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Pagès, Marcel; Prieto, Miriam – Educational Review, 2020
This paper analyses, from the perspective of the political sociology of policy instruments, the adoption and re-contextualisation of School Autonomy with Accountability (SAWA) reforms in Spain, with a particular focus on the region of Madrid. Over the last few decades, Madrid has adopted a wide range of education policies that have contributed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Education, Educational Policy, Accountability
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Verger, Antoni; Prieto, Miriam; Pagès, Marcel; Villamor, Patricia – European Educational Research Journal, 2020
An increasing number of countries are adopting accountability systems in education that rely on the external evaluation of students' learning outcomes through standardized assessments. The international dissemination of this form of accountability, often known as test-based accountability, does not imply that exactly the same policy is adopted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Accountability, Academic Standards
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Roanes-Lozano, Eugenio; Solin, Pavel – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2020
This experience has taken place at the School of Education of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. The goals of the subjects considered are to show how the computer can help in the teaching-learning process in Primary and/or Secondary Education and to clarify and strengthen the mathematical concepts of our students. Mastering a specific…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Education
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Martínez-Usarralde, María Jesús; Yanes-Cabrera, Cristina; Llevot-Calvet, Nuria – Intercultural Education, 2016
The Organic Law on the Improvement of the National Education Quality ("Ley Orgánica de Reforma de la Calidad Educativa") readdressed one of the most significant educational issues: educational policies related to immigrant students. Therefore, this is an appropriate moment to evaluate these types of policies in three singular Spanish…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Legislation, Immigrants, Qualitative Research
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Eguren, Joaquín – Intercultural Education, 2018
The aim of this paper is twofold: (1) to describe the interplay between religious identification and Spanish educational policy by studying a targeted group of immigrant Moroccan children and young people in metropolitan Madrid and (2) to highlight how such experiences have resulted in the evolution of intercultural education in Spain. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Factors, Muslims
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del Olmo, Margarita – Intercultural Education, 2010
The aim of this paper is to share the conclusions of a recent ethnographic study carried out in Madrid from 2005 to 2008 to analyze the effects of a program implemented by the Community of Madrid, Spain, to address diversity in schools. The Program was given an English name--"Welcome Schools"--and was aimed at preparing children recently…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Program Effectiveness
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Lopez-Martin, Esther; Kuosmanen, Timo; Gaviria, Jose Luis – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2014
Value-added models are considered one of the best alternatives not only for accountability purposes but also to improve the school system itself. The estimates provided by these models measure the contribution of schools to students' academic progress, once the effect of other factors outside school control are eliminated. The functional form for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Models, Accountability
Santos, Olga Cristina, Ed.; Boticario, Jesus Gonzalez, Ed.; Romero, Cristobal, Ed.; Pechenizkiy, Mykola, Ed.; Merceron, Agathe, Ed.; Mitros, Piotr, Ed.; Luna, Jose Maria, Ed.; Mihaescu, Cristian, Ed.; Moreno, Pablo, Ed.; Hershkovitz, Arnon, Ed.; Ventura, Sebastian, Ed.; Desmarais, Michel, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2015
The 8th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2015) is held under auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at UNED, the National University for Distance Education in Spain. The conference held in Madrid, Spain, July 26-29, 2015, follows the seven previous editions (London 2014, Memphis 2013, Chania 2012,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Research, Computer Uses in Education, Integrated Learning Systems
Kolas, Line; Munkvold, Robin; Nordseth, Hugo – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The goal of the paper is to present possible use of EPE videos in different phases of a learning and teaching process. The paper is based on an evaluation of EPE (easy production educational) videos. The evaluation framework used in this study, divides the teaching and learning process into four main phases: 1) The preparation phase, 2) The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Learning Processes, Educational Technology
Al-Gawhary, Wedad; Kambouri, Maria – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The purpose of this case study was to measure the impact of using ICT in Individual Learning Programmes of students with learning disabilities. Twenty five students and thirteen teachers took part in the research which was based on classroom observations. The Kappa coefficient was employed as a measure to statistically quantify the students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Down Syndrome, Autism
Lores Gonzalez, Adriana – Online Submission, 2010
The complexities of the modern society and interconnected world in which we live requires students who are able to problem solve and think critically. The research on which this article is based aims to explore how classroom questioning can help students guide their learning and model the spirit of inquiry to become lifelong learners. The research…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Inquiry, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
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LeLoup, Jean W.; Ponterio, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2004
Big "C" culture is en essential component of the foreign language classroom in so far as it helps students better understand what is important to native speakers from their cultural perspective. The national standards for foreign language encourage a person to focus on this perspective, through its cultural triangle highlighting the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Museums, Internet, Native Speakers
Benton, Jean E., Ed.; Swami, Piyush, Ed. – World Council for Curriculum and Instruction, 2007
The 10th Triennial World Conference of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI) was held September 10-15, 2001 in Madrid, Spain. The theme of the conference was "Cultures of Peace." Thirty-four papers and presentations are divided into nine sections. Part I, Tributes to the Founders of WCCI, includes: (1) Tribute to Alice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Undergraduate Students
Pateman, Neil A., Ed; Dougherty, Barbara J., Ed.; Zilliox, Joseph T., Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
This volume of the 27th International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference includes the following research reports: (1) Improving Decimal Number Conception by Transfer from Fractions to Decimals (Irita Peled and Juhaina Awawdy Shahbari); (2) The Development of Student Teachers' Efficacy Beliefs in Mathematics during…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Mathematics Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Metalinguistics