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Lohmueller, Mary Ann – 1995
An innovative approach to teaching undergraduate psychology in a self-directed group discussion format was implemented at Raymond Walters College, in Ohio, based on premises from the active learning and employee involvement movements holding that adults achieve more when they are actively involved in their own learning and that students are…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Smith, Anita – 1994
This paper describes a curriculum unit that combined an overnight camping experience with survival training. The program was implemented with fifth grade students, but is appropriate for students in grades 4-8. Pre-camp learning activities included integrating first aid techniques in science class, reading survival trade books in reading class,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Camping, Curriculum Enrichment
McArthur, Janice; McGuire, Barbara E. – 1998
Designed as an integrated package for thematic instruction, this book helps librarians and teachers select appropriate reading materials to use in specific areas of study and promote reading to students in primary grades. Sixteen chapters include such popular themes as: (1) "Risky Reading: Adventure Stories"; (2) "Old MacDonald's Place: Farm…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Awards, Books, Childrens Literature
Plecha, Michelle – 1998
This study examines the association between the number of study group sessions a student attends, the student's attitude toward these sessions, and expected grade for the class. Seven hundred and two students participated in the study, 30% of whom never attended a study group session. Of the remaining 70% who did participate, 24% attended five or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning
Minskoff, Esther; Allsopp, David – 2003
This book presents the "active learner" instructional approach to working with secondary school students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This approach combines the diagnostic prescriptive approach with principles of individualization, direct instruction, strategy instruction, and integration of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adolescents, Adults, Attention Control
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2005
NASA Explorer Schools provides unique opportunities for students and teachers by offering access to technology and resources that are seemingly beyond reach. Combining new technologies with NASA content, lesson plans, and real-world experiments enables teachers to enhance inquiry-based learning and augment student engagement. This publication…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Educational Cooperation, Public Agencies, Access to Education
Rillero, Peter; Allison, Jeanette – 1997
This guide is for preservice and inservice early childhood educators and presents ideas for active learning in science and mathematics. The child-centered and active-learning experiences represent three categories of learning opportunities: (1) projects; (2) activity series; and (3) activity centers. The experiences emphasize creating meaningful…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Gilbert, Lisa; Gilbert, Jim – 1997
Local historical investigation can make history more relevant and allow national trends to be understood as they were reflected in local incidents. Research-based historical reenactment is growing in popularity throughout North America but has had limited use in classrooms because of overreliance on textbooks and teacher concerns about curriculum…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Delisle, Robert – 1997
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a teaching technique that educates by presenting students with a situation that leads to a problem for them to solve. Rather than finding a single correct answer, students interpret the question, gather additional information, create possible solutions, evaluate options, and present conclusions. This book shows…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperation, Critical Thinking, Educational Improvement
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. LEAD Center. – 1996
This document reports on a study of two approaches to an analytical chemistry course: (1) a structured active learning approach; and (2) a step-by-step lecture style problem solving approach. The purpose of the study was to assess and compare the outcomes of these approaches. The data consisted of open-ended interviews with students, open-ended…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Chemistry, College Science, Course Content
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Hall, Alison; Basile, Brigitte – 1997
This paper examines the process of constructing a student-centered World Wide Web site and provides recommendations for improving this process. In the project, preservice teachers instructed the fifth grade students about how to design and develop a Web site on weather. The topics of the sessions included Internet ethics, using the Web,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning
Smith, Carl B. – 2000
This book examines ways parents can use their child's interests to develop positive reading attitudes, read aloud to their child, and select books for children--with the goal of developing life-long readers. The first chapter, Creating Interest and Positive Attitudes, discusses developing an early interest in reading, the "language story"…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Childrens Literature, Critical Thinking, Early Childhood Education
Durkin, Lisa L., Ed.; Miller, Sandy, Ed. – Everyday TLC: Teaching, Learning, Caring, 2003., 2003
This document is comprised of weekly newsletters, compiled by month, for family child care providers for the year 2003. Each theme-based four-page newsletter contains: (1) creative activities for use with mixed-age groups of 2- to 5-year-olds; (2) ideas on guiding behavior, organization tips, and Monthly Planning Calendar; (3) special sections for…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Health, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Tovote, Christina – 2001
This paper discusses customer services in academic libraries. The first section addresses the concept of the "customer." Thereafter, the paper applies the metaphor of the producer and its consumers to the relationship between a university and its students. The second section looks at education as a process of refinement. Next, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Koszalka, Tiffany A.; Grabowski, Barbara; Kim, Younghoon – 2002
Problem-based learning (PBL) has great potential for inspiring K-12 learning. KaAMS (Kids as Airborne Mission Scientists), an example of PBL, was designed to help teachers inspire middle school students to learning science, math, technology, and geography. The children participate as scientists investigating environmental problems using NASA…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Lesson Plans
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