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Herbert Kalthoff; Fabian Koelsch – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2025
University examinations categorise students according to their individual achievements determined by teaching staff. This procedure serves the elicitation and certification of student knowledge and thus reproduces academic hierarchies. Drawing on empirical evidence from ethnographic fieldwork in Engineering and History departments, this article…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Evaluation, Testing, History Instruction
Reiman, Richard A. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
Scholarly opinion on the usefulness of podcasting in higher education has been mixed. Considering the variety of methods of teaching and learning, the existing scholarship on the subject in any particular one has been inadequate to measure podcasting's promise. This case study of a podcast-infused, fully-online Western Civilization survey course…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods, Lecture Method
Ford, Margot; Bennett, James; Kilmister, Michael – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2019
Challenging the embedded mythologies that surround Anzac, especially as the centenary of First World War played out over the 2014 to 2018 commemoration period, can be confronting for tertiary students as well as a difficult space for tutors to navigate. This is especially the case for teacher education students who form the majority cohort taking…
Descriptors: World History, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Mythology
Wynn, Charles T.; Mosholder, Richard S.; Larsen, Carolee A. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2016
This article presents a problem-based learning (PBL) model for teaching a college U.S. history survey course (U.S. history since 1890) designed to promote postformal thinking skills and identify and explain thinking systems inherent in adult complex problem-solving. We also present the results of a study in which the outcomes of the PBL model were…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, History Instruction, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
Simwa, Kefa L.; Modiba, Maropeng – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
The paper reports on research that examined how the content of a History methods course, taught in a university in Kenya, influenced student teachers' lesson planning and pedagogical skills. A lecture on a lesson plan, micro-teaching lesson plan documents and presentations were examined to determine student teachers' preparedness for teaching the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lesson Plans, Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses
Olt, Phillip – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2018
While American students increasingly choose to study online, most professors remain skeptical of its quality. This paper explores the perspectives of history professors at a liberal arts institution regarding their general education classes taught face-to-face (F2F) and online, focusing on interactive communication with students between the two…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Electronic Learning, History Instruction
Moukperian, Sharon; Woloshyn, Vera – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Using self-study methodology, we describe one professor's efforts to support students' academic learning by integrating three, evidence-based learning strategies and associated metacognitive dialogue about their use in a first-year, lecture-based course. Learning strategies included the activation/provision of prior knowledge, narratives and…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Prior Learning, Undergraduate Students
Soh, Leen-Kiat; Khandaker, Nobel; Thomas, William G. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
The digital environment has had an immense effect on American society, learning, and education: we have more sources available at our fingertips than any previous generation. Teaching and learning with these new sources, however, has been a challenging transition. Students are confronted with an ocean of digital objects and need skills to navigate…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Databases, Teaching Methods, Information Technology
Marcketti, Sara B. – History Teacher, 2011
Learner-centered instruction is principally rooted in the constructivist learning theory. It has gained particular traction in education fields and is most often associated with the work of John Dewey. The purpose of the current study was to identify effective, learner-centered strategies in history of dress courses. This practice-driven study was…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Clothing, Learning Strategies, Active Learning
Perrotta, Katherine Assante; Bohan, Chara Haeussler – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2013
Many instructors seek to improve student engagement, but determining how to achieve student engagement can be complex and complicated. The authors sought to explore how the implementation of active-learning strategies in undergraduate history courses at a metropolitan community college using graphic organizers and group discussion impacted student…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Learner Engagement, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges