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Hendry, Heather – Learning Languages, 2008
Current literature in the field of foreign language describes the benefits and challenges of elementary foreign language programs that meet several days a week over the course of a year, however little is known about elementary school foreign language programs that provide daily instruction within limited time frames of several weeks during the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, FLES, Second Language Programs, Research Projects
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Muller, Derek A.; Sharma, Manjula D.; Reimann, Peter – Science Education, 2008
Two disparate research programs have addressed the challenge of instructional multimedia design. One, based on cognitive load theory, has focused on ways of reducing unnecessary cognitive load during instruction to free up resources for learning. The other, based on constructivism, has centered on interactive multimedia, allowing students to build…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Multimedia Materials, Scores, Teaching Methods
Leora Schaefer – Facing History and Ourselves, 2008
This study guide has been developed to accompany the film "Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh." The guide is organized in two sections: Preview and Postview. In the Preview, students are introduced to Hannah Senesh. They learn the historical context of her story, and they begin to consider some of the main themes…
Descriptors: Documentaries, Jews, Biographies, World History
Broadbent, Kieran P. – CERES, 1978
Discusses efforts to establish international agricultural information services. The activities and the future of these systems such as the FAO's International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology (AGRIS) are also presented. (HM)
Descriptors: Agricultural Research Projects, Agriculture, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Carlson, Arnold – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1973
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Research Projects
Horner, James T.; Peterson, Roland L. – Agr Educ Mag, 1970
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Research Projects, Curriculum Design, Experimental Teaching
Wright, Don D. – Opportunity, 1971
Describes an aquacultural project, fish-farming, planned and carried out in the Pacific Northwest by the Lummi Indian Tribal Enterprise, and funded by the OEO. (JM)
Descriptors: Agricultural Research Projects, Agriculture, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Mier, Robert; Poling, Donald – Sci Teacher, 1970
Reviews some recent research on the effects of environment on plant growth. Also offers some how-to-do-it information on building low-cost, easy-to-construct greenhouses and growth chambers for school use. Bibliography. (LC)
Descriptors: Agricultural Research Projects, Agriculture, Environmental Influences, Greenhouses
Hays, Danica G.; Singh, Anneliese A. – Guilford Publications, 2011
This highly readable text demystifies the qualitative research process--and helps readers conceptualize their own studies--by organizing the different research paradigms and traditions into coherent clusters. Real-world examples and firsthand perspectives illustrate the research process; instructive exercises and activities build on each other so…
Descriptors: Field Instruction, Qualitative Research, Discussion, Research Methodology
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Smolensky, Paul – Cognitive Science, 2006
In this article, I survey the integrated connectionist/symbolic (ICS) cognitive architecture in which higher cognition must be formally characterized on two levels of description. At the microlevel, parallel distributed processing (PDP) characterizes mental processing; this PDP system has special organization in virtue of which it can be…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Research Projects, Theories
de Cos, Patricia L.; Chan, Julie; Salling, Katharine – California Research Bureau, 2009
The Careers Project is a study of the preparation all students in public middle and high schools receive to explore career options and the relationship between that preparation and California's state and regional economies. The California Research Bureau (CRB) undertook this research at the request of a bipartisan group of members of the…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Secondary Education, Focus Groups, Career Education
Wicklein, Robert; Mativo, John – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2009
The purpose of this research project was to use an experimental design research methodology to compare learning and attitudinal effects of two different design instructional strategies on randomly selected and assigned 11th and 12th grade students. Through the use of a common technological based problem, students were guided through a design…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Research Design
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Adams, Earle; Ward, Tony J.; Vanek, Diana; Marra, Nancy; Hester, Carolyn; Knuth, Randy; Spangler, Todd; Jones, David; Henthorn, Melissa; Hammill, Brock; Smith, Paul; Salisbury, Rob; Reckin, Gene; Boulafentis, Johna – Science Teacher, 2009
The University of Montana (UM)-Missoula has implemented a problem-based program in which students perform scientific research focused on indoor air pollution. The Air Toxics Under the Big Sky program (Jones et al. 2007; Adams et al. 2008; Ward et al. 2008) provides a community-based framework for understanding the complex relationship between poor…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Pollution, Public Health, Scientific Concepts
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Deissinger, Thomas – Education & Training, 2007
Purpose: To provide information and insight into the potential of reforms in full-time vocational education and training (VET) (practice firms in vocational colleges) in contrast with apprenticeships against the background of training market frictions in Germany. Design/methodology/approach: Structural information on the German VET system;…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Adult Education
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Zhou, Xuanwei; Lin, Juan; Yin, Yizhou; Sun, Xiaofen; Tang, Kexuan – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2007
A novel course, "Participation in Research Program (PRP)" in life sciences is open for 1st to 3rd year undergraduates. PRP introduces the principles of a variety of biological methods and techniques and also offers an opportunity to explore some specific knowledge in more detail prior to thesis research. In addition, the PRP introduces some…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Science Laboratories, Undergraduate Study, Research Projects
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