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Elizabeth S. Park; Di Xu – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Growing literature documents the promise of active learning instruction in engaging students in college classrooms. Accordingly, faculty professional development (PD) programs on active learning have become increasingly popular in postsecondary institutions; yet, quantitative evidence on the effectiveness of these programs is limited. Using…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, College Faculty, Faculty Development
Elizabeth S. Park; Di Xu – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
Growing literature documents the promise of active learning instruction in engaging students in college classrooms. Accordingly, faculty professional development (PD) programs on active learning have become increasingly popular in postsecondary institutions; yet, quantitative evidence on the effectiveness of these programs is limited. Using…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, College Faculty, Faculty Development
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Cummiskey, Kevin; Adams, Bryan; Pleuss, James; Turner, Dusty; Clark, Nicholas; Watts, Krista – Journal of Statistics Education, 2020
Over the last two decades, statistics educators have made important changes to introductory courses. Current guidelines emphasize developing statistical thinking in students and exposing them to the entire investigative process in the context of interesting research questions and real data. As a result, many concepts (confounding, multivariable…
Descriptors: Statistics, Teaching Methods, Inferences, Guidelines
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Hamsher, Sarah – Journal of Character Education, 2018
Character education in schools is implemented using different approaches. The current practices related to character education, though, include educators implementing preplanned lessons and activities from published programs. Yet, these current practices have mixed reviews in large- and small-scale studies. The purpose of this article is to…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Teaching Methods, Causal Models, Attribution Theory
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Songkram, Noawanit; Chootongchai, Suparoek – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
In today's society, innovation and creativity are needed in many areas, Unfortunately, graduated students miss out on employment opportunities due to a lack of creativity (Bateman 2013). Base on literature review, classroom observation and administrator s' feedback, there are three areas to support student 's creativity: Learner Engagement,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Innovation
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Hurtado, Sylvia; Mayhew, Matthew J.; Engberg, Mark E. – Journal of Moral Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine how moral reasoning develops for 236 students enrolled in either a diversity course or a management course. These courses were compared based on the level of diversity inclusion and type of pedagogy employed in the classroom. We used causal modelling to compare the two types of courses, controlling for the…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Abstract Reasoning, Introductory Courses, Cultural Pluralism
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Sovajassatakul, Thanongsak; Jitgarun, Kalayanee; Shinatrakool, Raveewan – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
The purpose of the study reported on in this paper was to identify and compare instructors' and students' perceptions of Team-Based Learning (TBL). Participants were 270 instructors and 288 fourth year students from the faculties of Industrial Education at six universities in Bangkok. The data were analyzed using factor analysis and structural…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Industrial Education, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models
Estep, Steven A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this exploratory case study was to identify, investigate, and describe factors that contributed to the academic success of Phelps High School, a rural, isolated, Appalachian high school in Pike County Kentucky. The academic index of the school in 2000 was 48% and in a six year period the academic index of the school improved to 94%.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Rural Schools, High Schools, Case Studies