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Hinchman, Kathleen A., Ed.; Sheridan-Thomas, Heather K., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
Covering everything from day-to-day learning activities to schoolwide goals, this engaging book reviews key topics in literacy instruction for grades 5-12 and provides research-based recommendations for practice. Leading scholars present culturally responsive strategies for motivating adolescents; using multiple texts and digital media;…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Adolescents, Literacy, Program Development
Herron, J. Dudley – 1996
Many chemists want to be effective teachers but have little background in psychology or education on which to build successful practices. The primary audience for this book is chemistry teachers at the secondary and tertiary levels, and its purpose is to encourage readers to construct a new understanding of how their students learn. This book is…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Development, Educational Strategies, Higher Education
Sugrue, Brenda – 1993
This report describes a methodology for increasing the validity and reliability of inferences made about the problem-solving ability of science students that is based on performance on different kinds of tests. The generalizable cognitive components of problem solving that might be targeted by assessment are described, and specifications are…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Educational Assessment, Inferences, Models
Tlusty, Roger; And Others – 1993
This report examines an attempt to use cooperative learning in two sections of a college chemistry course and focuses specifically on male and female student attitudes and achievement in the course. A total of 46 students participated. One lab section used cooperative structures throughout an entire 16-week semester while the other section used…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning
Oltman, Philip K. – 1982
Faculty members in departments of chemistry, computer science, and education were surveyed to collect information on the content representativeness of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Advanced Tests in those disciplines. Faculty respondents allocated percentages to each of the major content categories of the specifications for the tests to…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Curriculum, College Entrance Examinations, College Faculty
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Fredrica L. Stoller; Jones, James K.; Costanza-Robinson, Molly S.; Robinson, Marin S. – Across the Disciplines, 2005
This article describes steps taken to demystify the writing of chemistry as part of the development of a junior level writing course for chemistry majors at Northern Arizona University (NAU). Although the course is offered by the chemistry department, its conception, development, implementation, and assessment have been the result of an…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Majors (Students), College Science, Content Area Writing
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Thompson, Jonathan E. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2004
It is generally assumed that the inclusion of rich audio/visual presentations in Web-based tutorials will increase student performance. Limited data exist that either support this theory or describe the conceptual framework within which Web presentations are most effective. The author evaluated the efficacy of several Web-based tutorials featuring…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Academic Achievement
Arab Organization for Education and Science, Cairo (Egypt). – 1976
This document presents a training course on water pollution developed by the staff of the National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. This course, which is organized by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), is intended for Junior Bachelor of Science (B.S.) graduates from various Arab countries. The duration of the…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Course Content, Curriculum
1975
The papers presented at the 1975 conference on computers in undergraduate curricula are reproduced in this volume. With computer science specifically excluded as an area of interest, papers fall under the following headings: humanities, business, physics, computerized test construction, mathematics science, computer managed instruction and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Hedges, Larry V.; Majer, Kenneth – 1976
The results of an evaluation of the Provost's Tutorial Fellowship Program (PTFP), the Tutorial Clinics and an interpersonal communications skills workshop are presented along with recommendations for change. The PTFP met its three objectives: Over 90 percent of the tutees who received a letter grade passed the course (objective 1). A formal system…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
Romberg, George – 1974
The instructional program for first year college chemistry was altered to provide self-paced, individualized instruction using multimedia modules. Each unit must be passed before the student can proceed and thus all students who complete the program can be assured of a passing grade. The entire course is on 42 half-hour audio tapes; students use…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Chemistry, College Freshmen, Individualized Instruction
Warlick, C. H.; And Others – 1973
Computer-assisted instructional programs in seven content areas--mathematics, social science, physics, chemistry, biology, business and economics--are listed and described. These programs have been selected by content specialists as representative of the field and available for test purposes in connection with the regional network of Computers at…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry
New Orleans Public Schools, LA. – 1970
Secondary school teachers incorporating the use of a computer in algebra, trigonometry, advanced mathematics, chemistry, or physics classes are the individuals for whom this book is intended. The content included in it is designed to aid the learning of programing techniques and basic scientific or mathematical principles, and to offer some…
Descriptors: Algebra, Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education
Wilkins, Charles L. – 1972
Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) has proven useful in teaching chemistry instrumentation techniques to undergraduate students. The work completed at the time of this interim report has clearly shown that a general purpose laboratory computer system, equipped with suitable devices to allow direct data input from experiments, can be an effective…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Digital Computers, Educational Media
Burger, Vernon K. – 1975
This paper describes the development and implementation of an individualized instruction-evaluation system used in a third-quarter chemistry course at Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio). The system included: (1) 20 performance objectives covering the three modules in the course; (2) an instructional sequence for each objective composed of a variety…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Chemistry, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
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