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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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Influence of Students' Characteristics and Feelings on Cognitive Achievement in Religious Education
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van der Zee, Theo; Hermans, Chris; Aarnoutse, Cor – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2008
Whereas educational research has provided evidence that students' characteristics affect their performance, at this stage little is known about which characteristics influence their learning processes and achievement in religious education. This article looks into characteristics that influence students' cognitive achievement in religious…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Religion, Prior Learning, Educational Practices
Primary School Students' Metacognitive Beliefs about Religious Education
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van der Zee, Theo; Hermans, Chris; Aarnoutse, Cor – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2006
So far scholars have researched beliefs about knowledge, knowing, and learning mainly in the areas of science and mathematics and among secondary school students. In this article, we explore primary school students' metacognitive beliefs about religious education. The article reports on a study involving 656 fifth- and sixth-grade students. We…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Metacognition
Relations between Teachers' Professional and Religious Orientations and Their Behavior during Morally Critical Incidents.
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van Veen, Klaas; Theunissen, Marielle; Sleegers, Peter; Bergen, Theo; Klaassen, Cees; Hermans, Chris – Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, 2003
Studied how teachers' professional and religious orientations relate to their behavior when confronted with morally critical incidents. Results for 452 teachers who completed a questionnaire suggest that both professional and religious orientations play a role and provide explanations for teachers' behavior. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Moral Values, Religious Factors