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Purdue study: Hands-on learning better | www.jconline.com | Journal and Courier - 0 views

www.jconline.com/...902020322 Learning education science
shared by Charles Brads on 02 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Charles Brads on 02 Feb 09
     
    Youngsters taught science in classes where the goal was to design and build a device to perform a specific task scored significantly higher on a final test than students who got traditional classroom instruction
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12 skills that workers need - Kansas City Star - 0 views

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shared by Charles Brads on 08 Dec 08 - Cached
  • 5. Forgive others and believe that others are well intentioned.
  • 5. Forgive others and believe that others are well intentioned.
  • Charles Brads on 08 Dec 08
     
    12 skills that workers need12 skills that workers need
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Using Challenging Concepts To Learn Promotes Understanding Of New Material - 0 views

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shared by Charles Brads on 05 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Charles Brads on 05 Dec 08
     
    While most teachers progress from easier topics to more advanced ones, that may not always be the best approach, according to a new study.
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Educational Leadership:Giving Students Ownership of Learning:Springing into Active Lear... - 0 views

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shared by Charles Brads on 25 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Belief 1: The rules of a classroom and a content area are based on what the teacher wants.
  • Belief 2: What the teacher wants me to say is more important than what I want to say.
  • Belief 3: The point of an assignment is to get it done.
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  • Belief 4: Once an assignment is finished, it's off the to-do list.
  • Belief 5: If I make a mistake, my job is to replace it with the right answer.
  • Belief 6: I feel proud of my work only if I receive a good grade.
  • Belief 7: Speed is synonymous with intelligence.
  • Belief 8: Once I get too far behind, I can never catch up.
  • Belief 9: What I'm learning in school doesn't have much to do with my life—but it isn't supposed to—it's school.
  • To what extent do the classroom rules encourage the "neatness" of compliant behavior instead of the inherent messiness of engagement?
  • To what extent do scoring tools over-reward students for packaging their work and underreward the quality of thinking?
  • To what extent do school staff members "save" students from having to struggle?
  • To what extent do students revise work?
  • To what extent has the pace of the curriculum compromised the opportunity to go more deeply into the discipline?
  • Charles Brads on 25 Nov 08
     
    How students' beliefs work against active learning.
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Obama voters key to levy win - 0 views

www.daytondailynews.com/...ddn111508election.html statistics linear correlation
shared by Charles Brads on 25 Nov 08 - Cached
  • The analysis found that the positive correlation between Obama and levy support was statistically significant. For every 10 percent increase in Obama support in a precinct, levy support increased by about 5 percent.
    • Charles Brads
      Charles Brads on 25 Nov 08
       
      Slope = 5/10 = 0.5
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