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Peer reviewedObler, Susan; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1991
Rio Hondo Community College (California) combined elements of cooperative learning and classroom research to meet needs of a culturally diverse population. The effort is based on four principles: (1) creating a curriculum supporting diversity; (2) treating students as inexperienced adult learners; (3) promoting cooperative learning; and (4) using…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Research, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedNelson, Craig E. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1994
The relationship between collaborative learning and some major theoretical and empirical approaches to fostering critical thinking are examined. Three frameworks for combining collaborative learning and critical thinking are suggested: use of mental models, creation of discourse communities, and creation of disciplinary discourse communities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Discourse Communities
Peer reviewedStack, Connie; Peterson, Joel – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Classroom assessment and classroom research in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is traced to 1989 when the terms entered the community-college faculty-development vocabulary. They are now household words among the 500 faculty participating regularly in faculty development. Problems encountered and positive results are…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, College Faculty, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedSteadman, Mimi – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Summarizes results of a study on implementation and impact of classroom assessment techniques (CATs) in community colleges, examining how classroom assessment has been applied by teachers, documenting changes in teaching behaviors, and considering costs and benefits. Also examines students' experiences and satisfaction with courses taught using…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedAdams, Maurianne, Ed. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
This journal presents a collection a essays that offer several new perspectives on teaching practice; give descriptive and narrative accounts of curricular and teaching innovations; and discusses a range of shared learnings obtained from public university, community college, and private college multicultural change processes. Chapters and their…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction
