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Wojdak, Jeremy M. – Bioscience Education, 2010
Argumentation and basic logic are foundations of scientific inquiry, and thus should be foundations of science education. Students often are uninterested in formal logic, and do not understand the connection to science or society. I describe a way to engage students in the study of argumentation and to help develop student's ability to critically…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Logical Thinking, College Science, Science Education
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Kitchen, Margaret; Gray, Susan – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
This case study of New Zealand teachers' thinking and learning focuses on the relationship between theory and practice for teachers who become agents of change in their contexts, improving teaching and learning for students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. We rewrote an assignment for the primary and secondary teachers who taught…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Student Needs
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Kraus, Sue; Sears, Sharon R.; Burke, Brian L. – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2013
Teaching students how to think critically and develop lifelong habits of evidence-based inquiry outside of the classroom is a primary goal for educators today. This paper describes nine activities designed to promote evidence-based critical thinking in college or high school classrooms in any discipline. We have developed a seven step process for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Evidence Based Practice, Critical Thinking, College Students
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Hains, Bryan J.; Tubbs, Jonathan; Vincent, Stacy K. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2013
This qualitative case study examines one faculty member's approach toward instilling culturally immersive experiences into graduate curriculum. Participants completed course assignments designed to enhance their multicultural understanding and competence. Course assignments culminated in an immersive experience where students embodied an…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Social Development, Cultural Awareness
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Stegemoller, W. Jason – CATESOL Journal, 2013
This interpretive study explores the writing and writing experiences of 2 bilingual, Mexican, immigrant undergraduates at a US university. Hornberger and Skilton-Sylvester's (2003) continua model of biliteracy situates writing interactions to understand how students explore and draw on their bilingual and bicultural resources as they develop…
Descriptors: Literacy, Dialogs (Language), Academic Discourse, Bilingualism
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Ashby, Sjon F. – Journal of Transformative Education, 2013
English teachers encourage writing that opens college students to transformative learning through soul work as John Dirkx describes and develops the concept of soul work in his theory of transformative learning. This soul work involves the conscious attempt to bring to the surface myths, images, and metaphors from the unconscious through…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, English Instruction, Two Year Colleges, College Faculty
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Ates, Seyit – Reading Improvement, 2013
In the present study, it was aimed to explore effects of repeated reading fluency intervention with performance based feedback on a student with reading difficulty. In the research, it was studied with a student having reading difficulties determined prior to intervention. During the intervention which lasted 38 hours, the activities including…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Fluency, Performance Based Assessment, Feedback (Response)
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Doolan, Amy L. – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
Theodore Roosevelt said, "To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." With this quote in mind, this paper describes three ethical issues in the discipline area of accounting. The format of the paper is to first provide background information on the ethical question or scenario then to provide a…
Descriptors: Accounting, Ethics, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods
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Mouza, Chrystalla; Karchmer-Klein, Rachel – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2013
This study investigated the extent to which case development allowed pre-service teachers to recognize the interactions and integration of technology with content and pedagogy in their own practice. These interactions form the core of what has been called Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), a distinct type of knowledge required…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Instructional Effectiveness, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Learning Activities
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Fiegel, Gregg L. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2013
The article describes the process of incorporating a set of learning outcomes into a geotechnical engineering course. The outcomes were developed using Bloom's taxonomy and define the knowledge, skills, and abilities the students are expected to achieve upon completion of the course. Each outcome begins with an action-oriented verb corresponding…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Engineering Education, Behavioral Objectives, Program Descriptions
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Ennis, Robin Parks; Jolivette, Kristine; Boden, Lauren J. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2013
Self-regulated strategy development is an evidence-based practice for use with students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD). This study adds to the current research base by conducting the first investigation in a residential facility for students with E/BD and the first classwide investigation at the elementary level with students with…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Children, Residential Programs
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Wolffe, Robert; Crowe, Helja Antola; Evens, Wayne; McConnaughay, Kelly – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2013
A reflective portfolio as a capstone assignment was selected to accomplish recognition by teachers completing a science, technology, mathematics, engineering master's program for elementary teachers about their professional and personal changes and to provide program evaluators additional qualitative data regarding attainment of program goals. As…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs
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Hoffman, Adria Rachel; Carter, Bruce Allen – Music Education Research, 2013
Although cultural diversity is important to the social context of classrooms, few researchers have explored school music experiences from the perspective of students of colour. Possibly of greater concern is the absence of research examining African-American students' educational experiences in early secondary education, during which time the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Musical Instruments, Music Education, Middle School Students
Smith, Savala – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although women account for more than 50% of the college degrees awarded nationally, The College of Idaho has had a challenge retaining female students. There are any number of reasons for women's struggle to persist at the college, but one of the most basic may be a matter of self-efficacy. This mixed methods study used a combination of…
Descriptors: Females, Self Efficacy, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement
Beckmann Wells, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the use of online storytelling as a motivation for young learners to practice narrative skills, measured through active choice, persistence and mental effort (Pintrich & Schunk, 2002). Web analytics was used to track 24 home schooled participants of an online application to teach a 21st…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Language Skills, Oral Language, Home Schooling
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