Child‐centered Practice in Museums: Experiential Learning through Creative Play at the Ipswich Art Gallery     

Barbara Piscitelli  Louisa Penfold 《Curator: The Museum Journal》2015,58(3):263-280

Over the past two decades, museums and galleries have significantly expanded the scope and diversity of programs and exhibitions offered to children, families and schools. Parents and teachers are increasingly interested in curated public play spaces for children in the early years (from birth to eight years old), and they actively search for accessibility, affordability and quality when planning young children's excursions. In 2013, the Ipswich Art Gallery (in Queensland, Australia) developed and presented Light Play, an interactive exhibition designed especially for children up to the age of eight. Light Play promoted the use of light as a creative material for making ephemeral art through collaborative play, experimentation and discovery‐based learning. As part of the exhibition, a formal research project was run as an integral component of Light Play. Our research documented the qualities that lead to successful creative play experiences for young children in art museums by examining three key aspects of the exhibition: the participants, the environment, and the program. This paper discusses the findings of that research, in relation to making financial and human resource investments in interactive and immersive exhibitions and play spaces for children in the early years.  相似文献   

Student voices: Re-conceptualising and re-positioning Australian library and information science education for the twenty-first century     

Barbara Combes  Jo Hanisch  Mary Carroll  Hilary Hughes 《International Information and Library Review》2011,43(3):137-143

This paper reports on the preliminary research findings of the sub-study group of a larger undertaking, the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) priority project Re-conceptualising and Re-positioning Australian Library and Information Science Education for the Twenty-first Century. It examines student experiences of library and information science (LIS) education across both the tertiary and vocational education sectors in Australia. The student sub-study group’s task was to provide the student/recent graduate perspective on LIS education in Australia. The research considered four major themes to find out how students and recent graduates felt about LIS education in Australia. The themes were: learning opportunities; learner attributes; learning experiences; and learner outcomes. In the second half of 2010, self-administered anonymous web questionnaires and focus groups were used to explore issues such as student demographics, socio-economic backgrounds, past experiences, expectations and rationale behind course choices. In addition the destinations of graduates were explored. Key findings suggest there are various pathways that students take to achieve a LIS qualification in Australia; students are generally optimistic about the future of the LIS profession, and consider that technology will continue to play a key role in future career options; they stress the importance of practical workplace experiences as part of course structure; their satisfaction levels with current courses are high and students feel confident they have been provided with the skills required to begin their professional life.  相似文献   

Looking to the Future: Electronic Texts and the Deepening Interface     

Barbara Warnick 《Technical Communication Quarterly》2005,14(3):327-333

Since the initial appearance of rhetorical analysis of text-based and hypertext communication, the rhetoric of technology has evolved along with the new media forms it studies. This essay reviews critical consensus that calls for a move away from printcentric criticism. It advocates innovative methods for criticism of electronic texts, such as emphasis on comparative media analysis, visual representation, and attention to the programming and codification of electronic texts.  相似文献   

Using the Expressive Writing Program to Improve the Writing Skills of High School Students with Learning Disabilities     

Barbara Walker  Margaret E. Shippen  Paul Alberto  David E. Houchins  David F. Cihak 《Learning disabilities research & practice》2005,20(3):175-183

Abstract. The complex nature of written expression presents difficulty for many students, particularly those with learning disabilities (LD). The literature in the area of written expression and students with learning disabilities indicates that explicit, rule‐based instruction can enhance the writing skills of struggling students. Research in Direct Instruction (DI) writing programs is promising, but limited at this time to a small number of group design studies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the DI writing program, Expressive Writing, for high school students with learning disabilities using a single‐subject design methodology. Results indicated that the Expressive Writing program improved the writing skills of the students in this study. Students also were able to generalize and maintain the writing skills learned during intervention.  相似文献   

Researching dottoressa montessori     

Barbara Berger 《The Urban Review》1967,2(3):21-23

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Transitory Connections: The Reception and Rejection of Jean Piaget's Psychology in the Nursery School Movement in the 1920s and 1930s     

Barbara Beatty 《History of education quarterly》2009,49(4):442-464

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Applications of Educational Measurement: I s Optimum Optimal?     

Barbara S. Flake 《Educational Measurement》1993,12(1):5-10

What would you do if you were asked to design an “optimal” school testing program, but had doubts about the criteria to apply? What strategies might help us make more use of performance assessment and computer-adaptive testing in district-level testing programs? Can an NCME President be whimsical when delivering her presidential address?  相似文献   

Editorial: JMTE and Professional Development     

Barbara Jaworski 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2003,6(1):1-3

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Factors Influencing Intrajudge Consistency During Standard-Setting     

Barbara S. Plake  Gerald J. Melican  Craig N. Mills 《Educational Measurement》1991,10(2):15-16

What factors influence judges when they set standards? How do judges, test questions, and the standard-setting process interact? How can we improve intrajudge consistency?  相似文献   

美国科技编辑概况     

Barbara Gastel  张忠丽 《科技与出版》2003,(5)

体例手册和其他的资源在美国 ,科技编辑使用各种体例手册和其他的资源。一些最流行的体例手册和其他资源介绍如下。被广泛使用的手册《科技体例与版式》是为所有科技领域的作者、编辑和出版社设计的。它除提供关于科技出版写作形式和版式的一般性指导外 ,还包括广泛的各科技领域的科技规范 (如 :学术用语标准 )。《科技体例与版式》的新版本将在 2 0 0 4年出版。《芝加哥体例手册》被各种学术领域中的编辑广泛使用 ,尤其被广泛使用于学术图书出版社 ,包括科技出版社。该手册的一个新版本将在 2 0 0 3年下半年问世。在美国 ,还有在一些特殊的…  相似文献