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Z. Carter Berry; Karen Singer-Freeman – Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2023
We triangulated self-assessments of learning, course grades, and course evaluations from 28 students in a general education class to examine the effects of group work and perceptions of utility on learning, investigating three hypotheses: 1) self-assessments of learning provide triangulating information that deepens interpretations of traditional…
Descriptors: General Education, Course Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
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Holenko Dlab, Martina; Candrlic, Sanja; Pavlic, Mile – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2021
Aim/Purpose: During the education of future engineers and experts in the field of computer science and information communication technology, the achievement of learning outcomes related to different levels of cognitive ability and knowledge dimensions can be a challenge. Background: Teachers need to design an appropriate set of activities for…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Engineering Education, Formative Evaluation
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Costa, Andreia; Steffgen, Georges – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
The present study examined the relation between the amount of years of study and the perception of skill acquisition through indicators of students' satisfaction with the course program. It was hypothesized that the more years students spend at the university, the higher their perception of skill acquisition and that factors related to the course…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Skill Development, Participant Characteristics
Flournoy, Don M. – Eng Educ, 1969
Describes experimental Dynamic Systems I course at Case Western Reserve University in which students and instructors made mutual decisions on type and frequency of exams, class sub-divisions, grading, special problem and weekly evaluations through a "course council. Emphasis was placed more on learning and understanding material than on grades.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Evaluation, Decision Making, Engineering Education
Morgan, Alistair; And Others – 1980
This report describes the work of the Study Methods Group, which uses qualitative research methodologies to determine how Open University students approach learning and why they adopt a particular approach. Research considers student orientation to learning, the relationship of learning outcomes to learning approach, and student development as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Course Evaluation
Omelich, Carol L.; Covington, Martin V. – 1981
Two fundamental components of behavioral instruction were investigated: the reported testing feature and absolute performance standards. The component analysis was conducted by offering an undergraduate psychology course simultaneously along two dimensions: grading systems and number of study/test cycles. The 425 college student subjects were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Course Evaluation, Criterion Referenced Tests
Alschuler, Alfred, And Others – 1969
Two objectives of this project were: (1) to discover what specific methods of arousing motivation are most effective for particular groups, and (2) to prepare instructional materials which will make the prototype achievement motivation course and motivational climates available to a wider number of educators. Attention is given to the methods…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Control Groups, Course Evaluation