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Ebby, Caroline Brayer; Sirinides, Philip; Fink, Ryan – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2018
Digital tools and technology-based activities offer new and promising opportunities for students to actively explore mathematical concepts and ideas in ways supported by current reforms and visions of mathematics instruction. This report provides an in-depth look at the implementation of SunBay Digital Mathematics (SunBay Math) during the second…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Middle Schools, Mathematics Instruction
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Amaral, Katie E.; Vala, Martin – Journal of Chemical Education, 2009
A peer mentoring program was added to an introductory chemistry course at a large university. The introductory chemistry course prepares students with little or no previous chemistry background to enter the mainstream general chemistry sequence and is part lecture and part small-group problem-solving. Faculty instructors are responsible for the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Group Activities, Chemistry, Problem Solving
Penwell, Rebecca A.; Elsawa, Sherine F.; Pitzer, Thomas – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2004
There were several changes in the laboratory teaching program in the Biological Sciences at Florida International University (FIU) between 1993-1994. The underlying goal was the improvement of the amount of material learned and retained by the student, but these changes showed little positive improvement. It was deemed necessary for FIU to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Science Laboratories, College Science, Undergraduate Study