Fertilizers, Pills, And Magnetic Strips(1st Edition) The Fate Of Public Education In America (PB) by GeneV. Glass Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 2008 by Information Age Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-59311-892-1, ISBN: 1-59311-892-9
""We shape our tools and then they shape us." With these words, Kenneth Boulding captured one of the great truths of the modern world. In Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips, Gene V Glass analyzes how a few key technological inventions changed culture in America and how public education has changed as a result. Driving these changes are material self-interest and the desire for comfort and security, both of which have transformed Ame ..."
"This book is guaranteed to spark lively debates and critical thinking in any classroom! Two of the most respected voices in education identify 50 myths and lies that threaten America's public schools. Berliner and Glass argue that many citizens' conception of K-12 public education in the United States is more myth than reality. Warped opinions about our nation's public schools include: they are inferior to private schools; they are amon ..."
"A volume in Current Perspectives on Applied Information Technologies Series Editors Charalambos Vrasidas and Gene V Glass This volume provides examples of current developments on the role of ICT for education, development, and social justice within an international context. Chapters draw on advanced contemporary thinking from scholars and practitioners in the field to present case studies of how ICT can be used to promote sustainable de ..."
"The teacher's role in developing interaction and reflection in an online community
, Educational Media International, 40(1/2), 127-137, ... difference: A case study of
the Indigenous online learning in a tertiary context, Australian Journal of
Educational Technology, 16(1), 58-72, Ncwson, J. (1995). ... Learning diversity in
higher education: A comparative stud)' of Asian international and Australian
students. ... Smith, S. N. (2001 ..."
"This work discusses issues relating to distance education and distributed learning. There are essays covering: rethinking assessment for the online environment; the role of collaborative learning in social and intellectual development; and the embodiment of knowledge in virtual environments."
"He 'served as Associate Dean for Research in the ASU College of Education (
1997–2000). ... Trained originally in statistics, his interests now include
psychotherapy research, evaluation methodology, and policy analysis. In 1975,
he was elected President of the American Educational Research Association. ...
in research funding that supported over 100 researchers from 25 universities
across Canada and engaged 225 private and public s ..."
"CONTENTS: Foreword. Michael Dickson. Foreword. Vincent Quah and Greg Butler. Preface. Gabriel Salomon. Factors Influencing Technology Integration into Classroom Teaching. Charalambos Vrasidas and Gene V Glass. Part I: In-service Teacher Education. Within and Beyond the K-12 Classroom: The Social Contexts of Students’ Technology Use. Tara Brown-L'Bahy. Tracking the Arc of New Teachers Technology Use. Michael Russell, Damian Bebell and La ..."
"The approach of SMEP-III is conceptual rather than mathematical. The authors stress the understanding, applications, and interpretation of concepts rather than derivation and proof or hand-computation. "
Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips The Fate of Public Education in America (Hardback) by GeneV. Glass Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2008 by Information Age Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-59311-893-8, ISBN: 1-59311-893-7
""We shape our tools and then they shape us." With these words, Kenneth Boulding captured one of the great truths of the modern world. In Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips, Gene V Glass analyzes how a few key technological inventions changed culture in America and how public education has changed as a result. Driving these changes are material self-interest and the desire for comfort and security, both of which have transformed Ame ..."
"Though briefer than Statistical Methods for Educational and Psychology, Third Edition, the approach of Basic Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Third Edition is the same: conceptual rather than mathematical. The authors stress the understanding, applications, and interpretation of concepts rather than derivation and proof or hand-computation. Selection of topics in the book was guided by three considerations: (1) What are the most ..."
"The approach of SMEP-III is conceptual rather than mathematical. The authors stress the understanding, applications, and interpretation of concepts rather than derivation and proof or hand-computation. "
"Hailed as a landmark in the development of experimental methods when it appeared in 1975, Design and Analysis of Time-Series Experiments is available again after several years of being out of print. Gene V Glass, Victor L. Willson and John M. Gottman have carried forward the design and analysis of perhaps the most powerful and useful quasi-experimental design identified by their mentors in the classic Campbell & Stanley text Experimenta ..."
"A volume in Current Perspectives on Applied Information Technologies Series Editors Charalambos Vrasidas and Gene V Glass This volume provides examples of current developments on the role of ICT for education, development, and social justice within an international context. Chapters draw on advanced contemporary thinking from scholars and practitioners in the field to present case studies of how ICT can be used to promote sustainable de ..."
"Hailed as a landmark in the development of experimental methods when it appeared in 1975, Design and Analysis of Time-Series Experiments is available again after several years of being out of print. Gene V Glass, Victor L. Willson and John M. Gottman have carried forward the design and analysis of perhaps the most powerful and useful quasi-experimental design identified by their mentors in the classic Campbell & Stanley text Experimenta ..."
"CONTENTS: 1 Introduction 2 Measurement, Scales, and Statistics 3 Tabulating and Depicting Data 4 Measures of Central Tendency 5 Measures of Variability 6 The Normal Distribution 7 Measures of Relationship 8 Prediction and Estimation 9 Additional Measures of Relationship 10 Probability 11 Theoretical Distributions for Use in Statistical Inference 12 Statistical Inference: Estimation 13 Statistical Inference: Hypothesis Testing 14 Selecte ..."
"Statistical Methods in Education and Psychology The approach of SMEP-III is conceptual rather than mathematical. The authors stress the understanding, applications, and interpretation of concepts rather than derivation and proof or hand-computation. Full description"