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Improving Students' Inquiry Skills and Self-Efficacy through Research-Inspired Modules in the General Chemistry Laboratory
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Winkelmann, Kurt; Baloga, Monica; Marcinkowski, Tom; Giannoulis, Christos; Anquandah, George; Cohen, Peter – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
Research projects conducted by faculty in STEM departments served as the inspiration for a new curriculum of inquiry-based, multiweek laboratory modules in the general chemistry 1 course. The purpose of this curriculum redesign was to improve students' attitudes about chemistry as well as their self-efficacy and skills in performing inquiry…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Process Skills, Skill Development, Self Efficacy
Effects of Agricultural Sales CDE Modules on Content Knowledge and Argumentation Skill
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Sapp, Sarah B.; Thoron, Andrew C. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the type of training module on argumentation skill, student content knowledge achievement, and performance in an agricultural sales practicum completed by secondary school agriculture students. Current research has concluded that most students do not possess the academic or transferable…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Persuasive Discourse, Skill Development, Knowledge Level
Using Online Modules to Bridge Research to Practice in Classrooms
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Little, Mary E.; King, Laura M. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2008
Although research identifies a plethora of evidence-based instructional practices, classroom teachers find research difficult to access and often of little relevance to classroom practice; therefore, they do not implement these practices. Bridging the gap between research and practice requires continued and mediated support as teachers translate…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship, Learning Modules
Teacher's Guide for Home Economics Curriculum Competency Based Modules for Integrating Basic Skills in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics.
Crabtree, Myrna P.; Maltby, Carolyn T. – 1982
This teacher's guide is designed to encourage home economics teachers to plan and implement units of study that will facilitate student competency development in home economics content areas as well as in basic skills. It is intended to assist teachers in the effective use of "Home Economics Curriculum Competency Based Modules in Reading,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competence, Competency Based Education, Guidelines
Investigating the Climate System: Precipitation "The Irrational Inquirer." Problem-Based Classroom Modules
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Cerullo, Mary – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2003
With support from National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Goddard Space Flight Center, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) has developed educational materials that incorporate information and data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), a joint satellite mission between the United States and Japan.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Scoring Rubrics, Learning Modules
Home Economics Curriculum Competency Based Modules in Reading, Writing and Mathematics. Tools for Integrating Basic Skills into Selected Aspects of the Consumer and Homemaking Program.
Crabtree, Myrna P.; Maltby, Carolyn T. – 1982
This document, consisting of six modules, was designed to help home economics teachers integrate the teaching of reading, writing, and mathematics skills into homemaking and consumer economics courses. The modules were developed to help students meet the minimum standards for these skills in Florida secondary schools. Preceding the modules in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Competence