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Value Of Traditional Games, Saima Khalid
Value Of Traditional Games, Saima Khalid
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
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New Knowledge Through New Skills, Sultana Ali Norozi
New Knowledge Through New Skills, Sultana Ali Norozi
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
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Using Rubrics To Improve Online Teaching, Learning, And Retention, Cindy Rippe
Using Rubrics To Improve Online Teaching, Learning, And Retention, Cindy Rippe
Management, Marketing and Operations - Daytona Beach
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All “Homework” And No Play…, Shamsah Raheem Dhanani
All “Homework” And No Play…, Shamsah Raheem Dhanani
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
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An Abstract Subject, Mashooque Ali Samo
An Abstract Subject, Mashooque Ali Samo
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
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The Tuition Culture, Bilqees Patel
The Tuition Culture, Bilqees Patel
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
No abstract provided.
Using 'The Autobiography Of Malcolm X' To Teach Introductory Sociology, Brent D. Harger, Tim Hallett
Using 'The Autobiography Of Malcolm X' To Teach Introductory Sociology, Brent D. Harger, Tim Hallett
Sociology Faculty Publications
In this chapter, we make the case for using The Autobiography of Malcolm X to teach introductory sociology classes. While The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an autobiography and not a novel, we summarize the literature on using novels in sociology and compare this literature to our own experiences using autobiographies in the classroom. We then describe how autobiographies are particularly helpful for introducing students to the concept of the ‘‘sociological imagination’’ before highlighting this with an in-class exercise. Finally, we discuss student feedback and some of the drawbacks to using autobiographies and the extent to which these drawbacks can …
Revisiting On-Line Discussion As Practice For Reflective Thinking In Three Sequential Classes, Charles Dittrich, Jonelle Pool, Divonna M. Stebick, Emily Weigler
Revisiting On-Line Discussion As Practice For Reflective Thinking In Three Sequential Classes, Charles Dittrich, Jonelle Pool, Divonna M. Stebick, Emily Weigler
Education Faculty Publications
In a previous study, the authors questioned the potential of an on-line environment for increasing productive reflection in three sequential education classes. Of their findings, the issue of consistency stood out as particularly perplexing, namely, why did students exhibit high level reflections sometimes, but not all the time, in an on-line environment? In this follow-up study, the authors question whether in-class reflections coupled with on-line prompts could yield consistently high level pre-service teacher reflections, as measured by individual and class progress over time. This study also examines perceived relationships between the length of a student's reflection and its productivity, as …