This chapter critically examines two main lines of research in controversial issues instruction:
(1) contextual factors affecting the teaching of controversial topics; and (2) instructional …

… Hess and Paula McAvoy to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them
in … 1 Parts of this chapter have been adapted from McAvoy, P., & Hess, D. (2013 ). Classroom …

From 2005 to 2009, we were engaged in a longitudinal study of high school classes that
included deliberations about controversial political issues. The purpose of the study was twofold…

Background Some doctors who perform poorly appear not to be aware of how their performance
compares with accepted practice. The way that professionals maintain their existing …

Background An assessment programme, a purposeful mix of assessment activities, is
necessary to achieve a complete picture of assessee competence. High quality assessment …

This paper presents findings from a study of high school students (N = 165) engaged in
discussions of controversial political issues within Close Up Washington’s civic education …

This article examines the research evidence supporting relationships between both personal
and social factors and the career choices of physicians in training. Although the research …

Background Modernization of medical regulation has included the introduction of the
Professional Performance Procedures by the UK General Medical Council in 1995. The Council …

Background The assessment of performance in the real world of medical practice is now
widely accepted as the goal of assessment at the postgraduate level. This is largely a validity …

Human ability to attend to visual stimuli based on their spatial locations requires the parietal
cortex. One hypothesis maintains that parietal cortex controls the voluntary orienting of …