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Stanton, Julie Dangremond; Dye, Kathryn Morris; Johnson, Me'Shae – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Metacognitive regulation occurs when learners regulate their thinking in order to learn. We asked how introductory and senior-level biology students compare in their use of the metacognitive regulation skill of evaluation, which is the ability to appraise the effectiveness of an individual learning strategy or an overall study plan. We coded…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Introductory Courses, Biology, Comparative Analysis
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DeWall, Nichole – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2016
With the advent of online synopses, e-guides, and Internet study aids, millennial college students have many ways to evade direct interactions with the texts assigned in humanities classes. As a result, fewer and fewer of them are developing the analytical and close reading skills that college instructors value so highly. In this essay, the author…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Memorization, College Students, Critical Reading
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Madkour, Magda – International Education Studies, 2016
This quantitative-qualitative analytical research aimed at investigating the effect of integrating project-based teaching methodology into teaching machine translation on students' performance. Data was collected from the graduate students in the College of Languages and Translation, at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Qualitative Research, Second Language Learning
Savich, Carl – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this action research project was to investigate approaches and techniques that would improve critical thinking skills in history classes at the secondary level. Students demonstrated apathy and boredom in history classes where the emphasis was on rote memorization and the regurgitation of accepted facts and conclusions. The problem…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, History Instruction, Educational Improvement, Critical Thinking