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Douglas Gagnon; Ela Joshi; Nicole Arshan; Eliese Rulifson; Elise Levin-Güracar; Tejaswini Tiruke – SRI Education, a Division of SRI International, 2023
The Mathematics, 3D Printing, and Computational Thinking Through Work-Based Learning (MPACT) program combines teacher professional development, specialized curriculum and materials and STEM industry mentors to provide grade 4-7 students with project-based experiences implemented across three learning modules. This technical report presents…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Computer Peripherals, Printing, Computation
Carla C. Johnson; Janet B. Walton; Lacey Strickler; Jennifer Brammer Elliott – Review of Educational Research, 2023
The transition to fully or partially online instruction for K-12 students necessitated by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the current lack of understanding of practices that support K-12 student learning in online settings in emergency situations but also, more troublingly, in K-12 online teaching and learning more generally. A systematic…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Alan English – Advocate, 2023
Research suggests that America today is more politically polarized and less capable of conducting civil public discourse than at least the last several decades. These greater cultural factors unsurprisingly seem to have trickled into American schools, as teachers report increased divisiveness and conflict, particularly directed toward…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Discourse Communities, Human Dignity, Political Issues
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McLellan, Chelsea K.; Jackson, Dennis L. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2017
The current study explored the relation between the Big-Five personality domains, self-regulated learning, and academic entitlement. Academic entitlement is defined as the tendency to possess expectations of unearned academic success, unearned/undeserved academic services, and/or the expectation of unrealistic accommodation (Chowning and Campbell…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Multivariate Analysis, Schematic Studies, Correlation
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Olitsky, Stacy – Science Education, 2017
This study investigates possibilities for faculty members and teachers to overcome status and professional culture barriers as they engage in partnership work aimed at promoting inquiry-based instruction. It compares the processes and outcomes of several types of professional learning opportunities within a Math and Science Partnership based on…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Partnerships in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Tan, Charlene; Ibrahim, Azhar – Religious Education, 2017
This article explores and compares the salient characteristics and educational influences of humanism in both Islam and Confucianism. It is argued that the humanist tradition in both belief systems upholds the development and transforming ability of human beings. A common aim of education is to nurture God/Way-conscious and virtuous individuals…
Descriptors: Humanism, Religious Education, Confucianism, Islam
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Alden, Emily – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
This Communication summarizes one of the invited papers to the Select 2016 BCCE Presentations ACS CHED Committee on Computers in Chemical Education online ConfChem held from October 30 to November 22, 2016. The supplemental instruction (SI) model has come a long way from being a peer-assisted study sessions geared toward improving student…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Technology Uses in Education, Chemistry, Undergraduate Study
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McGowan, Susannah; Felten, Peter; Caulkins, Joshua; Artze-Vega, Isis – New Directions for Higher Education, 2017
Faculty and faculty developers can improve student learning and outcomes in gateway courses by improving course design, integrating active learning, and aligning assessments with course goals. Drawing on the authors' varied experiences and a large national initiative, this chapter outlines challenges and strategies to support gateway-course…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Introductory Courses, Curriculum Design, Active Learning
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Balukovic, Jasmina; Slisko, Josip; Cruz, Adrián Corona – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
Different "thought experiments" dominate teaching approaches to weightlessness, reducing students' opportunities for active physics learning, which should include observations, descriptions, explanations and predictions of real phenomena. Besides the controversy related to conceptual definitions of weight and weightlessness, we report…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Joyce, Amanda – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2017
Social media is integral to students' lives. Pinterest, an online social network for "Pinning" (sharing) links and images, is the fastest-growing social media tool in history. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effectiveness of a semester-long active-learning assignment using the Pinterest platform. Forty-nine…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Social Media, Web Sites, Active Learning
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Thoresen, Victoria Wyszynski – International Review of Education, 2017
Oases of learning which are transformative and lead to significant behavioural change can be found around the globe. Transformational learning has helped learners not only to understand what they have been taught but also to re-conceptualise and re-apply this understanding to their daily lives. Unfortunately, as many global reports indicate,…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Caring, Sustainable Development, Creativity
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Lipchock, James M.; Ginther, Patrick S.; Douglas, Bonnie B.; Bird, Kelly E.; Loria, J. Patrick – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2017
Here, we present a 10-week project-oriented laboratory module designed to provide a course-based undergraduate research experience in biochemistry that emphasizes the importance of biomolecular structure and dynamics in enzyme function. This module explores the impact of mutagenesis on an important active site loop for a biomedically-relevant…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Genetics
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Stearns, Susan – Communication Education, 2017
The author of this brief forum article argues that it is time to encourage faculty members to rethink student learning: encourage the scholarship of teaching and expose faculty to key research articles about student learning. Then, building on this knowledge, the academy needs to offer assistance to faculty in designing student-centered…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Higher Education, Learning, Active Learning
Holmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2017
During the 2016-2017 academic year, with financial support from Capital One Bank, the Houston Independent School District's (HISD) Strategic Partnerships Department collaborated with community partners, HISD's Academic Services, and School Offices to implement the "Dream On/STEAM On" initiative. Planning for the initiative began during…
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Student Projects
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Tippett, Timothy P.; Lee, Jacquelyn J. – Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 2019
In recent decades, pedagogical techniques reestablishing the relevance of higher education to communities, students, and potential employers--particularly those with an experiential or applied focus--are increasingly popular. Yet, the discourse in higher education seems to isolate pedagogic approaches, and subsequently, the concept of progressive…
Descriptors: Educational History, Progressive Education, Higher Education, Experiential Learning
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