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Direct linkStefansson, Gunnar; Sigurdardottir, Asta Jenny – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2011
Exams have traditionally been given to evaluate students but in recent years, with the appearance of freely accessible on-line tutoring, quizzes can also be used as a learning tool. In systems where students can request quiz items until a satisfactory grade is obtained, new probabilistic approaches are required for dealing items to students and…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Rote Learning, Tests, Learning Experience
Haller, Coralie; Fisher, Ron; Gapp, Rod – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2007
Purpose: To provide an understanding of the ways in which Confucian Heritage students use reflection as a means of learning at university. Design/methodology/approach: The approach is an exploratory qualitative study into the ways in which Confucian Heritage students learn while studying at university. Data are collected by means of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning, Cognitive Processes
PDF pending restorationNovak, Joseph D. – 1979
This report suggests that research in education, as well as the design of instruction, can be importantly influenced by the paradigm that guides the work. The application of a paradigm to educational research is illustrated, and two paradigms (reception learning and discovery learning) are contrasted. Finally, it is suggested that all educational…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conference Reports, Discovery Learning, Educational Philosophy
Download full textGodfrey, Leon D. – 1974
In this report, the theoretical background and procedures for a study of concept learning are discussed. Several definitions of the term "concept" are analyzed, and the relations among concepts, chains of concepts, and hierarchies of concepts are explored. Conceptual learning is discussed from several points of view, and axiom systems for the…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Discovery Learning, Doctoral Dissertations
Godfrey, Leon D. – 1974
In this volume, the results of a study of concept learning are presented. (The background for the study, and descriptions of the treatments--rote reception, rote discovery, conceptual reception, and conceptual discovery--are provided in Part 1.) Several hypotheses concerning the effectiveness of these treatments in learning concepts and on the…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Discovery Learning, Doctoral Dissertations
Peer reviewedBen-Chiam, David; Zoller, Uri – Instructional Science, 1997
A study of the Types of Preferred Examinations (TOPE) in secondary school science students was done according to school type and gender. Findings show students prefer written, open book, unlimited time examinations which, they perceive, stress understanding rather than rote learning and that teachers, aware of student preferences, continue to use…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Learning, Objective Tests, Open Book Tests
