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Hora, Matthew Tadashi – Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (NJ1), 2011
Policymakers and educators are increasingly expressing concerns that the U.S. is lagging behind other countries in educating the next generation of mathematicians and scientists. In response, the federal government, private foundations, and many "institutions of higher education" (IHEs) are encouraging STEM (science, technology,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Mathematics Education, Science Education
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Donlan, Dan – English Journal, 1985
Introduces a new column that will tell about research being conducted in the classroom. (EL)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
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Raver, Sharon A. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1979
The rationale for preschool mainstreaming and observations of an integrated classroom are presented. Eight effects of integration are listed, including that special teaching is required to facilitate cross peer interaction and that children seem to prefer to play with children on a similar developmental level. (PHR)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Guides, Handicapped Children, Mainstreaming
Wolcott, Lisa – Teacher Magazine, 1991
This article profiles a high school physics teacher who received a grant to conduct research, with his own classes, designed to identify students' preconceptions about the physical world, explore ways teachers can use those preconceptions to teach physical laws, and prepare classroom materials that teachers can use to teach physics. (IAH)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Grants, High Schools, Physics
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Lim, Cher Ping – Computers & Education, 2008
Based on an account of how two classes of primary five students in Singapore engage in the learning of English, Mathematics and Science by playing the role of global citizens, the paper suggests an alternative but realistic approach to teaching global citizenship education. Set against the back story of Atlantis facing ecological, social and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Hinrichs, Donald W. – Teaching Sociology, 1990
Examines the hypotheses that students need to improve communication skills and that an innovative pedagogy is more effective than traditional methods for improving communication skills. Describes the teaching pedagogy and its implementation in an introductory sociology course. Results suggest that this pedagogy is more effective than conventional…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Communication Skills, Discussion Groups, Higher Education
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McCoy, Claire, W.; Ellis, Mark C. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1992
Presents study results of the effects of different teaching methods on the ability of nonmusician, college students to distinguish meter. Explains that one group heard meter defined with examples, another emphasized meter with large muscle movements, and a third heard examples with reinforcing clicks. Reports that all groups differed from the…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Music
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Kyriacou, Chris – British Educational Research Journal, 1992
Presents study results exploring the use of learning activities in secondary school mathematics instruction. Explains that seven categories of learning activities, one traditional and six active learning, were identified. Reports that heads of mathematics departments estimated occurrence of the activities in their schools. Concludes that active…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities
Rupley, William H.; Blair, Timothy R. – 1985
In a study of how primary teachers assign and monitor independent reading seatwork (workbook) activities, 12 first, second, and third grade teachers were observed during their scheduled reading periods. The seven major observation categories were (1) to whom assigned, (2) when assigned, (3) materials, (4) material focus, (5) instructions for…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Classroom Research, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Materials
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Heath, Shirley Brice – Language Arts, 1983
Discusses the interrelationship of the language arts, and how both oral and written language help the learning process. Describes a classroom in which students' activities center around talking, and how the teacher participated as a researcher in ethnographic studies out of which came the motivation for this instructional approach. (HTH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes
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Graves, Don; Hansen, Jane – Language Arts, 1983
Describes a first grade classroom in which children learn the concept of "author" by writing their own books, which are then shared with the rest of the class. (HTH)
Descriptors: Authors, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
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Schmidt, Charles P. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1992
Reports results of a study of the ways in which undergraduate and graduate music majors evaluated the teaching methods of graduate associate music instructors. Reports that evaluators gave instructors high marks for characteristics including enthusiasm, interest in the student, and patience. Concludes that untrained evaluators can reliably analyze…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Higher Education, Music Education
Moseley, David; Higgins, Steve; Bramald, Rod; Hardman, Frank; Miller, Jen; Mroz, Maria; Tse, Harrison; Newton, Doug; Thompson, Ian; Williamson, John; Halligan, Jean; Bramald, Sarah; Newton, Lynne; Tymms, Peter; Henderson, Brian; Stout, Jane – 1999
This report reviews and summarizes the findings of a research and development project investigating effective pedagogy using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in literacy and numeracy in primary schools in Great Britain. It also provides information about the main stages of the research process and the model of teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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David, Carol – Social Studies, 1989
Reports on a comparative study of two fifth-grade classes (Louisville, Kentucky) whose members learned economic principles through the establishment of a classroom grocery store. Provides a review of the literature relating to economic education and simulations, discusses the actual classroom instruction, and describes the instrument used to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Consumer Education
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Gretes, John A.; And Others – Social Science Record, 1991
Presents results of a study of whether simulation leads to improved understanding of economic concepts among fifth grade students. Reports that simulations were used in instructing 300 children in 10 classes in the southeastern United States. Concludes that the use of simulations and role-playing activities increased student performance in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Concept Formation, Economics Education
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