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Direct linkAnnabelle Tam-Ha Lolinco – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Scientific literacy is an increasingly important skill for today and tomorrow's citizens. Encapsulated in the definition of being scientifically literate, one must be knowledgeable about science and technology in context and be able to interpret and communicate the information well. Introductory science courses, like general chemistry, are key…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy, Introductory Courses
Elizabeth Hannah Huvard – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Student success is often treated as an observed variable, or something that you can measure directly with a single instrument. Single course outcomes such as final course grade or learning gain on an assessment have become synonymous with success in undergraduate science education research. Continually relying on these narrow course outcomes to…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Biology, Science Education, College Science
Campbell, Janis Moore – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative study examines the teaching of urban education in introductory and foundational college courses. The research positions course syllabi as ubiquitous public documents that socialize students into discourse communities, and is framed within theories of social constructivism. An examination of course objectives, course assignments,…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Course Descriptions, Education Courses, Urban Education
Clark, Jane Bennett – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the study was to construct a chronological history and analysis of the published educational objectives for the Introductory Sociology survey course in the colleges and universities of the United States from 1892 to 1957, as reflected by objective statements from selected peer-reviewed periodicals. Because of the gradual…
Descriptors: Educational History, Introductory Courses, Sociology, Taxonomy
Forbes, Barbara – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the proposed study was to construct a chronological history and analysis of the published learning objectives for the Introductory Sociology survey course in the universities of the United States from 1954-2008, as reflected by objective statements from selected peer-reviewed periodicals. Because of the gradual transformational…
Descriptors: Educational History, Introductory Courses, Sociology, Taxonomy
Sullivan, Colleen Janette – ProQuest LLC, 2010
First-year students experience academic, social, and emotional adjustments as they transition to college. First-year experience courses support students in this transitional phase by helping them integrate into the campus environment and by teaching them college-appropriate learning strategies. This study explored the role that participation in a…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Seminars, Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy
