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Alghamdi, AbdulKhaliq Hajjad; Bin Sihes, Ahmad Johari – International Journal of Higher Education, 2016
"Scientific studies found the impact of professional development on effective classroom practices in Higher Education." This paper hypothesizes no statistically significant effect of lecturers' professional development on classroom practices in some selected Saudi Universities not as highlighted in the model. Hierarchical multiple…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Classroom Techniques, Statistical Significance
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Drinkwater, Michael J.; Matthews, Kelly E.; Seiler, Jacob – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
While there is a wealth of research evidencing the benefits of active-learning approaches, the extent to which these teaching practices are adopted in the sciences is not well known. The aim of this study is to establish an evidential baseline of teaching practices across a bachelor of science degree program at a large research-intensive…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Evidence Based Practice, Undergraduate Study, Science Departments
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Price, Derek V.; Tovar, Esau – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Philanthropists, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners are increasingly focused on a college completion crisis in the United States. Collectively and independently, they have called for increasing the number of adults with postsecondary certificates and degrees as a national imperative. Using the 2007 administration of the Community College…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Learner Engagement, Graduation Rate, Educational Practices
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Eichler, Jack F.; Peeples, Junelyn – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
In the face of mounting evidence revealing active learning approaches result in improved student learning outcomes compared to traditional passive lecturing, there is a growing need to change the way instructors teach large introductory science courses. However, a large proportion of STEM faculty continues to use traditional instructor-centered…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Large Group Instruction, Teaching Methods, Barriers
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Simonds, Thomas A.; Brock, Barbara L. – Journal of Educators Online, 2014
In this study, two researchers explored student learning preferences in online courses. They used the scholarship of teaching and learning process as a research model, and embedded a web-based survey and online focus groups in the online courses they were teaching. After collecting data, the researchers conducted multiple logistic regression…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Online Courses, Preferences, Age Differences
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Koloi-Keaikitse, Setlhomo – International Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Student assessment, particularly at classroom level, remains an integral part of teaching and learning and is a driving force for the implementation of educational policies and practices in many countries. Nevertheless, problems associated with teachers' classroom assessment practices continue to exist in schools and research shows that teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Education, Professional Training
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Hurtado, Sylvia; Alvarado, Adriana Ruiz; Guillermo-Wann, Chelsea – Journal of Higher Education, 2015
Racial identity salience is an important component of identity development that is associated with a number of educational outcomes. Using the Diverse Learning Environments Survey, this study identifies precollege and college experiences that contribute to a heightened salience of racial identity, and its relationship to perceptions of campus…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, Educational Environment, Racial Bias, Educational Practices
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Rosman, Tom; Mayer, Anne-Kathrin; Krampen, Günter – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2015
This article examines the significance of information literacy self-assessments in higher education with a special focus on situational conditions increasing their explanatory power. First, it was hypothesised that self-assessments of information literacy correlate higher with factual information literacy if measured after the administration of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Information Literacy, Educational Practices, Higher Education
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Osakwe, Regina N. – Higher Education Studies, 2015
This study investigated administrative strategies of departmental heads as determinants of effective management of human resources in tertiary institutions. Four research questions were asked and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. As a descriptive survey, the population comprised all the eight tertiary institutions in the state…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Administrative Principles, Change Strategies, Human Resources
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Rabitoy, Eric R.; Hoffman, John L.; Person, Dawn R. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2015
This study evaluated variables associated with academic preparation and student demographics as predictors of academic achievement through participation in supplemental instruction (SI) programs for community college students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. The findings suggest a differential impact of SI outcome for…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Demography, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
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Argia, Hassan A. A.; Ismail, Aziah – Higher Education Studies, 2013
This current research paper investigates the role of transformational leadership on impacting the level of TQM implementation in the higher education sector. In addition, TQM, as a management philosophy, can be implemented successfully only when incorporated into the prevailing learning organization and adequate understanding of transformational…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Total Quality Management, Program Implementation, Higher Education
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Gurung, Regan A. R. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2015
In three separate introductory psychology classes over a three-year period, I tested whether over 600 students' exam scores were associated with the use of textbook technology supplements (TTSs). Each class used a different textbook and a different TTS ("Learnsmart," "PsychPortal," and "Aplia"). In general, students…
Descriptors: Investigations, Textbook Publication, Textbooks, Electronic Publishing
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Bakkabulindi, F. E. K.; Mugagga, A. M.; Shopi, J. M.; Kabasiita, J. – African Higher Education Review, 2015
This survey sought to establish how performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), social influence (SI) and facilitating conditions (FC) related to the use of ICT by undergraduate students in the School of Education at Makerere University. Descriptive analysis was done using percentages and means, while hypotheses were tested using Multiple…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Technology Uses in Education, Schools of Education
Saltonstall, Margot – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study seeks to advance and expand research on college student success. Using multinomial logistic regression analysis, the study investigates the contribution of psychosocial variables above and beyond traditional achievement and demographic measures to predicting first-semester college grade point average (GPA). It also investigates if…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Demography
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Brooks, Catherine F.; Young, Stacy L. – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
This research focused on teacher communication behaviour as an influential factor in students' educational experiences. This study examined students' perceptions of emotion (involving teachers' emotional support, students' emotional work and students' positive emotional valence toward class and teacher) as influenced by a variety of predicting…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Teacher Behavior, Virtual Classrooms
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