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Methodology And/Or Technology: Making Difference In Improving Students' Problem Solving Skills, Zdeslav Hrepic, Kimberly Shaw
Methodology And/Or Technology: Making Difference In Improving Students' Problem Solving Skills, Zdeslav Hrepic, Kimberly Shaw
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The Reform Process: Beginnings To New Horizons, Zdeslav Hrepic
The Reform Process: Beginnings To New Horizons, Zdeslav Hrepic
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A Truly Radical Idea In Social Studies Education: Teach The State Standards, Richard Gardiner
A Truly Radical Idea In Social Studies Education: Teach The State Standards, Richard Gardiner
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State social studies standards are reflective of the concepts of Bloom’s taxonomy, emphasizing the development of higher order thinking skills. Standardized social studies tests, on the other hand, are not reflective of Bloom’s taxonomy and almost exclusively test for memorization and identification. In other words, the standards target very different objectives than the standardized tests are designed to assess. If, then, the central objective is to achieve adequate or higher standardized test scores, we must admit that it is not “standards-based” education that is desired, but rather test-focused instruction.
Brown's Useful Guide: Where Theory Becomes Applicable To Classroom Practice, Jennifer Brown
Brown's Useful Guide: Where Theory Becomes Applicable To Classroom Practice, Jennifer Brown
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Development Of A Freshman Orientation Survey To Improve Student Retention Within A College, Jennifer Brown
Development Of A Freshman Orientation Survey To Improve Student Retention Within A College, Jennifer Brown
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With growing concerns over high education accountability and diminishing resources, student retention rates and the reasons why students remain at a post-secondary institution continue to persist. Since the 1960s, researchers have examined cognitive and non-cognitive factors that impact whether or not students stay at a particular post-secondary institution until graduation. The purpose of this study was to develop the Freshman Orientation Survey to improve student retention. Using the constructs which were presented in peer-reviewed literature along with a peer-review process within the College, a survey instrument was developed to examine pre-college enrollment characteristics for a College within a 4-year state …
Adding Culture Shock To An Introductory Diversity Course, Jennifer Brown
Adding Culture Shock To An Introductory Diversity Course, Jennifer Brown
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The cultural diversity of the student population within K-12 classrooms has become ever-changing, but the cultural diversity of the teacher population within those classrooms has remianed relatively stagnant. The purpose of this article was to outline the Cross-Cultural Simulation used the pre-service teacher candidates and to provide supporting evidence of its impact and effect on the pre-service teacher candidates. This study used a mixed methods approach with journal entries and inventories to determine the impact and effectiveness of the cross-cultural simulation. The results indicated that the participants felt the simulation allowed them to apply the classroom content within a direct …