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The Role of Frequent Short Exams in Improving Student Performance in Hybrid Global Business Classes
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Nakos, George; Whiting, Anita – Journal of Education for Business, 2018
The authors investigate whether frequent in class exams can improve the performance of students in hybrid global business courses. An experiment was conducted in three hybrid sections of a global business course exposing students to short in class exams. The expectation of a short exam forces students to watch the online lectures and study the…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Student Improvement, Performance Based Assessment, Incidence
Mobile or Not? Assessing the Instructional Value of Mobile Learning
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Nickerson, Catherine; Rapanta, Chrysi; Goby, Valerie Priscilla – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2017
Our aim was to explore the influence of mobile learning on students' acquisition of conceptual knowledge of business communication, as well as on the development of their communication skills. We compared the performance of three groups of students according to the pedagogical approach that we used with them: a mobile learning group, a…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Business Communication, Concept Teaching
Enhancing Learning through Formative Assessment
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Jacoby, Jennifer C.; Heugh, Sheelagh; Bax, Christopher; Branford-White, Christopher – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
The student cohort on the University Science Extended Degree (SED) course is diverse in terms of educational experience. One of the key facets of teaching at this level is to engage and prepare students for higher levels of education in the sciences. The purpose of this evaluation is to relate a specific virtual framework, designed for students…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Instructional Improvement, Educational Experience, Biology
Improvement in Generic Problem-Solving Abilities of Students by Use of Tutor-Less Problem-Based Learning in a Large Classroom Setting
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Klegeris, Andis; Bahniwal, Manpreet; Hurren, Heather – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2013
Problem-based learning (PBL) was originally introduced in medical education programs as a form of small-group learning, but its use has now spread to large undergraduate classrooms in various other disciplines. Introduction of new teaching techniques, including PBL-based methods, needs to be justified by demonstrating the benefits of such…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Control Groups, Biochemistry
Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom
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Kelly, Gretchen – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Low achievement on standardized tests may be attributed to many factors, including teaching methods. Differentiated instruction has been identified as a teaching method using different learning modalities that appeal to varied student interests with individualized instruction. The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare whole-group…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods, Learning Modalities
The Case for Pair Programming in the Computer Science Classroom
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Braught, Grant; Wahls, Tim; Eby, L. Marlin – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2011
Previous studies indicate that the use of pair programming has beneficial effects on student learning. In this article, we present a controlled study that directly measured students' acquisition of individual programming skills using laboratory practice (in which students programmed individually under exam conditions). Additionally, we analyzed…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods, Intermode Differences