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Lashbrook, Jeff – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Teaches a critical alternative social psychology about late-capitalist U.S. society. Using Inkeles's list of the traits of "modern man," students make their own historical analysis. Provides description of student projects, data collection and analysis, and findings. Offers alternative conceptual materials and explains their classroom…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
Matas, Cristina Poyatos; Allan, Cameron – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2004
In recent years, educators have begun to use learning portfolios as a means of evaluating student learning in higher education. Research indicates that learning portfolios can help students understand better the learning process as well as enhancing learning outcomes. They promote reflection on the learning experience and encourage students to…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Adult Students, Learning Experience, Skill Development
Marfleet, B. Gregory; Dille, Brian J. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2005
The "Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education" generated by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL 2000) provides a plausible set of pedagogical goals to guide the construction and implementation of an undergraduate research methods course. We argue that the context of the undergraduate methods…
Descriptors: Assignments, Courses, Political Science, Research Methodology
PEPNet 2, 2007
The 2007 meeting of the English Think Tank published here represents a sample of the English Think Tank V presentations. In reading these papers one is struck by the imagination and expertise possessed by so many members in the field. The paper topics fall roughly into four categories--assessment, diversity, literacy, and technology. This…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Writing Processes, Web Sites, Developmental Programs
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2006
This study summarizes 20 studies of more than 4600 students in kindergarten through Grade 12. Seven hundred sixty of the students have learning disabilities. The studies cover a 22 year period. They looked at students' views, opinions, and attitudes on teacher practices in inclusive, general education classrooms. Seven areas were explored: (1)…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Homework, Student Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Buckley, Helen – 1993
This publication presents data from a survey designed to examine the delivery process and the course content of the Comprehensive Teacher Training Programme (CTTP), a distance education program of study for untrained Caribbean elementary and primary school teachers. The distance education program offers four courses in core subjects and prepares…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Assignments, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
Fredericks, Anthony D. – 1997
This book is designed to help librarians build a lasting and enthusiastic relationship with parents and to help parents extend the learning opportunities of their children through a literate environment. The book contains activity pages for 101 children's literature selections, aimed at children in grades K-6. The activity page for each book…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Books, Children, Childrens Literature
Meyer, E. Nicole – 1994
A student assignment designed for a business French course is described. The assignment, a student research paper, is intended to promote both active learning and integration of skills. It is short and completed early in the course. Students are assigned topics and must research, organize, and summarize in French. It is expected that each student…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Careers
Bacon, Linda; Chovelak, Cynthia; Wanic, Amy – 1998
Problems in students completing homework may be related to lack of parental involvement and support, student attitudes and priorities, and the assigning of inappropriate and irrelevant homework. This action research project implemented and examined the effectiveness of increased communication with parents regarding homework, cooperative learning…
Descriptors: Action Research, Assignments, Change Strategies, Cooperative Learning
Schmitt, Lothar M.; Christianson, Kiel T. – 1999
Pedagogical features and implementation of a UNIX-based management system (UNIEM) designed to support the instructor in teaching English as a second language using a network of workstations are described. The application discussed here is for teaching English composition to students at the University of Aizu (Japan). UNIEM is constructed to assist…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Eble, Kenneth E. – 1976
College teaching, teaching skills, and practical problems are considered. The emphasis on subject matter specialization in graduate school and effects on the preparation of college teachers are considered, along with suggestions about what beginning college teachers need to know beyond subject matter training. After briefly considering assumptions…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Assignments, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1985
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 38 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) how writing centers succeed and fail; (2) the effects of scoring method, topic, and mode on grade 12 students' writing scores; (3) analysis of the peer…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Annotated Bibliographies, Assignments, Computer Assisted Instruction
Deubel, Patricia – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
Authorship, implementation, and consumer perspectives should be considered when judging the quality of an online course. This article supports that position with reflections of an adjunct professor, who implemented a doctoral level course, Instruction Delivery Systems, during 2001 at Nova Southeastern University that had been authored by another…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Quality, Student Attitudes, Doctoral Programs
Moore, John W.; Mitchem, Cheryl E. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2004
This paper provides a model of course-embedded assessment for use in an undergraduate Accounting Information Systems course, and reports the results obtained from implementation. The profession's educational objectives are mapped to specific computer skills and assignments, to provide direct evidence of learning outcomes. Indirect evidence of…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Accounting, Self Efficacy, Undergraduate Students
Shipley, C. Morton; And Others – 1964
An attempt is made in this guide to synthesize the best attributes of the traditional methods of teaching (where subject orientation is primary) and the more progressive methods (where the child as a personality is the central focus). The traditional approach is used in explicating the conventional qualities of a good teacher, methods of lesson…
Descriptors: Assignments, Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Environment, Discipline Policy