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Kim, Kayoung – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2022
This study investigates the effectiveness of implementing clicker-based activities to promote critical thinking in a small-enrollment undergraduate psychology course. Students' performance on knowledge-based tests and critical-thinking assignments were analyzed. Whereas no significant difference was observed in their knowledge-based exam…
Descriptors: Audience Response Systems, Critical Thinking, Small Classes, Introductory Courses
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Brevik, Eric C. – Natural Sciences Education, 2020
Online homework (OLH) assignments were added to the Introduction to Physical Geology class at Dickinson State University in the fall semester of 2014. Anticipated advantages included timely feedback and opportunities for students to correct mistakes made during homework completion. The same instructor taught all lecture and laboratory sections…
Descriptors: Homework, Small Classes, Introductory Courses, Electronic Learning
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Xu, Tugen; Xu, Jiaying; Xu, Xiaoqing; Lu, Jijian – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
This paper proposes a blended teaching design model on WeChat Platform-based SPOC and carries out an empirical study of its applicability and effectiveness in lower-secondary school science teaching. Participants were from two eighth grade classes with different academic performance, and after conducting the same blended teaching, it was found…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Social Media, Information Technology, MOOCs
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Sohn, Kitae – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
Understanding the effects of class size reduction (CSR) has been an enduring issue in education. For the past 3 decades, Project STAR has stimulated research and policy discussions regarding the effects of CSR on a variety of outcomes. Schanzenbach (2007) reviewed STAR studies and concluded that small classes improved student academic outcomes.…
Descriptors: Class Size, Small Classes, Educational Policy, Outcomes of Education