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1618 produkter

1. 

   Adding It Up

   Helping Children Learn Mathematics

   Av Mathematics Learning Study Committee, Center for Education m. fl.

   E-bok, 2001

   673 kr

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   Adding It Up explores how students in pre-K through 8th grade learn mathematics and recommends how teaching, curricula, and teacher education should change to improve mathematics learning during these critical years. The committee identifies five interdependent components of mathematical …

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   Adding It Up

   Helping Children Learn Mathematics

   Av Mathematics Learning Study Committee, Center for Education m. fl.

   E-bok, 2001

   442 kr

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   Adding It Up explores how students in pre-K through 8th grade learn mathematics and recommends how teaching, curricula, and teacher education should change to improve mathematics learning during these critical years. The committee identifies five interdependent components of mathematical …

3. 

   Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology

   A Workshop Summary

   Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

   Häftad, 2002

   636 kr

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   Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology reports on a meeting of scientists, policy makers, and researchers convened to discuss new approaches to undergraduate science, mathematics, and technology education. The goal of the workshop was to inform workshop participants and the …

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   Knowing What Students Know

   The Science and Design of Educational Assessment

   Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

   Häftad, 2001

   748 kr

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   Education is a hot topic. From the stage of presidential debates to tonight's dinner table, it is an issue that most Americans are deeply concerned about. While there are many strategies for improving the educational process, we need a way to find out what works and what doesn't work as well. …

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   AIDS, Sexual Behavior, and Intravenous Drug Use

   Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

   Inbunden, 1989

   2248 kr

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   The AIDS virus is spread by human behaviors enacted in a variety of social situations. In order to prevent further infection, we need to know more about these behaviors. This volume explores what is known about the number of people infected, risk-associated behaviors, facilitation of behavioral …

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   Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling

   Volume I, Review and Recommendations

   Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

   Häftad, 1991

   1865 kr

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   This book reviews the uses and abuses of microsimulation models--large, complex models that produce estimates of the effects on program costs and who would gain and who would lose from proposed changes in government policies ranging from health care to welfare to taxes. Volume 1 is designed to …

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   Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling

   Volume II, Technical Papers

   Av Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

   Häftad, 1991

   1865 kr

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   This volume, second in the series, provides essential background material for policy analysts, researchers, statisticians, and others interested in the application of microsimulation techniques to develop estimates of the costs and population impacts of proposed changes in government policies …

8. 

   Workload Transition

   Implications for Individual and Team Performance

   Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

   Häftad, 1993

   1400 kr

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   Workload transition is a potentially crucial problem in work situations wherein operators are faced with abrupt changes in task demands. People involved include military combat personnel, air-traffic controllers, medical personnel in emergency rooms, and long-distance drivers. They must be able to …

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   National Science Education Standards

   Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

   Häftad, 1995

   1239 kr

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   Americans agree that our students urgently need better science education. But what should they be expected to know and be able to do? Can the same expectations be applied across our diverse society? These and other fundamental issues are addressed in National Science Education Standards--a landmark …

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    Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change

    Summary of a Workshop

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1998

    729 kr

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11. 

    Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition

    Background Papers

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1999

    1461 kr

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    The Panel on Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems had a broad mandate-to examine the use of statistics in conjunction with defense testing. This involved examining methods for software testing, reliability test planning and estimation, validation of modeling and …

12. 

    How People Learn

    Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 2000

    462 kr

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    First released in the Spring of 1999, How People Learn has been expanded to show how the theories and insights from the original book can translate into actions and practice, now making a real connection between classroom activities and learning behavior. This edition includes far-reaching …

13. 

    Fairness in Employment Testing

    Validity Generalization, Minority Issues, and the General Aptitude Test Battery

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1989

    2264 kr

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    Declining American competitiveness in world economic markets has renewed interest in employment testing as a way of putting the right workers in the right jobs. A new study of the U.S. Department of Labor's General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) Referral System sheds light on key questions for …

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    Nontechnical Strategies to Reduce Children's Exposure to Inappropriate Material on the Internet

    Summary of a Workshop

    Av Institute of Medicine, National Research Council m. fl.

