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Anne M. Casper; Marianne M. Laporte – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2024
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been proposed as a mechanism to democratize access to the benefits of apprentice-style scientific research to a broader diversity of students, promoting inclusivity and increasing student success and retention. As we evaluate CUREs, it is essential to explore their effectiveness within…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Academic Achievement, Lecture Method, Minority Group Students
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Summers, Robert J.; Higson, Helen E.; Moores, Elisabeth – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2021
Effective use of learning analytics systems has been purported to confer various benefits to learners in terms of both attainment and retention. There is, however, little agreement on which data are meaningful or useful. Whilst measures of engagement might correlate with outcomes, thereby retrospectively 'predicting' them, there are fewer studies…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Learning Analytics, College Freshmen, Undergraduate Study
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Anthony Howcroft; Daniel King – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2024
Students come into the classroom with a variety of background knowledge. Therefore, it is imperative that educators are able to help all students, regardless of their familiarity with the content. Since it can be challenging for some large enrollment classes to schedule recitation classes after lectures due to logistical constraints, this study…
Descriptors: Time, Course Content, Student Evaluation, Tests
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Brigid A. McKenna; J. Bernhard Wehr; Peter M. Kopittke – Cogent Education, 2024
Learning management systems (LMSs) are ubiquitous in higher education, yet few studies have examined changes in student engagement online with year level. Using data mining of LMSs, we examined the frequency and timing with which first, second, and third year science students accessed the various LMS resources. We compared online access with both…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
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Young, Kaisa E.; Young, Chadwick H.; Beyer, Adam – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2017
We compare student learning and perception data from astronomy, physics, and geology courses taught in a traditional classroom with individual desks to the same classes taught in a large auditorium. In a large student sample (1,593 students), there is no clear difference between rooms in measures of failure rates or average final grades. However,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Introductory Courses, College Science, School Space
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Kulak, Verena; Newton, Genevieve – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2014
Studies indicate that the majority of students in undergraduate biochemistry take a surface approach to learning, associated with rote memorization of material, rather than a deep approach, which implies higher cognitive processing. This behavior relates to poorer outcomes, including impaired course performance and reduced knowledge retention. The…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Academic Achievement
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Delaney, Liam; Harmon, Colm; Ryan, Martin – Economics of Education Review, 2013
Undergraduate study behaviours, principally lecture attendance and additional study, are shown to predict better student achievement by many researchers. Despite this, there is not much evidence on the determinants of these behaviours. This is the first paper to explore the determinants of study behaviours across multiple subject areas; and is the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Study, Economic Factors, Lecture Method
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Senior, Carl; Howard, Christopher; Reddy, Peter; Clark, Robin; Lim, Ming – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
A student-centred approach to teaching has been conceptualized as a key driver in higher education to facilitate understanding of concepts and improve attainment. The occurrence of student study team behaviours is diagnostic of this approach to teaching. However, the extent to which team behaviours are performed outside the parameters of formal…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Emotional Intelligence, Academic Achievement, Lecture Method
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Gray, Kyle; Steer, David N. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2012
Research has shown that asking conceptually based questions along with a personal response system (clickers) is an effective way of implementing the peer instruction pedagogy. Lecture tutorials are a paper-based method that also incorporates peer instruction. Past research has shown that both methods yield significant learning gains for students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Tests, Earth Science, Science Curriculum
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Braber, Natalie – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2011
Many lecturers find that teaching and research compete for their time. However, teaching and research can be linked closely together, and there are many ways of linking the two. This article will consider how research can be incorporated into teaching through a case study in Linguistics at Nottingham Trent University (in the United Kingdom), where…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience
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Hein, Sara M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
A student-centered learning technique, process-oriented, guided-inquiry learning (POGIL), has been developed as a pedagogical technique that facilitates collaborative and cooperative learning in the chemistry classroom. With the use of this technique, students enhance their higher-order thinking skills and process skills synergistically. In…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Thinking Skills, Grade Point Average, Cooperative Learning
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Vandsburger, Etty; Duncan-Daston, Rana – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2011
A successful lecture that includes meaningful class discussions requires students to be familiar with the topics covered in the assigned reading. However, because college students frequently do not complete such reading prior to class, instructors are faced with the challenge of finding methods that would encourage students to do so. The purpose…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Textbooks, Study Guides, Social Work
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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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Harman, Kristyn E. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2010
Individual oral tutorial presentations have been utilised in numerous undergraduate courses to develop and assess students' skills in organising and communicating ideas and information to a select audience. However, evidence from the literature, interviews with academics (n=5), and the author's own experiences have demonstrated that these…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Social Sciences, Humanities
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Boyd, Josh – Communication Teacher, 2010
Ideally, college classes are small. Kilgore and Cook (2007) observed that large class size can be an obstacle to good teaching. However, there is financial and human resource value in delivering quality course content in large lectures. Consequently, large lecture classes are a fundamental part of the undergraduate student experience at many…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students, Class Size, Course Content
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