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Predicting Active Teaching Methods: Investigating the Personal Epistemology of Economics Educators
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Bret A. Sikkink – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study employed quantitative methods to analyze survey results related to the epistemic beliefs and classroom practices of economics educators. Studying economics has positive benefits at the individual, family, and social levels, but analysis of learning outcomes suggests that economics education needs to increase student engagement and…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Economics Education, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Faculty Beliefs on Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education: Identification of Predictors for Use of Active Learning
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Salter, Margaret Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Evaluating the perceptions of active learning strategies is often seen from the perspective of the learners at the primary and secondary education levels. Additional data on beliefs of active learning in higher education such as of faculty members is needed. Active learning strategies are on the front line in education as a method to enhance…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Active Learning, Learning Strategies
Distinct Factors Predict Use of Active Learning Techniques by Pre-Tenure and Tenured STEM Faculty
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Indorf, Jane L.; Benabentos, Rocio; Daubenmire, Patrick; Murasko, Donna; Hazari, Zahra; Potvin, Geoff; Kramer, Laird; Marsteller, Pat; Thompson, Katerina V.; Cassone, Vincent M.; Stanford, Jennifer S. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2021
Despite decades of research indicating that active learning techniques (ALTs) are more effective than traditional lecture, ALTs are not widely implemented in STEM undergraduate classrooms. While ALT implementation is happening in a number of disciplines, including the geosciences, most STEM teaching remains lecture-based. Understanding the…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Active Learning, Nontenured Faculty, Tenure
The Relationship between Perceptions of Instructional Practices and Student Self-Efficacy in Guided-Inquiry Laboratory Courses
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Beck, Christopher W.; Blumer, Lawrence S. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Science self-efficacy, a student's confidence in being able to perform scientific practices, interacts with science identity and outcomes expectations, leading to improved performance in science courses, persistence in science majors, and ultimately, the pursuit of advanced training in the sciences. Inquiry-based laboratory courses have been shown…
Descriptors: Correlation, Self Efficacy, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty
Success of Online Mathematics Courses at the Community College Level
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Lee, Lisa S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Low success rates in online mathematics courses at the community college level have raised concerns. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that contribute to student success in online mathematics courses at community colleges. The non-experimental quantitative design began with descriptive statistics to explore the quantitative…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Interaction, Multiple Regression Analysis, Active Learning
Faculty Teaching Behaviors at Three State-Funded Universities
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Bryant, Christa Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine if faculty teaching behaviors differed as a function of demographic variables including academic discipline, years of experience making accommodations, academic rank, and/or gender. College faculty from three universities completed and submitted the Faculty Inventory, a questionnaire containing seven…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Behavior, State Universities, Demography