Contends that the requirement of a PowerPoint presentation as part of the research process would benefit students in the following ways: learning how to conduct research; starting their research project sooner; honing presentation and public speaking skills; improving cooperative and social skills; and enhancing technology skills. Outlines the…

Offers one faculty member's story of working with undergraduates and a checklist for others who seek ways to involve undergraduates in their teaching and research. (EV)

Most research indicating dissonant forms of student learning engagement, leading to problems in the achievement of learning outcomes, is with undergraduates. Action research at Anglia Polytechnic University involving questionnaires, focus groups, and supervisory dialogues, conducted with Israeli and British postgraduate students between 1998 and…

The Creativity in Science and Technology (CREST) award program is a national program designed to encourage secondary students to conduct their own experimental project in science and/or technology. Reports on a national evaluation of the CREST program which concludes that CREST is a useful method of incorporating scientific investigations into the…

Describes a research paper, modeled after scientific research papers and dissertations, with a four-part format including introduction, materials and methods, results, and discussion. Notes that the model is suited to students' first encounter with professional research because it encourages reflection on the research process itself. (MM)

Describes a research project in which students write on the same topic--fast food chains. (MM)

Describes a research project in which students investigate a personal "bad" habit. (MM)

Presents the following steps for simplifying students' online information searches: (1) identifying the problem, (2) selecting the appropriate database, (3) brainstorming keywords, (4) searching by subject or keyword, (5) refining the search, and (6) evaluating the search and planning a new strategy. A sidebar provides a search strategy worksheet.…

Discusses the use of tabloid newspapers in the teaching of human sexuality. Suggests that many people obtain sex information from such publications. Explains how research projects using the papers were organized. Describes advantages and disadvantages and student reactions to the assignment. Includes an appendix containing example bibliographies.…

Describes a research assignment that enables students to recognize the context of a document, extract the document's message, and determine its usefulness. Suggests possible warm-up activities for this assignment. (MM)

Discusses communication in history, the theme for National History Day in 1993. Presents a list of approaches to the theme that could be taken as topics for study. Includes informational media, rhetoric and social change, transmission of cultural values, technology, and miscommunication. Contains a bibliography for each topic. (DK)

Review and classification of 503 abstracts of industrial education theses and dissertations (1985-90) determined that (1) survey and status studies were most prevalent; (2) 19% focused on program/project evaluation; (3) research methods varied greatly among fields of study; and (4) few surveys were accompanied by site visits. (SK)

Examines the relationship between the development of authority and the voice in which it is expressed in ethnographic writing. Argues that ethnographic research provides a way of helping students gain the authority that comes from the inquiry process. (FMW)

Suggests that the First Amendment is about tolerance of others enjoying their freedoms. Presents an activity for learning about the holidays that are celebrated in the United States and elsewhere. Encourages teachers to have students survey community attitudes about holidays. Includes a list of children's literature concerning religions and…

Suggests methods for teaching about Yugoslavia. Recommends assigning students to maintain journals of news clippings about developments in Yugoslavia. Proposes forming cooperative-learning groups for researching the country's various regions. Offers activities for teaching about language arts, fine arts, reading and literature, religion,…