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Davidovitch, Nitza; Yavich, Roman; Keller, Nelly – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2014
In the process of experiential learning, students acquire skills and values as the consequence of a direct experience. Experiential learning draws on senses, emotions, and cognition and appeals to learners' entire being. Such learning, by nature, enables the development of a variety of capabilities, such as planning, teamwork, coping with…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Lesson Plans, Instructional Design, Curriculum Development
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Donovan, Elizabeth; Chiauzzi, Emil; Floyd, Deborah L.; Bond, Kathleen; Wood, Mollie – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
A comprehensive, four-phase approach was used to test the feasibility of an online, tailored health program for community college students. The prototype was perceived by students as relevant and useful; practitioners were favorable toward offering the program as part of orientation and in a credit-course format. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Health Programs, Evaluation Methods
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Paige, Kathy; Lloyd, David; Zeegers, Yvonne; Roetman, Philip; Daniels, Chris; Hoekman, Brad; Linnell, Lisa; George, Ann-Louise; Szilassy, David – Teaching Science, 2012
This paper reports on a year-long citizen science project that focused on improving learning for students identified as most at risk of not succeeding at school. This project was one element of a broader university-based aspirations Initiative which aimed to engage students from low socio-economic schools in rigorous learning in order to increase…
Descriptors: Science Projects, At Risk Students, Science Course Improvement Projects, Socioeconomic Background
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D'Agustino, Steven – Journal of International Education in Business, 2012
Purpose: The current literature examining the design of effective online learning opportunities recommends an array of best practices but no agreed upon and unifying model. The purpose of this paper is to survey the existing research of effective design models for online learning in an attempt to identify best practices and present a new model.…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
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Jones, Karrie A.; Vermette, Paul J.; Jones, Jennifer L. – Education, 2009
Planning engaging and effective lessons for middle and high school learners is one of the fundamental components of successful secondary teaching (Skowron 2001; Butt, 2006). While Wiggins & McTighe (1998) have set forth a framework for "backwards planning" in unit design, this article provides a framework for employing backwards planning in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Middle School Students, Integrated Activities, Cognitive Structures
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Kelley, Michelle; Clausen-Grace; Nicki – Voices from the Middle, 2008
The Metacognitive Teaching Framework (MTF) is explained from the initial teacher-directed think-aloud through to students' independent use of cognitive strategies. The four stages of the MTF are described and tips for implementation are offered. Using questioning as an example, the authors work through what this looks like from stage 1 through…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Action Research, Educational Psychology, Reading Strategies
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Meyer, M. H.; Bushney, M. J. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2008
A multi-stakeholder-driven model for excellence in higher education curriculum development has been developed. It is based on the assumption that current efforts to curriculum development take place within a framework of limited stakeholder consultation. A total of 18 multiple stakeholders are identified, including learners, alumni, government,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Management Systems, Stakeholders
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Malikow, Max – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2006
Teaching in the affective domain, or "domain of emotional response," challenges teachers to focus objectives on their students' attitudes and feelings (Woolfolk 2003). Affective domain teaching occurs simultaneously with teaching in the cognitive domain, never in lieu of it. In this essay, the acronym CRIER (complaining, responding, initiating,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Emotional Response, Program Attitudes, Affective Objectives
Ali, Ali M. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1981
Discusses three issues related to the use of positive and negative examples during instruction: sequence, quality, and quantity of examples. Some possible resolutions based on available research evidence and theoretical work in the field are suggested. Twenty-eight references are listed. (Author/LLS)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Definitions, Educational Research, Instructional Design
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Hansen, Joanna K.; Gable, Sara – Young Children, 2007
Research tells us that specialized training and education of teachers is one of the strongest predictors of child care quality. In the late 1960s, however, most states did not require preservice training or higher education for teachers in early childhood programs or family child care homes. At that time, Missouri wanted to develop a project that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Design, Career Development, Child Care
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Wedman, John F.; Ragan, Tillman J. – AEDS Journal, 1986
Reviews instructional design research and theory and relates it to the design of computer-based instructional materials. Instructional design guidelines are offered to aid software developers in making design decisions on three macrolevel and four microlevel of instruction. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Guidelines
Martin, Barbara L. – Educational Technology, 1989
Presents a systems model for developing instruction in the affective domain and offers a checklist for instructional design. Topics discussed include conducting a needs assessment; behavioral objectives; sequencing affective objectives; the relationship between affective and cognitive behaviors; selecting instructional procedures; and designing…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Check Lists, Cognitive Objectives, Evaluation Methods
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Brewer, Jeffrey; Harriger, Alka; Mendonca, John – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2006
A model curriculum, such as that developed by the ACM/SIGITE Curriculum Committee (2005), has two important functions. First, it provides a base structure for newly developing programs that can use it as a platform for articulating a curriculum. Second, it offers an existing curriculum framework that can be used for validation by existing…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Information Technology, Educational Environment
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Sloane, Marie W. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2004
Faced with uncertain budgets and increasing pressure from high-stakes testing, among other challenges, educators easily can fall into the trap of equating teaching with the presentation of information and then blaming students when outcomes are inadequate. To move beyond this simplistic approach, educators must continue developing as teachers who…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Student Evaluation, Classroom Observation Techniques
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Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Ostrosky, Michaelene; Fox, Lise – School Psychology Review, 2006
Over the last several years, there has been an increased focus on school readiness and supporting children during the preschool years to learn the skills they need to be successful in elementary school and beyond (Bowman, Donovan, Burns, et al., 2000; Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000). The capacity to develop positive social relationships, to concentrate…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Early Experience
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