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Beliefs and Practices of Expert Respiratory Care Faculty on Critical-Thinking Learning: A Case Study
Direct linkHulse, James Leland – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Problem. The development of critical-thinking skills during the professional training of respiratory therapists is imperative for good practice. Research evidence suggests that interactive instructional strategies are far more effective than traditional lectures. Missing from the literature are thick descriptions of how faculty organize the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Socialization, Peer Evaluation, Mathematical Models
Wieland, Kristina – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Students benefit from collaborative learning activities, but they do not automatically reach desired learning outcomes when working together (Fischer, Kollar, Mandl, & Haake, 2007; King, 2007). Learners need instructional support to increase the quality of collaborative processes and individual learning outcomes. The core challenge is to find…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods
Schrimpf, Michael; Hickman, Philip; Wedlock, Dave – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study provides a quantitative approach to analyzing college students' levels of self-actualization. Specifically, it addresses the distinction between students from non-rural and rural hometowns relative to their level of self-actualization. Students from five public state schools, in one Midwestern state, were surveyed. Self-actualization…
Descriptors: State Schools, College Students, Problem Based Learning, Professional Development
Huelskamp, Lisa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The need for effective teachers is growing while national and state standards are putting ever-increasing demands on teachers and raising expectations for student achievement. Low science and mathematics standardized test scores, particularly in the middle grades, reflect unprepared adolescents, perhaps because of ineffective teaching strategies…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Computer Simulation, State Standards, Standardized Tests
Logerwell, Mollianne G. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a summer science camp teaching experience on preservice elementary teachers' science teaching efficacy, science content knowledge, and understanding of the nature of science. Master's degree students enrolled in the elementary Fairfax Partnership Schools (FPS, n = 21) cohort served as the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Principles, Methods Courses, Professional Development Schools
Graham, Leah Sharice – ProQuest LLC, 2006
English for Academic Purposes literature is often criticized for its very functional interpretation of language (e.g. Benesch, 2001) which ignores the intellectual, cultural, and social side of learning in an attempt to appear "neutral." Furthermore, writing is the EAP skill area which seems to provide students with the most difficulty.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
