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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Shearman, Donald; Petocz, Peter – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
Student evaluations of faculty and courses have been used as a method of quality control in higher education for almost 100 years. Analysis of the data generated by these surveys has been the focus of considerable research for at least the past 20 years, with the bulk of this analysis using techniques which assume that the survey data, usually…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Student Surveys, Likert Scales
Shearman, Donald; Rylands, Leanne; Coady, Carmel – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
A significant proportion of students enrolling in mathematical subjects designed for non-STEM majors in university courses have minimal mathematical skills and poor motivation. This combination of starting attributes often leads to failure in the first mathematical subject encountered. We have been implementing simple, alternative pedagogies in an…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods, Student Improvement, Improvement Programs