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Lo, Kevin D. – Journal of Management Education, 2023
With ongoing racial tensions, terms such as antiracism and diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) are buzzwords on campuses across the United States. Yet resources, especially in management education, to teach privilege and intersectionality are limited. This article introduces four reflection exercises I have found valuable in facilitating students'…
Descriptors: College Students, Advantaged, Power Structure, Social Class
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Rau, Martina A. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2018
To learn content knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and math domains, students need to make connections among visual representations. This article considers two kinds of connection-making skills: (1) "sense-making skills" that allow students to verbally explain mappings among representations and (2) "perceptual…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Processes, Chemistry, Visual Aids
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Vieira, Camilo; Magana, Alejandra J.; Falk, Michael L.; Garcia, R. Edwin – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2017
This article presents two case studies aimed at exploring the use of self-explanations in the context of computational science and engineering (CSE) education. The self-explanations were elicited as students' in-code comments of a set of worked-examples, and the cases involved two different approaches to CSE education: glass box and black box. The…
Descriptors: Programming, Student Attitudes, Comprehension, Computer Science Education
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Çil, Emine – Applied Measurement in Education, 2015
Taking a test generally improves the retention of the material tested. This is a phenomenon commonly referred to as testing effect. The present research investigated whether two-tier diagnostic tests promoted student teachers' conceptual understanding of variables in conducting scientific experiments, which is a scientific process skill. In this…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Science Experiments, Comprehension, Science Process Skills
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Reinicke, Bryan A.; Yaylacicegi, Ulku – Information Systems Education Journal, 2010
Undergraduate students often have difficulty understanding the way in which data moves across a TCP/IP network, such as the Internet. From the initial data request, to larger files being packetized and transmitted via multiple routes, the students can become lost in the details. These are important concepts for both introductory Management…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Internet, Management Information Systems, Telecommunications
Sigrah, Hanson K.; Kephas, Kalwin – 1990
A study investigated a decline in student achievement and related issues that was associated with a drop of 1.60 points on the mean achievement scores of 9th graders attending high school in Kosrae, Micronesia on the Secondary Level English Proficiency test. Research questions included the following: (1) What knowledge and skills are emphasized at…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Curriculum, English