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Hart, Cassandra M. D.; Hill, Michael; Alonso, Emily; Xu, Di – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
While the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the short-term use of online courses, colleges' experiences with COVID-era online course delivery may also affect the way that they offer and approach online courses going forward. We draw on interviews with 35 distance education leaders from the California Community Colleges system to provide insights into…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Online Courses
Blake Edward Morris – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Aim: This study aimed to describe the practices and perceptions of nurse educators when developing NGN-style test items. Methods: This study used a qualitative descriptive methodology to explore the practices and perceptions of nursing faculty when developing NGN-style test items from nursing faculty in accredited prelicensure programs in the…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Test Items, Test Construction, Facilitators (Individuals)
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Linda D. Prentice; Cristina Cardona – Teaching and Learning Excellence through Scholarship, 2022
After receiving many anecdotes about student cheating and plagiarism in online and remote classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, the School of Mathematics and Science (SOMS) at the Community College of Baltimore County convened an Academic Integrity Committee to investigate these issues. A survey was sent to SOMS faculty members to determine their…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, Community College Students, Ethics
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George, Michael; Khazanov, Leonid; McCarthy, Chris – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Remedial mathematics at the college level has evidenced strikingly low retention and passing rates. It has been shown that at least 25% of the variation in student performance is explained by students' affective variables such as attitudes, study skills, and mathematics anxiety. This study endeavored to address affective variables by: (a)…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Coaching (Performance), At Risk Students, Remedial Mathematics
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Muchovej, J. J. – Education, 2009
Students of a required biology course for non-science majors were given an opportunity to take online multiple choice quizzes during the weekend interval between classes. Incentives were that they would be given extra credit for their participation. Questions from the quizzes were then placed on the next exam. After the exam was given, the number…
Descriptors: Nonmajors, Required Courses, Science Tests, Biology
Lackney, Jeffery A. – DesignShare (NJ1), 2004
DesignShare/School Construction News (DS/SCN) Jurists have often critically reflected on their desire to know more about how teachers and students really experience so-called innovative award-winning schools. Through the DesignShare Post-Occupancy Evaluation Program, the intention is to give voice to the individuals whose lives are directly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities Design, Program Evaluation, Awards
Felder, Jonathan E.; Finney, Joni E.; Kirst, Michael W. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2007
"Informed math self-placement," a program implemented at American River College in Sacramento, California, to determine students' readiness for college-level math, has been in place for three years. This case study describes the development and implementation of math self-placement at American River. Math self-placement consists of a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Algebra, Community Colleges, Case Studies