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Jeremy Bernier; Elisabeth R. Gee; Yuchan Gao; Luis E. Pérez Cortés; Taylor M. Kessner – Information and Learning Sciences, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this paper reporting an exploratory pilot study is to examine how participant engagement in design thinking varies when playing and fixing (playfixing) three partially complete games (broken games). Design/methodology/approach: The data for this study consist of transcripts of five playfixing sessions with a total of 16…
Descriptors: Games, Creative Thinking, Pilot Projects, College Students
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Lawrence K. Ma; Yiu-Bun Chung; Eddie Shing-Chung Shee; Grace Fung-Ling Cheng; Kathryn Dawson – Psychology Teaching Review, 2024
The use of a drama-based pedagogical (DBP) approach, while well-documented to promote active learning and enhance students' generic skills, is under-utilised in the context of higher education, particularly in psychology learning and teaching (L&T). A project, comprising two virtual drama-integrated learning sessions, was implemented to gauge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Drama, Experiential Learning
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Greer, Simon; Brown, Kevin; Raimondo, Meredith – Journal of College and Character, 2020
Because polarization and demonization of the "other" are increasingly prevalent in today's America, there are limited opportunities for deep and informed engagement across lines of difference, particularly on college campuses. "Bridging the Gap: Dialogue across Difference" (BTG) is a 2-3 week January term immersive experience…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Descriptions, Problem Solving, Values Education
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Monica Ward; Fiona O'Riordan; Danielle Logan-Fleming; Dervila Cooke; Tara Concannon-Gibney; Marina Efthymiou; Niamh Watkins – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
Assessment is a central feature of teaching and learning. It is both complex and challenging in ordinary times, and these aspects are magnified in an online learning environment. Given its central role, it is crucial that its design and purpose is rigorous and robust. This paper presents justification for using interactive oral assessment as an…
Descriptors: Verbal Tests, Oral Language, Experiential Learning, Case Studies
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Villalobos, Cristina; Kim, Hyung Won; Huber, Timothy J.; Knobel, Roger; Setayesh, Shaghayegh; Sasidharan, Lekshmi; Galstyan, Anahit; Balogh, Andras – PRIMUS, 2021
Research indicates multi-section coordination improves the academic performance of students in STEM education. This paper describes the process of coordination in Precalculus, Calculus 1, and Calculus 2 courses undertaken by a large department that grew from the merger of two institutions through a pilot program and a project grant. Components…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Calculus, Success, Mathematics Achievement
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Martinovic, Marietta; Liddell, Marg; Muldoon, Shane Douglas – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2018
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program has been delivered at 2 prisons in Victoria, Australia, Dame Phyllis Frost Centre and Marngoneet Correctional Centre, since 2015. Selected university (outside) students and prisoners (inside) engage in a collaborative learning environment, studying Comparative Criminal Justice Systems. Students critique…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, College Students
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Muianga, Xavier; Klomsri, Tina; Tedre, Matti; Mutimucuio, Inocente – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2018
Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) is in the process of modernising its teaching and learning approaches. As one of the pedagogical reform projects, student-centred learning (SCL) in combination with Web 2.0 tools was introduced as a pilot in the course 'ICT in Environmental Education' in the Faculty of Education. This study explored--using action…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Centered Learning, Management Systems, Web 2.0 Technologies
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Costantino, Tracie; Kellam, Nadia; Cramond, Bonnie; Crowder, Isabelle – Art Education, 2010
Creativity often has been associated with the arts, although creativity also is essential for innovative discoveries and applications in science and engineering. In this article, a pilot study is presented about an investigation concerning how creativity is fostered in an art education course in conjunction with an undergraduate engineering…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Art Education, Engineering Education, Educational Cooperation
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Gomez, Emilio; Rodriguez-Marciel, Cristina – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
The purpose of this paper was to provide information about the virtual learning environment known as PGDnet (the Spanish acronym for "Plataforma de Gestion Docente" or Educational Management Platform in English), which was developed by the innovative education group at the Technical University of Madrid known as "Nuevas metodologias…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction
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Metcalf, Michael F. – ADFL Bulletin, 1995
Describes a pilot project to deal with the problem of articulating postsecondary language study. This project consists of 1 elementary school immersion teacher and 21 foreign language teachers from high schools and colleges. The project has the potential of effecting a statewide adoption of proficiency standards and an improvement in the quality…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Change Agents, College Students
Lackey, James R. – 1994
The elements of statistical formulae that cause people to perceive them as difficult were studied, working from theoretical bases that involve cognitive load, motivational perception, and impasse driven learning. In a pilot study conducted to identify difficulties that novices perceive while learning statistical formulae, 22 students in an…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Equations (Mathematics)
Blai, Boris, Jr. – 1973
A pilot study to investigate the views of Sir Herbert Read on art education is presented. The views include: (1) Real art education (visual language) represents a group of stimuli-response behaviors which direct and shape us; (2) The policy of education through art is based on the hypothesis that the images we evoke in the course of any kind of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comparative Analysis
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers