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Showing 1 to 20 of 74 for “"Hands-on Experience"”.
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Directing Earth, Fire, and Water With a 5th Grade Class
<p>The value of arts education in our schools is on the rise. Many studies have been conducted in the recent past supporting this rise. The College Board reports that students since 1999 exposed and involved with arts education score higher on the SAT. (Americans for the Arts) As a result theatre …
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USING HANDS-ON INQUIRY TO DEVELOP CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE GEOMETRY CLASSROOM
… of these materials is to provide a unique, hands-on experience for students when first encountering a topic to support students’ conceptual understanding as they progress through the unit. The four non-consecutive lessons serve as introductions to the following topics: triangle angle …
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A laboratory course in experimental genetics for the biology major.
… designed for a class of twenty- four students concurrently enrolled in the lecture course. The laboratory aids in the learning process and fosters an interest in the science of genetics. This manual and the experiments contained within are both informative and fun. The manual correlates with and …
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Teaching the Arts through the Appalachian Culture: a Proposal for a High-School Class.
<p>Because of a demonstrable need, there should be a course for the study of Appalachian art in the high school curriculum. This study is a proposal for the study of traditional Appalachian art and its importance to the promotion and preservation of the arts and crafts in the Appalachian …
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Interactive cultural story-telling virtual environments using San stories
Story-telling is being used for the preservation of culture, and interactive story-telling in particular is attractive for its ability to provide the user with a hands-on experience. We explored the feasibility of interactive story-telling in relation to the San culture of South Africa by …
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Development of cost effective PLC training kit by using arduino platform (PLCDUINO)
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is an industry demand practical based subject which required hands on experience of programming and hardware wiring. Because of such nature, the course is usually delivered with the help of PLC training kit. The kit generally consists of PLC incorporating …
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Integration through application
<p>This project began, not with a question of what this thesis could do for me, but with one that would gratifyingly embody a more holistic purpose, "What can this thesis do for someone else?" Ultimately, the project was "made so as to achieve certain focused intentions." It was handled through a …
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Satisfying STEM Education Using the Arduino Microprocessor in C Programming
… Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education at the high school level. To satisfy this need a series of hands-on laboratory assignments were created to be accompanied by 2 educational trainers that contain various electronic components. This project provides an interdisciplinary, hands-on …
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Assessing Knowledge Acquisition Through Lecture and Cooperative Learning: Traditional and Non-traditional Secondary Students in Agriculture
<p>Currently, students entering secondary agricultural education programs have less knowledge and hands-on experience about agriculture than previous generations. Agricultural educators are challenged to vary teaching practices to meet student needs. The purpose of this study was to determine if …
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Advanced Laboratory Exercises for MIT’s Electronics First Curriculum
Electronics First is a new, introductory course in electrical engineering and electronics which has been in development at MIT over the past several years. Its goal is to provide students with practical, hands-on experience working with electronics. The course is structured around a series of …
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Design of educational engineering projects fabricated with the laser-cutter and CNC wire bender
The aim of this investigation is to design educational project enclosures for engineering students at MIT that utilize the laser-cutter, CNC "DiWire" wire bender and various other mechanical engineering tools. Introducing students to the laser-cutter and wire bender gives them hands-on experience …
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Casual factors of increased project risk : a review of four in-flight anomalies
Risk management is an essential component any project. Traditional tools of risk management, however, tend to focus solely on the three traditional project elements-cost, schedule, and technical-ignoring the broader environmental issues which also play a part in project success. Without a knowledge …
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The perceived effect that part-time work has on undergraduate and postgraduate osteopathic students
It is common in today's society for full time tertiary students to be working part-time. Reasons for employment range from paying for necessities to having money to attend social gatherings or other recreational activities. This study focuses on students from all year levels of the Osteopathic …
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Animal People
<p><em>Animal People</em> is a collection of nonfiction essays chronicling my experience working in the pet retail industry. The essays begin with my first day as a pet care associate at PetSmart and the essays include observations of rescue groups, interactions with kooky animal lovers, and my …
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A descriptive survey of two Québec multimedia art education courses
… of two Quebec Universities multimedia art education courses. It attempts to answer a three-fold question about what has, what is, and what should be done to prepare pre-service art teachers to incorporate multimedia in their practice. Data collection was accomplished using the following …
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Robust end effecter for the introduction to Robotics Laboratory robotic arms
In the MIT ci ss Introduction to Robotics, a two link robotic arm is used to learn about robots however, the arm is limited since its only function is movement. In order to create a more meaningful and useful experience for students in the class, an end effecter with position feedback is going to …
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Switching circuit energy balance in iLabs on experimental lab server architecture
… courses, it is important that students have hands-on experience with a circuit and components to witness their behavior and compare it with theoretical models. The MIT iLab Project develops online laboratories that allow students to perform experiments through a web browser from anywhere in …
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Charles River City : an educational augmented reality simulation pocket PC game
… and implemented Charles River City, an educational, location-based augmented reality simulation game that uses Pocket PC devices and GPS technology. As mobile devices and processing power become more common and affordable, high school teachers can take advantage of these technological advances …
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A Program Evaluation Of The Career Pathways CTE Program At One High School
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>A leading solution to many education problems in our country is Career and Technical Education (CTE). Jacob (2017) indicated that by combining traditional academic skills with hands-on experience that provide hands-on training, students can acquire the "soft skills" necessary to …
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Unveiling Characteristics which Contribute to a Heightened Perceived Preparedness and Confidence in Interacting with and Teaching Students with Disabilities in Physical Education: A Narrative Inquiry
Students graduating from physical education teacher education (PETE) programs are not being adequately prepared to teach students with disabilities. Their perceived lack of confidence and comfort may be due to lack of disability awareness, hands-on experience, and course content surrounding …
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