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Taylor, Ann T. S. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2013
Most biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, and molecular biology classes have extensive prerequisite or co-requisite requirements, often including introductory chemistry, introductory biology, and organic chemistry coursework. But what is the function of these prerequisites? While it seems logical that a basic understanding of biological and…
Descriptors: Prerequisites, Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology
Gottesman, Alan J.; Hoskins, Sally G. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2013
The Consider, Read, Elucidate hypotheses, Analyze and interpret data, Think of the next Experiment (CREATE) strategy for teaching and learning uses intensive analysis of primary literature to improve students' critical-thinking and content integration abilities, as well as their self-rated science attitudes, understanding, and confidence. CREATE…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Research Design, Critical Thinking, College Freshmen
Manthey, Seth; Brewe, Eric – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2013
University Modeling Instruction (UMI) is an approach to curriculum and pedagogy that focuses instruction on engaging students in building, validating, and deploying scientific models. Modeling Instruction has been successfully implemented in both high school and university physics courses. Studies within the physics education research (PER)…
Descriptors: Physics, Self Efficacy, Curriculum Design, Biology
Williams, Rhina Maria Fernandes – Education and Urban Society, 2013
Although research is scant, there is a growing interest in the manifestation of the racial and cultural context on the schooling of biracial students. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the schooling experiences of 10 Black-White biracial students. Specifically, the goals of the study were to (a) identify the factors…
Descriptors: Multiracial Persons, Cultural Context, Qualitative Research, Late Adolescents
Morgan-Davis, Carrie Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB"), signed into law on January 8, 2002, schools nationwide have been challenged to improve student achievement. Several middle and junior high schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania were identified as being in need of Corrective Action in 2006 based upon data from the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Middle Schools, Junior High Schools
Magorian, Kathryn G. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
All programs of healthcare education face increasing change and daunting challenges to prepare new graduates for the real world of practice as care providers in complex systems. The necessity for change in nursing education is at a critical level, called on from a variety of sources. New nurses must be able to enter practice as competent, safe,…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Curriculum Development, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change
Pizzo, Lianna – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The acquisition of vocabulary is an important aspect of young children's development that may impact their later literacy skills (National Reading Panel, 2000; Cunningham & Stanovitch, 1997). Deaf children who are American Sign Language users, however, often have smaller vocabularies and lower literacy levels than their hearing peers…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Sign Language, Deafness
Kalb, Kathleen Ann – Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 2013
"Born from the heart of the church," a Catholic university that educates nurses is engaged in the "formation of the heart"; that is, in forming students who have a heart that "sees where love is needed and acts accordingly." Precisely because the identity and mission of the Catholic university make public its…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Church Related Colleges, Catholic Schools, Nursing Education
Richards, Jack C. – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2013
The development and implementation of language teaching programs can be approached in several different ways, each of which has different implications for curriculum design. Three curriculum approaches are described and compared. Each differs with respect to when issues related to input, process, and outcomes, are addressed. Forward design starts…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Second Language Learning
Ribeiro, Ana Bela; Rodrigues, Mariana; Caetano, Andreia; Pais, Sofia; Menezes, Isabel – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2012
In the last decades, Citizenship Education (CE) has been at the forefront of both educational policies and international research regarding curriculum design and impact on pupils' knowledge, values and skills. However, not only what citizenship "is" is diversely conceived by different democratic traditions (Eisenstadt, 2000; Heater,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
Mack, Glenn R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The researcher designed this mixed-methods dissertation to delve further into the definition of professionalism for cooks and chefs within the culinary arts industry. The researcher also explored the process of professionalization (i.e., the process by which members attempt to transform their occupation into a profession) within the field of…
Descriptors: Food Service, Service Occupations, Professional Recognition, Cooking Instruction
Uri, Therese – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative study charted the implications and potentialities of embracing a design culture within contemporary education. Unlike the positivist scientific paradigm which dissects and analyzes, a design philosophy offers a unifying logic that facilitates change, acknowledges complexity, and shapes possibilities (Nelson & Stolterman,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Design, Grounded Theory, Inquiry
LaRocque, Rosalind – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012
School change has been at center of school reform, and many schools have moved to meet the needs of students in various areas. In many instances, there has been only one addition to the school system to serve as the element of school change. Today's school communities need a deeper understanding not only of what research says about school change,…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Parent Participation, Goal Orientation, Educational Change
Corbett, Krystal Sno – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Engaging pedagogics have been proven to be effective in the promotion of deep learning for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students. In many cases, academic institutions have shown a desire to improve education by implementing more engaging techniques in the classroom. The research framework established in this…
Descriptors: Engineering, STEM Education, Curriculum Design, Futures (of Society)
Klymkowsky, Michael W.; Cooper, Melanie M. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2012
There is a growing acknowledgement that STEM education, at all levels, is not producing learners with a deep understanding of core disciplinary concepts. A number of efforts in STEM education reform have focused on the development of "student-centered" active learning environments, which, while believed to be more effective, have yet to be widely…
Descriptors: Science Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Scientific Concepts