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Student-Generated Content: Enhancing Learning through Sharing Multiple-Choice Questions
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Hardy, Judy; Bates, Simon P.; Casey, Morag M.; Galloway, Kyle W.; Galloway, Ross K.; Kay, Alison E.; Kirsop, Peter; McQueen, Heather A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
The relationship between students' use of PeerWise, an online tool that facilitates peer learning through student-generated content in the form of multiple-choice questions (MCQs), and achievement, as measured by their performance in the end-of-module examinations, was investigated in 5 large early-years science modules (in physics, chemistry and…
Descriptors: Student Developed Materials, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Academic Achievement
Introducing Problem-Based Learning as a Learning Strategy for Masters Students
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Bell, Janice – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2012
The introduction of problem-based learning (PBL) as an innovative strategy is often challenging to both teaching staff and students. This is particularly the case when it is only used on one module within a programme. This case study reports on an evaluation of the experiences of students and staff in the first cohort introduced to problem-based…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Strategies, Masters Programs, Occupational Therapy
Facilitating Experiential Learning of Study Skills in Sports Students
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Groves, Mark; Bowd, Belinda; Smith, Julian – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2010
In recent years the student population in the UK has grown considerably, and students are entering higher education with a more diverse range of qualifications and skills. This is particularly the case in post-1992 universities with a widening participation agenda, as these institutions have a larger share of students from non-traditional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Experiential Learning, Learning Processes
Triangulation Approach to Research on Science Learning in the School Laboratory.
Friedler, Yael; Tamir, Pinchas – 1984
The intended, perceived, implemented, and achieved curriculum of high school biology classes in Israel was studied using a variety of data sources and research methodologies. The intended curriculum was identified by analysis of commonly used laboratory manuals. The perceived curriculum was captured by procuring the views of teachers and students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Closing the Achievement Gap: A Model for Success.
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Jennings, James M. – 1992
This paper describes a study that addressed problems related to the disparity in achievement between disadvantaged and nondisadvantaged students. The first part of the study consisted of an analysis of three early intervention programs: the Responsive Early Childhood Education Program, the Reading Recovery program, and the Success for All program.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged, Early Intervention, Educational Change
WWW.Raising Achievement: Internet Research Resources on Raising Achievement in Post-Compulsory Education. The Agency Comments.
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Sawbridge, Stephen J. – 2001
This document is intended to help practitioners and researchers in the United Kingdom find and use Internet-based research resources dealing with raising achievement. The introduction discusses the state of research into school effectiveness in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Part A, which reviews available World Wide Web sites devoted to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adoption (Ideas), Basic Skills