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Sarah Yu – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
This paper presents a case study that reflects on teaching an economic unit, Cost-benefit analysis (CBA), to a diverse undergraduate student body at the researcher's institution. CBA is an applied economic technique that attempts to assess the economic efficiency of proposed public policies through the systematic prediction of social costs and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students, Economics Education, Performance
Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah; Esther Adama; Amanda Graf; Kwadwo Adusei-Asante – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2024
COVID-19 has revolutionised assessment design and practices in higher education; however, there has been no shift in the objective of enhancing the relationship between assessment and learning that promote the holistic development of students. In this study, we provide an empirical evaluation of the perceived effects of assessment practices…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Educational Practices, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
Norris, Nola G. – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2023
This paper reports on a framework of thinking, memory and learning that emerged from a qualitative research study into the nature of learning for individuals with autism. The framework is useful for professional development of teachers regarding the learning characteristics of neurodiverse students with autism spectrum disorder. The paper provides…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Christianity, Religious Schools
Thanh Pham – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2021
To support international students better, Australian institutions have called for the internationalization of the curriculum. Internationalization is defined as the integration of international or inter-cultural dimensions into the teaching, research, and service functions of higher education institutions. However, the process of…
Descriptors: International Education, Asians, Foreign Countries, Stereotypes
Heiland, Teresa L. – Research in Dance Education, 2019
This statistical study of 272 dancers, ages 18-96, using Kolb Learning Styles Inventory 4.0, identifies dominant learning cycles, learning styles, and learning style flexibility of the dance participants, and subgroups of notation users, and then compares these results to existing results from other disciplines. The research reveals the depth and…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Cognitive Style, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods
Bowden, Mark P.; Abhayawansa, Subhash; Manzin, Gregoria – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
This study compares learning approaches of local English-speaking students and students from Asian countries studying at an Australian metropolitan university. The sample consists of students across 13 different countries. Unlike previous studies, students from Asian countries are subdivided into two categories: students from Confucian Heritage…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Learning Strategies
Kohler, Michelle – Babel, 2013
The decision by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) to develop language-specific curricula marks an important shift for the teaching and learning of languages in Australia. This decision brings with it a number of important considerations in developing language-specific curricula. It is necessary, for example, to…
Descriptors: Indonesian, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Curriculum Development
Yap, Christine; Ryan, Suzanne; Yong, Jackie – Accounting Education, 2014
Aligning curricula and assessment with the skills required by employers and, more recently, government standards is easier said than done. Through detailing a case study in failure to incorporate required graduate attributes into a postgraduate accounting programme, we explore the tensions among competing interests within Australian universities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accounting, Alignment (Education), Commercialization

Lyall, Robert; McNamara, Suzanne – Open Learning, 2000
Discusses the orientation of learners, which takes into account their environment and how they take control over their studies. Describes a study of Australian university distance education students that examined factors which influence distance students' orientations, and discusses results that show student independence and study environment were…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Dunkin, Michael J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Two approaches to apportioning variance in post-test achievement scores were compared. Comparisons were also made among different criterion measures in exploring process-product correlations. The same process variables tended to correlate with all three product measures. Relationships among student characteristics, process variables, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Data Analysis, Elementary School Teachers

van Ernst, Barbara – Research Studies in Music Education, 1993
Describes a study that involved a search for a model for the teaching of musical composition to students with some prior experience. Recounts in detail the way students approached the task of composing music, and the compositions they produced. Offers several recommendations for reforming composition instruction. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
Murray-Harvey, Rosalind; Keeves, John P. – 1994
A study was designed to investigate the complex interrelationship of factors that affect university students' academic achievement. The study used a sample population of 72 students who were enrolled in first year Nursing and Teacher Education courses in 1991 at the Flinders University of South Australia. From data gathered over 2 years, a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries
Pithers, Bob – 2000
A study used the standardized Group Embedded Figures Test to assess field dependence-field independence among groups of vocational education teachers of varied ages and teaching backgrounds. The sample consisted of 170 volunteers who were vocational education teachers and trainers in the process of completing the requirements for either a diploma…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Field Dependence Independence, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes
National Languages and Literacy Inst. of Australia, Melbourne. Adult Education Resource and Information Service. – 1999
This information sheet provides a summary of general observations regarding adult learners. Adults from different walks of life may seek out learning at different times in their lives, for different reasons, and for vastly different purposes. Adult learning groups may include students of different ages, cultures, and educational and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers