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Download full textChristel, Deborah A. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
The purpose of this work was to explore the effectiveness of an educational intervention aimed at reducing weight bias. Senior fashion students (n = 11) enrolled in a 16 week special topics course, "plus-size swimwear design," completed assignments of selected obesity related educational readings and guided critical reflection. Student…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Social Bias, Reading Assignments
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Across disciplines, faculty members face a common challenge of finding methods to get their students to complete assigned course readings. It becomes an even larger task to develop strategies whereby students are also engaging in deep reading that promotes critical thinking. Reading positively impacts students on a number of variables, and when…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Psychology, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges
Lazar, Althier; Sharma, Suniti – Action in Teacher Education, 2016
This mixed-methods study explores the impact of teacher preparation coursework on 141 teacher candidates' understandings about educational equality, school achievement, and meritocracy. Framed by pedagogies of discomfort, the program included readings, discussions, simulations, films, and direct work with emergent bilingual students. Findings from…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Education Programs, Surveys, Interviews
Huang, SuHua; Capps, Matthew; Blacklock, Jeff; Garza, Mary – Reading Psychology, 2014
This study employed a convergent mixed-method research design to investigate reading habits of American college students. A total of 1,265 (466 male and 799 female) college students voluntarily participated in the study by completing a self-reported survey. Twelve students participated in semi-structured interviews and classroom observations.…
Descriptors: College Students, Mixed Methods Research, Reading Habits, Student Surveys
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Reading Strategies for College Students: An Action Research Approach
Pelech, James; Hibbard, Susan T. – Journal of Research in Education, 2011
This study was an action research project evaluating the effectiveness of selected reading strategies on student learning. The action research was conducted in an undergraduate measurement course in a teacher preparation program. Students used a pre-selected reading strategy to read assigned readings then completed a quiz on the readings and a…
Descriptors: Action Research, Reading Strategies, College Students, Program Effectiveness
Mitchell, Thomas M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Abundant research and literature suggest the unreflective use of PowerPoint (PPT)-type presentations to deliver core content in higher education classes may have a negative effect on student learning (Driessnack, 2005; Kinchin et al. 2008; Maxwell, 2007). Many students rely heavily on downloadable notes from electronic delivery to the exclusion of…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Computer Software, Teaching Methods, Lecture Method
