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ERIC Number: EJ467199
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-7555
Enhancing General Education Science Courses: Written Logs on Popular Media.
Johnson, Allen B.
College Teaching, v41 n2 p55-58 Spr 1993
Requiring students in one introductory college course on weather/climate to keep logs with articles from popular media was found to produce three types of log topics with three kinds of relationship to course content. The technique helped students think more actively and provided the teacher with new course material. (MSE)
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Climate, College Science, General Education, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Introductory Courses, Mass Media, Nonmajors, Popular Culture, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Teacher Role, Weather
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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