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Destinee Schwendemann – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative, non-experimental, correlational study was to determine if there was a correlation between first-time pass rates on the USMLE Step 1 and the use of active learning strategies in medical school classrooms. For the utility of this study, active learning strategies were defined as any activity in which medical…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Active Learning, Learning Strategies, Medical Students
Sarah Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This research study sought to examine the relationship between classroom culture, active learning strategies, and higher education success for adult learners. This mixed-method correlational and causal-comparative research design determined that adult learners have a readiness to learn and an increased need for the teaching to be centered around…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, School Culture, Active Learning, Learning Strategies
Jessica L. Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There have been recent pushes for more active learning in mathematics classrooms, especially at the undergraduate level. To incorporate more active learning, there is a need for tasks that explicitly support this type of instruction, attention to student reasoning and whose ideas are publicly acknowledged, and awareness of differences in students'…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Active Learning, Mathematical Logic, Algebra
Stephenie Wright – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Active learning is critical to the development of lifelong learners. This study employed a mixed-methods approach to determine the extent to which teachers incorporate rigor and engagement in their classrooms. Both of these elements are required to create active learning environments for students. This evaluation study investigated the knowledge,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Educational Quality, Difficulty Level, Academic Standards
Hamid Mohammed Nadir – ProQuest LLC, 2021
There is an increased interest in integrating engineering design into K-12 classrooms because it equips students to solve real-world problems. However, before students are introduced to real-world problems, K-12 teachers may need to develop inquiry pedagogies and establish a learning context that supports student problem-solving. This study…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Javelo Armad Jones – ProQuest LLC, 2020
During this action research study of Algebra I teachers at a high school in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, I have presented information related to the implementation of inquiry-based learning (IBL) and the findings from classroom observations and a focus group interview. The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of IBL instructional…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Methods, Action Research, Teacher Attitudes
Max B. Aragon III – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand how middle school Career Technical Education (CTE) teachers and school site administrators in Riverside County perceived the structure and content of a CTE course's impact on student classroom behaviors. A second purpose was to explore what elements of a CTE course, teachers and administrators…
Descriptors: Career and Technical Education Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Estrella, Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose. The first purpose of this study was to identify and describe what actions faculty experts recommend for California Community Colleges to ensure maximum effectiveness of instructional strategies and related academic support programs in developmental mathematics by the year 2020. The second purpose of the study was to identify and describe…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Strategies
Jankens, Adrienne – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This dissertation describes and analyzes the work of a semester-long teacher research study of inquiry-based and reflective teaching and learning strategies and their impact on students' preparation for future learning. I explore relevant scholarship on knowledge transfer, classroom ecologies, and student agency to set the stage for a discussion…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Reflective Teaching, Learning Strategies
O'Sullivan-Donnell, Becca – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This case study explored the use of students' personal mobile devices in the classroom for learning. The context was a district with an initiative called Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT), whereby students regularly utilized their personal technology as part of the curriculum. The focus of this study was to better understand how students' personal…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Handheld Devices, Case Studies, Technology Uses in Education
Popkess, Ann M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Nursing schools are facing demands to admit and graduate increasing numbers of students to meet the needs of the future healthcare system. Nursing schools must therefore admit, retain and graduate qualified applicants, able to provide care in complex healthcare environments. Educators are challenged to identify the best educational practices to…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Active Learning