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Boncek, John; Harden, Sig – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2009
As teachers of first-year college mathematics and science students, the authors are constantly on the lookout for simple classroom exercises that improve their students' analytical and computational skills. In this article, the authors outline a project entitled "Predicting Precipitation in Darwin." In this project, students: (1) analyze…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Markov Processes, Prediction, Foreign Countries
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Pardo, X. C.; Martin, M. J.; Sanjurjo, J.; Regueiro, C. V. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
This paper describes a practical experience of adapting the teaching of a course in Computer Technology (CT) to the new demands of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). CT is a core course taught in the first year of the degree program Technical Engineering in Management Computing in the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of A…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design
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Blonder, Ron; Kipnis, Mira; Mamlok-Naaman, Rachel; Hofstein, Avi – Science Education International, 2008
The study describes the process of adopting new curriculum materials, which had been developed in the PARSEL project in several European countries, into the local educational science classroom of another country. The goal of the PARSEL project was to raise the popularity and relevance of science teaching by enhancing students scientific and…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Learning Modules
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Dobson, Ken – Physics Education, 1988
Discusses a teaching method using investigational skills for Nuffield A-level Physics including assessment technique, change of the assessment criteria, advice for choosing the topic, and future development. (YP)
Descriptors: Experiments, Foreign Countries, Investigations, Physics
Watts, Mike, Comp.; Michell, Mick, Comp. – 1987
The intention of this guide is to consider the concepts, skills, facts, and attitudes of science which are taught in school; explore how content might be chosen; argue for a reduction in curriculum content; suggest major topics for science teaching; use examples to illustrate aspects of science content; and consider some of the implications of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Chalmers, Denise; Fuller, Richard – 1996
This book, written from a British perspective, offers several sets of teaching strategies at the university level strategies for acquiring information, for working with information to enhance understanding, for confirming learning, and for student self-management. In the first part, "Learning and Teaching at University," chapters cover various…
Descriptors: Accounting, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, College Instruction