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Follows, Mike – Physics Education, 2018
The 1969 version of "The Italian Job" is used as context for teaching turning forces and introducing or enhancing the understanding of equilibrium and Newton's Third Law of Motion. A Harrington Legionnaire coach is used as the getaway vehicle for a gold heist and the film ends on a genuine cliffhanger, with the rear half of the coach…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Principles
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Crosson, Amy C.; McKeown, Margaret G.; Robbins, Kelly P.; Brown, Kathleen J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: In this clinical focus article, the authors argue for robust vocabulary instruction with emergent bilingual learners both in inclusive classroom settings and in clinical settings for emergent bilinguals with language and literacy disorders. Robust vocabulary instruction focuses on high-utility academic words that carry abstract meanings…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Bilingualism, Inclusion, Teaching Methods
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Sun-Lin, Hong-Zheng; Chiou, Guey-Fa – Educational Technology & Society, 2019
This study examined effects of gamified comparison on sixth graders' performance of algebra word problem solving and attitude toward algebra learning. Seventy-two sixth graders were invited to participate in a four-week experimental instruction and assigned to three groups: gamified comparison, comparison, and control. The results showed (1) a…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Algebra, Educational Games, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Smith, Christopher A.; And Others – Biochemical Education, 1995
Describes the process of problem-based learning (PBL), discusses the history of the movement, and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of PBL. Explains the advantages of PBL in developing desirable attributes in biochemistry graduates which include being able to generalize, being able to interpret data, and possessing knowledge of relevant…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biochemistry, Classroom Techniques, Discovery Learning
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Mettes, C. T. C. W.; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1981
Describes the specifics of instruction in thermodynamics using a problem-solving technique introduced in a previous issue of this journal. (CS)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Course Content, Higher Education
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Leonard, Bill – Mathematics Teacher, 1997
Argues that proving something begins with an assumption and proceeds logically to a conclusion, thus convincing by offering arguments. Describes some pitfalls involved in proving through examining several case histories. Offers suggestions for teaching the proof process. For example, sometimes an extreme example or counterexample will do more to…
Descriptors: Geometry, High Schools, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction
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Fields, Lawrence D.; Hawkes, Stephen J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1986
Addresses the principles and problems associated with the use of significant figures. Explains uncertainty, the meaning of significant figures, the Simple Rule, the Three Rule, and the 1-5 Rule. Also provides examples of the Rules. (ML)
Descriptors: College Science, Computation, Higher Education, Mathematical Formulas
Andrews, K.; And Others – 1994
This document contains 102 one-page conference demonstrations/posters of individual research in the use of multimedia and hypermedia in education. Teaching and learning strategies and styles are addressed; multimedia applications for cooperative learning, problem solving and decision making are related. The uses of object-oriented modelling,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
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Carpenter, Thomas P. – Education and Urban Society, 1985
Children's solutions to simple word problems requiring addition or subtraction skills develop through four stages: (1) modeling with objects; (2) utilization of both modeling and counting strategies; (3) reliance on counting strategies; and (4) reliance on number facts. The current primary mathematics curriculum fails to capitilize on rich…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Informal Education, Learning Processes, Mathematics Curriculum
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Jones, Mary Harley – Mathematics Teacher, 1983
The first nationwide effort of industry, education, and government to promote excellence in mathematics through a junior high school mathematics competition is described. The rationale for MATHCOUNTS, the organizational structure, the format, and mathematics content are described. Contains some sample items. (MNS)
Descriptors: Competition, Gifted, Junior High School Students, Mathematical Enrichment
Shulman, Lee S.; Shroyer, Janet – 1978
Since the mid-1960s a new approach has dominated American research in the area of mathematics education -- information-processing theory. The author examines several examples of research in this new tradition and sketches the general features of an emerging information-processing psychology of teaching. Information-processing studies that employ…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Processing
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Thorkildsen, Ron J.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1986
Artificial intelligence techniques are used in computer programs to search out rapidly and retrieve information from very large databases. Programing advances have also led to the development of systems that provide expert consultation (expert systems). These systems, as applied to education, are the primary emphasis of this article. (LMO)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Ramsey, Elizabeth; Patterson, Gerald R. – Principal, 1989
A three-part intervention program for coping with antisocial children is examined. The three parts include parent training, academic remediation, and coping skills. (12 references) (SI)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Antisocial Behavior, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education
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Pescosolido, Bernice A. – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Examines issues surrounding socioethical topics. Argues that professional responsibility operates at three distinct but interconnected levels: individual (moral-philosophical), professional (sociological), and societal (multidisciplinary). Argues that the nature of sociology inevitably leads to facing ethical issues as professional rather than…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Ethical Instruction
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Hiebert, James – Education and Urban Society, 1985
Many elementary and junior high school students do not become proficient with common and decimal fractions because they have established few connections between the form they learn in the classroom and understandings they already have. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Decimal Fractions, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions, Knowledge Level
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