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Renewing the Sydney Undergraduate Curriculum
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Pattison, Philippa; Bridgeman, Adam; Bulmer, Ainslie; McCallum, Peter; Miles, Richard – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2023
A number of commentators have recently called for a re-examination of the purpose and value of undergraduate education, arguing that change is required if universities are to deliver the value in educational outcomes that students and communities now require for a changing and challenging world (for example, Aoun, 2017; Bok, 2020; Davidson, 2017;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, College Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Outcomes of Incorporating the Science of Learning into Mathematics Curriculum
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Nabours, Kathy; Koh, Myung Hwa – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Mathematics faculty created a model for intermediate algebra integrating principles from the science of learning. The redesigned curriculum revolved around two big ideas (solving and graphing) and provided students with information about the formation of long-term memories, the benefits of distributed practice, the impact of physiological aspects…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Curriculum Development
Band Directors' Perceptions of Instrumental Conducting Curricula
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Silvey, Brian A.; Springer, D. Gregory; Noon, Christian M.; Baumgartner, Christopher M.; Scherer, Alec D.; Montemayor, Mark – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine inservice band directors' perceptions of their undergraduate instrumental conducting curricula. Members (N = 141) of the "Facebook" Band Directors Group who had completed undergraduate conducting and rehearsal techniques coursework responded to an online survey. Respondents felt more confident…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Activities, Administrator Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
From Information Literacy to the Learner Journey: Aligning Academics and Librarians through Pedagogic Research
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Pittaway, Sarah – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2019
The learner journey is here defined as the study, information, and research skills that a student brings to university with them and develops throughout the course of their degree program. Research on academics' perceptions, expectations, and assumptions regarding the learner journey was conducted via semistructured interviews, in order to…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Learning Processes, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Educational Research
Need Assessment of Enhancing the Weightage of Applied Biochemistry in the Undergraduate Curriculum at MGIMS, Sevagram
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Kumar, Satish; Jena, Lingaraja; Vagha, Jayant – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2016
In order to review the need assessment of enhancing the weightage of Applied Biochemistry in the undergraduate curriculum at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS), Sevagram, a validated questionnaire was sent to 453 participants which include 387 undergraduate students, 11 interns, 23 postgraduate students, and 32 faculty members. A…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Biochemistry, Undergraduate Students, Medical Schools
Student Perceptions of Necessary Elements for Success in an Online Developmental English Course
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Ozz, Robin – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A number of quantitative studies have investigated different student behavioral, demographic, and environmental factors and their correlation to the success of Online students; fewer qualitative studies have asked students and faculty their perceptions of various factors related to success in Online Courses. Any kind of study, however, asking…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty