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Gerardo, Alex – Engineering Education, 1986
Presents findings from a comparison of traditional classroom lecture on lecture-replacement stand-alone PLATO-based delivery made to learn Fortran. Two semesters were examined separately, semester one (n=54) and semester two (n=36), using a two-tailed t-test at .01 level of significance. No difference was found. (JM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
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Gremmen, Hans; Potters, Jan – Journal of Economic Education, 1997
Presents the results of a study that measured the efficacy of an international economics simulation among undergraduates. The simulation consisted of a macroeconomics game where students develop economic policies for four hypothetical countries. A multiple choice test and posttest questionnaire suggests that classroom games are more effective than…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Economics Education, Educational Games, Fundamental Concepts
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Steffens, Henry – Social Studies, 1991
Recommends using informal writing exercises to increase students' involvement in large survey history courses. Explains several activities in which undergraduates collect their thoughts on particular lecture topics. Also suggests that students keep journals to accompany reading assignments. Argues that journal writing enlivens the material and…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Curriculum, Higher Education, History Instruction
Weimer, Maryellen; Neff, Rose Ann – 1990
Intended for instructors teaching a college course for the first time, this anthology contains short readings organized into four sections on: (1) introductory concerns, (2) course planning, (3) instructional methods, and (4) evaluation. Each section is preceded by a brief introduction. Included are the following articles: "It's a Myth: Nobody…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Course Content