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Bernacki, Matthew L.; Vosicka, Lucie; Utz, Jenifer C.; Warren, Carryn Bellomo – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Many science, engineering, technology, and math (STEM) majors fail to complete their degrees, and those who leave report they lack learning skills required for STEM coursework. In 2 studies, we examined the effects on students' exam performances when they were assigned to complete a brief digital learning skills training program we embedded into…
Descriptors: Training, Electronic Learning, Skill Development, Metacognition
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Guo, Jianpeng – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2019
One of the biggest barriers preventing teachers from utilizing the flipped classroom approach in their teaching practices is the lack of a general and practical framework for guiding the design and implementation of flipped classrooms. This leads to the fact that the effectiveness of the flipped classroom approach is unconfirmed. Building on…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Homework, Undergraduate Students
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Harvey, Pamela A.; Wall, Christopher; Luckey, Stephen W.; Langer, Stephen; Leinwand, Leslie A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
Undergraduate science education curricula are traditionally composed of didactic instruction with a small number of laboratory courses that provide introductory training in research techniques. Research on learning methodologies suggests this model is relatively ineffective, whereas participation in independent research projects promotes enhanced…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Student Research, College Science
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Kappe, F. R.; Boekholt, L.; den Rooyen, C.; Van der Flier, H. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
Multiple and specific learning criteria were used to examine the predictive validity of the Learning Style Questionnaire (LSQ). Ninety-nine students in a college of higher learning in The Netherlands participated in a naturally occurring field study. The students were categorized into one of four LSQ dimensions, namely, Activists, Theorists,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Academic Achievement, Predictive Validity, Criteria
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Oomes, Fred W.; Jurshak, Steve – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1978
The effects of lecture versus laboratory method of teaching on the achievement of forty-six students enrolled in a unit on soil and water management (surveying) were studied. Results indicated no significant differences between groups as measured by cognitive and motor skill tests. (JH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Engineering, Educational Experiments, Experiential Learning