NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chittum, Jessica R.; McConnell, Kathryne Drezek; Sible, Jill – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2017
Teaching large classes is increasingly common; thus, demand for effective large-class pedagogy is rising. One method, titled "SCALE-UP" (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs), is intended for large classes and involves collaborative, active learning in a technology-rich and student-centered environment.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Student Motivation, Undergraduate Students, Student Centered Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Zher, Ng Huey; Hussein, Raja Maznah Raja; Saat, Rohaida Mohd – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
Feedback has been lauded as a key pedagogical tool in higher education. Unfortunately, the value of feedback falls short when being carried out in large classrooms. In this study, strategies for sustaining feedback in large classroom based on peer learning are explored. All the characteristics identified within the concept of peer learning were…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Peer Teaching, Peer Evaluation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jarvis, Claire; Tate, Nicholas; Dickie, Jennifer; Brown, Gavin – Journal of Geography, 2016
This article reports on reusable mobile digital learning resources designed to assist human geography undergraduate students in exploring the geographies of life in Dublin. Developing active learning that goes beyond data collection to encourage observation and thinking in the field is important. Achieving this in the context of large class sizes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Electronic Learning, Human Geography
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Cotton, Jennifer M.; Sheldon, Nathan D. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
The call for reform of science education is nearly three decades old (National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983), but the implementation of such education improvements in the form of active learning techniques in large enrollment classes remains difficult. Here we present a class project designed to increase student involvement and…
Descriptors: College Students, Geology, Introductory Courses, Large Group Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Engidaw, Berhanu – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
This study is on teacher trainers and teacher trainees' perceptions and practices of active learning and the constraints to implementing them in the English Department of Bahir Dar University. A mixed study approach that involves a quantitative self administered questionnaire, a semi-structured lesson observation guide, and qualitative in depth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Student Teacher Attitudes, Active Learning