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Heuristic-Based Learning and Doctoral Preparation: Revising Georgia State University's PhD Exam in Rhetoric and Composition
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Holmes, Ashley J.; Harker, Michael; Gaillet, Lynée Lewis – Composition Forum, 2020
This program profile describes a restructure of the PhD exam intended to enhance graduate-level instruction and advisement within the Rhetoric and Composition program at Georgia State University. We explain how a mix of institutional constraints and mentorship opportunities drove revisions to our doctoral exams and processes of doctoral…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Doctoral Programs, State Universities, Writing (Composition)
"Turning Around" to the Affordances of Digital Games: English Curriculum and Students' Lifeworlds
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Beavis, Catherine; Walsh, Christopher; Bradford, Clare; O'Mara, Joanne; Apperley, Thomas; Gutierrez, Amanda – English in Australia, 2015
The need for English and literacy curriculum to connect with young people's lifeworlds to build bridges and frames of reference that connect traditional English curriculum with digital texts and literacies, are increasing priorities in curriculum frameworks in Australia and elsewhere. This paper reports on a project in which the authors worked…
Descriptors: English Instruction, English Curriculum, Heuristics, Teaching Methods
Simple Heuristic Approach to Introduction of the Black-Scholes Model
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Yalamova, Rossitsa – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
A heuristic approach to explaining of the Black-Scholes option pricing model in undergraduate classes is described. The approach draws upon the method of protocol analysis to encourage students to "think aloud" so that their mental models can be surfaced. It also relies upon extensive visualizations to communicate relationships that are…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Models, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students
Examining First-Year Non-Dominant Students' Experiences as Academic Writers: An Identity Perspective
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Panayotova, Dora Marinova – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation reports on a study investigating the identity of first-year university students as writers. The longitudinal project explored how students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds construct their identities as undergraduates and as academic writers in their first year. The research was qualitative and interpretative, and used…
Descriptors: Self Concept, College Freshmen, Interviews, Student Attitudes
A Model for Improving the Teaching of Problem-Solving at the Intermediate School Level.
Cull, Philip – 1989
A school district's program coordinator designed and implemented a practicum study intended to provide intermediate grade teachers and students with problem-solving techniques and skills needed for success in a course in contemporary Canadian issues. Teachers' and students' problem-solving skills were assessed through reports based on…
Descriptors: Criteria, Heuristics, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Grades
Knowledge Engineering for Young Scholars. Evaluation Report.
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Nye, Gloria T. – 1991
The Knowledge Engineering for Young Scholars (KEYS) Program was a National Science Foundation (NSF) program conducted at Louisiana State University during 1989 and 1990. The program's goals were to increase 8th-12th grade students' exposure to science, acquaint them with university research, stimulate interest in science, and build their…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Career Awareness, Computers, Decision Making