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Zong, Zheng; Schunn, Christian D.; Wang, Yanqing – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2023
Students benefit from receiving and providing peer feedback, but the degree of participation limits the benefit. Further, students sometimes resist participation, providing few or only short comments. Prior researchers have examined the role of general attitudes toward peer feedback in limiting participation. However, little research has examined…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Performance, Prior Learning
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Garg, Anchal; Rajendran, Ramkumar – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Procrastination is one of the issues affecting more than half of the student population and is known to impact them negatively. It is also one of the major reasons for failure and dropout. Therefore, several studies have been conducted in this domain to understand when and why students procrastinate. The existing studies use self-reported…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Time Management, Web Sites, Editing
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Brownell, Cassie J. – Education Sciences, 2020
Drawing on data generated following the 2016 United States presidential election, in this article the author considers how a classroom makerspace made Black girls' literacies visible in new ways. During a six-week integrated humanities unit in a third-grade public school classroom in the Midwestern U.S., four Black girls used making to create a…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Literacy, Grade 3
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Gibson, David J. – American Biology Teacher, 1996
Environmental science articles submitted for extra credit by 281 of 677 students in introductory ecology courses were examined to find what types of magazines were used, the range of topics, and which type of student responded. (MKR)
Descriptors: Assignments, College Science, College Students, Ecology
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Seibold, David R.; Meyers, Renee A. – Communication Education, 1985
Describes a feedback method for teaching interviewing skills that requires dual evaluation of a student's performance by both the student interviewer and the interviewee. Illustrates benefits of this method with an analysis of 139 paired assessments of students' information-gathering skills in a "career interview" assignment. (PD)
Descriptors: Assignments, Communication Research, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
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Stolarski, V. S.; Erwin, E. J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
Course syllabi from 13 teacher training programs in blindness and visual impairment were collected to ascertain what teacher trainers think is important content for preservice teachers. Findings revealed that course content, assignments, and requirements tended to vary among programs. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Assignments, Blindness, Course Content, Course Descriptions
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Hart, Maxine Barton – Business Education Forum, 1979
A study compared two methods of teaching writing by varying the number of writing assignments. The group with less writing practice and more theory instruction was found to be equal in achievement to the group that received extra writing practice. (A suggested method of teaching business writing is presented.) (LRA)
Descriptors: Assignments, Business Education, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Improvement
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Lenz, B. Keith; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
A goal-attainment intervention dealing with completion of project-type assignments was used with 6 students, ages 12-14, with learning disabilities. Training in the goal-attainment procedures increased the number of projects successfully completed and the quality of goal setting and goal actualization responses. Subjects had difficulty generating…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Goal Orientation, Intervention
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Hill, G. William, IV; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Reports on a study of 91 psychology faculty who rated each of 39 extra-credit opportunities on 3 criteria: (1) their use of the item; (2) its educational value; and (3) the likelihood that all students would be able to complete the opportunity (access). Finds that approximately 82% used some form of extra-credit assignment. (CFR)
Descriptors: Assignments, Grading, Higher Education, Psychology
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Fish, Thomas A.; Fraser, Ian H. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Reports on a study of 110 students in advanced undergraduate psychology courses to assess their retrospective impressions about their introductory psychology course, current course selections and performance, and future academic plans. Finds that students who had participated in a science fair gave significantly higher ratings. (CFR)
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Psychology
Dinham, Sarah M. – 1990
This qualitative study explored college teaching in an "apprenticeship" setting, specifically the architectural design studio. The study examined studio teachers' efforts to design effective project assignments and to help students move successfully through those assignments. Two design teachers were interviewed and observed as their students…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Architecture, Assignments, Building Design
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Foyle, Harvey C. – 1985
Variety in homework is one way to achieve educational excellence in social studies. The twin social studies goals of teaching basic knowledge and teaching reasoning/critical thinking skills are accomplished by providing variety. In accordance with Lee and Pratt's homework taxonomy, homework can be placed under one of the following: preparation,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Basic Skills, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
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Carkenord, David M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Describes a technique used to motivate students to complete assigned journal readings in a college psychology course. Maintains that students completing readings receive two types of tangible benefits: (1) extra course credit and (2) use of their notecards on tests. Asserts that students responded favorably to the technique. (CFR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Psychology, Reading Assignments
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Fox, Barbara; Siedow, Mary – Clearing House, 1980
High school students were tested on their ability to follow directions written by content area teachers. Poor readers understood the directions only about half the time, which probably confounds their performance on classroom tests and assignments. Ways that teachers can make their instructions easier to read are suggested. (SJL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Communication, Content Area Reading, High Schools
Jensen, Keith; Carter, David A. – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1981
Examines the effects of the preparation and presentation of a speech on the changing attitudes of the speaker. Concludes that individual attitudes are affected by the preparation stage more than the presentation stage. Draws implications for the teaching of public speaking. (JMF)
Descriptors: Assignments, Attitude Change, Communication Research, Higher Education
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