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Shai André Divon; Sunetro Ghosal – Intercultural Education, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many traditional field-courses for intercultural education were suspended. In response, we developed and implemented an innovative online field course that leveraged live online field experiences. Drawing from Cognitive Load Theory and Four Components Instructional Design, our aim was to create an engaging online…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Electronic Learning, Field Experience Programs, COVID-19
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Carroll, Kathleen A.; Harris, Carolynn M. – College Teaching, 2021
The ability to synthesize and communicate complicated problems with confidence is paramount for success in STEM fields, but programs tend to overemphasize memorization. We conducted a preliminary study to determine if asking students to repeatedly link materials: (1) improved students' ability to build connections; and (2) increased students'…
Descriptors: Repetition, Course Objectives, Ecology, STEM Education
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Steele, Patricia; Burleigh, Cheryl; Bailey, Liston; Kroposki, Margaret – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2020
With an increase in the number of colleges and universities using virtual reality and augmented reality integrated programs, specific insight for exploring immersive learning approaches utilizing virtual and augmented reality tools and applications in a variety of disciplines is needed. In some instances, pedagogical approaches for creating…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Artificial Intelligence, Course Objectives, Skill Development
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Bartlett, Michelle; White, Jessica L. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2021
This paper outlines the competency-linked project of a total redesign of a fully online master's program that linked every deliverable and assessment in each course with a competency model. Extensive mapping was completed and then applied to every course in the master's program over a two-year period. Graduate students' perceptions of connecting…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Minimum Competencies, Critical Thinking, Career Readiness
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Rivera-Figueroa, Antonio; Guevara-Basaldúa, Víctor – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2019
The purposes of calculus courses are often the acquisition of knowledge itself, the development of skills and the understanding of important concepts, such as functions, derivatives, the chain rule, integrals and the fundamental theorem of calculus. However, full conceptual understanding is frequently not achieved. In this article, we examine the…
Descriptors: Calculus, Engineering Education, Mathematics Instruction, Skill Development
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Hatch-Tocaimaza, Deryl Keith; Mardock-Uman, Naomi; Garcia, Crystal; Rodriguez, Sarah – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Community colleges increasingly turn to various types of student success courses for their potential as high-impact practices to foster college completion. Despite commonly held assumptions of what characterizes these interventions, upon close inspection there is an un-scrutinized, circular confounding of their goals and means, which limits the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Course Objectives, Course Content, Community Colleges
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de la Puente Pacheco, Mario Alberto; Guerra, Dick; de Oro Aguado, Carlos Mario; Alexander McGarry, Callum – Cogent Education, 2019
Differentiated geographical and institutional contexts imply the need to examine the effectiveness of non-conventional approach learning methods in contrast to generalist assumptions. One way is to examine the perceptions of undergraduates of a teaching method applied to specific individuals, geographical contexts, and their relationship to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Houck, Aaron M. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
This paper explores the design and initial implementation of a political science capstone. The capstone was organized around the theme of critical thinking. The course made the case to students that critical thinking was important and that political science provides uniquely valuable training for good critical thinking by teaching students methods…
Descriptors: Political Science, Capstone Experiences, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking
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Vaishnav, Shreya; Carberry, Adam Robert – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Most higher education institutions employ a traditional, summative scoring system to report student grades at the end of each semester. This system is limited in that it offers a final grade based on individual assignments completed throughout the semester without testing whether students have sufficiently understood the learning objectives of the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Standards, Grading, Active Learning
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Nissen, Elke; Felce, Catherine; Muller, Catherine – Research-publishing.net, 2021
What do students expect before starting a Virtual Exchange (VE) with peers? Are their initial expectations mirrored in the final outcomes they perceive after the VE experience? Or, else, do students acknowledge benefits and acquired skills which they did not expect at first? This study draws on qualitative and quantitative data collected across a…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, International Educational Exchange, Student Attitudes, Educational Benefits
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Bluestein, Stephanie A.; Kim, Taehyun – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to compare the expectations and fulfillment of undergraduate students enrolled in a skills class that utilized iPads in the classroom. Pre- and post-surveys were administered to students at the beginning and end of the semester. A series of t-tests (n = 78) showed the tablet did not meet their…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mixed Methods Research, Skill Development, Handheld Devices
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Wismath, Shelly; Newberry, Jan – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2019
Retention of students in university or other postsecondary education programs is a common problem for many institutions, with retention from first year to second year of study being particularly problematic in Canada and the United States. A number of factors are known to affect retention, and a number of measures have been identified which can…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Academic Persistence
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Sharafieva, Albina M.; Yarmakeev, Iskaner E.; Pimenova, Tatiana S.; Abdrafikova, Albina R.; Tregubova, Tatiana M. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2019
The article gives a brief review on how to improve students' speaking skills via modeling dialogues in FL class. This study can be considered the continuation of the research undertaken by the authors in 2018, in which the authors put forward the hypothesis that students' speaking skills improve provided their ability to match speech patterns to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Dialogs (Language), Teaching Methods
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Klos, Naomi Yavneh; Eskine, Kendall; Pashkevich, Michael – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2015
Whether at public or private, secular or faith-based institutions, questions of social justice and civic engagement are an increasing focus of attention in honors education. The emphasis on modes of learning that are, in the terms of the National Collegiate Honors Council's 2014 "Definition of Honors Education," "measurably broader,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Honors Curriculum, Skill Development, Course Descriptions
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Woody, Jane D.; Zeleny, Mary G.; D'Souza, Henry J.; Harder, Jeanette; Reiser, Jacqueline; Szto, Peter – Journal of Social Work Education, 2014
Although instructors express concerns about social work students' writing skills, little research has been conducted. One remedy is a social work-focused writing course. This study assessed a required writing course with a sample of 49 baccalaureate students. From online pre- and posttest surveys, 2 student outcomes improved significantly:…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Course Objectives, Social Work, Writing Achievement
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