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Vicente, Aileen Joan; Tan, Tiffany Adelaine; Yu, Alvin Ray – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study was aimed at enhancing students' learning of software engineering methods. A collaboration between the Computer Science, Business Management, and Product Design programs was formed to work on actual projects with real clients. This interdisciplinary form of collaboration simulates the realities of a diverse Software…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Computer Science Education, Engineering Education, Business Administration Education
Miller, Abby; Erisman, Wendy – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2011
The objectives of this research were to identify: 1) promising institutional practices for retaining and graduating low-income, first-generation community college transfer students at four-year institutions, including any transfer-specific support systems; 2) outcomes of transfer students (i.e., graduation rates) at four-year institutions in…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Low Income Groups, Economically Disadvantaged, College Transfer Students
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Stevenson, Robert – Journal of Experiential Education, 1985
Demonstrates how case study evaluation concentrates on a single situation to present a holistic view of an experiential learning program and reveals unique and unanticipated features. Outlines steps of planning, gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, and reporting data and considers the advantages and disadvantages of the case study approach. (LFL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Roth-McDuffie, Amy; And Others – 1996
This is a one-semester case study of the perceptions of five preservice teachers and their mathematics professor as participants in a reform-style mathematics classroom under the Maryland Collaborative for Teacher Preparation (MCTP) program. Researchers interviewed the professor and the teacher candidates throughout the semester, gathering data to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Mathematics, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Tye, Barbara Benham – Educational Leadership, 1984
A study of 13 American high schools reveals a disturbing lack of good teaching techniques. In the 525 classrooms visited, pretests and small group activities were seldom used. Teachers should learn to use a wider variety of learning materials and activities, ask more open questions, and require more essays. (JBM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Educational Strategies
Swartz, Stanley L.; And Others – 1989
Special education professionals in Illinois were surveyed regarding case study procedures for use with mentally retarded students, rating usefulness of procedure, modifications desired for use with different age groups and severity of retardation, and what professional should hold primary responsibility for component completion. Processes rated…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education