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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, OH. – 1998
The papers in this volume outline a vision for teacher education based on the concept of contextual teaching, defined as teaching that enables learning in a variety of in- and out-of-school contexts to solve simulated or real-world problems. They are based on the realization that the construction of knowledge is situated within, and greatly…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Improvement, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Staver, John R., Ed. – 1981
The 1982 Yearbook of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS) is the second in a series of three AETS yearbooks in which Ralph Tyler's 1949 curriculum rationale is used to analyze science curriculum. This publication is focused on the secondary school science curriculum (the 1981 yearbook was concerned with teaching science…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Problem Solving
Iozzi, Louis A., Ed. – 1984
Summaries of environmental education (EE) research studies conducted during the 12-year period 1971-1982 are presented in this seven-chapter publication. These chapters are: (1) "Environmental Education Research, 1971-1982--Overview" (by Louis Iozzi); (2) "Environmental Education Research Related to Ecological Foundations" (by…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Attitudes, Continuing Education
Malone, Mark R., Comp. – 1987
Mounting research evidence has shown that an activity centered approach to elementary and middle school science education can be quite effective. This sourcebook, developed for teachers by teachers, presents many activity oriented science lessons that could be done in any elementary or middle school classroom with minimal additional experience.…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creativity, Divergent Thinking, Elementary School Science
Helm, Judy Harris, Ed. – 2000
Projects are in-depth studies of a topic undertaken by a class, a group, or an individual child. Projects are intended to strengthen children's dispositions to be interested, absorbed, and involved in in-depth observation, investigation, and representation of worthwhile phenomena in their own environments. This Catalog on the Project Approach, the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Administrator Role, Cartography, Cooperative Learning
Crandall, JoAnn, Ed.; And Others – 1987
Three essays focus on integrating subject matter and the English used to communicate it as a technique for teaching limited-English-proficient students. "Integrating Language and Mathematics Learning," by Theresa Corasaniti Dale and Gilberto J. Cuevas, discusses the vocabulary, syntax, semantics, and discourse features of mathematics;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Course Content
