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Heerman, Barbara – Councilor, 1993
Maintains traditional grading techniques can be a form of authentic assessment. Discusses three aspects of authentic assessment: (1) interdisciplinary problem-solving; (2) grading process as well as the product; and (3) developing a grading rubric to be shared with students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civics, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Constitutional Law
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Fredrich, Barbara E. – Journal of Geography, 1991
Uses ethnic recipes to analyze new and old world post-Columbian exchange of domesticated plants and animals in an introductory cultural geography course. Describes student research projects and includes tables of domesticated plants and animals by region and use. Also provides two student sample recipes with lists of ingredient origins. (NL)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Course Content, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Exchange
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Zeni, Claire M. – Social Studies Texan, 1991
Uses Japanese family crests to motivate students to construct a family history. Includes background information on Japanese history and culture. Provides an outline for the student research project. Supplies a list of Japanese emblems and their symbolism. (NL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Education, Family History
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Cassidy, Jane W.; Speer, Donald R. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1990
Examines music terminology acquisition of 71 undergraduate students in an elementary music-methods course. Observes effects of differential training by testing for apparent knowledge transfer in written concert reports. Finds students whose vocabulary lessons were reinforced by listening exercises used music terminology more frequently. (CH)
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Concept Teaching, Concerts, Definitions
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Stoecker, Randy; And Others – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Proposes a learning model that includes components of critical thinking and social critique in writing assignments. Reports on results of an experimental course designed to use graduate student teaching assistants to improve students' critical thinking and writing skills. Describes the positive results of the course. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Faculty, Course Content, Critical Thinking
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Shepard, Richard G. – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1993
Discusses the use of writing to enhance learning in mathematics from a conceptual development perspective. Shuell's phases of learning are described as a general model for conceptual development and subsequently matched with Britton's categories for transactional-informative writing. Sample mathematics assignments for each writing category are…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classification, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
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Klagsbrun, Joan; Rappaport, Laury; Speiser, Vivien Marcow; Post, Pamela; Byers, Julia; Stepakoff, Shanee; Karman, Shira – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2005
This pilot study (N = 18) explored the effectiveness of focusing and expressive arts therapies intervention on the quality of life of women with breast cancer. The format was a 2-day (7 hours per day) retreat/support group in which complementary treatments (focusing, writing, art, and movement) were provided in an intensive format. Our hypothesis…
Descriptors: Intervention, Females, Quality of Life, Cancer
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Kiely, Richard – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2004
This paper explores how the critical learning dimension in an English for academic purposes (EAP) programme in a British university is developed in the context of one classroom task. The focus is on the speaking element of the activity which requires students in pairs to explore each other's personal language history (PLH), present the account to…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Speech Communication, Classroom Communication, English for Academic Purposes
Rogers, Patricia L.; Mack, Michael – 1996
At the University of Minnesota, a model, visual representation or "graphic" that incorporated both a systematic design process and a constructivist approach was used as a framework for course design. This paper describes experiences of applying the Instructional Context Design (ICD) framework in both the K-12 and higher education…
Descriptors: Art Education, Constructivism (Learning), Course Objectives, Design Requirements
Bos, Nathan – 1997
Students can make authentic contributions to the World Wide Web (WWW) and learn critical evaluation skills by publishing reviews of WWW resources. A project which served as a pilot study was implemented where high school students wrote and published reviews of resources they used as part of an inquiry-based science curriculum. Students were…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Viewing
Buerk, Dorothy, Ed. – 1994
This book is a collection of essays by full-time classroom teachers who describe their efforts to implement the vision of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards documents and to empower their students in mathematics. Chapter 1, "Students' Conceptions of Mathematics and the Challenge of the Standards" (Dorothy Buerk),…
Descriptors: Beliefs, College Faculty, Concept Formation, Content Area Writing
Newmann, Fred M. – 1991
This project developed a conceptualization of higher order thinking, dimensions of classroom thoughtfulness, and an assessment exercise applicable to diverse topics taught in more than 70 classes in 11 high schools. Generic qualities of classroom thoughtfulness were not generally associated with the persuasiveness of student writing on a…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA. – 1991
Five papers presented at a symposium during the 1991 annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education explore the design, development, and implementation of the Texas Master Teacher Examination (TMTE) Program. Educational policymakers have begun to maintain that the professionalization of teaching can be substantially…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wilner, Arlene – Composition Forum, 2005
In this author's research, the question of whether it makes sense to think of writing primarily as a generic skill acquired increasing urgency as she gathered qualitative data for a study of the relationship between instructors' expectations in the design of writing assignments and the students' thinking as evidenced both in their essay responses…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Writing Instruction, Writing Assignments, Writing Skills
Cook, Kathy – 2002
This curriculum unit for middle school students explores the art of folklore and story telling. In the unit, students will explore the nature of various types of stories and tales and will identify the characteristics and motifs of subgenres such as tall tales, fairy tales, and fables. The following lessons are part of the unit: Folktales: A…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Fables, Fairy Tales
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