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le Roux, Kate; Murugan, Jeff; Marquard, Stephen; Adams, Patrick – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2023
The topic of resources for learning mathematics commonly becomes of interest during times of disruption and rapid change in education. The considerable research on undergraduate mathematics students' resource use largely focuses on learning resources in the form of material technologies and texts. Concerned that contemporary decisions about…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Learning Strategies, Information Sources
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Somuah, Beatrice Asante; Segbenya, Moses; Arhin, Vera; Ampofo, Samuel Yaw – International Journal of Educational Management, 2022
Purpose: Face-to-face tutorial sessions remain an integral part of the delivery mode of distance education in Ghana. It is sometimes used as the sole mode of delivery of educational content in some distance education institutions. This study, therefore, investigated the interconnectedness of elements of face-to-face tutorials among distance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students, Distance Education, Tutorial Programs
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Arina Cirstea – Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2022
In the context of increased concerns about student engagement across the higher education sector, which have intensified subsequent to the rapid transition to online delivery in March 2020, this small-scale research project aimed to explore the motivations for student engagement in self-selecting learning development (LD) online tutorials. The…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning, Independent Study, Undergraduate Students
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Soko, Imelda Paulina; Samo, Damianus Dao – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2022
The purposes of this study were: i) Developing strategic management of education and training online tutorial; ii) Testing the feasibility of strategic management of education and training online tutorial; iii) Finding out the obstacles in strategic management of education and training online tutorial development process; and iv) Finding the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Tutorial Programs, Independent Study, Educational Planning
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Luo, Heng; Koszalka, Tiffany A.; Arnone, Marilyn P.; Choi, Ikseon – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
This study investigated the case-based method (CBM) instructional-design theory and its application in designing self-directed online instruction. The purpose of this study was to validate and refine the theory for a self-directed online instruction context. Guided by formative research methodology, this study first developed an online tutorial…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Instructional Design, Online Courses, Research Methodology
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Johansson, Madelaine; Svensson, Teresia – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Supporting and assessment of students' preparation and learning process in problem-based learning (PBL) tutorials has long been a challenge. We present a modified PBL model focussing on the specific critical phase in the PBL process, the self-directed learning phase in between tutorial meetings. The modified seven step PBL model including an…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Processes, Reflection, Student Attitudes
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Katsara, Ourania; De Witte, Kristof – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2019
This article discusses the teachers' role in self-directed learning (SDL) -- a central concept in adult education. We explore the use of Socratic questioning to develop critical thinking, which is the outcome of SDL in problem-based learning (PBL). In particular, we analyse 11 adult learners' reflective journals in relation to a Socratic seminar.…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Adult Learning, Independent Study
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Mukorera, Sophia; Nyatanga, Phocenah – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Students' attendance and engagement with teaching and learning practices is perceived as a critical element for academic performance. Even with stipulated attendance policies, students still choose not to engage. The study employed a principal component analysis to analyze first- and second-year students' perceptions of the importance of the 12…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Factor Analysis
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Fenton-Smith, Ben; Humphreys, Pamela – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
As in other Anglophone nations, a large percentage of Australia's postgraduate international students come from English as an additional language (EAL) backgrounds, and many require development of their academic language and learning (ALL) capabilities to successfully navigate a higher degree. This paper investigates those capabilities through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Academic Discourse, English (Second Language)