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Progression of Student Self-Assessed Learning Outcomes in Systemic PBL
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Kolmos, Anette; Holgaard, Jette Egelund; Clausen, Nicolaj Riise – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
Problem- and project-based learning (PBL) has been seen as one of the pedagogical models to bridge the knowledge gab between education and work. This article reports a study of students' preparedness from a systemic PBL university to enter work life. Theoretically, a conceptual understanding of a systemic PBL is presented including four elements:…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Outcomes of Education, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
Model Based Assessment of Learning Dependent Change within a Two Semester Class
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Schlomske, Nadine; Pirnay-Dummer, Pablo – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2009
The following empirical study examines the acquisition of expertise. The model structures in the domain of empirical methodologies were examined in a time period of two semesters. At each measurement point (N = 5), the model structures of the reference groups were compared with those of the group of learners. The group of learners consisted of (N…
Descriptors: Reference Groups, Research Methodology, Expertise, Models
The Effect of Religiosity and Campus Alcohol Culture on Collegiate Alcohol Consumption
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Wells, Gayle M. – Journal of American College Health, 2010
Religiosity and campus culture were examined in relationship to alcohol consumption among college students using reference group theory. Participants and Methods: College students (N = 530) at a religious college and at a state university complete questionnaires on alcohol use and religiosity. Statistical tests and logistic regression were…
Descriptors: College Students, Reference Groups, Drinking, Religious Factors
Phonological and Surface Subtypes among University Students with Dyslexia
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Wolff, Ulrika – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2009
The prevalence of phonological and surface dyslexia subtypes among Swedish university students with dyslexia (n = 40) was examined using both the regression method, developed by Castles and Coltheart, and latent profile analysis. When an academic-level control group was used as a reference group in a regression, eight students with phonological…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reference Groups, Dyslexia, Profiles
Expectations of and Attitudes toward Counseling: A Comparison of Asian International and U.S. Graduate Students
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Yoon, Eunju; Jepsen, David A. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2008
This study examined Asian international graduate students' expectations of and attitudes toward counseling by using U.S. graduate students as a comparative reference group. Survey data from 189 Asian international and 186 U.S. students were subject to analyses. Results indicated that Asian international students, in comparison with U.S. students,…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Reference Groups, Asians
Assessing the Risk Factors for Suicidal Thoughts at a Nontraditional Commuter School
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Gillman, Jason L.; Kim, Han S.; Alder, Stephen Craig; Durrant, Lynne H. – Journal of American College Health, 2006
The sample of students completing the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) Survey at the University of Utah differs from the national reference group for the NCHA 2003 in age, employment, residence, and marital status. The purpose of this study is to determine if the defining characteristics of a commuter school increase the risk for suicidal…
Descriptors: Risk, Reference Groups, Marital Status, Suicide