient's race at the beginning of oral or written clinical case presentations. However, this practice is controversial," scientists in the United States report. "We aimed to determine whether US medical schools ...
Recent findings in education described by researchers from University of New South Wales.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Pavlovian fear conditioning is not a unitary process. At the neurobiological level multiple brain regions and neurotransmitters contribute to fear learning," scientists writing in the journal Learning & Memory report. "At the behavioral level many variables contribute to fear ...
Reports on educational research findings from University of Cologne provide new insights.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to recent research from Cologne, Germany, "The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) shows that US School Students have a lower level of achievement than students front many East Asian countries." "Therefore, media, researchers and policy-makers ...
Research from University of Kentucky in special education provides new insights.(Report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the Journal of Special Education, "This study examined the learner characteristics of students in alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards in three geographically and demographically different states. On the basis of the ...
New higher education data have been reported by scientists at University of Toronto.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from Toronto, Canada, "This paper investigates the intersection of system articulation, transfer, and the choices that secondary school students make when they apply to college and university. The investigation is based on the results of a study that was undertaken to ...
Data on educational psychology published by researchers at University of Tennessee.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "Critical to meta-analysis is the presumption that effect sizes based on different measures are directly comparable," researchers in the United States report. "Recent theoretical work has shown that an invariance condition-universe score, or construct, validity invariance-must ...
Research reports on education from Shiraz University provide new insights.
Mar 04, 2009 ... "The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of feedback on writing accuracy over time and examine the relevance of the students' mother tongue to the feedback effect. To this end, the study compared two groups of Iranian English majors (N = 56) over a period of four ...
New higher education findings from Silpakorn University described.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, "This research explores the perceptions students at three traditional university campuses and four Rajabhat university campuses in Central-Western Thailand have of English. The students were surveyed on (1) their backgrounds, (2) their ...
Research results from University of Massachusetts update knowledge of nursing education.
Mar 04, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "RNs take pride in delivering high-quality individualized care to their patients. However, how do nursing students learn the principles of professional nursing or develop the competencies necessary to individualize patient care? At the Ohio ...