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Aksoy, Gokhan – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of computer animation technique on academic achievement of students in the "Solar System and Beyond" unit lecture as part of the Science and Technology course of the seventh grade in primary education. The sample of the study consists of 60 students attending to the 7th grade of primary school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods, Astronomy, Animation
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Cottle, Nathan R.; Glover, Rebecca J. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
This article makes a case for the use of blended learning in teaching human development as a means to encourage higher-order student learning outcomes. The authors review literature regarding the use and effectiveness of blended learning, discuss an illustrative example of a redesign of a human development course, present outcomes from a…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Academic Achievement, Individual Development, Thinking Skills
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Derting, Terry L.; Ebert-May, Diane – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
We determined short- and long-term correlates of a revised introductory biology curriculum on understanding of biology as a process of inquiry and learning of content. In the original curriculum students completed two traditional lecture-based introductory courses. In the revised curriculum students completed two new learner-centered,…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Field Tests, Biology, Learning Experience
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Smith, Deborah N.; Goldfine, Ruth; Windham, Melissa – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2009
In this study, the authors examine the differences between two groups of students--those enrolled in either an independent section of a first-year seminar and those enrolled in a first-year seminar embedded in a learning community. In particular, the authors focused on the extent to which course/program outcomes were being met, as reported by…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Independent Study
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Montelone, Beth A.; Rintoul, David A.; Williams, Larry G. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2008
Kansas State University converted its introductory biology course, previously taught as an audio-tutorial (A-T), to a studio format in 1997. We share with others information about the process involved and present assessment data for the studio format course that address 1) student exam performance in A-T and studio; 2) student course grades in A-T…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Undergraduate Study, Instructional Effectiveness
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Urtel, Mark G. – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
The goal of this study was to explore whether differences in student academic indicators exist between taking a course face-to-face (F2F) and taking a course via distance education (DE). Three hundred and eighty five students were enrolled in a course offered, both, as F2F (n = 116) and as DE (n = 269). Course content, instructor, textbook…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Distance Education, Course Evaluation, Academic Achievement
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Bleske-Rechek, April; Zeug, Nicole; Webb, Rose Mary – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2007
We conducted correlational and performance discrepancy analyses on exam and achievement data taken from students in three psychology courses. Across courses, the same findings emerged. First, only a small fraction of students consistently performed more strongly on one type of assessment (e.g., multiple-choice) than on another (e.g., short…
Descriptors: Psychology, Scores, Academic Aptitude, Academic Achievement
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McKee, Erik; Williamson, Vickie M.; Ruebush, Laura E. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
Laboratory and demonstration have long been used to supplement lecture in chemistry education. Current research indicates that students are better served by laboratories which exercise the higher-order cognitive skills, such as inquiry-based laboratories. However, the time and the resources available to perform these recommended types of…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Laboratory Experiments, Demonstrations (Educational), Chemistry
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Miller, Christopher T. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2007
This study compared the implementation of a person-centered model of instruction to non person-centered instruction in Web-based courses. Three questions were posed regarding the outcomes of the person-centered model of instruction: Is it possible to increase the self actualization, or striving for individual achievement from learners in a…
Descriptors: Self Actualization, Web Based Instruction, Learning Experience, Learner Controlled Instruction
Bayrak, Bekir; Kanli, Uygar; Ingec, Sebnem Kandil – Online Submission, 2007
In this study, the research problem was: "Is the computer based physics instruction as effective as laboratory intensive physics instruction with regards to academic success on electric circuits 9th grade students?" For this research of experimental quality the design of pre-test and post-test are applied with an experiment and a control…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Physics
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Weber, J. Michael; Lennon, Ron – Journal of Educators Online, 2007
The purpose of this paper is to measure and compare the effectiveness of a Web-based course delivery system to a traditional course delivery system. The results indicate that a web-based course is effective and equivalent to a traditional classroom environment. As with the implementation of all new technologies, there are some pros and cons that…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction, Classroom Environment
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Chamberlin, Michelle T.; Powers, Robert A. – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2007
Faced with selecting a geometry curriculum for our preservice elementary teacher mathematics course, we used a mixed-methods study to investigate the effectiveness, with respect to student achievement and student perception, of three reform-oriented curricula. ANCOVA results indicate students using one of the curricula scored significantly higher…
Descriptors: Textbook Selection, Geometry, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers
Choi, Cynthia C.; Browne-Ferrigno, Tricia; Muth, Rodney – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 2005
The goal of this comparative study was to explore the online interactions among members of two learning communities. The two cases examined two different cohorts in the same professional preparation program for school principals and administrators: a distance-learning cohort and an onsite university-district partnership cohort in which online…
Descriptors: Role, Computer Mediated Communication, Academic Achievement, Learning Activities
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Christmann, Edwin P.; Badgett, John L. – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2003
This meta-analysis compared the academic achievement of elementary students who received either traditional instruction or traditional instruction supplemented with CAI. From the 68 effect sizes, an overall mean effect size of 0.342 was calculated, indicating that, on average, students receiving traditional instruction supplemented with CAI…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Effect Size, Conventional Instruction
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Balson, Paul M.; And Others – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1985
Advantages and disadvantages of videodisc-based programs for training military paramedics were explored by comparing instructor-controlled and student-controlled videodisc groups with each other and with a control group taught by traditional methods. Results indicate reduced instructional time with no achievement loss and high user satisfaction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Educational Research, Intermode Differences
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