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Bethany P. Lewis – Reading Teacher, 2024
Although orally sharing and discussing written compositions has been shown to benefit elementary students, it can be challenging to entwine this additional pedagogy with an already full literacy instructional period. This article acknowledges these challenges and outlines three evidence-based instructional modifications to encourage active sharing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching Methods, Active Learning
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William L. Goffe; Scott A. Wolla – Journal of Economic Education, 2024
This article's authors describe both the advantages of a literacy-targeted introductory course and how it might be taught by employing evidence-based teaching practices developed by cognitive scientists to maximize learning. This pairing of literacy-focused content with evidence-based pedagogy is intended to enhance student learning while focusing…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Economics Education, Cognitive Science, Educational Strategies
Rose Wood; Rhonda Horne; Katie Makar – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2024
Research shows that when students engage with mathematical inquiry their problem-solving skills are strengthened. Demands in the revised Australian curriculum raised problem-solving of new senior secondary mathematics assessment, specifically in Queensland Problem-solving and Modelling Tasks (PSMTs). The challenge for Queensland was to scale…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Evidence Based Practice, Problem Solving
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Sheila Tabanli – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2023
There is a large body of research on how to improve student learning through active learning and metacognition. However, without well-structured guidelines, students do not tend to actively engage with the taught material, peers, and the instructor at a desirable metacognitive level (Deslauriers et al., 2019). To address this problem, a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Metacognition, Skill Development, Mathematics Education
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Tang, Hengtao; Qian, Yingxiao – Cogent Education, 2022
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been touted as a disruptive innovation with a low-cost and flexible option for opening up higher education. However, existing barriers of MOOCs such as a low retention rate and a low forum participation rate have limited their capacity of serving learners. To strengthen the potential of MOOCs, a compelling…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Student Centered Learning, Evidence Based Practice, Active Learning
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Anna B. Galloway; Truly M. Hardemon – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2024
This manuscript describes how one entry-level occupational therapy doctoral (OTD) program used an innovative approach to scaffolding assignments through a cognitive apprenticeship (CA) framework. Cognitive apprenticeship strategies include learning in the context or culture of the profession. This is achieved through observation, coaching,…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Doctoral Programs, Educational Innovation, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Yoshinobu, Stan; Jones, Matthew G.; Hayward, Charles N.; Schumacher, Carol; Laursen, Sandra L. – PRIMUS, 2023
Faculty professional development is an important lever for change in supporting instructors to adopt research-based instructional strategies that engage students intellectually, foster learning-supportive attitudes and habits of mind, and strengthen their persistence in mathematics. Yet the literature contains few well-rationalized models for…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Inquiry, Workshops, College Mathematics
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Britte Haugan Cheng; Tiffany Lee Clark; Carrie D. Allen; Antero Godina Garcia; Déana Scipio; Kristin De Vivo, Contributor – Lucas Education Research, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2023
This paper provides a background on recent research related to learning and instruction, focusing on two mechanisms essential to deeper learning: (1) inclusion of authentic learning contexts and (2) valuing student voice as part of instruction. The authors point to ways that culturally responsive and related pedagogies leverage these same two…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Student Projects, Active Learning, Student Centered Learning
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AnnMarie Baines; Angela DeBarger; Kristin De Vivo, Contributor; Nathan Warner, Contributor; Sheree Santos, Contributor; Jordan Brinkman, Contributor; Denis Udall, Contributor; Nancy Zuckerbrod, Contributor; Kate Felsen, Contributor; Rochelle Urban, Contributor – Lucas Education Research, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2021
The shift from traditional, teacher-led instruction to student-centered, project-based learning is complex. This paper seeks to support the adoption and scaling of rigorous project-based learning (PBL) across grades and subjects by describing some of the essential elements found in high-quality PBL learning environments. These include purposeful…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Educational Environment, Educational Quality
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Simonson, Shawn R. – Education Sciences, 2022
Environmental Physiology at Boise State University, Idaho, is a multidisciplinary course that expands students' understanding of human regulatory physiology through acute and chronic responses to environmental extremes. Students explore the physics (pressure, fluid dynamics, gas laws, sound, and light) of the underwater environment, marine flora…
Descriptors: Physiology, State Universities, Teaching Methods, Self Control
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Muhammad Zulfadhli Kamarudin; Mohd Syafiq Aiman Mat Noor; Romarzila Omar – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2024
The use of digital technologies as teaching and learning materials supports and enhances science learning, encouraging students to develop valuable inquiry skills and knowledge. In response, this paper seeks to explore digital inquiry-based learning as a useful aid for teaching the elementary school science curriculum on plants in Malaysia. There…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Plants (Botany), Science Education, Electronic Learning
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O'Fallon, Maura; Garcia, Felicidad – Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2023
Purpose: Training in cultural competence is an accreditation requirement for graduate programs in communication sciences and disorders (CSD; Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, 2020). Cultural and linguistic diversity (CLD) instruction within CSD programs and current instructional models may not provide…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learning Strategies, Cultural Pluralism, Culturally Relevant Education
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Sullivan-Green, Laura E.; Backer, Patricia R.; Mathur, Ravisha – Grantee Submission, 2019
San José State University, in partnership with California State University-Los Angeles and Cal Poly Pomona, are developing supportive methods to transition STEM faculty from lecture-based instruction to instruction using active learning pedagogies. These efforts, sponsored by the Department of Education's First in the World Grant Program, focus on…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Flipped Classroom, Educational Change, Active Learning
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Edelson, Daniel C.; Reiser, Brian J.; McNeill, Katherine L.; Mohan, Audrey; Novak, Michael; Mohan, Lindsey; Affolter, Renee; McGill, Tara A. W.; Buck Bracey, Zoë E.; Deutch Noll, Jamie; Kowalski, Susan M.; Novak, Dawn; Lo, Abraham S.; Landel, Carolyn; Krumm, Andrew; Penuel, William R.; Van Horne, Katie; González-Howard, María; Suárez, Enrique – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2021
OpenSciEd is an ambitious effort to implement the vision of the "Framework for K-12 Science Education" and the "Next Generation Science Standards" broadly across the United States. The premise of OpenSciEd is that high quality instructional materials can play a critical role in transforming science teaching and learning at a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evidence Based Practice, Instructional Materials, Educational Change
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Bailey, Pamela; Newman, Jane L. – Gifted Child Today, 2022
A 9th grade Honors English class creates and publishes original poems, art, fiction, and nonfiction products through an activity called "Type Three -- Twenty Time = T4." The instructional method merges elements from Renzulli's Type III process with elements from Brookhouser's 20Time Project-based learning model. Each student researches…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Honors Curriculum, High School Students, Grade 9
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