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Vaino, Katrin; Holbrook, Jack; Rannikmae, Miia – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2012
This paper introduces a research project in which five chemistry teachers, working in cooperation with university researchers, implemented a new teaching approach using context-based modules specially designed to stimulate the intrinsic motivation of students. The intention was to induce change in chemistry teachers' teaching approach from more…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Chemistry, Teaching Methods, Questionnaires
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Thrift, Meagan Minvielle; Ulloa-Heath, Julie; Reardon, Robert C.; Peterson, Gary W. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2012
Students enrolled in a college success course were assigned to (a) a cognitive intervention using the Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI) workbook (Sampson, Peterson, Lenz, Reardon, & Saunders, 1996b), (b) an occupational research project involving an oral report, and (c) a control condition. The workbook condition had a significant effect on the…
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Workbooks, College Students, Pacific Islanders
Wicklein, Robert; Mativo, John – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2009
The purpose of this research project was to use an experimental design research methodology to compare learning and attitudinal effects of two different design instructional strategies on randomly selected and assigned 11th and 12th grade students. Through the use of a common technological based problem, students were guided through a design…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Research Design
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Schultz, Jared C.; Koch, Lynn C.; Kontosh, Larry G. – Rehabilitation Education, 2007
NCRE members were surveyed regarding the relative importance of eight broad research areas as well as 67 research topics. Results indicate that Rehabilitation Interventions and Rehabilitation Outcomes are research categories that should receive the most attention. Self-report evaluations regarding level of proficiency to conduct qualitative and…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Rehabilitation Programs, Research Needs