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Simulated and Virtual Science Laboratory Experiments: Improving Critical Thinking and Higher-Order Learning Skills
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Simon, Nicole A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Virtual laboratory experiments using interactive computer simulations are not being employed as viable alternatives to laboratory science curriculum at extensive enough rates within higher education. Rote traditional lab experiments are currently the norm and are not addressing inquiry, Critical Thinking, and cognition throughout the laboratory…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Science Laboratories, Teaching Methods
Appalachian Bridges to the Baccalaureate: Mattering Perceptions and Transfer Persistence of Low-Income, First-Generation Community College Students
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Dykes, Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Too few community college students who intend to transfer and earn a baccalaureate degree actually do. Further, low-income and first-generation college students are overrepresented at community colleges. Education is considered a means of social and economic mobility for low-income, first-generation students; therefore, retaining this population…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, First Generation College Students, Student Attitudes, Transfer Students
Correcting Students' Misconceptions about Probability in an Introductory College Statistics Course
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Khazanov, Leonid; Prado, Lucio – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2010
College students' misconceptions about probability are common and widespread. These misconceptions impede students' ability to make sound judgments in situations of uncertainty and master fundamental concepts of inferential statistics. In this paper the authors report the results of a study undertaken with the objective of correcting three common…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Misconceptions
The Assessment of Empathy in Adolescence: A Contribution to the Italian Validation of the "Basic Empathy Scale"
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Albiero, Paolo; Matricardi, Giada; Speltri, Daniela; Toso, Diana – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
The present study examined the validity of the Basic Empathy Scale (BES) [Jolliffe, D., & Farrington, D. P. (2006a). Development and validation of the Basic Empathy Scale. "Journal of Adolescence," 29, 589-611; Jolliffe, D., & Farrington, D. P. (2006b). Examining the relationship between low empathy and bullying. "Aggressive…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, Factor Structure, Adolescents
An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study of Taiwanese Junior College Learners' Attitudes toward Their Participation in Literature Circles
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Su, Chia-chun – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Reading comprehension plays a key role in academic success in today's classrooms. Literature Circles (LCs), a learner-centered collaborative reading activity, brings together the ideas of cooperative learning, independent reading, and reader response theory to enhance students' reading comprehension as well as their motivation toward learning…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Reading Comprehension, Qualitative Research, Student Attitudes
In Pursuit of Peace: Attitudinal and Behavioral Change with Simulations and Multiple Identification Theory
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Williams, Robert Howard; Williams, Alexander Jonathan – Simulation & Gaming, 2007
The authors have developed a theory of simulation game design (Multiple Identification Theory; MIT) based on earlier research and several of their own studies. They utilize this theory to create a simulation game designed to change attitudes from a stance of competition to one of cooperation. Three questionnaires are constructed that measure…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Competition, Effect Size, Behavior Change