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Nye, Jill Ann; Sood, Divya – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2020
Background: This study was designed to develop a program to increase the confidence level among kindergarten teachers to teach handwriting in kindergarten. Methods: A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research design was utilized. Five teachers employed at the kindergarten center in a school district in Illinois participated in the study. Data…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Handwriting, Writing Instruction
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Fathi, Masood; Ghobakhloo, Morteza; Syberfeldt, Anna – Education Sciences, 2019
In the past decade, the importance of teamwork training in higher education and employers' enthusiasm for recruiting team players have been widely discussed in the literature. Yet, the process through which effective teamwork training is developed in a higher education setting has not yet been properly discussed. The present study aims to map the…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Employer Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness, Curriculum Design
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Ware, Mallory; Sampson, Christie; Lann, Delaney; Linard, Erica; Chance, Lauren Garcia – American Biology Teacher, 2019
Hands-on learning is a highly effective teaching method for topics in STEM disciplines. Unfortunately, environmental science teachers sometimes lack the tools to engage their students in hands-on experimentation in real-world research outside of the classroom. Partnerships between science professionals and teachers can help address this disparity,…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
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Ryder, B. E.; Kawalec, E. S. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1995
This article reports on a small-group job-seeking skills program implemented at a rehabilitation center for adults with visual impairments. The methods used to help participants increase their employability are described, and characteristics of the program and participants which contributed to its success are discussed. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Instructional Effectiveness, Job Search Methods
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Durlak, Christine M.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
Specific self-determination skills have been identified as being related to the successful transition of students with learning disabilities to postsecondary education. This study developed and validated a model program which was effective in teaching secondary students the self-determination skills of self-advocacy and self-awareness. (DB)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Models
Lins, Joyce B. – 1993
In this practicum, 10 children (ages 6 and 7) with hearing impairments or language delays participated in a 12-week program designed to involve students in the total process of goal setting and achievement, including deciding on necessary materials, designing and following a plan to reach the goal, and producing a product. Parents became involved…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary School Students, Goal Orientation, Hearing Impairments
Nolte, Walter H.; And Others – 1993
Reviewing accreditation standards and employer needs surveys emphasizing the importance of general skills for graduating occupational students, this paper describes the 5-year process utilized at Tacoma Community College, in Washington, to develop and implement a general education program for its occupational degree and technical certificate…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Employer Attitudes
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Everington, Carolina; Stevenson, Thea – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1994
Six high school students with multiple disabilities, including mental retardation, were taught community living skills through the establishment of a shopping service for people who were elderly or who had disabilities. Students increased their competence in community survival skills and also experienced a new role as helper. (JDD)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Community Services, Consumer Education
Silvernail, David L.; Small, Dorothy; Walker, Leanne; Wilson, Richard L.; Wintle, Sarah E. – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2008
As everyone enters the 21st Century there is a great deal of discussion in business and education circles alike about the type of skills the youth will need to survive and thrive in this century. At the same time, there is little known today about the level of 21st Century skills students currently have. In part this is because, as a nation,…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Outcomes of Education, Scoring Rubrics, Teaching Guides
Dennis, Jerrelyn – 1986
This report describes four components of an instructional management program that was implemented by a large public school system in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1981. The four program components are the following: (1) A districtwide uniform curriculum; a districtwide standardized criterion referenced testing program; a performance-based student…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change