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ERIC Number: EJ553839
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Creating the Information Age School.
Hancock, Vicki
Educational Leadership, v55 n3 p60-63 Nov 1997
Based on recent research and the author's site visits, this article describes six attributes characterizing an Information Age school: interactivity, self-initiated learning, a changing teacher role, media and technology specialists as central participants, continuous evaluation, and a discussion-centered classroom environment. Contact information is provided for one school exemplifying each characteristic. (MLH)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Continuous Assessment; Information Age