    Häftad, 2001

    587 kr

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    In response to a mandate from Congress in conjunction with the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board and the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine established a …

15. 

    Studies of Welfare Populations

    Data Collection and Research Issues

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 2001

    898 kr

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    This volume, a companion to Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition, is a collection of papers on data collection issues for welfare and low-income populations. The papers on survey issues cover methods for designing surveys taking into account nonresponse in advance, obtaining high …

16. 

    Procedures for Testing Color Vision

    Report of Working Group 41

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1981

    1870 kr

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17. 

    Emergent Techniques for Assessment of Visual Performance

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1985

    1781 kr

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    Recent vision research has led to the emergence of new techniques that offer exciting potential for a more complete assessment of vision in clinical, industrial, and military settings. Emergent Techniques for Assessment of Visual Performance examines four areas of vision testing that offer …

18. 

    Cognitive Aspects of Survey Methodology

    Building a Bridge Between Disciplines

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1984

    770 kr

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19. 

    Mental Models in Human-Computer Interaction

    Research Issues About What the User of Software Knows

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1987

    1830 kr

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    Special copy

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    Ergonomic Models of Anthropometry, Human Biomechanics and Operator-Equipment Interfaces

    Proceedings of a Workshop

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1988

    1816 kr

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21. 

    Sharing Research Data

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1985

    977 kr

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22. 

    Technology and Assessment

    Thinking Ahead: Proceedings from a Workshop

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 2002

    716 kr

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    The papers in this collection were commissioned by the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council (NRC) for a workshop held on November 14, 2001, with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Goals for the workshop were twofold. One was to share the major …

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    Methodological Advances in Cross-National Surveys of Educational Achievement

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 2002

    910 kr

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    In November 2000, the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) held a symposium to draw on the wealth of experience gathered over a four--decade period, to evaluate improvement in the quality of the methodologies used in international studies, and to identify the most …

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    Developing New Contraceptives

    Obstacles and Opportunities

    Av National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1990

    900 kr

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    There are numerous reasons to hasten the introduction of new and improved contraceptives--from health concerns about the pill to the continuing medical liability crisis. Yet, U.S. organizations are far from taking a leadership position in funding, researching, and introducing new contraceptives--in …

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    New Tools for Environmental Protection

    Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 2002

    936 kr

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    Many people believe that environmental regulation has passed a point of diminishing returns: the quick fixes have been achieved and the main sources of pollution are shifting from large "point sources" to more diffuse sources that are more difficult and expensive to regulate. The political climate …

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    Monitoring International Labor Standards

    Quality of Information: Summary of a Workshop

    Av National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs m. fl.

    Häftad, 2003

    729 kr

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    The NRC has convened the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards to provide expert, science-based advice on monitoring compliance with international labor standards. The committee held a workshop in July 2002 to assess the quality of information and measures of progress towards …

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    Monitoring International Labor Standards

    Summary of Domestic Forums

    Av National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs m. fl.

    Häftad, 2003

    701 kr

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    Over the past half century, the international flow of goods, services, and capital has grown rapidly. Globalization creates new economic, cultural, and social opportunities, but also poses the challenge of ensuring that workers throughout the world share in these opportunities. Responding to this …

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    Monitoring International Labor Standards

    National Legal Frameworks: Summary of a Workshop

    Av National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs m. fl.

    Häftad, 2003

    508 kr

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    The National Research Council has convened the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards to provide expert, science-based advice on monitoring compliance with international labor standards. The committee has undertaken a two-year project with multiple intersecting activities.The …

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    How Students Learn

    History in the Classroom

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 2004

    435 kr

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    How Students Learn: History in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. The book explores the …

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    Understanding Risk

    Informing Decisions in a Democratic Society

    Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.

    Häftad, 1996

    1449 kr

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    Understanding Risk addresses a central dilemma of risk decisionmaking in a democracy: detailed scientific and technical information is essential for making decisions, but the people who make and live with those decisions are not scientists. The key task of risk characterization is to provide needed …