The impersonal nature of high-enrollment science courses makes it difficult to build student-instructor relationships, which can negatively impact student learning and engagement, especially for members of marginalized groups. In this study, we explored whether an instructor collecting and sharing aggregated student demographics could positively…

There is a wide range of activity in the higher education sector labelled 'students as partners' and 'co-creation in learning and teaching'. Several frameworks have been proposed to map and categorise existing partnership and co-creation roles, activities, research, and practice. In this paper, I synthesise some of these frameworks to illustrate…

In this study done at a community college in South Florida, the achievements of students who spoke English as their second language who had attended their K-12 education outside the United States in their home countries, in a U.S. college course on world geography are compared with the achievements of students in the same classes who spoke English…

High schools that enable educators to nurture the distinctive interests and talents of all groups of students can help more students stay in school and find the motivation to prepare for college and careers. By implementing six clear-cut ideas, or conditions, that evidence shows can lead more students to success, schools and communities can…

The purpose of this study was to understand the extent to which students' psychological sense of community was influenced by IM use using the psychological sense of community theoretical framework created by McMillan and Chavis (1986), and the student development theoretical frameworks created by Schlossberg (1989) and Astin (1984). Thus, this…

Investigates effects of gender and class standing on college students' moral orientation and psychosocial development. Women had significantly greater ethic of care, tolerance, educational involvement, instrumental autonomy, and lifestyle planning than men. Upperclassman possessed greater educational involvement, career planning, lifestyle…

This document presents data on class sizes in the universities in Ontario. Four major disciplines were covered by the survey that elicited the data: humanities, biological sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. The data are further broken down into method of teaching, i.e., lecture, seminar, tutorial or laboratory. Each activity of each…

Identified significant pretest differences in drug-related variables in college students from alcohol and drug education class (n=99), stress management class (n=44), and social problems class (n=80). Higher levels of alcohol and drug abuse among students in drug abuse course suggests student users are possibly being attracted to course as means…

The system used successfully since 1963 on Michigan State University's East Lansing campus for scheduling more than 43,000 students, using the IBM "Socrates" program, is described including advantages for students, department heads, faculty, and registrar. A system abstract is included along with notes on installment procedures and…

This document comprises recommendations for the gathering of data concerning section or class size at the universities in Ontario. The objective of a section size analysis is to produce a consistent measure of one important element effecting the allocation of university resources. Three distributions are formed from the data by tallying the…

This study examined the relationship between functional brain assymetry, as measured by the characteristic direction of eye movements in response to face-to-face questioning, and sitting on the left or right side of a classroom. Results are congruent with other findings comparing right and left movers. (Author/BJG)

A career counselor and teacher discusses the benefits and challenges of business and accounting career counseling courses taught for credit at Northern Illinois University and North Carolina State University. Courses include instruction on job-search strategies, choosing an employer, resume writing, and interviewing skills. (JPS)

Florida Technical University's approximately 11,000 students use its Generalized Registration and Sectioning System (GRASS), which provides on-line advanced and regular registration, on-line add/drop and late registration with instant invoice and class schedule printing. Description of system capabilities, notes on development, and samples of…

Reports research evaluating validity of the so-called class-size effect on student ratings of college courses and instructors. The data from 981 volunteered undergraduate courses includes mean scores on five dimensions of teaching performance and one overall rating of student learning. (JT)