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Direct linkDavis, Mark A.; Philip, Jestine; Walker, Laura – Management Teaching Review, 2022
This article outlines an active learning project that gives students hands-on experience in developing an undergraduate situational judgment test. The five-part activity models the process for constructing a situational judgment test--a tool commonly used for employee selection in organizations. The project is designed to help students assimilate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Situational Tests, Active Learning, Selection Tools
Download full textCynthia P. May; David Desplaces; David M. Wyman – Management Teaching Review, 2022
Universal Design (UD) involves the creation of accessible, flexible products that are functional for a wide population of users. Our problem-based learning exercise challenges student teams to create products and services guided by the principles of UD. After teams generate their new product concept, a spokesperson from each team pitches it in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Problem Solving, Design, Entrepreneurship
Plump, Carolyn M.; Meisel, Steven I. – Management Teaching Review, 2020
A constant challenge for faculty is to gain and to hold student interest so that substantive learning can occur. One way to achieve this is through the use of games. This article describes an escape room activity for the classroom that is modeled after commercial escape rooms. This fun, single-session team dynamics exercise can be used in an…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Learner Engagement, Retention (Psychology), College Students
Grasty, Sarah – Science Teacher, 2020
Fisheries scientists make sure that fish populations ("fisheries") are managed properly, neither over- or under-utilized, to maintain long-term economic and ecological stability. Scientists collect data and conduct surveys to determine fish populations, and then make recommendations about how many fish may be caught by commercial and…
Descriptors: Ichthyology, Animal Husbandry, Science Process Skills, Data Collection
Clouse, Diane E.; Bauer, Anne M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2016
Self-advocacy, self-management, self-regulation, and self-knowledge are complex terms, often considered forms of self-determination. Whatever term you may use, helping young adults with intellectual disability (ID) make authentic decisions about their own goals and behaviors often results in passive agreement. Even though advancing…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Self Control, Self Determination, Young Adults
Bofferding, Laura; Yigit, Melike – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2013
The standing long jump was an Olympic event until 1912. In 1904, Ray Ewry set the world record for the longest standing long jump, which was about 11.5 feet, or 138 inches. Although the standing long jump is no longer an Olympic event, the Norwegians still include it in their National Competition, and Arne Tvervaag set a new world record at about…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Competition, Athletics
Franklin, Jason M. – PEPNet 2, 2013
The Essential Skills Team knows that each student has a unique learning style, home and school environment, academic and personal strengths and experiences, and family backgrounds. One of the goals when creating the Essential Skills Campus was to provide resources that harness the strengths and experiences students bring with them to their first…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Study Skills, Goal Orientation, Cognitive Style
Peace Corps, 2013
The "Life Skills and Leadership Manual" is designed to be used by Peace Corps Volunteers and their counterparts who work with youth worldwide to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes integral to three Youth in Development sector competencies: (1) Support healthy lifestyles and prepare youth for family life; (2) Prepare youth for…
Descriptors: Voluntary Agencies, Volunteers, International Organizations, Daily Living Skills
Pollak, Ave – 1994
This guide is intended for use in presenting a three-session course designed to develop the problem-solving skills required of persons employed in the manufacturing and service industries. The course is structured so that, upon its completion, students will be able to accomplish the following: describe and analyze problems encountered at work;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Brainstorming, Communication Skills
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Dept. of Public Instruction. – 2000
The purpose of the Idaho Direct Mathematics Assessment (DMA) is to measure Idaho students' mathematical problem-solving skills, including their ability to apply basic skills to problem-solving situations as stated in the Idaho Achievement Standards document. Problem solving is valued as an essential tool for success in a complex, modern world. The…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Achievement
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Dept. of Public Instruction. – 2000
The purpose of the Idaho Direct Mathematics Assessment (DMA) is to measure Idaho students' mathematical problem-solving skills, including their ability to apply basic skills to problem-solving situations as stated in the Idaho Achievement Standards document. Problem solving is valued as an essential tool for success in a complex, modern world. The…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedGraham, Stephen – School Science Review, 1988
Provided are copy masters, instructions for use, and grading criteria for six problems used as part of the practical assessment for a modular science course. Each problem gives a narrative and a list of materials necessary to complete the problem. (CW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Problem Solving
Lane, Pamela S. – 1995
In an effort to counteract the violent and negative conflict resolution messages children receive from the mass media, schools throughout the United States are now teaching healthy problem-solving skills on a personal level. This book presents an outlined approach to the implementation of a conflict resolution experiential group, designed to be…
Descriptors: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Course Content, Decision Making
Treffinger, Donald J. – 2000
This guide contains 12 practical tools to help educators link instruction in Creative Problem Solving (CPS) with today's focus on authentic assessment. It offers a variety of practical, reproducible instruments and checklists for use in evaluating students' knowledge of CPS concepts and tools, assessing students' attitudes about CPS and their…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
Pollak, Ave – 1994
This guide is intended for use in conducting a six-session course that will help employees in the manufacturing and service industries get the most out of their work day. The instructional materials included in the guide are designed to teach students to accomplish the following: analyze their daily routines, understand the effect of mental…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Learning Activities
