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Heilmann, Sharon – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2018
This article examines how educational scaffolding was used in a graduate research methods course to encourage student mastery of two qualitative research concepts, interviews and narrative inquiry. Findings suggest that scaffolding resulted in students' mastery of both concepts as well as students' increased attention to quality of interview…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Interviews, Personal Narratives, Inquiry
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Lutes, Lyndell; Davies, Randall – Education Sciences, 2018
This study compared student workload and perceived value of coursework assigned for a matching set of semester and term general education courses at Brigham Young University. Statistically significant differences in workloads were found between most semester and term courses. While term workloads were slightly lighter in general, both could be…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Scheduling, Study Habits
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Nielsen, Jannie; Bahendeka, Silver K.; Bygbjerg, Ib C.; Meyrowitsch, Dan W.; Whyte, Susan R. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Background: Health professionals assign diabetes patients "homework" in that they give them instructions on how to manage diabetes, recognizing that most diabetes care takes place in the home setting. We studied how homework is practiced and whether knowledge and behavioral practices related to diabetes self-management diffuse from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Diabetes, Homework
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Kongcharoen, Chaknarin; Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Ghinea, Gheorghita – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
More studies are concentrating on using virtualization-based labs to facilitate computer or network learning concepts. Some benefits are lower hardware costs and greater flexibility in reconfiguring computer and network environments. However, few studies have investigated effective mechanisms for using virtualization fully for collaboration.…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis, Academic Achievement
Walker, Kristen L.; Kiesler, Tina; Malone, Summer – Online Submission, 2016
This project involved the development of a comprehensive and educational social marketing communications plan designed to help educate middle-school-aged youth about information use and abuse online. We achieved our goal of enhancing digital information literacy while developing critical thinking and creative communication skills for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Privacy, Information Utilization, Internet
Bennis, Candace L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research has shown that students with learning disabilities often do not complete or submit their homework, which may lead to failing grades. The intent of this research was to examine the perceptions of elementary special teachers on assigning appropriate homework for these students. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Homework
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Martinez, Sylvia – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2011
Homework appears to be positively associated with better student outcomes. Although some researchers have explored the connection between time spent on homework and minority student achievement, few have examined the homework routines of Latino youth. Interviews with Latino high school students show that they have some difficulty completing daily…
Descriptors: Homework, Time Management, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement
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Sallee, Buffy; Rigler, Neil – English Journal, 2008
Rethinking homework is a necessary step in improving teaching. Effective homework benefits students by taking into account their individual differences, while offering teachers greater control in their planning. In essence, rethinking homework takes teachers back to teaching, and to the question of what educators want students to come away from…
Descriptors: Homework, High School Students, English Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Yadin, Aharon; Or-Bach, Rachel – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
In this paper we describe an instructional tactic of individually assigned homework that promotes and strengthens individual learning processes. We claim that current emphasis on the benefits of collaborative learning belittles the importance of individual learning processes and reduces the opportunities to require and assess individual learning…
Descriptors: Homework, Research Tools, Dropout Rate, Learning Processes
Brigman, S. Leellen; Leiter, Virginia G. – 1979
The quantity and type of writing demands in the undergraduate curriculum, as reported by students enrolled at the Bloomington campus of Indiana University in fall semester of 1977, are investigated. The study is based on reports of students enrolled in 27 class sections of two freshman English courses, Elementary Composition I and Introduction to…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Curriculum, College Freshmen, College Students