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Javad Zare; Khadijeh Aqajani Delavar – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
The purpose of the present mixed methods study was to investigate if enhancing Focus on Form (FonF) tasks with data-driven learning (DDL) affects English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' task motivation from the self-determination theory (SDT) perspective. Following a quasi-experimental comparison group pretest-posttest and sequential…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Instructional Materials, Data Use
Xiangyu Tang; Guobiao Li; Linjiao Lv; Peng Wang; Rong Zhu – Education & Training, 2024
Purpose: Many studies on entrepreneurial intention have explored the impact of different factors; however, few have examined the relationship between and impact mechanisms of informal social networks and entrepreneurial intention. This study aimed to bridge this research gap. Design/methodology/approach: This study is based on social capital and…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Entrepreneurship, Intention, Foreign Countries
Sunny Choi – Discover Education, 2025
This study explores the pedagogical impact of incorporating improvisation practices into the curriculum of Classical piano students in higher education. Drawing from Bourdieu's social reproduction theory highlighting the concept of habitus, the research investigates how intentional disruptions to students' ingrained Classical training can foster…
Descriptors: Music Education, Learning Processes, Creative Activities, Music Activities
Zareen Amtul; Moutasem Seifi; Erfan S. Asif; Athar Ata – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
According to national labor market information study, access to talent is the greatest business challenge Canadian biotech companies are facing. We, therefore, developed, implemented, and assessed a pharma industry-inspired, medicinal research laboratory module in an experiential capstone biotechnology laboratory course. This involves developing a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biotechnology, College Students, Science Instruction
Samaroo, Diana; Tsenova, Liana; Han, Sandie; Ghosh-Dastidar, Urmi – Science Education and Civic Engagement, 2022
The Prospect Park Biodiversity Project was a SENCER collaboration project between the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Mathematics at the New York City College of Technology. The goal of this project was to enhance students' participation and learning in STEM disciplines through a civically engaged framework. The project utilized…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Biodiversity, College Students
Akihary, Wilma; Maruanaya, Rita Fransina; Lestuny, Carolina; Maruanaya, Seplinovye Penina – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2023
The quality improvement of human resources in the society 5.0 era in the 21st century is closely related to technology, and one of the ways this can be achieved is by using YouTube. Therefore, this research determined the differences in student cognitive learning outcomes and critical thinking before and after applying the YouTube-assisted…
Descriptors: Social Media, Video Technology, Discovery Learning, Cognitive Development
Clark, Chandra; Plakhina, Elena; Rosales, Rey – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2020
Educators face a major challenge protecting and nurturing students' passion for journalism while scrambling to help them keep up with a work environment in constant flux. They cannot afford to sidetrack this passion while teaching new software, evolving technology, and marketplace needs. If universities want to produce the best and brightest…
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Critical Thinking
Priya Patel; Harsh Pandya; Rajiv Ranganathan; Mei-Hua Lee – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
Manual exploratory behaviors during object interaction that form the basis of tool use behavior, are mostly qualitatively characterized in terms of their frequency and duration of occurrence. To fully understand their functional and clinical significance, quantitative movement characterization is needed alongside their qualitative analysis.…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Toys, Measurement Equipment, Object Manipulation
Jonathan Sepulveda; Michelle Zhou; Amanda Amorosi; Julia Rauen; Meghan Boyer; Belle Liang; Terese Lund; Angela DeSilva Mousseau – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2024
This qualitative descriptive study examined the process of purpose development of nine (seven females, two males; M[subscript age] = 20.2, age range 18-21 years) college students who completed interviews in fall 2017 and spring 2019 at a private university. Across the two time points, participants engaged in an iterative process that led them to…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Self Concept, Student Development
Rath, Danielle Robertson; Rock, Cheryl Rosita – Journal of Food Science Education, 2021
Through a collaboration between a professor in academia and an industry professional, entry-level food science students were given the opportunity to critically evaluate the safety of energy drinks. This evaluation occurred through a General Education (Category A3) course designated "Critical Thinking" at California State University --…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Active Learning, Discovery Learning, Classroom Environment
Mo'een A. Oudat; Nezar M. Al-Luwaici; Mahmoud H. Yacoub – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: In modern society, the process of shaping students' creative thinking takes on a new and broader dimension. This study aimed to understand ways of forming creative thinking in students by identifying the impact of the Guided Discovery Strategy on developing creative thinking. It is a process in which students are encouraged to…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Physical Education
Watkins, Adam; Tehrani, Zahra – Honors in Practice, 2020
Creative writing offers a critical and innovative form of inquiry promoting integrative learning that transcends disciplinary barriers. Authors first provide an overview of the scholarship on creative writing pedagogy, its unique capacity to engage a range of knowledge domains, and its significance for honors education. They then offer primary…
Descriptors: Humanities, STEM Education, Creative Writing, Interdisciplinary Approach
Wu, Hao; Molnár, Gyöngyvér – Journal of Intelligence, 2022
Complex problem solving (CPS) is considered to be one of the most important skills for successful learning. In an effort to explore the nature of CPS, this study aims to investigate the role of inductive reasoning (IR) and combinatorial reasoning (CR) in the problem-solving process of students using statistically distinguishable exploration…
Descriptors: College Students, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills, Discovery Learning
Paul, L. A.; Quiggin, John – Educational Theory, 2020
Universities aspire to offer students a transformative experience, but rarely spell out the nature of this transformation. In this essay, L. A. Paul and John Quiggin frame the successful university education as transformative in the philosophical sense. They explain the way that a successful college education can be understood as generating an…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Higher Education, Universities, Role of Education
Aquines Gutiérrez, Osvaldo; Galloway, Ross K.; Santos, Ayax; Martínez-Huerta, Humberto; González, Héctor – Education Sciences, 2022
Despite being one of the pillars of physics and a well-known subject, the electric force is sometimes not immediately evident to students. Discovery-based learning has proven to be very effective in science education; nevertheless, it can become stressful for students if they don't have the necessary scaffolding and training to construct knowledge…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Energy, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), College Students