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Steiner, Hillary H.; Dean, Michelle L.; Foote, Stephanie M.; Goldfine, Ruth A. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2013
This article describes the development of a Targeted Learning Community (TLC) that supports first-year science students enrolled in a General Chemistry course. Drawing on student feedback and knowledge and expertise in their respective disciplines, four faculty members from two colleges at Kennesaw State University came together to develop a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Communities of Practice, College Freshmen, Chemistry
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Baker, Ruth L. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2014
Did you ever wish for an easy-to-maintain tool to create course-level or assignment-level instruction for online or distance students? LibGuides can provide the solution! LibGuides provide a versatile and easy-to-maintain platform for delivering step-by-step, scaffolded tutorials that enhance learning outcomes through chunking, reduced strain on…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Instructional Materials, Tutorial Programs, Delivery Systems
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Sparkman, Dana; Harris, Kymberly – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2009
In Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000), the (U.S.) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recommended that students communicate their mathematical thinking in a logical manner, and use the language of mathematics to express their thinking accurately and logically. Students should not only learn mathematics content, but…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Preservice Teachers, Problem Solving, Elementary School Mathematics
Colangelo, Nicholas; Assouline, Susan G.; Gross, Miraca U. M. – Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development (NJ1), 2004
With support from the John Templeton Foundation, the authors held a Summit on Acceleration at The University of Iowa in May 2003. They invited distinguished scholars and educators from around the country to help them formulate a national report on acceleration. This first volume of the Templeton Report on acceleration trumpets an alarm to the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Barriers, Cost Effectiveness