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Effect of Instructional Strategy on Critical Thinking and Content Knowledge: Using Problem-Based Learning in the Secondary Classroom
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Burris, Scott; Garton, Bryan L. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of problem-based learning (PBL) on critical thinking ability and content knowledge among selected secondary agriculture students in Missouri. The study employed a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent comparison group design. The treatment consisted of two instructional strategies: problem-based…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Agricultural Education, Problem Based Learning, Critical Thinking
Integrating Point-to-Point Videoconferencing into Professional Development of Rural Elementary School Science Teachers
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Annetta, Leonard; Dickerson, Daniel – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2006
This study investigated the effectiveness of using point-to-point videoconferencing for a 3-day professional development workshop of elementary school science teachers as part of the Science Co-op Project in rural Missouri. The intentions of this exploratory case study were to provide an overview of the program and to assess the degree to which…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Videoconferencing, Faculty Development
Distance Learning in North Dakota: A Cross-Technology Study of the Schools, Administrators, Coordinators, Instructors, and Students. Two-Way Interactive Television, AudioGraphic Tele-Learning, [and] Instruction by Satellite.
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Hobbs, Vicki M. – 1990
In 1990 a comparative analysis was conducted of North Dakota student achievement across three forms of distance education: instruction by satellite, audiographic tele-learning, and two way interactive educational television. Based in part on the 1988 study of a German by Satellite program in Missouri and North Dakota, this study mailed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Communications Satellites, Comparative Analysis