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Teaching about Prejudice with a Bogardus Social Distance Scale Activity: Replication and Extension
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Maurer, Trent W.; Keim, Cassidy – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2018
This study presents a three-year replication and extension of Maurer's (2013) evaluation of a classroom activity to reduce prejudice and discrimination. Students in six sections of an introductory family science course were assigned to one of three conditions and one of two target marginalized groups for a 3x2 design. Results differed…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Social Bias, Social Discrimination, Social Distance
The Effect of Planetariums on Teaching Specific Astronomy Concepts
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Türk, Cumhur; Kalkan, Hüseyin – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2015
This study aimed to determine students' knowledge levels related to specific astronomy concepts and the effect of a planetarium environment on teaching. The study sample included seventh-grade (12-13 years old) students. For this purpose, 240 students of various socioeconomic and cultural levels from six schools (two in the city center, two…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Scientific Concepts, Concept Teaching, Knowledge Level
Evaluation of a Classroom Exercise on Social Distance and Discrimination
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Maurer, Trent W. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013
This project evaluated a class activity on social distance and discrimination using the Bogardus Social Distance Scale. Students [N = 266] in six sections of a family development course received either lecture or lecture plus the activity and completed two pretest and posttest measures. Results revealed greater positive shifts on the Scale for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Evaluation, Social Distance, Social Discrimination
Debate in the Classroom: An Evaluation of a Critical Thinking Teaching Technique within a Rehabilitation Counseling Course
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Gervey, Robert; Drout, Mary O'Connor; Wang, Chia-Chiang – Rehabilitation Education, 2009
The educational setting, in particular the college classroom, is a natural training ground for fostering critical thinking skills for the 21st century worker. In this study, debate is explored as a technique to help students attain mastery of content and critical thinking skills considered key to working in the field of rehabilitation counseling.…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Counseling, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
Teaching Clinical Social Work Skills Primarily Online: An Evaluation
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Siebert, Darcy Clay; Siebert, Carl F.; Spaulding-Givens, Jennifer – Journal of Social Work Education, 2006
This article describes an evaluation of the first skills-based clinical course taught in a Council on Social Work Education-accredited, entirely online, MSW program. Students in the online course answered retrospective pretest and posttest questions regarding change in their clinical skills. Researchers compared online students' responses to a…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Online Courses, Job Skills, Social Work
Rural Library Training: Bridging the Distance Effectively.
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Ming, Marilyn; MacDonald, Gary – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Describes a pilot project in Alberta designed to provide training for the staff of small rural school and public libraries through various distance delivery methods. Reported results include demographics of the rural librarian population; evaluation of courses offered; and comparison of delivery modes by student satisfaction, effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development