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Ashlock, Mary Z.; Brantley, William A.; Taylor, Katherine B. – Basic Communication Course Annual, 2015
Students of public speaking are often asked if a basic public speaking course helped them deal with their fear of public speaking. Comparisons of anxiety levels between students enrolled in traditional 15-week semester courses and those enrolled in intensive courses has received little attention. The purpose of this exploratory, quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Public Speaking, Semester System, Summer Programs
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Evans, Heather K.; Cordova, Victoria – Journal of Political Science Education, 2015
In a recent study regarding online lecture videos, Evans (2014) shows that lecture videos are not superior to still slides. Using two Introduction to American Government courses, taught in a 4-week summer session, she shows that students in a non-video course had higher satisfaction with the course and instructor and performed better on exams than…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Video Technology, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
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Thornton, Bill – Teaching of Psychology, 2006
A 2-semester introductory course sequence in any discipline may be justified on the basis that there is too much material to cover in 1 semester and that more in-depth consideration of material will provide students with a better foundation from which to approach subsequent courses. This study took advantage of a natural situation to compare…
Descriptors: Psychology, Introductory Courses, Semester System, Grades (Scholastic)