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Gannage, Simone; Mauro, Krista – English Journal, 2009
In this article, two students share their experiences and recommendations on writing. They talk about when and how has a teacher or an assignment made them feel most like a real author.
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Authors, Assignments, Writing Instruction
Freedman, Joel M. – English Journal, 2009
On April 25, 2008, students on college and public school campuses collectively committed to a vow of silence commemorating an event known as the National Day of Silence. This student-generated, nationwide action theatrically "speaks out" in solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people who for one reason or another fear…
Descriptors: Campuses, Writing Processes, Homosexuality, Empathy
Kaldor, Eric; Flacks, Gabriel – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2014
This article considers how instructors with larger classes can utilize Web 2.0 tools to help students develop as writers. Meeting the needs of readers defines strong writing, yet students need to interact with authentic audiences to learn to do this well. A growing body of educators is exploring how blogging can be used to enhance student…
Descriptors: College Students, Writing Instruction, Large Group Instruction, Electronic Journals
Magalhães, Marcos Nascimento; Magalhães, Maria Cecilia Camargo – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2014
In this paper, we report on the impact of four activities and two interviews on the organization of an introductory statistics course attended by future mathematics teachers at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The activities were designed to enhance students' learning and collaborative knowledge construction, based on Vygotsky's…
Descriptors: Statistics, Introductory Courses, Interviews, Course Organization
Blimkie, Melissa; Vetter, Diane; Haig-Brown, Celia – Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2014
This exploratory case study shares teacher candidates' perspectives and experiences of an Aboriginal infusion at York University's Faculty of Education field site in Barrie, Ontario. For this initiative, Aboriginal content and pedagogies were infused throughout placements and courses of the mainstream teacher education program. Teacher candidates…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Indigenous Populations
Hugerat, Muhamad; Kortam, Naji – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
Twenty-eight freshmen majoring in biology and/or chemistry in an Arab college in Israel, were given a pre-test and a post-test in which they had to identify the control group and design a controlled experiment. During the course an intervention was used. Science was taught by inquiry while using strategies that promote higher-order thinking skills…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Inquiry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Blikstein, Paulo; Worsley, Marcelo; Piech, Chris; Sahami, Mehran; Cooper, Steven; Koller, Daphne – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2014
New high-frequency, automated data collection and analysis algorithms could offer new insights into complex learning processes, especially for tasks in which students have opportunities to generate unique open-ended artifacts such as computer programs. These approaches should be particularly useful because the need for scalable project-based and…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Learning Processes, Introductory Courses
Duke, Daniel L. – Management in Education, 2014
Prompted by the need for leaders able to turn around chronically low-performing schools, states, universities, education groups, and school districts in the US have initiated a variety of principal development programs. Some programs focus on enhancing the skills of experienced administrators, while others target talented teachers and even…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools, Leadership Training, Training Methods
Starting with Worldviews: A Five-Step Preparatory Approach to Integrative Interdisciplinary Learning
Augsburg, Tanya; Chitewere, Tendai – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2013
In this article we propose a five-step sequenced approach to integrative interdisciplinary learning in undergraduate gateway courses. Drawing from the literature of interdisciplinarity, transformative learning theory, and theories of reflective learning, we utilize a sequence of five steps early in our respective undergraduate gateway courses to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, World Views
Ruggiero, Dana; Harbor, Jon – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013
Learning outcomes for introductory college-level science classes include content knowledge and a range of critical thinking and analysis skills. In this context, rich writing assignments that engage students in researching content, constructing arguments, and critiquing other students' work are highly desirable but unwieldy due to large…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Undergraduate Students, Environmental Education, Web Based Instruction
Wildermuth, Susan M.; French, Tammy; Fredrick, Edward – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013
This study explores alternative approaches for teaching general education courses burdened with serving extremely large enrollments. It compares the effectiveness of a self-contained course in which each course section is taught by one instructor to a large lecture/small lab format in which all course enrollees attend one large lecture section and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, General Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Small Group Instruction
Mukminin, Amirul; McMahon, Brenda J. – Qualitative Report, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of academic engagement of twelve Indonesian doctoral students attending an American graduate school during their first term and over time through demographic background surveys and semi-structured in-depth interviews. The research design was qualitative in the phenomenological approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Surveys, Phenomenology
Sleigh, Merry J. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2013
This study examined the suitability of a brief oral presentation exercise as an assessment method in biopsychology. Undergraduate students researched and presented a five-minute, self-selected fact related to course material, allowing them to practice oral communication skills, such as clearly explaining and carefully listening. Biopsychology…
Descriptors: Oral Communication Method, Video Technology, Assignments, Psychology
Rodon, Joan – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2013
Fitness and Wellness Place (F&W) is a network of fitness and wellness clubs in Spain and Portugal created in 2009 as a result of a buy-out from a large British operator. In 2009, F&W was operating 15 clubs in Spain and Portugal and by the end of 2011, F&W ran 25 clubs. F&W's rapid growth in the period 2009-11 had become a matter of…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Business Administration Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Learning Activities
Skerbetz, Mandi Davis; Kostewicz, Douglas E. – Preventing School Failure, 2013
Students with emotional disturbances present with behavioral and academic deficits that often limit their participation in general education settings. As an antecedent intervention, academic choice provides multiple choices surrounding academic work promoting academic and behavioral gains. The authors examined the effects of assignment choice with…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Program Effectiveness, At Risk Students