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Mossa, Joann – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1995
Discusses the motivation, implementation, and impressions of involving college students in written and oral field guide contributions in two geography classes. Concludes that students learn more from participating, obtain written and oral communication opportunities, and acquire self-esteem by using the approach. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Field Instruction, Field Studies

Carlson, John A.; Schodt, David W. – Journal of Economic Education, 1995
Asserts that a recent report suggests that students should have opportunities to become actively engaged in the application of economics. Finds that the case method approach was more useful than texts and lectures in learning about institutional arrangements, the use of economic data, and how to use economics to solve real problems. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Class Activities

Lackey, Chad – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Maintains that the study of complex organizations has long been central to sociology. Presents and describes a college assignment based on the sociological practice perspective, a new approach to social science instruction. Includes a six-step student process, information on grading, and a sample of student questions. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Course Descriptions

Jacobson, Trudi E.; Mark, Beth L. – Reference Librarian, 1995
Considers college student apprehension when encountering new information technologies, CD-ROMs in particular, and proposes a variety of active learning exercises. Topics include information proliferation, library anxiety, computer anxiety, active learning, learning styles, problem solving, indexing exercises, search strategy worksheets,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Cognitive Style, Computer Anxiety

Stoddart, Trish; Niederhauser, Dale – Computers in the Schools, 1993
Examines technology's role in restructuring educational processes, highlighting two approaches to computer-assisted education. The Integrated Learning System aims to transmit knowledge using drills and practice. Tool-based systems focus on students actively developing individual conceptual and cognitive approaches to learning; they should aid…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Change Agents, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
Oekerman, Rebecca B. – American School Board Journal, 2000
Since 5-year-olds are in the "preoperational" stage of development, they think differently from older children and adults. This means teachers should be encouraged to interact differently with younger kids. The importance of creating developmentally appropriate programs stressing playing and talking is discussed. (MLH)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Boards of Education, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
Shelton, Jack – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 2000
Jack Shelton, teacher, minister, and community builder, describes the benefits of education that is active, relevant, and involved in the community. As coordinator of a cooperative of 29 small rural Alabama schools that enables teachers to implement experiential educational approaches rooted in community study and service, he discusses the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning

Penyak, Lee M.; Duray, Pamela B. – Social Studies, 1999
Describes the Oral History Project at the American School Foundation in Mexico City, Mexico that focuses on examining the Mexican countryside through oral history projects, infusing art and photography within the issues-centered framework, and promoting the acceptance of other cultures. Views the teacher as a facilitator whereas the students…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Art Education, Cultural Pluralism, Empathy
Blaney, Barb – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1997
A White teacher of Lakota third graders describes a year in which her class did not use textbooks. Instead, Lakota culture and history were the basis for learning activities such as writing down legends and transforming them into plays, creating and populating a model town, and writing mini-research papers about the Black Hills and Lakota sacred…
Descriptors: Active Learning, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Class Activities
Pringle, Rose M. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2005
Science requires active learning--it is something that children do, rather than something that is done to them. The learning process involves students' thinking and doing to develop higher-order thinking skills, strengthen their reading and mathematical skills, and attain scientific knowledge. In the elementary grades, children learn biological…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Animals
Weenk, Wim; Govers, Elly; Vlas, Helma – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2004
Several years of experience in training lecturers for developing and tutoring project-based learning (PBL) courses have resulted in a 'practise as you preach' based and flexible training programme. This programme was successfully incorporated in the teacher training programmes of the University of Twente and other universities and polytechnics in…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Private Colleges, Active Learning, Foreign Countries
Riffell, Samuel; Sibley, Duncan – Computers and Education, 2005
We developed a hybrid course format (part online, part face-to-face) to deliver a high-enrollment, introductory environmental biology course to resident (living on or near campus), non-science majors at a large, public university. The hybrid course was structured to include bi-weekly online assignments and weekly meetings in the lecture hall…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Educational Improvement, Biology, Science Instruction
Smith, Ann C.; Stewart, Richard; Shields, Patricia; Hayes-Klosteridis, Jennifer; Robinson, Paulette; Yuan, Robert – Cell Biology Education, 2005
Active learning and research-oriented activities have been increasingly used in smaller, specialized science courses. Application of this type of scientific teaching to large enrollment introductory courses has been, however, a major challenge. The general microbiology lecture/laboratory course described has been designed to incorporate published…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Research Methodology, Course Evaluation, Active Learning
Wood, E. J. – Bioscience Education e-Journal, 2004
There is much information from educational psychology studies on how people learn. The thesis of this paper is that we should use this information to guide the ways in which we teach rather than blindly using our traditional methods. In this context, problem-based learning (PBL), as a method of teaching widely used in medical schools but…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Problem Based Learning, Methods, Peer Teaching
Neo, Mai – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
This paper presents a multimedia mediated, student centred learning environment which seeks to study the group based, cooperative learning paradigm, using a web based multimedia project. This project is carried out in a Malaysian classroom by groups of students in the second year course in the Faculty of Creative Multimedia (FCM), Multimedia…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Cooperative Learning, Active Learning, Learning Experience