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Gross, Fred E.; And Others – 1993
This document is the teacher's guide for a curriculum designed to teach mathematics in a social studies context. It provides mathematical experiences in real world contexts that help students interpret, experiment, communicate, and look for multiple solutions to complex problems. The curriculum uses mathematics in context to help students develop…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Citizenship Education, Decision Making, Demography
Kenney, Margaret J., Ed.; Hirsch, Christian R., Ed. – 1991
This yearbook provides the mathematics education community with specific perceptions about discrete mathematics concerning its importance, its composition at various grade levels, and ideas about how to teach it. Many practical suggestions with respect to the implementation of a discrete mathematics school program are included. A unifying thread…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Graphs
Koste, Virginia Glasgow – 1978
The purpose of this book is to help parents and teachers recognize and understand dramatic play in childhood as a process whereby the child acts out human experience in an attempt to order, clarify, and understand it. Written by a person experienced in theatre and drama, the book considers the following aspects of dramatic play: the importance of…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Games, Creative Development, Creative Dramatics
Download full textVallee, Jacques; And Others – 1974
The second research report in a continuing investigation of group communication via computer networks describes a series of field tests designed to identify the basic parameters of human interaction in computer-based teleconferencing. The method used in the tests is described, and the research approach used in analyzing the tests is outlined. Ten…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Conferences
Johnson, Paul B. – 1975
The title of this mathematics text for preservice elementary teachers is intended to suggest the book's theme of mathematics as an abstraction from human experience with sticks (lines, segments), stones (sets, counting) and other objects. An introductory chapter which describes the objectives of the author and discusses learning and attitudes…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education, Learning Activities
Senesh, Lawrence – 1966
The primary objective of social science instruction should be to encourage and nourish the problem-solving ability of young people. The practice in analytical thinking necessary to achieve this objective requires practice and exercise over a long period of time. Economic education and education in the other social sciences must, therefore, be…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development, Economics Education
Fraser, Mark W.; Nash, James K.; Galinsky, Maeda J.; Darwin, Kathleen M. – 2000
This book is the first volume of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Practice Resources Series. It offers a cognitive problem-solving approach to the urgent need for children to acquire competence in meeting the demands of childhood within social, school, and family parameters. Designed for children from kindergarten through middle…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Children, Cognitive Processes
Burns, Marilyn – 2001
This book contains a collection of fraction lessons that support curriculum and instruction. The goals of the lessons are to give all students the chance to learn how to: (1) name fractional parts of wholes and sets; (2) represent fractional parts using the standard notation including proper fractions, improper fractions, and mixed numbers, and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education
Torp, Linda; Sage, Sara – 2002
This book serves as a guide for educators who want to know about and use problem-based learning (PBL) in their schools. Chapter 1 provides anecdotal reports by teachers and students, including examples from universities as well as elementary and secondary education. Chapter 2 gives an overview of PBL for those who want to learn more about the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Activities
Miller, Lucy – 1998
Design technology integrates problem solving with an awareness of the effects of technology on society and the environment. This book places problem solving in a realistic context and addresses situations that are meaningful to students. Design technology aims to develop confidence in problem solving and competence in using technology wisely. This…
Descriptors: Design, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Hands on Science
Davis, Meredith; Hawley, Peter; McMullan, Bernard; Spilka, Gertrude – 1997
This book presents findings of a 1993 study of how design in the curriculum helps students achieve national educational objectives. It also explores opportunities for expanding the role design can play in students' academic lives. Results of the 1993 study reveal how the use of design experiences in classrooms provides teachers and students with a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Architecture, Art, Building Design
Hickman, Michael; Wigginton, Erin O'Donnell – 1999
This book offers teachers problem-solving activities in five areas of the social studies curriculum: geography, politics, economics, culture, and history. The carefully structured activities in the book place students in role simulations so they learn to think and work with purpose and develop skills for problem solving. The book provides teachers…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Economics, Geography
Crowley, Kevin, Ed.; Schunn, Christian D., Ed.; Okada, Takeshi, Ed. – 2001
This book focuses on three particular context-specific accounts of scientific thinking. The first section of the book presents research focused on extending knowledge of the fundamental components of scientific thinking. In the second section, research is presented that is focused primarily on how to build a structure for scientific thinking in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Dougherty, Barbara J. – 2002
This book introduces journal-writing prompts in mathematics for Algebra I. Content prompts, attitudinal or affective prompts, and process prompts are presented. Each of the content prompts relates or connects topics within and outside of mathematics, targeting important or meaningful concepts and skills. The content prompts also provide situations…
Descriptors: Algebra, Attitudes, Concept Formation, Educational Change
Dougherty, Barbara J.; Simmons, Jenny – 2002
This book introduces journal-writing prompts in mathematics for geometry. Content prompts, attitudinal or affective prompts, and process prompts are presented. Each of the content prompts relates or connects topics within and outside of mathematics, targeting important or meaningful concepts and skills. The content prompts also provide situations…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Concept Formation, Educational Change, Geometry
