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Dudley, Lauren A. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Organic chemistry is accepted as a crucial part of science higher education funneling students into many career opportunities such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical industries. Students attempting organic chemistry courses in higher education are among a plethora of majors including biology, chemistry, health science, and engineering.…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Misconceptions, Self Efficacy, College Students
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Taggart, Gabel – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2023
This article presents a case study on Giving Games (GG), which are single-session experiential philanthropy lessons where students learn about, deliberate, and decide which of a set of pre-planned nonprofit organizations should receive smaller sums of sponsored money. Findings reveal that participants' prioritized considerations for giving changed…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Nonprofit Organizations, Pretests Posttests, Student Attitudes
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Malihe YarAhmadi; Hossein Kargar Behbahani – Language Testing in Asia, 2025
Traditional approaches to language assessment have been criticized for their inadequacy in taking account of language learners' potential for development. To obviate this pitfall in traditional assessment, language teachers and researchers have been paying increasing attention to dynamic assessment (DA), which is rooted in Vygotsky's (1978)…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Translation
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Jesús Erubiel Miguel-Gómez; Dennise Salazar; Miguel Reina – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Ludic-didactic material has systematically been proven to be a useful tool that enhances teaching and learning processes, at practically any educational level by reducing the stress level of students and creating a feeling of team spirit and trust. In chemistry courses, significant efforts have been made to improve the learning of intermolecular…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Laura J. Bianco – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Distance education has become increasingly popular among college students over the last two decades and institutions have responded to this demand by offering more online and hybrid courses. These courses provide many benefits to students, including increased flexibility and accessibility, which contribute to its growing popularity. However,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Esteem, Anatomy, Physiology
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Xiaohan Ma – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
This research explores the use of the Quizlet application in teaching Chinese as a foreign language, employing a mixed methods approach. The participants of this study were 60 international students who majored in Chinese at a university in China. The students were divided into two groups and received instruction through traditional teaching…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Learner Engagement, Influence of Technology, Tests
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Lin, Yu-Ju; Wang, Hung-chun – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This study was conducted to explore the effects of an augmented-reality (AR) creative project on English L2 learners' perceptions of creativity, as well as to investigate how to stimulate students' learning motivation. The AR project was developed and integrated into the course syllabus of a university English class, and 39 Taiwanese freshmen…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Students
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Al-Shammari, Abbas H.; Sahiouni, Ahmad Ali – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
This research investigated the consequence of textual enhancement and input processing on developing EFL university learners' linguistic development. It aimed to examine the extent to which these two techniques are useful for learning and teaching the passive voice. A total of 60 in the non-credit remedial foundation course (090) students were…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
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Fiorella, Logan; Kuhlmann, Shelbi – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
This study tested whether creating drawings helps students generate higher-quality oral explanations during learning by teaching, thereby enhancing learning outcomes. 120 college students studied a scientific text about the human respiratory system. Students then either taught the material on video to a fictitious peer by orally explaining…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, College Students
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Bustami, Yakobus; Gandasari, Adriana; Darmawan, Handi; Yane, Stephani; Dewi, Utami – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2021
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to reveal the JiRQA learning supports on biology students' achievement in the multi-ethnical classroom in higher education. The research sample was included 125 students consisting of the ethnics of Dayak, Javanese, and Malay. The achievement data were obtained from the pretest and posttest using…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Ethnic Groups, Teaching Methods
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Yuwono, Imam; Kusumastuti, Dewi Ekasari; Suherman, Yuyus; Zainudin; Dhafiya, Farah; Rahmatika, Puteri – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2023
This study aims to analyse the learning needs of college students with special needs, develop a Universal Design for Learning based learning application named AJAR MBK, and assess the efficiency of the AJAR MBK application. It used a research and development model adapted from the ADDIE (analysis, design, development, implementation, and…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Access to Education, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Material Development
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Pham, Vu Phi Ho; Do, Thi Huyen – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
Previous research studies were successful in employing Task-based instruction (TBI) to enhance students' either speaking or writing skills or grammar knowledge. However, few research studies have investigated whether the TBI impacts students' grammatical performance in both speaking and writing skills. The quasi-experimental research investigated…
Descriptors: Grammar, Speech Skills, Writing Skills, Task Analysis
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Fisher, Kevin M. – Physical Educator, 2019
Inquiries have shown that students enroll in sport skills courses in college to learn a new activity, have fun, improve skills, and increase physical activity. However, physical education course requirements at 4-year universities have hit an all-time low. This study assessed learning in and student perceptions of a university golf physical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods, Athletics, Physical Education
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Na Liu; Jeferd Saong – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2025
The study examined the use of the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in assessing Chinese as a second language and the challenges faced by teachers in the Chinese Language Scholarship (CLS) program. The Concurrent Triangulation Mixed Method Research was used in the study in which qualitative and quantitative data are collected simultaneously,…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Oral Language, Language Proficiency
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Bruder, Andrea; Kohler, Brynja R. – PRIMUS, 2020
Although modeling is an integral process in applied mathematics, students rarely encounter modeling opportunities in their calculus courses. We introduce a laboratory experience as a starting point for calculus students to investigate multivariable functions. A layered system of coffee and milk serves as a physical model for temperature gradients…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Climate, Food
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