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Direct linkEgege, Sandra; Vered, Karen Orr – Across the Disciplines, 2019
It is commonly accepted in the academy that developing a critical thinking capacity and related capabilities will make students more effective thinkers and writers, and that these are desirable traits for graduates to have no matter what path they take after graduation. While most academics agree that critical thinking is an essential component of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Abstract Reasoning, Inquiry
Peterson, Shelly Stagg; McClay, Jill Kedersha; Main, Kristin – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2010
This article reports the results of interview research examining writing instruction and assessment practices in 216 Grades 4-8 classrooms across the 10 Canadian provinces and 2 (of 3) territories. Researchers found that participating teachers scheduled daily time for writing, either in language arts classes or through integrating writing…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Creative Writing, Editing, Grade 4
Download full textLi, Linda Y. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2007
Focused freewriting, broadly defined as writing without stopping and editing about a specific topic, has been viewed and used as a powerful tool for developing student writing in a wide spectrum of educational contexts. This study aimed to further explore the use of focused freewriting in the context of promoting students' academic skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Freshman Composition, Academic Discourse
Peer reviewedHay, Iain; Delaney, Edward J. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1994
Maintains that writing ability is vital in fulfilling geography discipline objectives of mutual understanding and emancipation. Reports on a study of the use of writing groups in college geography classrooms in the United States and Australia. Includes a student essay evaluation guide as an appendix. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction
Weber, Wendy A. – PRIMUS, 2005
When students take their first upper division mathematics course after an introduction to proof course, they are often overwhelmed by the prospect of writing in a mathematics course. In mathematics, unlike other disciplines, students are very seldom asked to respond via writing to a reading assignment, to write an essay about a topic they have…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Writing Across the Curriculum
Peer reviewedSteiner, Stanley F. – Journal of Geography, 1993
Contends that effective use of time is critical in today's elementary classroom. Describes a curriculum development process in which 75 preservice elementary teachers created an integrated geography, language arts, and arts curriculum. Maintains that the approach could be used at all levels to teach about geographic features. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
National Association of Elementary School Principals, Alexandria, VA. – 1995
The 14 lessons in this guide are intended to enhance elementary students' personal correspondence skills. The activities encourage creative personal interdisciplinary expression in language arts, visual arts, social studies, science, and mathematics through lessons that can be presented independently or integrated into existing lesson plans. Each…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Basic Writing, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Learning
