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Wessels, Insa; Rueß, Julia; Gess, Christopher; Deicke, Wolfgang; Ziegler, Matthias – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
Research-based learning (RBL) is regarded as a panacea when it comes to effective instructional formats in higher education settings. It is said to improve a wide set of research-related skills and is a recommended learning experience for students. However, whether RBL in the social sciences is indeed as effective as has been postulated for other…
Descriptors: Student Research, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Knowledge Level
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Price, Robin; Becker, Karen; Clark, Lynette; Collins, Sue – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
This article reports on a project to embed information literacy skills development in a first-year undergraduate business course at an Australian university. In accordance with prior research suggesting that first-year students are over-confident about their skills, the project used an optional online quiz to allow students to pre-test their…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Pretests Posttests, Information Literacy