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Griggs, Richard A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2014
To determine how topical coverage in introductory textbooks may have changed from the 1980s to the present, the author examined topic coverage in full-length and brief introductory textbooks from this time period. Because 98% of the teachers use textbooks for the introductory course and the majority do not assign reading beyond the textbook, the…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Textbook Content, Course Descriptions, Course Content
Cogan, Leland S.; Burroughs, Nathan; Schmidt, William H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
Researchers at the Center for the Study of Curriculum at Michigan State University have developed a tool to help teachers implement the Common Core State Standards in mathematics by letting standards, not textbooks, guide their instruction. Using the web-based Textbook Navigator/Journal, teachers can pick a standard and ask which portions of the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Program Implementation, Instructional Innovation, Teaching Guides
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Raghuveer, V. R.; Tripathy, B. K. – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2012
With the advancements in the WWW and ICT, the e-learning domain has developed very fast. Even many educational institutions these days have shifted their focus towards the e-learning and mobile learning environments. However, from the quality of learning point of view, which is measured in terms of "active learning" taking place, the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Resource Units, Active Learning