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grupos referentes

English translation: reference groups

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Spanish term or phrase:	grupos referentes
English translation:	reference groups
Entered by:	James A. Walsh

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13:13 Feb 3, 2012

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Science - Education / Pedagogy / classroom

Spanish term or phrase: grupos referentes

Same context:

La entrega de los materiales (rompecabezas, plastilina, hoja de colores, papel fomy y pupitres) y celebración se estará realizando y distribuyendo en coordinación con el personal del proyecto, liderazgo comunitario, grupos referentes y representantes del ministerio de educación, apegados a los lineamientos y/o procedimientos administrativos para los procesos de entrega.

Does reference groups fit in this context?

Manuel Aburto KudoZ activity Questions: 508 (none open) (16 closed without grading) Answers: 140 Nicaragua
Local time: 19:57

reference groups

Explanation:
Yes I think reference groups is perfect here, as in the groups to which the materials are referred to.

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James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 03:57

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4 +2

reference groups

James A. Walsh

4 +1

reference groups

Cinnamon Nolan

consultation/expert groups

gallagy2

control groups

Andrea Viaggio

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4 mins confidence:

control groups

Explanation:
Creo que se refiere al grupo con el cual se contrasta un estudio.-
En todo estudio/investigación pedagógica hay un grupo estudiado y el grupo control (que define el nivel deseado)
Pero, habría que ver más contexto.-
Sólo un tip
Hope it helps!

Andrea Viaggio
Argentina
Local time: 22:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

grupos referentes

reference groups

Explanation:
Yes I think reference groups is perfect here, as in the groups to which the materials are referred to.

James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 43

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

reference groups

Explanation:
After "coordinating with", I don't think it would be "control groups".

Enhancing teachers capacity through In-service Education and ...
independent.academia.edu/...
In the next sections, we highlight some common features of these projects with ... and collaboration among teachers of speciﬁc disciplines; and incorporating ... in teacher education, and creation of professional reference groups (Even, 1999). ... education initiatives (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, 2005).

Ministry of Education - The Strategies
www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/.../The_Strategies.aspx
"Early childhood care and education services assist children and their .... Build on the Promoting ECE Participation project to find and address barriers to ECE participation in local communities. ..... A focus on collaborative relationships for Mäori .... advice of a number of ECE sector reference groups on particular aspects.

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 03:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 48

2 hrs confidence:

consultation/expert groups

Explanation:
I think is implied here as these projects have been completed in conjunction with the community/ Dept of Education etc and any questions or difficulties were presumeably REFERRED to these groups for their opinions and/or expertise

gallagy2
Ireland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 40

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Feb 17 - Changes made by James A. Walsh:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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