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Academics' Feedback on the Quality of Appraisal Evidence
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Nair, Chenicheri Sid; Li, Jinrui; Cai, Li Kun – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to explore academics' perspectives on the quality of appraisal evidence at a Chinese university. Design/methodology/approach: An online survey with both closed items and open-ended questions was distributed among all academics at the university (n = 1,538). A total of 512 responded to the questionnaire. The closed items…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Universities, Online Surveys
Measuring Plagiarism: Researching What Students Do, Not What They Say They Do
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Walker, John – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
Student plagiarism in colleges and universities has become a controversial issue in recent years. A key problem has been the lack of reliable empirical data on the frequency, nature and extent of plagiarism in student assignments. The aim of the study described here was to provide this data. Patterns of plagiarism were tracked in two university…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Assignments, Plagiarism, Business Administration Education
Sustainability Learning through Gaming: An Exploratory Study
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Fabricatore, Carlo; Lopez, Ximena – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
This study explored the potential of digital games as learning environments to develop mindsets capable of dealing with complexity in the domain of sustainability. Building sustainable futures requires the ability to deal with the complex dynamics that characterize the world in which we live. As central elements in this system, we must develop the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Computer Games, Problem Solving
A Case Study of Multi-Institutional Contributing-Student Pedagogy
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Denny, Paul; Cukierman, Diana; Luxton-Reilly, Andrew; Tempero, Ewan – Computer Science Education, 2012
Traditionally, learning resources are created by an instructor and distributed to their students. A contributing-student pedagogy (CSP) is one in which this responsibility shifts, placing students in control of creating the resources and sharing them with their peers. Technology plays a central role in supporting the collection and distribution of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Programming, Web 2.0 Technologies
Case Study: The Use of a Hypercard Simulation to Aid in the Teaching of Laboratory Apparatus Operation.
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Waddick, John – Educational and Training Technology International, 1994
Compares the effect of a chemistry computer simulation, written by the author, with the effect of an instructor demonstration. The study indicates that in this particular situation the operation of a spectrophotometer can be effectively taught by computer simulation method. The program is written using HyperTalk, the HyperCard programming…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Enhancing the Middle in a New Zealand Secondary School: Integration, Experiential Learning, and Computer Use
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Nolan, C. J. Patrick; McKinnon, David H. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2003
New Zealand school education through the middle years appears to be in crisis. Sutton (2000) reports that students in the age range from 13-15 years (Years 9 and 10 of schooling) experience the crisis most poignantly. Their teachers increasingly say children in this age range are difficult to motivate, that they present them with their greatest…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Integrated Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Research and Development