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Shen, Dandan; Chang, Chiung-Sui – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2023
The emergence of advanced information technology has revolutionized education and accentuated the demand for high-quality learning. However, many teachers fall short of using technology effectively and optimizing instructional design to promote deeper learning. To address this issue, this study proposes a four-element flipped learning model, which…
Descriptors: College Students, Flipped Classroom, Control Groups, Conventional Instruction
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Bozick, Robert; Mulhern, Christine – RAND Corporation, 2023
This Perspective builds on a related RAND Corporation report that describes the implementation of Findhelp at four North Carolina community colleges in 2021 and 2022. Findhelp is an online tool to connect students to resources in their communities to help meet their basic nonacademic needs. The North Carolina Community College System, with support…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Needs, Community Resources, Community College Students
Kelly Lack; Hannah Acheson-Field; Tamara Linkow; Raquel Gonzalez – Abt Associates, 2023
Starting with the high school graduating Class of 2009, Success Boston has provided transition coaching to Boston Public Schools (BPS) high school graduates, many of whom are from groups traditionally underrepresented in college. In the first few years of Success Boston Coaching (SBC), the program served approximately 300 students per year. In…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Postsecondary Education
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Hawa, Masnuatul; Andayani; Suyitno; Wardani, Nugraheni Eko – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
The study of literary sociology is still considered boring for most students. The study of literary sociology is only emphasized on the aspect of theory memorizing. Therefore, implementing learning model with CSQ [Contextual and Spiritual Quotient] approach is considered very important to make students active, creative, happy, and have spiritual…
Descriptors: College Students, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Program Implementation
Jaworski, Brian R. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
With the increasing cost of attendance and concerns regarding incoming student preparedness (Jackson & Kurlaender, 2013), administrators of U.S. colleges and universities are seeking ways to help more students be successful and persist to graduation. Although research has demonstrated the contribution of psychosocial factors to student success…
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, College Students, Resident Advisers
McMullen, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2016
College students, on average, do not consume enough fruits and vegetables. Contributing to poor eating habits is an overall decline in young adults' cooking skills as compared to previous decades, with today's college students often relying on ubiquitous convenience food options. The detriments associated with these food choices are linked to a…
Descriptors: Nutrition, College Students, Food, Mixed Methods Research
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O'Mally, Jamie; Steverson, Anne – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2017
In a competitive employment climate, college graduates with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) face challenges securing work. Employment barriers among visually impaired individuals include: limited early work experience, negative employer attitudes, transportation issues, lack of exposure to successful role…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, College Students, Mentors
Kuo, Nai-Cheng – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Changes in legislation and the policies of education (e.g., NCLB 2002, IDEA 2004), the potential benefits of response-to-intervention (RTI), and government funds to support early intervention have made RTI a prominent issue in current education. To prepare teachers for implementing RTI, there are several government-sponsored online professional…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Response to Intervention, Early Intervention, Inclusion
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Davies, Patricia L.; Schelly, Catherine L.; Spooner, Craig L. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
To date, a mere handful of studies have been conducted to determine the effectiveness of providing training to university instructors on the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the impact this training has on student outcomes, especially for students with disabilities. While these studies offer some useful data, their results may…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Access to Education, Disabilities
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Casquero, Oskar; Portillo, Javier; Ovelar, Ramon; Romo, Jesus; Benito, Manuel – Digital Education Review, 2010
The institutionally powered Personal Learning Environment (iPLE) constitutes our vision of how Web 2.0 technologies, people arrangement and data sharing could be applied for delivering open, flexible, distributed and learner-centred learning environments to university members. Based on the iPLE, this paper explores a strategy approach that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Network Analysis, Strategic Planning, Cooperative Learning
Wathington, Heather D.; Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Weissman, Evan; Teres, Jedediah; Pretlow, Joshua; Nakanishi, Aki – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2011
In 2009, the National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR) launched an evaluation of eight developmental summer bridge programs in Texas to assess whether these programs reduce the need for developmental coursework and improve student outcomes in college. The evaluation uses an experimental design to measure the effects of these programs on…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Research Design, Summer Programs, Community Colleges