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Peer reviewedAbraham, Doc; Abraham, Katy – American Biology Teacher, 1993
Presents reasons why jargon should not be used in biology instruction. Argues that more hands-on science activities and relating learning to everyday living needs to occur in the science classroom. (PR)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Download full textMcCormack, Robin – 2002
This booklet describes the ideas underpinning a learning to learn course, a course that teaches students what they need to learn to read and write in tertiary academic settings in Australia. An introduction explains how this approach to academic discourse draws on other approaches and also differs from them. Section 1 describes some forces shaping…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Adult Education, Communication Skills, Diffusion (Communication)
Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau, Minneapolis. – 1992
These three learning modules were developed for a workplace literacy project conducted cooperatively through the Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau and Northeast Metro Technical College. They are part of the job-specific curriculum for commercial truck drivers developed during the project. The three modules, "Managing the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Competence
