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Improved Performance via the Inverted Classroom
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Weinstein, Randy D. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2015
This study examined student performance in an inverted thermodynamics course (lectures provided by video outside of class) compared to a traditional lecture class. Students in the inverted class performed better on their exams. Students in the bottom third of the inverted course showed the greatest improvement. These bottom third students had a C…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics, Lecture Method, Academic Achievement
"Class-Bucks": A Motivational Tool to Encourage Active Student Participation during Lectures
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de Jager, T. – Africa Education Review, 2013
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the influence of an extrinsic motivational tool, "class-bucks," on the possibility of improving first year student-teachers' participation in active learning at Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa. Research participants (n=289) were divided into four classes and engaged in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Student Participation, Lecture Method
The Effects of Individual versus Group Incentive Systems on Student Learning and Attitudes in a Large Lecture Course
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Shariff, Sya Azmeela Binti – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Promoting active learning among students may result in greater learning and more positive attitudes in university-level large lecture classes. One way of promoting active learning in large lecture classes is via the use of a think-pair-share instructional strategy, which combines student participation in class discussions via clicker technology…
Descriptors: Incentives, Student Attitudes, Lecture Method, Instructional Design
Using Clickers to Facilitate Interactive Engagement Activities in a Lecture Room for Improved Performance by Students
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Tlhoaele, Malefyane; Hofman, Adriaan; Naidoo, Ari; Winnips, Koos – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
What impact can interactive engagement (IE) activities using clickers have on students' motivation and academic performance during lectures as compared to attending traditional types of lectures? This article positions the research on IE within the comprehensive model of educational effectiveness and Gagné's instructional events model. For the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Audience Response Systems, Student Motivation, Interaction
The Lectures Are Recorded, so Why Go to Class?
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Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
When video recordings of Ravi Janardan's computer-science course at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities first went online, the students loved it. Instead of dragging themselves out of bed for the 8 a.m. lectures, many started skipping classes and watching the recordings instead. Recording lectures is becoming more and more common, and many…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Online Courses, Interaction, Lecture Method
Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (7th, London, United Kingdom, July 4-7, 2014)
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Stamper, John, Ed.; Pardos, Zachary, Ed.; Mavrikis, Manolis, Ed.; McLaren, Bruce M., Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2014
The 7th International Conference on Education Data Mining held on July 4th-7th, 2014, at the Institute of Education, London, UK is the leading international forum for high-quality research that mines large data sets in order to answer educational research questions that shed light on the learning process. These data sets may come from the traces…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Collection