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Malone, Mark R. – CESI Science, 1996
Describes the construction of a marshmallow catapult to investigate trajectory concepts. (MKR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Graphs, Hands on Science, Mathematical Concepts
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Lazar, Gillian; Heath, Shirley Brice – TESOL Quarterly, 1996
Two educators discuss the role literature plays in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. One emphasizes that literary texts are a source for classroom activities that can motivate learners. The other points out that the English writings of ESL students about their travels and friends published in newsletters and journals generate…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English (Second Language), Language Role, Literature
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Holmes, Vicki L.; Moulton, Margaret R. – TESOL Journal, 1994
A project involving a local grant-funded anthology of university English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) student writing is reported. Benefits to the students are described, and it is concluded that students valued the pride of authorship more than their improved writing skills. (13 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Authors, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Student Developed Materials
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Van Den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja; And Others – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1995
Reports on the knowledge of fifth-grade students about what they are learning about percentage. Reveals the range of comfort students had in the instructional sequence and provides suggestions for developing assessment tasks, especially student-generated problems. An appendix of sample tasks is included. (MKR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Dunham, Ken – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1995
Discusses how to teach students to design HyperCard stacks. Highlights include introducing HyperCard, developing storyboards, introducing design concepts and scripts, presenting stacks, evaluating storyboards, and continuing projects. A sidebar presents a HyperCard stack evaluation form. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Design, Educational Technology, Evaluation Criteria
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Smith, Ann Marie; Coulter, Denise; Borrowman, Shane; Rodriguez, Richard J.; Marting, Janet – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2001
Presents five educators' suggestions for improving instructional and educational experiences. Discusses issues such as confronting academic reading and writing; presents an activity called "reverse time capsule essay." Describes a technical writing class writing resumes and addresses "dressing for success." Comments on students helping to write…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Reading Instruction, Resumes (Personal), Student Developed Materials
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Dermer, Marshall Lev – Teaching of Psychology, 2004
Students enrolled in a single-subject design course studied the repeated acquisition of response sequences by using CHAINS, a QuickBASIC 4.5 program, which runs in DOS or Windows. For about 2 months, students examined the learning of such sequences as a function of various treatments. Each week students graphed their data, discussed their…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Computer Software, Psychology, Student Attitudes
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Grace, Donna J. – Educational Perspectives, 2005
Literacy has traditionally been associated with the printed word. But today, print literacy is not enough. Children and youth need to learn to "read" and interpret visual images as well. Film, television, videos, DVDs, computer games, and the Internet all hold a prominent and pervasive place in one's culture. Its presence in people's lives is only…
Descriptors: Critical Viewing, Media Literacy, Student Developed Materials, Video Technology
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Yeung, Mary Au; Lam, Paul; McNaught, Carmel – Australasian Journal of Peer Learning, 2008
Case-based activities are widely proclaimed to enable better learning through allowing students to practice application of concepts in real-life situations. This paper reports an investigation into the learning benefits derived from engaging students in the development of Pharmacy eCases. This is a small scale pilot study. Two student-developers…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Pharmaceutical Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods
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Doherty, Catherine – Teaching Education, 2007
This paper describes an elective unit in the application of new technologies for pre-service teachers which employed a metaphor of masterclasses in its design to engage the students in value-added interactions around their individual multimedia projects. A masterclass involves the class group auditing an individual's detailed consultation with a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Instructional Design, Figurative Language, Information Management
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Derrington, Mary Lynne; Larsen, Donald – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2009
Educational administration instructors seek methods that will engage students' interest in the subject matter and also link educational theory to realities experienced on the job. An equally important goal and a most important lesson to impart to aspiring education administrators are the competencies exhibited in ISLLC Standard 5, act with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Student Developed Materials, Ethics, Leadership
Gonzalez, Barbara – 1982
A comparison between the second language learner and the native language learner provides the primary argument for the importance of listening without having to produce a response immediately. The fact that children listen to their native language for at least 8 hours a day implies that students need to spend more time in listening activities. In…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Listening Comprehension, Second Language Instruction
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Massey, Ellen Gray – English Education, 1975
"Bittersweet," a student-published quarterly about the Ozarks, provides the motivations and rewards in the Lebanon (Mo.) high school writing program. (JH)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialects, Editing, English
Linguistic Reporter, 1974
The general goals of the Guatemalan technical institution, the Proyecto Linguistico Francisco Marroquin, are to: create a national technical resource institution in linguistics and Mayan languages; enable Indians to influence programs for their communities; and stimulate the study of Mayan languages and their use as communication medium. (SW)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Higher Education, Linguistics, Maya (People)
Tway, Eileen – Elementary English, 1975
Organization of a class as a "publishing house" motivated more writing. (JH)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Editing, Educational Objectives, Evaluation
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