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Joyce Vogel; Dan Bouhnik – European Journal of Education, 2024
Introduction to Computer Science is traditionally the first course that all computer science and software engineering majors take. The course introduces many problem-solving techniques which can be challenging for many freshman students. In order to mitigate some of the issues of this course, we, at the Higher Education Institute, introduced a new…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Introductory Courses, Awards, Problem Based Learning
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Juliane Schicker – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2024
So-called survey courses have been a persistent but contested genre in world languages, especially in regard to "the canon," an unstable concept that has historically determined the textual choices of such surveys. This article presents a case study for redesigning the survey course genre in line with theory to diversify, decolonize, and…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Music Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design
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Stone, Daniel F. – Journal of Economic Education, 2022
The author of this article describes a game-theory-based economics class on how people should, and do, form beliefs, communicate, and make decisions under uncertainty. Topics include Bayesian and non-Bayesian belief updating, the value of information, communication games, advertising, political media, and social learning. The only prerequisite is…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Economics Education, Concept Formation, Beliefs
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Resner, Andre – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2010
M.Div. programs sequence curriculum in order to cumulatively build competencies for wise, faithful, reflective, appropriate and effective ministerial practices. That is why the introductory preaching course typically is positioned somewhere near the middle of the program. The author of this article discovered that students who, in the semester…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Anxiety, Apprenticeships, Clergy
Rogers, Steve; Rogers, George E. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2005
Technology education is being taught today in almost every high school and middle school in America. Over 1000 technology education departments are now including pre-engineering education in their programs. According to these authors, the time has come for the profession to agree that including pre-engineering education in technology education…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Schools of Education, Technology Education, Prerequisites
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Usiskin, Zalman – Mathematics Teacher, 1987
Argues that first-year algebra should be taught in eighth grade. Outlines an algebra course that could provide average students with a working kowledge of algebra. Proposes that this would require students to have experiences with variables, equations, formulas, and graphs during previous years of study. (TW)
Descriptors: Algebra, Background, Course Content, Foreign Countries
Sim, Laura – 1995
Focusing on prerequisites, corequisites, and advisories on recommended preparation for existing courses in California's Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District (GCCCD), this document explains new Title 5 regulations adopted by the district Board in October 1994 and provide guidelines for implementation. The following sections are provided:…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Content Analysis, Core Curriculum