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Intelligent Design And Its Place In The Classroom, Victor Trinh, Mekdelawit Mezgebu
Intelligent Design And Its Place In The Classroom, Victor Trinh, Mekdelawit Mezgebu
Festival of Communities: UG Symposium (Posters)
Creationism, is the dominant belief held by the public. Evolution, on the other hand, is the competing theory of the mechanisms of creation. The recent dispute among the scientific and political field that has furthermore complicated the question of intelligent design being integrated into the curriculum of public schools is addressed here. We attempt to give both sides of the argument, along with analyzing the components of each theory. Intelligent design advocates are for the idea of accommodating what they have coined “intelligent design” into the classrooms of American schools. The opponents of intelligent design (evolution supporters); however, claim that …
Core Areas Of Twenty-First Century Knowledge, Leap
Core Areas Of Twenty-First Century Knowledge, Leap
UNLV Libraries-Greater Western Library Alliance Conference
Beginning in school, and continuing at successively higher levels across their college studies, students should prepare for twenty-first century challenges by gaining:
Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World
Through study in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts
Focused by engagement with big questions, both contemporary and enduring
The Degree Qualifications Profile, Lumina Foundation
The Degree Qualifications Profile, Lumina Foundation
UNLV Libraries-Greater Western Library Alliance Conference
The need for a Degree Profile
Higher learning has taken on new importance in today’s knowledge society. To succeed in the contemporary workplace, today’s students must prepare for jobs that are rapidly changing, use technologies that are still emerging and work with colleagues from (and often in) all parts of the globe. The challenges that graduates face as citizens during their lives are similarly complex and also are affected by developments around the world.
Recognizing the economic and societal importance of higher levels of learning, national leaders, policymakers, analysts and major philanthropies have called for a dramatic increase in the …
Flyer — The University Libraries Lance And Elena Calvert Award For Undergraduate Research, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
Flyer — The University Libraries Lance And Elena Calvert Award For Undergraduate Research, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
UNLV Libraries-Greater Western Library Alliance Conference
You’ve earned the grade. Now earn a cash reward!
Up to four prizes in two categories
Seniors: $1000 prize
Freshmen — Junior: $750 prize
Recognizing undergraduate students who demonstrate sophistication and originality in research projects
Unlv-Gwla Program, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
Unlv-Gwla Program, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
UNLV Libraries-Greater Western Library Alliance Conference
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Effects Of Student-Centered, Inquiry-Based Teaching On Performance, Attitudes, And Efficacy, Brad Bailey, Karen Briggs, Tom Cooper
Effects Of Student-Centered, Inquiry-Based Teaching On Performance, Attitudes, And Efficacy, Brad Bailey, Karen Briggs, Tom Cooper
SoTL Commons Conference
As part of research supported by the Educational Advancement Foundation, the authors conducted a quasi-experimental study comparing the effects of a student-centered and inquiry-based teaching technique, known as a Modified Moore Method or MMM, with those of lecture-based teaching methods. To study the students' attitudes, beliefs and self-efficacy and performance, the students were asked to complete a survey twice each semester and take a common final exam. This panel session includes a description of what MMM entails, what the students and instructors do both in class and out, and how MMM could be used in other classes. We will discuss …