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Rapp, Steve – Science Teacher, 2003
In this article, the author describes a student-centered research project he introduced to his students. In this research project, his students used images collected by telescopes at Kitt Peak National Optical Observatory (KPNO) to look for novas in the Andromeda Galaxy. This project grew out of the author's experience during a Teachers As Leaders…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Student Projects, Science Projects, Science Course Improvement Projects
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2007
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2007
The Field Trip to the Moon program uses an inquiry-based learning approach that fosters team building and introduces students to careers in science and engineering. The program components include a DVD and classroom investigations. The compelling DVD (not included here) provides essential information about Earth and the Moon. The hands-on…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Careers, Career Awareness, Engineering
Guthrie, John T.; Wigfield, Allan; Humenick, Nicole M.; Perencevich, Kathleen C.; Taboada, Ana; Barbosa, Pedro – Journal of Educational Research, 2006
One theoretical approach for increasing intrinsic motivation for reading consists of teachers using situational interest to encourage the development of long-term individual interest in reading. The authors investigated that possibility by using stimulating tasks, such as hands-on science observations and experiments, to increase situational…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Reading Comprehension, Stimulation, Reading Interests
Christensen, Linda – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2006
School districts write mission statements about creating citizens of the world, but more and more, they want teachers to become robotic hands who deliver education programs designed and shipped from sites outside of classrooms. If people want an educated citizenry, they need teachers who know how to think about their students' needs and write…
Descriptors: High School Students, Language Arts, Professional Development, Faculty Development
Bangert, Arthur W. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2006
Traditionally campus-based courses rely on student evaluations to provide instructors with feedback about their teaching effectiveness. However, current student evaluations of teaching instruments do not adequately assess many of the essential constructivist-based teaching practices recommended for quality online learning experiences. One of the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Constructivism (Learning), Teacher Effectiveness, Student Evaluation
Clark, Delwyn N.; Gibb, Jenny L. – Journal of Management Education, 2006
This article outlines the design, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative virtual team exercise. Cognitive, affective, and action-learning outcomes highlight the relevance of this grounded experiential exercise for management education and practice. Details are provided to enable the exercise to be adopted in a wide range of programs.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Web Based Instruction, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Uses in Education
Brown, John Seely – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2006
Today's students are comfortable satisfying their immense curiosity on their own. This capacity for independent learning is essential to their future well-being, since they are likely to have multiple careers and will need to continually learn new skills they were not taught in college. Students will need to feel comfortable working in…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Educational Environment, College Students, Teamwork
Andrade, Maureen Snow – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2006
This article describes the rationale for a first-year seminar for international students and reports the findings of a study examining its effectiveness. The seminar focuses on four primary objectives: (a) policies and procedures of the university's English as a Second Language (ESL) program; (b) university policies and American higher education;…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Student Attitudes, Time Management, Active Learning
Knight, Cheryl S. – 1994
The purpose of this guide is to provide teachers with activities that integrate the lessons of geography throughout the broader curriculum, teaching students to appreciate how geography fundamentally shapes all lives. The five themes of geography (location, place, relationships among places, movement, and regions) are the basis for the hundreds of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides
Bazeli, Marilyn J.; Olle, Ruth E. – 1995
This paper discusses research findings regarding vocabulary instruction and reading comprehension and suggests methods to develop vocabulary using visual aids. As indicated by the research, vocabulary instruction is necessary and can lead to improved comprehension; there also appears to be a strong need to relate concrete visual experiences to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Graphic Organizers
Amdur, Judith – 1993
This workbook brings together activities to aid in motivating children to concentrate, listen, respond, think, and learn. The activities rely upon play-like tasks involving drama, music, and other forms of creative expression. The activities are organized by the season in which they are appropriate and include songs, dramatic sequences, stories,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Creative Development
Isbell, Rebecca – 1995
Young children are active learners who touch, feel, experiment, and create. Learning centers are designed to relate to their world of active learning and to encourage their involvement, thereby enhancing development of choice making, oral language, creativity, social skills, responsibility, and understanding of symbols. This book includes…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning
Passe, Jeff – 1996
In recent years, schools have been moving away from centralized decision making, granting teachers the authority to determine course content. This book explores the concept of including students in curricular decision making. Chapter 1 explains why students at all grade levels should be involved in choosing topics of study. Educational research…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Motivation
Fischer, Max W. – 1995
This guide provides activities that have pupils actively involved, obtaining knowledge through cognitive, affective, or kinesthetic approaches to learning. The book is divided into three sections. Section 1, "Map Skills--Physical and Political Features", includes simulations, simulated review games, and problem-solving dilemmas to employ the use…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Elementary Education, Environment, Geographic Concepts