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Peer reviewedEckert, Craig M.; Bower, Douglas J.; Stiff, Krista S.; Hinkle, Abby J.; Davis, Andrew R. – Teaching Sociology, 1997
Demonstrates the usefulness of classroom assessment in reducing the number of underprepared students. Recommends that faculty use classroom assessment techniques very early in the semester to determine students' knowledge level. Maintains that a vast dichotomy exists between teachers' assumptions regarding students' knowledge and what they…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Educational Background, Educational Environment, Educational Experience
Tileston, Donna Walker – 2000
This book presents 10 practices that are essential to making education meaningful and rich for all students, examining brain research and how it can be applied to the classroom. It incorporates information about learning styles and standards into a classroom instructional model for teachers. The 11 chapters are as follows: (1) "Creating an…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Style, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
