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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
ArchMiller, Althea; Fieberg, John; Walker, J.D.; Holm, Noah – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
Peer assessment is often used for formative learning, but few studies have examined the validity of group-based peer assessment for the summative evaluation of course assignments. The present study contributes to the literature by using online technology (the course management system Moodle™) to implement structured, summative peer review based on…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Peer Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Graduate Students
Kanin, Maralee R.; Pontrello, Jason K. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2016
Calls to bring interdisciplinary content and examples into introductory science courses have increased, yet strategies that involve course restructuring often suffer from the need for a significant faculty commitment to motivate change. Minimizing the need for dramatic course reorganization, the structure, reactivity, and chemical biology…
Descriptors: Biology, Introductory Courses, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction
Doan, Sy; Fernandez, Maria-Paz; Grant, David; Kaufman, Julia H.; Setodji, Claude Messan; Snoke, Joshua; Strawn, Matt; Young, Christopher J. – RAND Corporation, 2021
This technical report provides information about the sample, survey instrument, and resultant data for the American Instructional Resources Surveys (AIRS) that were administered to principals and teachers in Spring 2021 via RAND's American Educator Panels. The AIRS focused on instructional resources used and supported in English language arts,…
Descriptors: Surveys, Instructional Materials, Language Arts, Mathematics Education
Doan, Sy; Grant, David; Henry, Daniella; Kaufman, Julia H.; Lawrence, Rebecca Ann; Tuma, Andrea Prado; Setodji, Claude Messan; Stelitano, Laura; Woo, Ashley; Young, Christopher J. – RAND Corporation, 2020
This technical report provides information about the sample, survey instrument, and resultant data for the American Instructional Resources Surveys (AIRS) that were administered to principals and teachers in spring 2020 via RAND's American Educator Panels. The AIRS focused on instructional resources used and supported in English language arts,…
Descriptors: Surveys, Instructional Materials, Language Arts, Mathematics Education
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
Hooker, Kathy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The benefits of effective parental involvement in education have been well documented and can be far reaching. When educators make an effort to involve families, parental involvement can be even more meaningful. Homework is a commonly practiced and accepted connection between school and home and affords parents many opportunities to interact with…
Descriptors: Homework, Science Instruction, Parent Participation, Family School Relationship
Li, Lie-Ming; Li, Bin; Luo, Ying – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2015
We modified the Just-in-Time Teaching approach and developed a dual safeguard web-based interactive (DGWI) teaching system for an introductory physics course. The system consists of four instructional components that improve student learning by including warm-up assignments and online homework. Student and instructor activities involve activities…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Teaching Methods, Surveys, Teacher Student Relationship
Mukminin, Amirul; McMahon, Brenda J. – Qualitative Report, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of academic engagement of twelve Indonesian doctoral students attending an American graduate school during their first term and over time through demographic background surveys and semi-structured in-depth interviews. The research design was qualitative in the phenomenological approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Surveys, Phenomenology
Colucci, William; Koppel, Nicole – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
As online and hybrid courses are becoming a wide-spread option for higher education, researchers are exploring various delivery methods. Hybrid courses involve blending two modes of interaction--both face-to-face as well as online. The exact distribution and timing of face-to-face meetings verse online delivery is a question that instructors have…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Blended Learning, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Friesen, Charles D. – 1978
Periodic polls conducted since 1916 sampling the opinions of students, parents, and teachers on the subject of homework have revealed little change in attitudes. Subjects of the polls ranged from early elementary grades to seniors in high school. While results were not always consistent from study to study, it was generally agreed that as a…
Descriptors: Assignments, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Parent Attitudes

Eilers, Janet L.; Fox, Judith L.; Welvaert, Mona S.; Wood, Jacqueline M. – 1998
This action research study examined the problem of the loss of commitment to schoolwork by middle level students as evidenced by missing assignments; late work, incomplete work, or both; and an attitude of indifference on the part of the students. The study also reviewed a variety of strategies to improve student learning and students' view of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Assignments, Cooperative Learning