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Resendes, Karen – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2022
This article describes the use of literature to broaden students' skills in content comprehension, data analysis, modeling, and productive scientific discussion. The design builds on existing models to maximize student gains in ability, confidence, and postgraduate preparation. Course units are divided into 1-week modules consisting of three…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Students
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Anand Jeyaraj – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2024
A significant activity in the business analytics process is enrichment, which deals with acquiring and combining data from external sources. While different strategies for enrichment are possible, it can be accomplished more efficiently through automation using Python scripts. Since business students may not be immersed in technology skills and…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Business Administration Education, Data Analysis, Programming Languages
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Knight, Jim; Faggella-Luby, Michael – Learning Professional, 2022
Data is so deeply woven into the fabric of people's lives that it is next to impossible to imagine what a data-free life would be like. But despite the centrality of data in everyone's personal lives, when people talk about data in schools, their comments are often negative. The authors of this article believe "data" should not be a…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Teacher Effectiveness, Instructional Effectiveness, Data Use
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Fawcett, Darcy – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2019
This Assessment News article introduces readers to a statistical approach to making sense of student assessment data in order to help teachers understand whether or not changes in practice have made a difference to learning. It Worked! is the brainchild of Darcy Fawcett, HoD Science at Gisborne Boys' High School, and Across-School Teacher for the…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Use, Evidence Based Practice, Communities of Practice
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Rock, Cheryl; Metzger, Elizabeth; Metzger, Nzinga – Journal of Food Science Education, 2021
Organizational patterns can serve as a teaching strategy for instructors and as a learning tool for students to develop their expository writing skills, which are commonly required for assignments (for example, laboratory reports and research papers) in Food Science courses and in their future careers. The article discusses the importance of…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Technical Writing, Writing Skills, Teaching Methods
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Weathers, Danny; Aragón, Oriana – Marketing Education Review, 2019
As organizations become increasingly dependent on marketing analytics, universities are adapting their curricula to equip students with skills necessary to operate in data-rich environments. We describe six competencies that students need to become proficient with analytics: (1) assessing data quality, (2) understanding measurement, (3) managing…
Descriptors: Marketing, Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods, Data Analysis
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Chen, Zhongzhou; Lee, Sunbok; Garrido, Geoffrey – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2018
The amount of information contained in any educational data set is fundamentally constrained by the instructional conditions under which the data are collected. In this study, we show that by redesigning the structure of traditional online courses, we can improve the ability of educational data mining to provide useful information for instructors.…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Course Organization, Data Analysis, Instructional Design
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Sigman, Betsy Page; Garr, William; Pongsajapan, Robert; Selvanadin, Marie; McWilliams, Mindy; Bolling, Kristin – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2016
The expression "big data" is ubiquitous in the business world today, but few undergraduate business students have the opportunity to gain practical experience with how new business analytics tools can be used in decision making. This article describes a set of hands-on labs that prepare students to incorporate streaming data analysis…
Descriptors: Visualization, Social Media, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education
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Ware, Mallory; Sampson, Christie; Lann, Delaney; Linard, Erica; Chance, Lauren Garcia – American Biology Teacher, 2019
Hands-on learning is a highly effective teaching method for topics in STEM disciplines. Unfortunately, environmental science teachers sometimes lack the tools to engage their students in hands-on experimentation in real-world research outside of the classroom. Partnerships between science professionals and teachers can help address this disparity,…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Keleher, Julia – National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC), 2017
In this professional development research brief, the author sets forth the overarching considerations that should be kept in mind when conceptualizing professional development for educators working with neglected or delinquent youth (N or D). The brief begins by defining professional development and demonstrating why it is a critical support for…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Delinquency, Child Neglect, Youth Programs
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Anwar, M. A.; Ahmed, Naseer; Al Ameen, Abdurahem Mohammed – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
The evaluation of students' expected performance and course effectiveness play a vital role in determining the course contribution toward meeting the program's learning objectives or outcomes. The success of any course not only requires a well-designed syllabus with clearly defined course learning outcomes and the use of appropriate outcome-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Outcomes Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
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Cherasaro, Trudy L.; Reale, Marianne L.; Haystead, Mark; Marzano, Robert J. – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2015
This toolkit, developed by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Central in collaboration with York Public Schools in Nebraska, provides a process and tools to help teachers use data from their classroom assessments to evaluate promising practices. The toolkit provides teachers with guidance on how to deliberately apply and study one classroom…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Guidance, Teaching Methods, Best Practices
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Gray, Ross; Gray, Andrew; Fite, Jessica L.; Jordan, Renee; Stark, Sarah; Naylor, Kari – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2012
Phagocytosis and exocytosis are two cellular processes involving membrane dynamics. While it is easy to understand the purpose of these processes, it can be extremely difficult for students to comprehend the actual mechanisms. As membrane dynamics play a significant role in many cellular processes ranging from cell signaling to cell division to…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Botany, Cytology, Science Process Skills
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Rosenquist, Brooks A.; Henrick, Erin C.; Smith, Thomas M. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2015
The gap in achievement in mathematics between at-risk students and their more advantaged counterparts is a persistent problem of the U.S. education system. Although some research-based curricula and pedagogy have demonstrated promise in supporting students from diverse backgrounds to develop conceptual understanding and procedural fluency in…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Quality
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Sun, Qin; Ganesh, Gopala – Journal of Education for Business, 2014
The authors intend to describe the experience of developing and teaching an online marketing research class for master of business administration students. The class has been taught for four fall semesters. Each time, the class also completed an online survey, analyzed the resulting data, and wrote a detailed report for a real client. The course…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Business Administration Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
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