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Francis, Leslie J.; Loman, Susan E. – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2004
Recent research has drawn attention to the way in which during the years of secondary schooling pupils move away from the literal acceptance of biblical narratives to the rejection of these narratives. The Loman Accelerated Symbolic Thinking programme is designed to offer pupils the third option of accepting a symbolic interpretation of biblical…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Religious Education, Teaching Methods
Gavrin, A. – Metropolitan Universities, 2006
Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) is an innovative pedagogy that enables faculty to increase interactivity in the classroom and engage students in learning. By creating a feedback loop between students' work at home and the classroom setting, time on task is improved in both quality and quantity. This paper includes an introduction to JiTT and evidence…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Time on Task, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness
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Wirz, Dick – Inquiry, 2004
Most professors realize that students receive and process information in different ways. Some professors are even capable of identifying how most students learn. If students' learning styles are compatible with the teaching style of their instructors, they tend to retain more information, effectively apply it, and have a better attitude toward the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Teaching Styles, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Methods
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Jones, Paul; Song, Liyan – Ontario Action Researcher, 2005
This article describes the Action Research Fellows project at Towson University. The authors provide background information about the Action Research Fellows project, present the Action Research Fellows model employed at Towson University, and briefly describe four action research fellows' projects. Finally, the authors share their reflections on…
Descriptors: Action Research, Research Projects, Program Descriptions, Reflection
Lakkala, Minna; Paavola, Sami; Toikka, Seppo; Bauters, Merja; Markannen, Hannu; de Groot, Reuma; Ben Ami, Zvi; Baurens, Benoit; Jadin, Tanja; Richter, Christoph; Zoserl, Eva; Batatia, Hadj; Paralic, Jan; Babic, Frantisek; Damsa, Crina; Sins, Patrick; Moen, Anne; Norenes, Svein Olav; Bugnon, Alexandra; Karlgren, Klas; Kotzinons, Dimitris – Online Submission, 2008
One of the central goals of the KP-Lab project is to co-design pedagogical methods and technologies for knowledge creation and practice transformation in an integrative and reciprocal manner. In order to facilitate this process user tasks, driving objectives and high-level requirements have been introduced as conceptual tools to mediate between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming, Computer System Design, Educational Technology
Miller, Beth M.; Tung, Rosann; Ward, Rolanda – Center for Collaborative Education, 2008
The Pilot schools Experiential Education Demonstration (PSEED) project was intended to deepen and embed high-quality experiential education within each participating school's academic programs. A continuation of a multiyear set of initiatives by the Barr Foundation, PSEED was an effort to unify the foundation's content area foci on arts,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Demonstration Programs, Experiential Learning, Research Reports
Preibisius, Eric; Boswell, Bonnie; Capacia, Nemie; Dreher, Dolores; Hartman, Jim; Hovde, Peg; Nichols, Terrie; Orr, Michael; Parvini, Shahrokh; Teegarden, Terrie; Vargas, Mailei – Cal-PASS (NJ1), 2008
The original version, Version 1.0, of this document was first published in 2005. This current version, Version 2.0, includes updates based on feedback from faculty across the state. Also a listing of the Algebra I California Content Standards organized into clusters has been added in Appendix #1. Cal-PASS is unique in that it is the only data…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Algebra, Educational Objectives, Mathematics Instruction
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Halaas, Gwen Wagstrom; Zink, Therese; Finstad, Deborah; Bolin, Keli; Center, Bruce – Journal of Rural Health, 2008
Context: Founded in 1971 with state funding to increase the number of primary care physicians in rural Minnesota, the Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) has graduated 1,175 students. Third-year medical students are assigned to primary care physicians in rural communities for 9 months where they experience the realities of rural practice with…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Physicians, Public Health, Family Practice (Medicine)
Aitken, Joan E. – 1994
The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is developing a computer package designed to teach and assess aural, visual, and oral communication skills through a multi-media approach with classroom tests, portfolios, and performance measures. Before developing the multi-method approach, the department tried six…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Wight, Brenda; Steele, Heidi – 1994
The "Writing Buddies" program is designed to allow students from one grade level to write, edit, publish, share, and celebrate their success with peers from another grade level. Students also benefit from the strengths of two teachers and parent volunteers. The role of the teacher is to provide the atmosphere conducive to writing, and to…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Program Descriptions
Rivera, Klaudia M. – 1990
Adult education programs must increasingly serve non-native speakers of English, many of whom are neither literate in their native language nor in English. It is suggested that first language literacy promotes second language acquisition and that literacy skills in the native language are likely to transfer to the second language. This digest…
Descriptors: Adults, English (Second Language), Literacy, Literacy Education
Kadel, Stephanie – 1992
This document is intended as a resource and guide to help teachers integrate a problem-centered approach into their curricula. It outlines the typical components of problem-centered mathematics and science activities, and offers practical suggestions, examples, and resources to assist this endeavor. The first section of this document, "What is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Evaluation, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education
Crandall, JoAnn – 1994
This digest discusses the rationale for integrating language and content instruction, and provides an overview of some of the program models and teaching techniques that focus on this approach. The following program models are highlighted: Content-based language instruction, sheltered subject matter teaching, theme-based instruction, sheltered…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Program Descriptions
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Van Deventer, Micki – School Arts, 1975
Both students and their mothers became motivated to participate in and react to an art program developed at Oklahoma State University. The program used the mothers as volunteers who were trained to stimulate students' interests in famous art prints. (RK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Products, Artists, Curriculum Development
Sparks, James A. – Adult Leadership, 1976
Descriptors: Clergy, Educational Objectives, Educational Therapy, Professional Continuing Education
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