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Elizabeth S. Park; Di Xu – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Growing literature documents the promise of active learning instruction in engaging students in college classrooms. Accordingly, faculty professional development (PD) programs on active learning have become increasingly popular in postsecondary institutions; yet, quantitative evidence on the effectiveness of these programs is limited. Using…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, College Faculty, Faculty Development
Elizabeth S. Park; Di Xu – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
Growing literature documents the promise of active learning instruction in engaging students in college classrooms. Accordingly, faculty professional development (PD) programs on active learning have become increasingly popular in postsecondary institutions; yet, quantitative evidence on the effectiveness of these programs is limited. Using…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, College Faculty, Faculty Development
Estep, Steven A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this exploratory case study was to identify, investigate, and describe factors that contributed to the academic success of Phelps High School, a rural, isolated, Appalachian high school in Pike County Kentucky. The academic index of the school in 2000 was 48% and in a six year period the academic index of the school improved to 94%.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Rural Schools, High Schools, Case Studies