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Download full textGiering, Judith A.; Fitzgerald, Hope – Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2019
In 2015, language faculty and administrators at the University of Virginia met to evaluate the needs of the more than 20 language programs offered on campus. A priority emerged for language-learning space better equipped to facilitate authentic interaction and communication. The committee conceived of an alternative language-learning space that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Activities, Cooperative Learning
Direct linkBlikstad-Balas, Marte; Klette, Kirsti; Roe, Astrid – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
The present study investigates the use of authentic texts (fiction and non-fiction) in 180 video-recorded language arts lessons across 46 secondary classrooms in Norway. It assesses how the texts are used and what kind of language arts-related activities and discourses students are engaging in. The study finds that a majority of the lessons do not…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Textbooks, Reader Text Relationship, Learning Activities
McPherson, Kelly – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2019
This article introduces the fifty states project, a year-long study of the United States that uses crowd sourcing to bring authentic materials into the social studies classroom. The project started five years ago, when author Kelly McPherson decided that she wanted to have a care package sent from all 50 states to help students learn about the…
Descriptors: Social Studies, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Primary Sources
Anand, Pranit; Lui, Byron – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
There is widespread agreement that collaboration, teamwork and intercultural competence, among others, are essential 21st century skills. Higher education teaching and learning initiatives tend to have a significant focus on developing these skills through assessments and other in-class activities, and yet often do not take advantage of…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, International Cooperation, Intercultural Communication, Foreign Countries
Anderson, Lorin W.; Pešikan, Ana – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2016
Students of all ages spend a good amount of their time in classrooms engaged in some type of academic work (e.g. worksheets, workbooks, scientific projects, essays, research papers). On average, students from elementary through high school spend approximately one-half of their classroom time working by themselves ("seatwork") or in…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Low Income Students, Economically Disadvantaged, Learning Activities
Corey M. Johnson; Kimberly A. Green; Betty J. Galbraith; Carol M. Anelli – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015
The learning goals of a lower division honors course, Science as a Way of Knowing, include critical thinking, scientific literacy, quantitative reasoning, communication, and teamwork. To help students develop skills and competencies for the course learning outcomes, we used a case study and developed scaffolded activities and assignments that…
Descriptors: Tests, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Authentic Learning
