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Supporting Diverse Learning Styles: A Case Study in Student Led Syllabus Design
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Harding, Lauren Howard – Journal of Political Science Education, 2023
This paper presents a case study in student led syllabus design, geared to support diverse learning styles and to enhance student engagement. In this case, students in an Honors American Government Course participated in designing their own syllabus for the semester. This was done through a written survey in which students were able to select…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Diversity
From General to Interdisciplinary Studies: A Multi-Stage Curriculum Intervention
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Schaab, Katharine – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2020
The term "interdisciplinary" is an increasingly popular buzzword within higher education, yet varying interpretations of what constitutes interdisciplinary learning can dilute its meaning and potency. The Integrative Studies program at Kennesaw State University has participated in this dilution by offering an Integrative Studies degree…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Development, Introductory Courses, Thinking Skills
The Effects of a Flipped Classroom Model in an Affluent Suburban Honors Biology Classroom
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Weiss, Donald Lee, III Trae – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a flipped classroom model in an affluent suburban biology classroom through pre- and posttest data, a motivation and learning environment perception Likert scale survey, student interviews, and classroom observations. The instruments used were to analyze the effect of a flipped classroom…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Biology, Science Instruction, Blended Learning
Using Co-Creation as a Pedagogic Method for the Professional Development of Students Undertaking a BA (Hons) in Education Studies
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Temple Clothier, Anne; Matheson, David – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
Using an interpretive epistemology to explore the perceived benefits of using co-creation as a pedagogic tool with undergraduate students, this research focuses on a collaborative project between some first year undergraduate Education Studies students, a university Senior Lecturer and an Education Coordinator from a regional social enterprise…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Bachelors Degrees, Honors Curriculum, Education Majors
Perfectionism and Achievement Motivation in High-Ability Students: An Examination of the 2 x 2 Model of Perfectionism
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Speirs Neumeister, Kristie L.; Fletcher, Kathryn L.; Burney, Virginia H. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2015
This study examined the relationship among subtypes of perfectionism and achievement goal orientations within the context of Gaudreau and Thompson's quadripartite framework. The authors first sought to replicate Campbell and Di Paula's factor analysis to identify subtypes of self-oriented perfectionism (SOP) and socially prescribed perfectionism…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
Evoked Prior Learning Experience and Approach to Learning as Predictors of Academic Achievement
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Trigwell, Keith; Ashwin, Paul; Millan, Elena S. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Background: In separate studies and research from different perspectives, five factors are found to be among those related to higher quality outcomes of student learning (academic achievement). Those factors are higher self-efficacy, deeper approaches to learning, higher quality teaching, students' perceptions that their workload is appropriate,…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Self Efficacy