Charles Cranston Jett
ASIN: B00THPZ0PO
Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.
Pages: 106
Help Your Students Develop Critical Skills Through Field Studies Field studies are considered by many to be the most powerful tool to teach the Critical Skills. A field study is a project conducted by a team of students to address a problem or issue in the “real world” under faculty supervision. They provide rigorous and learning rich experiences where students can practice and master their skills while working productively with an educational partner.Given the opportunity, virtually any student can participate and contribute as a field study team member. Field studies offer an educational experience quite different from the traditional classroom - they are, in a sense, the Socratic Method in action. It is the process that is important - not the content. Experiencing the process of a field study is the ultimate goal for students at all levels of secondary and higher education. While ...