Academic writing has been a widely substantial course in higher education as it plays a vital role in cultivating students' academic writing skills. Drawing on qualitative descriptive study, this study aims to explore the fundamental requirements for academic writing to base the creation of an effective learning framework. Data consisted of…

Evaluated classroom assessment practices of preservice teachers who had completed coursework in educational measurement. Review of 65 student teachers' lesson plans indicated that student teachers did not follow many assessment practices recommended during their coursework. No lesson plans contained all of the criteria deemed necessary for…

Describes the chronological development and data collection processes used in evaluating two construct lesson plan courses concurrently offered by the American College, and comments on an earlier published article by Danny G. Langdon. (Author/JEG)

Outlines a lesson plan used by an academic library to evaluate the quality of World Wide Web information. Discusses the traditional evaluation criteria of accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage as it applies to the unique characteristics of Web pages: their marketing orientation, variety of information, and instability. The…

These proceedings contain the papers of the 10th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, in Madrid, Spain, February 28-March 2, 2014. The Mobile Learning 2014 International Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and…

Part 2 of a two-part handbook presents reading materials and sample exercises for a distance education course designed to enhance an understanding of the nature of family literacy needs and to show how to develop and teach in family literacy programs. The five elective modules for the course include: designing curriculum materials for parents,…

An experienced teacher evaluator and university supervisor for student teachers has developed a list of 12 things to look for in evaluating a teacher. With the attitude that evaluation is to improve teaching, not to judge teachers, the evaluator has completed 140 Career Ladder evaluations and 44 student teaching evaluations. The twelve points he…

Describes a program developed at the University College of St. Martin (United Kingdom) to help trainee teachers learn to use instructional technology. Highlights include school-based initial teacher training (ITT), classroom teachers as role models and mentors, lesson planning, and evaluating instructional technology lessons. (LRW)

Discussion of how to assess information found on the Internet focuses on helping teacher educators, particularly mathematics educators, prepare future teachers. Lessons that were designed for undergraduate students in a mathematics methods course are explained, including objectives of the lessons, student opinions, and assessment of the class.…

This handbook presents course information, reading materials, and sample exercises for a distance education course designed to enhance an understanding of the nature of workplace literacy needs and to show how to develop and teach in workplace literacy and basic skills programs. The first section of the handbook discusses the structure of the…

This Instructor Training Course was developed to provide a means by which students, not educated as teachers, will be introduced to the basic concepts of learning facilitation. Development of this course was partially based upon the "Instructional Development Learning System" model. Instructor training is a nine day, sixty-hour classroom course…

Discussion of critical thinking skills focuses on the academic library's role in teaching critical thinking skills based on experiences with a library resources course at Louisiana State University. Teaching techniques are discussed, sample lessons are described, and evaluation of students' research papers and student retention of skills are…

This master's thesis proposes that students experience optimal learning of a second language in a literature-based curriculum and when multiple methods of teaching are employed. The document includes a statement of the problems and challenges of second language learning, an overview of historical and theoretical aspects of teaching a second…

Using text, graphics, satellite imagery, and data this publication with accompanying teacher's guide seeks to illustrate three main points concerning world population: (1) rapid world population growth is placing untenable immigration pressures on the United States; (2) immigration and U.S. population growth patterns generally are regionally…

This book presents a conceptual model of dance education that embraces dance as an art form and disseminates it through learning experiences in dancing, dance making, and dance appreciation. It is intended to help dance educators broaden their understanding of the dance content that is appropriate for their students and educational setting. The…