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González, José Antonio; Giuliano, Mónica; Pérez, Silvia N. – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Research on impact in student achievement of online homework systems compared to traditional methods is ambivalent. Methodological issues in the study design, besides of technological diversity, can account for this uncertainty. Hypothesis: This study aims to estimate the effect size of homework practice with exercises automatically provided by…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Electronic Learning, Problem Solving
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Kaps, Andreas; Stallmach, Frank – Physics Education, 2022
Smartphone-based experimental exercises were incorporated as part of the homework problems in an introductory mechanics course at a university. A quasi-experimental field study with two cohorts design was performed to measure the impact of such exercises on motivation, interest and conceptual understanding. The empirical results on learning…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Homework, Mechanics (Physics)
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Bas, Gökhan; Sentürk, Cihad; Cigerci, Fatih Mehmet – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
The main purpose of this study was to determine the effect of homework assignments on students' academic achievement. This meta-analysis sought an answer to the research question: "What kind of effect does homework assignment have on students' academic achievement levels?" In this research, meta-analysis was adopted to determine the…
Descriptors: Homework, Academic Achievement, Meta Analysis, Correlation
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Jonsdottir, Anna Helga; Bjornsdottir, Audbjorg; Stefansson, Gunnar – Journal of Statistics Education, 2017
A repeated crossover experiment comparing learning among students handing in pen-and-paper homework (PPH) with students handing in web-based homework (WBH) has been conducted. The system used in the experiments, the tutor-web, has been used to deliver homework problems to thousands of students in mathematics and statistics over several years.…
Descriptors: Homework, Web Based Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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Clark, Renee M.; Kaw, Autar; Besterfield-Sacre, Mary – Advances in Engineering Education, 2016
Blended, flipped, and semi-flipped instructional approaches were used in various sections of a numerical methods course for undergraduate mechanical engineers. During the spring of 2014, a blended approach was used; in the summer of 2014, a combination of blended and flipped instruction was used to deliver a semi-flipped course; and in the fall of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
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Sayeski, Kristin L.; Hamilton-Jones, Bethany; Oh, Susan – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2015
The vast majority of special education teacher preparation programs in the United States incorporate the IRIS Center's "STAR Legacy" modules into their coursework. Given the diversity of module content and ways in which the modules are employed, the purpose of this study was to explore the potential mediating effects of instructional…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Special Education, Learning Modules, Outcomes of Education