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Student-Taught Minicourses.

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Demetrulias, Diane Mayer – Clearing House, 1982

Proposes student-taught minicourses as a way of fostering self-directed learners while meeting the demands of an extensive and varied curriculum. Outlines a procedure for establishing such courses. (FL)

Descriptors: English Instruction, Learning Activities, Minicourses, Secondary Education

Mini-Course, Anybody?

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Boykin, Arsene – Clearing House, 1981

In two Chicago high schools, students taking the traditional 40-week course in United States history were compared to students taking 4 10-week minicourses. No significant differences were found in learning or student attitudes. (SJL)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conventional Instruction, Course Evaluation, Elective Courses