NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gregory, Kristen H.; Diacopoulos, Mark M.; Branyon, Angela; Butler, Brandon M. – Studying Teacher Education, 2017
Teacher education doctoral seminars can provide a space for students to collaborate, reflect and support each other as they transition from teacher to teacher educator. These spaces also provide a forum for the learning of new research methodologies. This collaborative self-study chronicles how one group of doctoral students learned self-study…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Doctoral Programs, Seminars, Graduate Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bartolomeo-Maida, Maria – College Student Journal, 2016
Across disciplines, faculty members face a common challenge of finding methods to get their students to complete assigned course readings. It becomes an even larger task to develop strategies whereby students are also engaging in deep reading that promotes critical thinking. Reading positively impacts students on a number of variables, and when…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Psychology, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges
Cross, Stephanie Behm; Bayazit, Nermin Tosmur – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2014
The authors designed the project described her in order to address their students' expressed frustrations at the perceived disconnect between theory and practice. The project combined course readings, journaling, collaboratively created observation protocols, and classroom observation into a semester-long iterative assignment. The students' work…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Interviews, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hoeft, Mary E. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2012
This article reports findings from two studies assessing reading compliance among first semester freshmen at a small Midwestern two-year liberal arts university. The first study assessed reading compliance of students enrolled in two sections of First Year Seminar, finding that 46% of students reported that they read assignments, yet only 55% of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Reading Habits, Compliance (Psychology), Reading Assignments
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dewett, Todd; Gruys, Melissa L. – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2007
We describe an MBA course focusing on creativity and innovation in organizations. Drawing on the creativity literature and experiential learning theory, the theoretical foundations of the course are discussed. Core aspects of the course include reading articles from academic journals and business periodicals, engaging a wide variety of…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Creativity, Student Attitudes, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Gallegos, M. Therese – NADE Digest, 2006
This article addresses the concern many instructors have about students who do not complete assigned work, particularly the reading. The author explains briefly why extensive reading is so important in developmental writing classes and discusses a multi-step approach she has been using successfully for years. A list of short novels and stories…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Developmental Studies Programs, Novels, Remedial Instruction