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Pindiprolu, Sekhar – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2015
Students with high incidence disabilities (i.e., specific learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, intellectual disability, etc.) exhibit impairments in the areas of attention, memory, perception, processing linguistic information, and reasoning that affects their ability to learn. Hence, the ability to design and deliver explicit, enhanced…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Instructional Materials, Special Education
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Saitta, Erin K. H.; Gittings, Michael J.; Geiger, Cherie – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
Dimensional analysis is traditionally one of the first topics covered in a general chemistry course. Chemists use dimensional analysis as a tool to keep track of units and guide them through calculations. Although unit conversions are taught in a variety of subjects over several grade levels, many students have not mastered this topic by the time…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Evaluation Methods, Science Education, Active Learning
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Barger, Rita H.; McCoy, Ann C. – Mathematics Teacher, 2009
This article describes the authors' attempts to make a college mathematics class more hands-on and interactive. The authors challenge other college mathematics instructors to try similar approaches to enhance the learning and understanding of their students.
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Manipulative Materials, Teaching Methods