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McDowell, Travis R.; Schmittzehe, Emmalou T.; Duerden, Amanda J.; Cernusca, Dan; Collier, Harvest; Woelk, Klaus – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2019
A student-choice model course redesign was used to counteract a large increase in student enrollment, improve the quality of instruction, and preserve student success. This model is an instructional technique that allows students to choose how to engage in a course. Using this model in a first-semester college-level general chemistry course,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Chemistry, Introductory Courses, College Science
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Gil, Pablo – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2017
University courses concerning Computer Vision and Image Processing are generally taught using a traditional methodology that is focused on the teacher rather than on the students. This approach is consequently not effective when teachers seek to attain cognitive objectives involving their students' critical thinking. This manuscript covers the…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Programming Languages, Video Technology
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Bumbacher, Engin; Salehi, Shima; Wieman, Carl; Blikstein, Paulo – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2018
Manipulative environments play a fundamental role in inquiry-based science learning, yet how they impact learning is not fully understood. In a series of two studies, we develop the argument that manipulative environments (MEs) influence the kind of inquiry behaviors students engage in, and that this influence realizes through the affordances of…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Education
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Lin, Chien-Liang – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2018
This study sought to develop a self-report instrument to be used in the assessment of the project competences of college students engaged in online project-based learning. Three scales of the KIPSSE instrument developed for this study, namely, the knowledge integration, project skills, and self-efficacy scales, were based on related theories and…
Descriptors: College Students, Online Courses, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Muñoz-García, Miguel A.; Moreda, Guillermo P.; Hernández-Sánchez, Natalia; Valiño, Vanesa – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
Active learning is one of the most efficient mechanisms for learning, according to the psychology of learning. When students act as teachers for other students, the communication is more fluent and knowledge is transferred easier than in a traditional classroom. This teaching method is referred to in the literature as reciprocal peer teaching. In…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Peer Teaching, Teaching Methods, Laboratory Experiments
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Guertin, Laura A.; Zappe, Sarah E.; Kim, Heeyoung – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
The Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) technique allows students to be engaged in course material outside of the classroom by answering web-based questions. The responses are summarized and presented to students in class with a follow-up active learning exercise. College students enrolled in an introductory-level general education geoscience course were…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Earth Science, Active Learning, Course Content
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Kelly, Resa M.; Jones, Loretta L. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
Animations of molecular structure and dynamics are often used to help students understand the abstract ideas of chemistry. This qualitative study investigated how the features of two different styles of molecular-level animation affected students' explanations of how sodium chloride dissolves in water. In small group sessions 18 college-level…
Descriptors: Animation, Chemistry, Molecular Structure, Misconceptions
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Dori, Yehudit J.; Yochim, Jerome M. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1994
A studyware comprising a set of interconnected modules on human physiology has been developed and used to improve undergraduate students' achievements. Study results show the scores of students who used the optional computer laboratory sessions were enhanced over those who did not use the studyware. Presents examples from the modules. (LZ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction