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Zheng, Lanqin – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2021
This book highlights the importance of design in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) by proposing data-driven design and assessment. It addresses data-driven design, which focuses on the processing of data and on improving design quality based on analysis results, in three main sections. The first section explains how to design…
Descriptors: Data Use, Instructional Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning
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Diana R. Feldhacker; Bobbi S. Greiner – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2022
Occupational therapy (OT) school is where learning begins as students prepare to become future professionals. Thus, effective course design is imperative in professional formation. This study examined the effectiveness of a course designed around andragogical and active learning principles in combination with Fink's (2013) taxonomy of learning for…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Instructional Design, Blended Learning, Independent Study
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Sundqvist, Pia; Sylvén, Liss Kerstin – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2016
This book is unique in bringing together theory, research, and practice about English encountered outside the classroom -- extramural English -- and how it affects teaching and learning. The book investigates ways in which learners successfully develop their language skills through extramural English and provides tools for teachers to make use of…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Reynolds, Laureen – Crystal Springs Books, 2007
Appealing to children of all learning abilities, this book provides fun and effective ways to strengthen reading fluency and comprehension; engaging and motivating activities that reinforce word-family concepts; 20 full-page, full-color transparencies of the poems; 17 pages of reproducibles; and independent, small group, whole group, and extension…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Special Needs Students, Social Studies, Learning Motivation
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Armstrong, David G.; Burlbaw, Lynn M. – Social Studies, 1991
Presents classroom activities using banknotes to teach history and social studies. Suggests that students' interest in money can be utilized to teach about geography, national heroes, symbolism, and the image a nation wishes to present to its citizens and the rest of the world. Lists sources for obtaining banknotes and directories to help identify…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geography Instruction, History Instruction, Imagery
Lipton, Laura; Hubble, Deborah – 1997
Designed for teachers of kindergarten through grade 6, this book contains practical and innovative ideas on fostering literacy generated from discussions with teachers from the United States and Canada, visits to their classrooms, and observations of their interactions with students. The book addresses all levels of learner-centered literacy…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Perry, Phyllis J. – 1998
Fiction is a powerful tool that can motivate students to learn. This book is designed to assist elementary teachers in planning integrated units of study based on quality fiction titles about U.S. history. These titles build interest, illuminate specific eras, and lead students to related nonfiction titles. Organized in sections that cover…
Descriptors: American Studies, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Spaeth, Jeanne, Comp. – Teaching Music, 1997
Reproduces a teaching strategy from the "Beginning and Intermediate Band" volume of the "Strategies for Teaching" series. The reproduction includes the objective, procedures, materials used, prior knowledge and experiences, indicators of success, and follow-up activities. The strategy supports the musical instructional standard 4C: composing and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Innovation
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Cohen, Margaret W. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
How the topic of intrinsic motivation can be used as the theoretical framework to guide an undergraduate educational psychology course within the teacher education curriculum is described. Three motivation exercises, developed using the concepts of R. deCharms, are included. A preliminary assessment of the technique showed favorable results. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Educational Psychology, Higher Education
Ploetz, Greta – 1999
This course introduces students enrolled in an adult high school diploma program to a set of learning strategies that they can use in any further education or training, in job and career training, and in personal learning. The course provides the basis for lifelong learning. The course contains nine lessons, each of which consists of stories,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cognitive Style, Course Content
Wadlington, Elizabeth M.; Currie, Paula S. – 2002
This book presents a multisensory approach for teaching language arts skills to students in grades 3-10 with learning disabilities. It is intended for teachers, parents, speech-language pathologists, and other professionals who work with students with learning disabilities. An introduction discusses multisensory instruction and the benefits of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Kinesthetic Methods
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1980
Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue includes five articles exploring the contributions of children's films to museum programs. Following a brief editorial encouraging the use of films in museums, the first article outlines a picture storybook model for evaluating children's films. Several storybook models are identified, and a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Family Involvement
Practitioner, 1987
Although ability partly explains why some students are eager to learn in school whereas others are disinterested, motivation is another significant factor. This newsletter discusses factors that affect students' motivation to learn, considers techniques that can increase motivation, and identifies schools that have developed activities to enhance…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Educational Environment
Hoffman, Barry Charles – Teaching Music, 1996
Recommends turning some of the more tedious aspects of elementary instrumental rehearsals (particularly playing scales) into games. Describes a number of educational games that can be constructed around these activities, including a "Wheel of Fortune" parody. (MJP)
Descriptors: Applied Music, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Brandhorst, Allan R.; Splittgerber, Fred – 1984
The SIMILE model for teaching thinking skills is described and protocol materials that used the model to teach the concept of power are presented. Thinking skills in the SIMILE model include imaging, dissection, conceptualization, definition, relational analysis, and analogy. When teaching thinking skills using the SIMILE model, curriculum…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Convergent Thinking, Critical Thinking, Educational Theories
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