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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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Addressing Low U.S. Student Achievement in Mathematics and Science through Changes in Professional Development and Teaching and Learning
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Tabernik, Anna Maria; Williams, Paul R. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2010
"When compared with high-achieving countries around the world, the U.S. appears to be significantly behind in providing certain kinds of professional learning opportunities" (Wei, Darling-Hammond, Andree, Richardson, & Orphanos, 2009, p. 39). The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between sustained, targeted professional…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Faculty Development, Low Achievement
Adaptation of the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS) to Turkish Students: Factorial Validity and Reliability
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Cikrikci-Demirtash, R. Nukhet – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2005
The study presented in this article was conducted to determine psychometric features of scales for Turkish students by adapting the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS) developed by Midgley and others (2000) to the Turkish language in order to measure personal and classroom goal orientations. The scales were developed to test…
Descriptors: Family Life, Student Motivation, Psychometrics, Foreign Countries
Test Anxiety and Psychopathology in Fifth-Grade Students in Turkey
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Kaya, Alim – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2004
Thirty-four to 41% of third through sixth-grade children suffer from test anxiety. In surveying large samples, assessments of the school subjects and exams were found to be major stressors for the children. In its most extreme form, test anxiety can even be a contributing factor to school refusal. Empirical studies show that test anxiety is a…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Academic Achievement, Psychopathology, Foreign Countries
Treating Violence in the School through Traditional Martial Arts
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Kim, Israel – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2004
In a comprehensive survey of the literature title "Coping With Violence in the School System," Benbenisti, Astor, and Marachi (2003) map out the programs being deployed throughout the school system today. Those programs listed are "peace builders," "second step," "Richmond's youth against violence," "student's project for peace," "community…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Violence, Prevention, Boarding Schools