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Krystal Nunes; Jennifer Ross; Abigail Eastman; Daniel Guadagnolo; Angela Bakaj; Laura Crupi; Shirley Liu; Matthew Petrei; Nicole Laliberté; Fiona Rawle – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2024
Experiencing failure is an important part of the learning process, but undergraduate students often hold a negative perception of failure that may contribute to fear of failure and risk avoidance. We investigated the influence of instructor feedback, discussions of failure in the classroom, and course-level and institutional structures on…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Failure, Feedback (Response), Help Seeking
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Mugon, Jhotisha; Dong, Gracia; Kim, Nam-Hwui; Jobidon, Erin – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2023
Integrating educational assessment tools, such as the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), into university classrooms can help students and faculty gain insight into areas of strength and challenge for students. The present study adapted and integrated the MSLQ into a set of first-year communication courses for Faculty of Arts…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Questionnaires, Test Construction, Writing (Composition)
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Grills, Sheilagh – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2017
Student Services support, including learning skills assistance, can be integral in empowering learners. First-year students are expected to be self-directed in their learning, yet may have neither been challenged nor experienced negative consequences for a lack of perseverance. Academic skills professionals can be partners with teaching faculty in…
Descriptors: Workshops, Learning Strategies, Skill Development, Introductory Courses
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Frost, Gail; Connolly, Maureen – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2015
This qualitative study examined fourth-year undergraduate students' responses to reflective writing prompts and journal entries related to their practical experiences in two capstone courses, both based in SBL/PBL pedagogies. We examined their "strategic" approaches to learning that make engagement with subject matter and learning…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Service Learning, Problem Based Learning, Reflection
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Samson, Patricia L. – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2015
Creative Problem-Solving (CPS) can be a transformative teaching methodology that supports a dialogical learning atmosphere that can transcend the traditional classroom and inspire excellence in students by linking real life experiences with the curriculum. It supports a sense of inquiry that incorporates both experiential learning and the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Student Motivation
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Hewlett, Katherine – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2012
This project built upon the AchieveAbility initiative, which develops materials and training for teaching specific learning difference learners in schools and colleges. AchieveAbility devised the concept for the "InCurriculum" Project and brought together a consortium of United Kingdom higher education institutions to deliver the…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Learning Disabilities