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Purcell, Megan L.; Schmitt, Sara A. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2023
Reflective practice is foundational in what preservice educators should know and be able to do as noted in professional preparation standards for Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE). Reflection aids preservice educators in connecting course content with field and clinical experiences…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Reflective Teaching, Standards
Yoshiko M. Herrera – Journal of Political Science Education, 2024
In this article I discuss an approach to teaching about the Russian war in Ukraine that uses the war as a focal point for teaching about topics in comparative politics and international relations. I discuss the pedagogical advantages for political science teaching, including meeting the interests of students, introducing students to theories in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, War, Political Science, Political Attitudes
Harding, Lauren Howard – Journal of Political Science Education, 2023
This paper presents a case study in student led syllabus design, geared to support diverse learning styles and to enhance student engagement. In this case, students in an Honors American Government Course participated in designing their own syllabus for the semester. This was done through a written survey in which students were able to select…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Diversity
Daniela G. L. Terson de Paleville; Staci W. Saner – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
Benjamin Bloom published his "Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Handbook I: Cognitive Domain" in 1956 (New York: David McKay, Co.) to help educators develop learning objectives for teaching. Several modifications have been made since then to adapt Bloom's taxonomy to various uses and disciplines (Crowe A, Dirks C, Wenderoth MP.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teamwork, Science Instruction, Taxonomy
Ewell, Peter T. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2018
In the fall of 1981, author Peter Ewell, President Emeritus of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS), moved to Boulder, Colorado to direct a project funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation entitled "Using Information on Student Outcomes to Improve Program Planning and Decision-Making." Before this point--not…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Higher Education, Educational History, Accountability
Appleget, Carin; Shimek, Courtney; Myers, Joy; Hogue, Breanya C. – Studying Teacher Education, 2020
In this collaborative self-study, teacher educators/researchers in four different geographic, social, and cultural institutions of higher education implemented Culturally Proactive Pedagogy (CPP) learning events into their undergraduate literacy methods courses. Conceptually, this study used the Pose, Wobble, Flow (P/W/F) framework developed by…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Methods, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Educators
Daba, Tolessa Muleta; Ejersa, Sorale Jilo; Aliyi, Sultan – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
Group learning has become a common practice in schools and tertiary institutions. It provides more comfortable and supportive learning environment than solitary work. It fosters critical thinking skills, develops individual accountability, increases levels of reasoning and positive interdependence, improves problem-solving strategies and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Assignments, Semi Structured Interviews, Biology
Chelminski, Piotr – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2017
In this article, the author proposes an innovative, exam-based homework grading method to facilitate both collaboration among students and individual accountability while learning a complex theory and applying it to solve a problem. Results from this novel approach to grading a "comparative advantage theory" homework assignment, using an…
Descriptors: Homework, Grading, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
Szczesiul, Stacy Agee; Nehring, James; Carey, Theodore – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2015
Drawing on theoretical and empirical research concerning the relationship between academic work and student learning, this article explores the following questions: What skills are required to execute the academic tasks teachers assign on a daily basis? How do teachers and administrators interpret the task demands represented in instructional…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Skill Development, Learning, Instructional Materials
Schneider, Carol Geary – Liberal Education, 2013
The author of this article questions what has been gained from Berrett's exploration of the connections between competency development and individual required courses. She concludes from this analysis that students' competency development is a responsibility that cuts across many courses and many levels of expected student proficiency. To put it…
Descriptors: Accountability, Competency Based Education, Minimum Competencies, Microeconomics
Sayeski, Kristin L.; Higgins, Kyle – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2014
As one component of a program improvement grant provided by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEPs), the authors' teacher preparation program (TPP) underwent substantial program redesign. In this article, the authors provide a detailed overview of the process they undertook to revamp their program based on the fundamental question,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Teacher Education Programs, Program Improvement, Educational Change
Corrie, Elizabeth W. – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2013
The course "Empowering Youth for Global Citizenship" seeks to equip students to teach global citizenship by engaging them in practices of ascetic withdrawal from consumer habits and active engagement in the public sphere. These goals underlie the design of the assignments, but should have also shaped the relationship between the assignments…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Assignments, Reflection
Hutchison, Micol – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2016
Empathy and interdisciplinarity are both concepts that are current and relevant--across professions, in research, and in academia. This paper describes a large, interdisciplinary, project-based assignment, the Empathy Project, which allows students to delve into and increase comfort and skill with interdisciplinary thinking and collaborative…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Empathy, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning
Lippincott, Dianna – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed methods classroom research examined if accountability groups in the lower proficiency levels of a university intensive English program would improve students' language acquisition. Students were assigned partners for the study period with whom they completed assignments inside and outside of class, as well as set goals for use of…
Descriptors: Accountability, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Cox, Charles T., Jr. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015
A modified model of cooperative learning known as the GIG model (for group-individual-group) designed and implemented in a large enrollment freshman chemistry course. The goal of the model is to establish a cooperative environment while emphasizing greater individual accountability using both group and individual assignments. The assignments were…
Descriptors: Accountability, Chemistry, Class Activities, Teamwork