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Kurt, Müzdelife; Benzer, Semra – Journal of Science Learning, 2020
This study aims to identify the effect of STEM practices, integrated into Science courses in 6th grades of middle schools, on students' academic achievement, problem-solving skills, their attitudes towards STEM, and their interest level of STEM fields. The population of the study consists of 6th -grade students enrolled in a middles school in the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Grade 6, Middle School Students, Academic Achievement
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Briggs, Michael – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
Many methods have been developed for managing groups in active learning classes, but little research has been done on the effect of group structure itself. Results are presented for an active learning physics class in which half of the class was placed in academically homogeneous groups while the other half was in heterogeneous groups. Students…
Descriptors: Homogeneous Grouping, Heterogeneous Grouping, Active Learning, Physics
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Dincer, Nazmi; Polat, Mustafa – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2022
Although grammar has been central to L2 research and methodology over the years, the approaches to teaching grammar have long been a controversial topic in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) even today when we are introduced with innovative methods especially with technology. Considered as an innovative and effective instructional…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Grammar, English (Second Language)
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Kingery, Julie Newman; Gaskell, Margaret E.; Toner, Shana R.; Rice, Stacey E.; Gray, Melissa L.; Milligan, Jesse A.; Milmoe, Maureen H. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2018
The primary goal of this paper is to describe an innovative active learning experience (i.e., class trip to a children's museum) aimed at expanding child psychology students' knowledge of the developmental benefits of play. A secondary goal is to present preliminary data about the impact of this experience on students' learning by examining scores…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Psychology, Play, Museums
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Pelletreau, Karen N.; Knight, Jennifer K.; Lemons, Paula P.; McCourt, Jill S.; Merrill, John E.; Nehm, Ross H.; Prevost, Luanna B.; Urban-Lurain, Mark; Smith, Michelle K. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2018
Helping faculty develop high-quality instruction that positively affects student learning can be complicated by time limitations, a lack of resources, and inexperience using student data to make iterative improvements. We describe a community of 16 faculty from five institutions who overcame these challenges and collaboratively designed, taught,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Models, Academic Achievement, Active Learning
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Princhankol, Pornpapatsorn; Thamwipat, Kuntida – International Education Studies, 2018
This research was aimed (a) to develop media and special event through cooperative learning to raise funds for students with financial difficulties at Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, (b) to evaluate the quality of such media and special event, (c) to measure the learning achievements and the satisfaction of students towards…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Financial Problems, Fund Raising, Industrial Education
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Yusuf, AbdulRaheem; Owede, Victory Collins; Bello, Muhinat Bolanle – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2018
The major purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of Think-Pair-Share instructional Strategy on secondary school students' achievement in Civic Education in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental 2x2x3 pre-test,-post-test factorial design. All the SSS II students in Bayelsa State constituted the target…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Pretests Posttests, Factor Analysis, Comparative Analysis
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Adams, Caleb; Dove, Anthony – PRIMUS, 2018
This assessment study examined one potential instructional method for improving student learning in Calculus for majors, flipped learning, in comparison with traditional lecture-based instruction. Results suggest that participation in flipped learning substantially improved growth in achievement over the semester, final exam grades, and final…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
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Coskun, Ismail; Eker, Cevat – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The aim of the study is to investigate whether the activity based posters have an effect of on the ninth class students' academic achievements and the retention levels in their learning. The research was carried out with 60 students at one of the state schools in The Central Anatolia Region of Turkey in 2015-2016 academic year.…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Academic Achievement, Retention (Psychology), Active Learning
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Sahin, Semsettin M. S.; Baturay, Meltem Huri – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2016
The purpose of this research study is to investigate the effect of the 5E-learning model supported with WebQuest media on the achievement and satisfaction of students. Therefore, two groups of students were compared in an experimental research design model. The experimental group was exposed to the 5E-learning model supported with WebQuest media;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Student Satisfaction, Comparative Analysis
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Gomez-Lanier, Lilia – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2016
This mixed research methods study explores whether project-based service-learning projects promote greater learning than standard project-based projects and whether introduced earlier into the curriculum promotes a greater student understanding of the world issues affecting their community. The present study focused on comparing sophomore and…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Service Learning, Interior Design, Student Projects
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Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Tu, Nien-Ting; Wang, Xiao-Ming – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
With the rapid progress of technology, the popularity of tablet computers and the development of e-book applications have brought the use of e-books as a learning tool under the spotlight. In the meantime, the aim of school education lies not only in providing students with knowledge but also in encouraging them to construct knowledge actively.…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Books, Feedback (Response), Pretests Posttests
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Mahasneh, Ahmad M.; Alwan, Ahmed F. – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The study aimed to investigate the effects of project-based learning on student teacher self-efficacy and achievement. This study used a quasi-experimental research design with pre-test and post-test control groups. The study sample consisted of 79 students, 42 in the control group and 37 in the experimental group. To collect data, two instruments…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Student Teacher Attitudes, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Korkmaz Toklucu, Selma; Tay, Bayram – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Many effective instructional strategies, methods, and techniques, which were developed in accordance with constructivist approach, can be used together in social studies lessons. Constructivist education comprises active learning processes. Two active learning approaches are cooperative learning and systematic teaching. Purpose…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Academic Achievement, Retention (Psychology), Social Studies
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Stoltzfus, Jon R.; Libarkin, Julie – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
SCALE-UP-type classrooms, originating with the Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies project, are designed to facilitate active learning by maximizing opportunities for interactions between students and embedding technology in the classroom. Positive impacts when active learning replaces lecture are well…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Lecture Method, Classrooms, Student Centered Learning
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