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Walker, Scott L.; Fraser, Barry J. – Learning Environments Research, 2005
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a new learning environments instrument designed to aid investigators and practitioners in measuring and researching the psychosocial learning environment in post-secondary distance education. Using a three-stage approach, the Distance Education Learning Environments Survey (DELES) was…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Test Reliability, Active Learning, Educational Environment
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Allen, Deborah; Tanner, Kimberly – Cell Biology Education, 2005
The strategies for breaking down the roadblocks and realizing the promise of active learning and inquiry instruction in the large class are being tested and publicized. Educators who have addressed the multitude of issues that underlie implementation of active-learning strategies in large-enrollment settings are conscientiously spreading the word…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Large Group Instruction, Biology, College Science
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Ling, Li Yuen – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2003
Early childhood education in Hong Kong is in a transition time. The Hong Kong government's Education Commission is urging the field of early childhood education to engage in a substantial paradigm shift in order to achieve the goals of educational reform (Education Commission, 1999a). Informed by recent overseas research, government directives…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Johnson, Scott D.; Aragon, Steven R. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2003
The rapid growth of Web-based instruction has raised many questions about the quality of online courses. This chapter presents a conceptual framework that can guide the development of online courses by providing a holistic perspective on online teaching and learning. Although this framework is based on well-recognized theories of learning and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Internet
Brickman, Nancy Altman, Ed. – 1996
The High/Scope Curriculum is a developmentally based approach to early childhood education. The curriculum's "Extensions" newsletter, in which the articles in this collection first appeared, informs curriculum users about new development, relating to the High/Scope "open framework" curriculum. This collection divides the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Art Education, Child Development, Childhood Needs
Gibbs, Graham, Ed.; Jenkins, Alan, Ed. – 1992
This publication seeks to give practical assistance to teachers and administrators responsible for teaching large classes at collges and universities in the United Kingdom. Areas covered include class size, problems related to learning and teaching, teaching strategies in specific disciplines, field study experience and other subjects. The 12…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biology, Class Size, College Instruction
Dueck, Gwen – 1993
This booklet is a practical guide to the use of games, role play, and simulation in the classroom to encourage active learning and increase opportunities for experience and reflection. Basic principles for use of these techniques are presented and include determining the game objective, planning for progressive learning processes, planning a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Educational Games, Educational Planning
Helm, Judy Harris; Beneke, Sallee; Steinheimer, Kathy – 1998
This book grew out of the experiences of three teachers as they learned to document young children's work in their respective schools. Part I of this book enables readers to learn about documentation. Chapter 1 provides the rationale for the study of documentation, and chapter 2 explains the windows framework that guided the teachers in thinking…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Creative Development
Knowles, Trudy; Brown, Dave F. – 2000
Noting the importance of middle school teachers paying attention to the changes in their students' development, in understanding the challenges that lay ahead of these adolescents, and in listening to what adolescents say, this book describes what middle school teachers should know when teaching early adolescents. The book presents background…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development
Smith, Ann F. V. – 1999
Communicative language teaching (CLT) is compatible with cooperative learning as both promote interaction through peer exchange. Cooperative education can take group work one step further and should therefore be incorporated into English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) writing classrooms. In English writing classes in a Japanese junior college, formal…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cooperative Learning
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, Ypsilanti, MI. – 1998
These conference proceedings provide summaries of 71 presentations on various aspects of the High/Scope educational approach. In addition to summaries of special presentations on music and movement, topics addressed include: (1) student engagement; (2) outdoor learning; (3) change strategies; (4) various discussions of the Child Observation…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Learning, Brain, Caregiver Training
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Roucher, Nancy; Lovano-Kerr, Jessie – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Maintains that educational theorists have long advocated integrated, multidisciplinary curriculum development and instruction. Argues that the arts must maintain their integrity in the curriculum and be taught for their own sake, rather than serving as aids to instruction in other disciplines. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Teachers
Pace, Glennellen, Ed. – 1995
This book brings together, under the term "whole learning," ideas from the language-arts-based whole language movement and work in middle schools with multidisciplinary, problem-centered, integrative approaches. The book contains 15 chapters, most written by teachers about their experiences with implementing whole learning curricula. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, History Instruction
Ingraham, Phoebe Bell – 1997
Providing a center-oriented classroom takes more than rearranging the furniture. This book offers guidance to teachers in all aspects of creating learning centers in the classroom. The first section, comprised of five chapters, provides information on using small areas of the classroom for specific activities or tasks. Chapter 1 explains different…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
Avino, Catherine – 1994
This annotated list of 23 journal articles and documents provided focuses on faculty-librarian collaboration in bibliographic instruction (BI) at academic libraries. Topics including the following: BI for developmental and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students; faculty and librarian collaboration on the design of BI assignments; the teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Annotated Bibliographies, Assignments
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