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Davis, William C. – Humanities, 1990
Analyzes the rise of photography during the Civil War period, and discusses current photographic technology. Examines photography entrepreneurs, and expounds on notable individuals in photography. Describes types of photographs taken, problems encountered in gathering pictures, and popular responses to photography. Concentrates on Civil War…
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Economic Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Inventions
Kinsman, E. M. – Science Probe, 1992
Describes a method for identifying and examining single ice crystals by photographing a thin sheet of ice placed between two inexpensive polarizing filters. Suggests various natural and prepared sources for ice that promote students' insight into crystal structures, and yield colorful optical displays. Includes directions, precautions, and sample…
Descriptors: Crystallography, Enrichment Activities, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Procedures
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Chuman, Ted A.; Hummel, Susan K. – Journal of Dental Education, 1992
Two surveys investigated the extent of photography instruction in dental schools. The first survey of 53 schools revealed that 36% had formal dental photography programs. Of 21 photography instructors surveyed in the second study, 67% had no formal training, many knew little about texts or resources, and techniques and knowledge varied. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Dental Schools, Higher Education
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McIntyre, Alice – Urban Review, 2000
This action research project investigated young urban adolescents' perceptions of violence in their school and community. The project involved gathering information about the community; engaging adolescents in creative, interactive activities; collaborating to develop a community photography project to help adolescents represent their perceptions…
Descriptors: Action Research, Community Characteristics, Early Adolescents, Middle School Students
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Leonard, William; Bassett, Rick; Clinger, Alicia; Edmondson, Elizabeth; Horton, Robert – Science Teacher, 2004
State-of-the-art digital cameras open up enormous possibilities in the science classroom, especially when used as data collectors. Because most high school students are not fully formal thinkers, the digital camera can provide a much richer learning experience than traditional observation. Data taken through digital images can make the…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Scientific Enterprise, Photography, High School Students
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Wursta, Melanie; Brown-DuPaul, Judy; Segatti, Laura – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
Teacher education faculty need to bridge college course knowledge to actual practices in early childhood classrooms. Historically, faculty have lectured about best practices and then students have attempted to integrate these concepts into their own teaching with children. This article highlights one community college's use of digital photography…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Student Teachers, Educational Benefits, Educational Technology
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Karmiloff-Smith, Annette; Thomas, Michael; Annaz, Dagmara; Humphreys, Kate; Ewing, Sandra; Brace, Nicola; Van Duuren, Mike; Pike, Graham; Grice, Sarah; Campbell, Ruth – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Face processing in Williams syndrome (WS) has been a topic of heated debate over the past decade. Initial claims about a normally developing ("intact") face-processing module were challenged by data suggesting that individuals with WS used a different balance of cognitive processes from controls, even when their behavioural scores fell…
Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Processes, Children, Scores
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Al-Hilawani, Yasser A. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2006
The metacognitive performance of four groups of students was examined. The students' processes of visual analysis and discrimination of real-life pictures were used to measure metacognition. There were 61 participants: 18 hearing students, 18 deaf and hard of hearing students, 16 students with mild mental disabilities, and 9 students with physical…
Descriptors: Visual Discrimination, Metacognition, Deafness, Partial Hearing
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Järvinen, Esa-Matti; Karsikas, Arto; Hintikka, Jouni – Journal of Technology Education, 2007
In authoritative teaching methods, whereby the teacher controls the social interaction and other classroom activities, the actions of many children are often in response to what they perceive to be the teacher's expectations and the requirements of traditional school evaluation practices, such as examinations and tests. In this kind of school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Innovation, Technology Education, Ownership
Stieglitz, Mary – 1995
The speech contained in this document originally accompanied a slide presentation on the altered photographic image. The discussion examines the links between photographic tradition and contemporary visual imaging, the current transformation of visual imaging by the computer, and the effects of digital imaging on visual arts. Photography has a…
Descriptors: Art Products, Computer Graphics, Creative Activities, Futures (of Society)
Peterson, Charles R., Ed. – 1989
This guide to making photography accessible to persons with exceptional educational needs contains several papers, a list of 27 organizational and bibliographic resources, a list of sources of adaptive equipment, and drawings of sample equipment modifications. Nine papers make up the text of the guide. In "An Adventure into Photography," Charles…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1987
This curriculum guide outlines three credits of study, one credit for each of the grade levels 10, 11, and 12. Intended as an optional study area, the program provides awareness and exploration for those students who aspire to postsecondary study and introduces skills to those who wish to explore trades and technologies in employment after school.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Curriculum Guides, Design
Farajollahi, Karim; And Others – 1981
The second of a three-volume set of instructional materials for a course in graphic arts, this manual consists of 10 instructional units dealing with the process camera, stripping, and platemaking. Covered in the individual units are the process camera and darkroom photography, line photography, half-tone photography, other darkroom techniques,…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Graphic Arts, Instructional Materials
Townsend, Ian; Parker, John – 1980
Prepared for use by teachers interested in producing their own audiovisual aids, this guide outlines a step-by-step approach to the design and development of instructional slide-tape packages. It is divided into nine sections, each of which describes a set of activities forming a unique part of the audiovisual production sequence: (1) preliminary…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Copyrights, Educational Objectives, Instructional Design
Stone, Frank Andrews, Ed. – 1981
The ten essays that comprise this anthology concerning the people of Connecticut were written by high school students in Connecticut for the First Ethnic Studies Competition held in 1979-1980. The aim of the competition was to increase awareness of cultural pluralism in the state, to encourage multicultural education, to improve intergroup…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Essays, Ethnic Studies
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