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Developing a Foundation for Constructing New Curricula in Soil, Crop, and Turfgrass Sciences
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Jarvis, Holly D.; Collett, Ryan; Wingenbach, Gary; Heilman, James L.; Fowler, Debra – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2012
Some soil and crop science university programs undergo curricula revision to maintain relevancy with their profession and/or to attract the best students to such programs. The Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University completed a thorough data gathering process as part of its revision of the undergraduate curriculum and…
Descriptors: Science Departments, College Science, Soil Science, Agronomy
Integration of Centrifuge Testing in Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineering Education at Remote Campuses
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El Shamy, Usama; Abdoun, Tarek; McMartin, Flora; Pando, Miguel A. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2013
We report the results of a pilot study aimed at developing, implementing, and assessing an educational module that integrates remote major research instrumentation into undergraduate classes. Specifically, this study employs Internet Web-based technologies to allow for real-time video monitoring and execution of cutting-edge experiments. The…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Civil Engineering, Internet
Variables that Influence Student Performance in an Introductory Soils Class
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Davis, Chad S.; Akers, Cindy L.; Green, Cary J.; Zartman, Richard E. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2006
Student performance in an introductory soils class, Principles and Practices of Soils, at Texas Tech University was evaluated for 15 semesters as a function of several high school and college variables on course success. The variables evaluated were SAT score, percentile rank in high school class, high school chemistry background, major, gender,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Soil Science, Undergraduate Study, Predictor Variables
A Mobile Classroom Approach to Graduate Education in Forage and Range Sciences
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Mitchell, Rob; Allen, Vivien; Waller, John; Ohlenbusch, Paul – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2004
It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep graduate students in forage and range science connected to producers and grazingland resources in the USA. Students must take an integrated systems approach to understanding the complexity of our grazinglands and their role in addressing critical issues. This can best be conveyed to the student by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Systems Approach, Mobile Classrooms, Graduate Students
Plant Science. IV-A-1 to IV-F-2. Basic V.A.I.
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Vocational Instructional Services. – 1980
This packet contains six units of informational materials and transparency masters, with accompanying scripts, for teachers to use in a plant science course in vocational agriculture. Designed especially for use in Texas, the first unit introduces the course through the following topics: economic importance of major crops, major areas of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agronomy, Botany
Soil Science. III-A-1 to III-D-4. Basic V.A.I.
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Vocational Instructional Services. – 1980
This packet contains four units of informational materials and transparency masters, with accompanying scripts, for teachers to use in a soil science course in vocational agriculture. Designed especially for use in Texas, the first unit discusses the importance of soils. In the second unit, the nature and properties of soils are discussed,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Conservation (Environment), Field Crops