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Kapon, Shulamit; Ganiel, Uri; Eylon, Bat Sheva – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2011
This paper describes a teaching experiment designed to examine the learning (i.e., retention of content and conceptual development) that takes place when public scientific web lectures delivered by scientists are utilized to present advanced ideas in physics to students with a high school background in physics. The students watched an exemplary…
Descriptors: Physics, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Lecture Method
Hora, Matthew T. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2014
Policymakers and educators alike increasing focus on faculty adoption of interactive teaching techniques as a way to improve undergraduate education. Yet, little empirical research exists that examines the processes whereby faculty make decisions about curriculum design and classroom teaching in real-world situations. In this study, I use the idea…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Instructional Design, College Instruction, Curriculum Design
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Toy, Banu Yucel; Ok, Ahmet – Qualitative Report, 2012
Qualitative inquiry has gained importance in the evaluation of educational settings because it provides in-depth information, shedding light on context, situations, or processes. In this study, a qualitative inquiry was undertaken in order to evaluate a pedagogical course from the prospective teachers' points of view. In this case study, data were…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Focus Groups, Interviews, Student Teacher Attitudes
Timpson, William M.; Burgoyne, Suzanne – Atwood Publishing, 2002
The authors assert that teachers are inherently performers and as such, techniques from the stage enhance and expand a teacher's ready repertoire of discipline-based content. Using performance theory, the authors demonstrate how an educator can transform ordinary classroom experiences into occasions that attract and engage students. In this second…
Descriptors: Lighting, Teaching Methods, Case Studies, Lecture Method