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Improved Performance via the Inverted Classroom
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Weinstein, Randy D. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2015
This study examined student performance in an inverted thermodynamics course (lectures provided by video outside of class) compared to a traditional lecture class. Students in the inverted class performed better on their exams. Students in the bottom third of the inverted course showed the greatest improvement. These bottom third students had a C…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics, Lecture Method, Academic Achievement
"Class-Bucks": A Motivational Tool to Encourage Active Student Participation during Lectures
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de Jager, T. – Africa Education Review, 2013
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the influence of an extrinsic motivational tool, "class-bucks," on the possibility of improving first year student-teachers' participation in active learning at Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa. Research participants (n=289) were divided into four classes and engaged in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Student Participation, Lecture Method
Using Clickers to Facilitate Interactive Engagement Activities in a Lecture Room for Improved Performance by Students
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Tlhoaele, Malefyane; Hofman, Adriaan; Naidoo, Ari; Winnips, Koos – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
What impact can interactive engagement (IE) activities using clickers have on students' motivation and academic performance during lectures as compared to attending traditional types of lectures? This article positions the research on IE within the comprehensive model of educational effectiveness and Gagné's instructional events model. For the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Audience Response Systems, Student Motivation, Interaction
Experimental Manipulations of University Student Motivation and Their Effects on Examination Performance.
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Marsh, H. W. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
University students viewed a videotaped lecture which was experimentally manipulated to vary in content coverage and lecturer expressiveness and then completed an objective exam. Some students were given external incentive to do well. Results indicate that better performance was associated with added incentive, better content coverage, and more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Incentives, Learning Theories
Improving Listening Skills Used in Business: An Empirical Comparison of Discussion Length, Modeling and Level of Incentive.
Smeltzer, Larry R.; Watson, Kittie W. – 1983
Two studies compared strategies used to improve listening skills in business communication settings. The first study analyzed the effect of discussion length and incentive level on the ability of 347 business communication students placed in differing discussion and incentive groups to identify main points in 22 short, recorded dialogs. Results…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Demonstrations (Educational)