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Renton, Martin – Corwin, 2020
"Questioning" is a process that sparks discussion and encourages deeper thinking. Effective questioning builds on students' natural curiosity, moving them out of their comfort zone and into the learning zone in a purposeful, accessible way. It also models the process of good thinking and fosters a culture of high expectations. Like any…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Processes, Group Discussion
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Lenning, Elizabeth; Rudge, David – American Biology Teacher, 2023
The discovery of and research into penicillin resistance by Sir Edward Abraham and Sir Ernst Chain can be used to teach the concept of natural selection and also multiple nature of science (NOS) objectives associated with Next Generation Science Standards, such as "scientific knowledge is based on empirical evidence" and "science is…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Microbiology, Biology, Science Instruction
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DeBrincat, Dominic – History Teacher, 2015
This article explores what it means for history students to be "wrong" in the classroom, and the important role that error plays in teaching and learning. Student errors are nothing new to instructors. Nor do they often take much notice of them. Many instructors have been scholar-teachers long enough that they accept the inevitability of…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Error Patterns, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Dillon, J. T. – Educational Leadership, 1984
Finds volumes of research on questioning and none on discussion. Defines discussion and presents concepts and techniques that facilitate it in the classroom. Recommends the need for further research. (MD)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Kirk, James J.; Orr, Robert L. – 2003
Threaded discussion forums are asynchronous, World Wide Web-based discussions occurring under a number of different topics called threads. By allowing students to post, read, and respond to messages independently of time or place, threaded discussion forums give students an opportunity for deeper reflection and more thoughtful replies than chat…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Uses in Education, Definitions, Discussion Groups
Chilver, Peter; Gould, Gerard – 1982
Written by teachers for teachers, this book on language in the classroom is concerned with the various ways children are taught and the various ways they learn in response to that teaching. Chapter 1 analyzes the prewriting discussion of a group of 16 year olds to provide a model of language in use, and suggests four factors affecting the quality…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cloze Procedure, Content Area Writing, Creative Writing
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Casla, Alberto Vicario; Zubiaga, Isabel Smith – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2010
Problem Based Learning (PBL) makes use of real-life scenarios to stimulate students' prior knowledge and to provide a meaningful context that is also related to the student's future professional work. In this article, Paternity testing is presented using a PBL approach that involves a combination of classroom, laboratory, and out-of-class…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Class Activities, Testing, Problem Based Learning
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Schwartz, James E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Describes the use and rationale of "Silent Teaching," a teaching technique in which the teacher remains silent as students generate and evaluate hypotheses while trying to understand an as-yet undiscovered concept. (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation