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Dainville, Julie; Sans, Benoît – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
Since July 2013, our research team has been working on a project that aims at re-introducing rhetorical exercises in Belgian secondary (high) schools and at studying their effects on the pupils. Our hypothesis is that the regular practice of rhetorical exercises, inspired by those practised in Antiquity, could stimulate skills like…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Teaching Methods, Experimental Curriculum, Writing (Composition)
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De Witte, Kristof; Rogge, Nicky – Education Economics, 2016
The effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) in terms of increasing students' educational attainments has been extensively studied for higher education students and in nonexperimental settings. This paper tests the effectiveness of PBL as an alternative instruction method in secondary education. In a controlled experiment at the class level,…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Secondary Education, Educational Attainment, Teaching Methods
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Ponsatí, Imma; Miranda, Joaquim; Amador, Miquel; Godall, Pere – International Journal of Music Education, 2016
The aim of the study was to measure the performance reached by students (N = 138) when aurally identifying musical harmonic intervals (from m2 to P8) after having experienced a teaching innovation proposal for the Music Conservatories of Catalonia (Spain) based on observational methodology. Its design took into account several issues, which had…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Theory, Pacing, Instructional Innovation
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Fesakis, Georgios; Sofroniou, Christina; Mavroudi, Elisavet – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
With the widespread use of the internet, more and more children get acquainted with its various uses at a young age while an increasing number of teachers are designing learning activities that utilize various internet services. Toward this direction, teachers need practical examples of pedagogically verified learning activities. This paper…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Kindergarten, Geometric Concepts, Internet
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Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Chang, Hsun-Fang – Computers & Education, 2011
The advancement of mobile and wireless communication technologies has encouraged an increasing number of studies concerning mobile learning, in which students are able to learn via mobile devices without being limited by space and time; in particular, the students can be situated in a real-world scenario associated with the learning content.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Formative Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Telecommunications
Primack, Brian A.; Wickett, Dustin J.; Kraemer, Kevin L.; Zickmund, Susan – American Journal of Health Education, 2010
Background: Teaching of health and medical concepts in the K-12 curriculum may help improve health literacy. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to determine acceptability and preliminary efficacy of pilot implementation of a health literacy curriculum using brief clips from a popular television program. Methods: Participants included 55…
Descriptors: Experimental Curriculum, Health Education, Health Promotion, Elementary Secondary Education
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Apiola, Mikko; Lattu, Matti; Pasanen, Tomi A. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2012
Despite much public discussion about the importance of creativity and innovation-friendly teaching in Finnish higher education, the impact of the general opinion on actual teaching practices has been limited. In the Finnish computer science education the teaching mostly follows a pattern of lectures, fixed exercise sets, and exams. With this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Robotics, College Instruction
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Williams, Jennifer; McClure, Megan – Journal of Leadership Education, 2010
Finding an effective teaching methodology for leadership educators is daunting. In this experimental study undergraduate leadership students' retention of knowledge was tested after receiving leadership instruction via lecture, experiential learning, and public pedagogy. Results show lecture is an inferior method of teaching leadership while…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Leadership Training, Experimental Curriculum, Undergraduate Students
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Sanchez, Purificacion – Higher Education in Europe, 2009
The Bologna Declaration attempts to reform the structure of the higher education system in forty-six European countries in a convergent way. By 2010, the European space for higher education should be completed. In the 2005-2006 academic year, the University of Murcia, Spain, started promoting initiatives to adapt individual modules and entire…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
Peel, Bettina; Schauble, Leona – 1979
This research paper discusses the messages and approaches being implemented in current television curricula for young children in the area of fire safety education, describes the process whereby the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) staff generated topics and approaches for inclusion in the model television curriculum, and lists the resources…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Educational Television, Experimental Curriculum, Fire Protection
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Kent, David; Hedger, Keith – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1980
Experiences of two British secondary mathematics teachers as they try curricular and instructional innovations are related. Suggestions for the teaching of several topics and specific examples of student reaction to these topics are given. (MK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Research, Experimental Curriculum, Mathematics Curriculum
Cohen, Martin J. – 1974
During 1973-74, the World Game was studied as an experiment on a community college campus. World Game is a means of engaging humanity's best intelligence on the situations and problems arising from living on Earth, and it is a means of ensuring that the intelligence and energy of wide ranges of people are engaged in the work. The experiment was…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Concept Teaching, Course Descriptions
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Schwartz, Peter L. – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
Thirty medical students at the University of Otago were randomly chosen to learn clinical biochemistry by the Keller Plan. The rest of the class acted as controls. The randomly selected Keller group scored significantly higher than the control group on a practice/review test and the final examination. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Control Groups, Experimental Curriculum, Foreign Countries
Acker-Hocevar, Michele; Pisapia, John; Coukos-Semmel, Eleni – 2002
Action Learning (AL) is one instructional method used to bridge the gap between theory and practice in university courses. This study reports the results of a pilot test that applied AL techniques to an educational leadership preparation program. Participants were 47 doctoral students, most of whom were practicing administrators or teacher…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Experiential Learning, Experimental Curriculum, Experimental Teaching
Kirman, Joseph M. – 1976
A research project in Alberta, Canada, explored the ability of elementary school students to understand and interpret infrared false color Landsat maps. Landsat maps are representations of the earth's land surface produced by orbiting satellites. Infrared is used to delineate vegetation. Accuracy and timeliness of Landsat maps make them useful for…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Elementary Education
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