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Feinstein, Marjorie C.; Veenendall, Thomas L. – Inquiry: Critical Thinking across the Disciplines, 1992
The article discusses utilization of case studies in teaching interpersonal communication, examining case studies written in dialogue to illustrate real life situations. It describes case study methodology, experiential learning strategies, and creative ways to use cases (e.g., role play, group discussion, improvisation, case analysis, and…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Communication Skills, Creative Teaching
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Naylor, David T.; DeWitt, Scott W. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1999
Justifies teaching trials as a way to enrich the social studies curriculum. Explains that by incorporating the study of historical and contemporary trials into social studies classes, it furthers the civic competence of the students. Discusses different teaching approaches ranging from case studies and readers' theater to videos and literature.…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
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Demetriadis, Stavros; Pombortsis, Andreas – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1999
Reports on a study of college computer-science students that investigated possible benefits and shortcomings in the learning outcomes of novices who use a case-based hypermedia instructional environment. Highlights include cognitive-flexibility theory, influence of epistemic beliefs on student learning, experimental hypotheses, and results of…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education
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Stanley, Ethel D.; Waterman, Margaret A. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2000
Discusses curriculum reforms and appropriate teaching methods for adult learners. Explains a curricular material called "LifeLines Online" which was developed for two-year college faculty to test problem-based curricular materials. Presents a scenario on an alternative way of teaching ecology with Investigative Cased-Based Learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Biology, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Curriculum Development
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Barnett, Carne – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1998
Examines how specific aspects of cases and the case-discussion process can foster informed, strategic inquiry among elementary mathematics teachers, focusing on development of one's own understanding of mathematics, use of the student perspective for feedback, recasting of the familiar as strange and the simple as complex, and a critical…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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Angeli, Charoula – Journal of Educational Media, 2004
The study examined the extent to which case-based learning could have an effect on pre-service teachers' beliefs about the pedagogical uses of ICT in the classroom. One hundred second year early childhood pre-service teachers enrolled in an ICT course participated in the study. Research data were collected with a questionnaire, reflection papers,…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Preservice Teacher Education, Higher Education
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Nemirovsky, Ricardo; Galvis, Alvaro – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
The use of interactive video cases for teacher professional development is an emergent medium inspired by case study methods used extensively in law, management, and medicine, and by the advent of multimedia technology available to support online discussions. This paper focuses on Web-based "grounded" discussions--in which the participants base…
Descriptors: Interactive Video, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Educational Technology, Professional Development
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Wolfe, Joanna – Computer Science Education, 2004
Despite the multiple potential benefits of asking students working on programming tasks to consider human factors, most programming assignments narrowly focus on technical details and requirements. Female students in particular may be attracted to assignments that emphasize human as well as technical factors. To assess how students respond to…
Descriptors: Assignments, Human Factors Engineering, Programming, Rhetoric
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Van Den Berg, Ellen; Jansen, Leanne; Blijleven, Peter – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2004
This article is about the relation between case-based learning and transfer in teacher education. Through a design research approach a multimedia case has been developed. The topic of the case is "outdoor activities in science education." The core of the case is a 17 minute video that is supplemented by all kinds of background information. Results…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Svensson, Lars – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2004
In an action-oriented research project, the Laboratorium for Interaction Technology at the University of Trolhattan Uddevalla, together with six of Sweden's county administrations, is aiming at developing an academy for all scholastic education and training hosted by the county administrations. The point of departure for the paper is a…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Distance Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
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Jazzar, Michael – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2004
"Instructional Or Managerial Leadership: The Principal Role" is a case study written to challenge the beliefs of graduate students preparing for educational leadership roles and educational leaders already in these positions as to the importance of the principal as an instructional leader. This case explores communication between superintendents…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Instructional Leadership, Superintendents, Principals
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Saatci, Elizabeth – Business Communication Quarterly, 2004
Assignments that combine case studies with applied research can work for presentations as well as for written reports. One such assignment that has proven to be successful both in the author's classes and later in the students' professional lives is based on (1) incorporating banking concepts and encouraging their use in presentations; (2)…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Hypermedia, Multimedia Materials, Intermode Differences
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Kilbane, Clare; Theroux, James; Sulej, Julian; Bisson, Barry; Hay, David; Boyer, Dennis – Innovative Higher Education, 2004
This article describes the first implementation of the "Real-time Case Method" (RTCM)--a new instructional practice that makes use of various technologies to create a new type of case study. Data obtained from five instructors at four business schools in the U.S. and Canada were analyzed using analytic induction. Analysis suggests RTCM…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Business Administration Education
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Jonassen, David; Erdelez, Sanda – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2006
Rather than learning and then applying theory to the solution of problems, learners can be provided with stories about others' experiences while designing classroom instruction. However, the usability of case-libraries has not been documented with teachers. In this study, students accessed a case-library of technology integration stories…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes
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Coppit, David – Computer Science Education, 2006
In software engineering education, large projects are widely recognized as a useful way of exposing students to the real-world difficulties of team software development. But large projects are difficult to put into practice. First, educators rarely have additional time to manage software projects. Second, classrooms have inherent limitations that…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Organization Size (Groups), Critical Path Method
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