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Nacaroglu, Oguzhan; Bektas, Oktay; Tüysüz, Mustafa – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2021
The study aimed to examine and compare the science self-regulation skills of gifted and non-gifted students in this study. Survey design, one of the quantitative methods, was utilized in the research. The sample of the study consisted of 263 gifted students enrolled in science and art center and 482 non-gifted students located in the Eastern…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Science Education, Critical Thinking
Renegar, Kirk Whitfield – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The use of alternative classroom seating has recently become a topic of interest in education. Many teachers have redesigned their classrooms to include many forms of classroom seating aside from traditional student desks. These forms of seating include but are not limited to: therapy balls, therapy cushions, and beanbag chairs. While this…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Class Organization, Classroom Design, Middle School Students
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Anand, Pranit; Lui, Byron – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
There is widespread agreement that collaboration, teamwork and intercultural competence, among others, are essential 21st century skills. Higher education teaching and learning initiatives tend to have a significant focus on developing these skills through assessments and other in-class activities, and yet often do not take advantage of…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, International Cooperation, Intercultural Communication, Foreign Countries
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Simper, Natalie; Kaupp, James; Frank, Brian; Scott, Jill – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2016
This study encapsulates the development and testing of the Transferable Learning Orientations (TLO) tool. It is a triangulated measure built on select scales from the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), together with multiple-choice items adapted from the lifelong learning VALUE rubric, and an open-ended response for each…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Questionnaires, Test Construction, Metacognition
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Velez, Jonathan J.; Lambert, Misty D.; Elliott, Kristopher M. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to begin examining the impact of the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE). Under development since 2008, the curriculum is intended to integrate core academics and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) into agricultural education programs. This longitudinal descriptive correlational study…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Gender Differences, English Language Learners, Nonprofit Organizations
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Worthley, Mary R.; Gloeckner, Gene W.; Kennedy, Paul A. – PRIMUS, 2016
In this study we aimed to understand who was struggling in freshman calculus courses, and why. Concentrating on the Fall sections of the class, the best predictors for success (R[superscript 2] = 0.4) were placement test results, the student's own appraisal of the quality of mathematics teaching they received in high school, and the Motivated…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Calculus, College Freshmen, College Mathematics