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Coleff, Joaquín; Rubbini, Camilo – Journal of Economic Education, 2023
The authors of this article propose a simple exercise of monopoly pricing to illustrate complex theoretical results on the welfare effects of group pricing. By exposing students to this exercise, they aim to bridge a gap between the standard textbook analysis of group pricing and more general results in the literature and clarify some students'…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Economics Education, Undergraduate Students, Misconceptions
National Academies Press, 2016
Ethical practice in engineering is critical for ensuring public trust in the field and in its practitioners, especially as engineers increasingly tackle international and socially complex problems that combine technical and ethical challenges. This report aims to raise awareness of the variety of exceptional programs and strategies for improving…
Descriptors: Ethics, Engineering Education, Social Problems, Consciousness Raising
ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career, 2014
The Behaviors of Learning and Teaching Continuum (BLT) defines key characteristics of student and adult learning and teaching practice within Linked Learning pathways. It illustrates how these behaviors and actions might be observed both inside and beyond the classroom.
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Centered Learning, Outcomes of Education
Congress, Elaine P.; Black, Phyllis N.; Strom-Gottfried, Kimberly – Council on Social Work Education, 2009
Congress, Black, and Strom-Gottfried cover the gamut of values and ethics issues affecting social work curricula at the BSW and MSW degree levels, as well as those complying with CSWE's 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. This book's course outlines, interactive learning techniques, technological resources, and extensive…
Descriptors: Values Education, Ethics, Educational Policy, Accreditation (Institutions)

Burnes, Bruce – Social Studies, 1983
Elementary children can be introduced to the historical processes of evaluating and interpreting materials within the existing curriculum. Activities for teachers and students are suggested. (AM)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Historiography, History Instruction

Lipsky, Martin S.; Taylor, Christine A.; Schnuth, Rae – Medical Teacher, 1999
Describes a student-focused microskills approach. Presents 12 tips that academic faculty can use to prepare students for their community-based ambulatory experiences. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instruction, Learning Activities, Medical Education

Mathis, Edward J. – Social Studies, 1987
Demonstrates a realistic situation in which supply and demand schedules are generated and the equilibrium price is determined. Illustrates the concept by using imaginary concert tickets in which 1/2 of the class supplies tickets and 1/2 of the class demands tickets. Specific graphs illustrate the supply-demand schedule. (BR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Economics Education, Learning Activities, Secondary Education

Yeager, Tina A.; Edwards, Catherine W. – Social Education, 1980
Considers learning activities that may be successfully used with most social studies textbooks. Activities include introducing chapters using illustrations, hypothesizing for directed reading, distinguishing fact from opinion, creating examples of glossary term usage, recreating illustration formats, writing editorials, role playing, debating, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Social Studies
Richardson, Lynn J. – 1980
Appropriate for intermediate grades through high school, this social studies newspaper guide suggests learning activities using newspapers. The areas covered are history, geography, current events, the working class, sociology, the political scene, cultures, government, and travel. Suggested assignments include writing a feature or news interview…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Newspapers
Beery, Robert W. – 1978
When elementary students examine primary sources and local historical sites to gain firsthand information about life in the past, history becomes more relevant, exciting, and enjoyable. To help students understand that history is not just what is in a textbook, this student resource book focuses on making them aware that history exists all around…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Local History

Gray, Leslie; Burroughs, Wynell. – Social Education, 1986
This article presents a document from the National Archives dealing with the 1864 case known as ex parte Milligan, in which a civilian was sentenced to die by a military court. The article includes background, teaching suggestions, and samples of handouts. (JDH)
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), History Instruction, Learning Activities, Secondary Education

Laing, Robert A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
Two problem-solving skills, guess-and-test and simplification, are introduced and reinforced through a variety of motivating problem situations. Solutions of sample problems and extensive directions for the teacher encourage the use of Polya's four-step model of problem solving. (MNS)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary Education
Instructor, 1984
Artists and writers from Maine were asked to develop creative activities for a sixth-grade class. Students were encouraged to observe nature, investigate their ancestors, design logos, and think about the impossible. Several of the activities that could be adopted to relate to other states are presented. (DF)
Descriptors: Artists, Creative Activities, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education
Kepler, Lynne – Instructor, 1992
Presents class activities to help elementary students learn about changes in the state of matter by making ice cream. In addition to making observations on the changes of state, students can practice measuring and identifying the properties (e.g., color, size, and shape). (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Fina, Allan de – Instructor, 1992
Presents two children's poems about candy, by Dorothy Aldis. The article describes a teaching unit on the poems, the poet, and her use of end rhymes. Activities include writing rhyming words, writing rhyming poems, rhyming a recipe, and creating collages. (SM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Elementary Education