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Cox, Pamela L.; Bobrowski, Paula E.; Spector, Margaret – Journal of Management Education, 2004
Reforms in higher education are appearing in the new guidelines that are being developed for general education curriculums across the country. Constituents leading education reform have suggested that writing be integrated across the curriculum and embedded within several discipline-based courses. Advocates of this approach require that schools…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Learning Strategies, Educational Change, Critical Thinking
Bailey, James; Sass, Mary; Swiercz, Paul M.; Seal, Craig; Kayes, D. Christopher – Journal of Management Education, 2005
Modern organizations prize teamwork. Management schools have responded to this reality by integrating teamwork into the curriculum. Two important challenges associated with integrating teams in the management classroom include (a) designing teamwork assignments that achieve multiple, sophisticated learning outcomes and (b) instruction in, and…
Descriptors: Assignments, Teamwork, Group Dynamics, Teaching Methods
Smidt, Jon – Written Communication, 2002
This article enters an ongoing discussion about the usefulness of different theories and different research designs in the analysis of classroom writing. Starting with questions about how students interpret the norms of writing and their own selves in school writing, it demonstrates the relevance of an ecological theory of writing,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Writing (Composition), Writing Assignments, Writing Skills
Kossek, Ellen Ernst; Leana, Carrie; MacDermid, Shelley; Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie; Raskin, Patricia; Secret, Mary; Sweet, Stephen – Sloan Work and Family Research Network, 2006
This module offers students opportunities to examine the theories and research associated with a range of different disciplines that focus on relationships between family life and work life. The module is organized around articles that have been nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Work-Family Research. This award process identifies…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Periodicals, Family Life, Peer Evaluation
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2006
Some students with disabilities need accommodations or modifications in their educational program in order to be successful in school. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its regulations do not offer a definition for an accommodation or modification. However, there is general agreement as to what the terms mean. An…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, Individualized Instruction, Definitions
Davis, E. Dale – 1992
This study sought to identify effective methods that select, junior high school, social studies teachers found useful in promoting the reading and studying of printed materials. In the course of the research, 78 teachers identified specific procedures they had used to increase seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students' effectiveness in studying…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Critical Thinking, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 7
Leu, Donald J., Jr. – 1994
This paper argues that while hypermedia and multimedia contain great promise for supporting literacy learners engaged in reading children's literature, software in this area has generally failed to consider the potential of connecting reading and writing experiences within the same electronic environment; reading and writing software has generally…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Electronic Mail
Shaw, Ann H. – 1997
A practicum was designed to increase the literacy levels of first graders through writing daily for authentic purposes and self-assessing their work. A writing program was designed which allowed for daily authentic writing, and students were taught how to self-assess their written work. Subjects were 60 students in 3 Grade 1 classrooms in a city…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Class Activities, Emergent Literacy, Grade 1
Kasten, Barbara J.; And Others – 1996
This study evaluated the impact of reflective teaching on the ability of preservice teachers to articulate a teaching philosophy. Three questions were explored: (1) how effective will a structure for reflecting be if used throughout a teacher education program? (2) how effectively will students be able to use that structure as a framework for…
Descriptors: Assignments, Beliefs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy
IDRA Newsletter, 1995
This theme issue focuses on strategies to enhance learning of English as a second language and on the importance of bilingual education. In "Bilingual Education Makes the Difference in Learning," Roberto Feliz, who was born in the Dominican Republic and is now a doctor, describes how bilingual education saved him from academic failure…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Class Activities, Cross Age Teaching
Diamond, Barbara J.; Moore, Margaret A. – 1995
Reflecting four years of work with teachers and students in culturally and linguistically diverse classroom settings, this book discusses theoretical and practical issues surrounding the development of literacy in multicultural K-8 classrooms. Emerging from a longitudinal study implemented in three school districts, the book integrates the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Kirkland, Nancy C. – 1993
A practicum was developed to restructure 11th and 12th grade research modules, using a team planning approach to design and implement a sequential, developmental research program that would be relevant to the personal and academic goals of the students and produce high quality research products. This approach embedded the process of inquiry into…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Planning, English Curriculum, Grade 11
Reid, Louann, Ed.; Golub, Jeffrey N., Ed. – 1999
This book offers successful classroom practices that encourage students to learn purposefully and constructively by reflecting on their own learning processes and by making connections between what they read (whether verbal or visual texts) and the lives they lead. Extending from middle and high school through college composition and English…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Writing, English Instruction, Higher Education
May-Campbell, Christine – 1991
This practicum was designed and implemented to increase the homework completion rate of sixth graders in English classes. Objectives were formulated to reflect a statistical increase in homework completion rate by means of calculation and analysis of a computerized gradebook. A review of the literature revealed several viable strategies to…
Descriptors: Assignments, Elementary School Students, English Instruction, Feedback
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. – 1986
Comet chronicles and stories extend back over thousands of years. A common theme has been that comets are a major cause of catastrophe and tragedy here on earth. In addition, both Aristotle and Ptolemy believed that comets were phenomena within the earth's atmosphere, and it wasn't until the 16th century, when Danish astronomer Tycho Brache…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials