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Rämö, Johanna; Nokelainen, Petri; Kangaslampi, Riikka; Viro, Elina; Kaarakka, Terhi; Nieminen, Maiju; Hirvonen, Jani; Ali-Löytty, Simo – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
In this study, we investigated how well two different student-centred instructional models fostered engineering students' learning in a time of crisis. We analysed students' (N = 375) approaches to learning during four engineering mathematics courses in a Finnish university before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students' deep and surface…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, COVID-19, Pandemics
AlRasheed, Hana Sulaiman; Hamdan Alghamdi, Amani K. – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2023
Education for sustainable development (ESD) flourishes with student-centered learning methods, including project-based learning (PBL). These methods are still new to Saudi Arabian university students who tend to experience teacher-centered approaches. Saudi Arabia's recent policy decision to shift to a knowledge-based economy that respects…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Foreign Countries, Student Centered Learning
Timothy Abraham; Katie Hanifin – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2024
The decision to move away from lecture-led instruction in the college classroom is not simple. Planning for and managing a more interactive classroom brings unique challenges and opportunities. A biomechanics instructor and an instructional designer from Utica University compared teacher-led instruction to brain-based instruction and share their…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Teaching Methods, College Faculty, Biomechanics
Joan Nkansaa Nkansah – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2025
Research has indicated that many teachers and students lack the critical classroom experience where they play the roles of subjects controlling the educational process and developing knowledge together. With an emphasis on teaching instead of learning, classroom interactions are limited, and creativity and the cultivation of critical thinking…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Teacher Role, Student Role, College Faculty
Palos, Steve – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative, causal-comparative study was to determine how, and to what degree learning methods (student-centered or instructor-centered) and gender independently or interactively made a difference in adult student achievement. The Wechsler Individual Achievement Test Third Edition (WIAT-III) was utilized to measure…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Gender Differences, Adult Students, Academic Achievement
Carla Briffett Aktas; Koon Lin Wong; Wing Fun Oliver Kong; Choi Pat Ho – Teaching in Higher Education, 2025
Creating a socially just pedagogy from a grassroots level could help address issues of educational injustice. This paper focuses on the creation of the student voice for social justice (SVSJ) pedagogical method that is based on Nancy Fraser's political social justice framework. The resulting approach, developed through participatory action…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Social Justice, Student Centered Curriculum
Eric Jennings; Hans Kishel – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2023
Higher education institutions strive to turn out graduates that are well-rounded, engaged, and civic-minded individuals no matter their discipline or major. The authors believe that more can be done to ensure that this goal is attained. To address this issue, two librarians designed a learner-centered course that embraced the uncertainty found in…
Descriptors: Librarians, Instructional Design, College Students, Information Skills
Amy E. Kulesza; Susan L. D'Agostino; Lucía B. Chacón-Díaz – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2024
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Biology Teaching Assistants (TAs) were tasked with transitioning and adapting their instruction to an online environment by quickly implementing Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) practices. Effective online and in-person teaching requires student-centered approaches to support undergraduate student learning. Using…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Biology, Science Instruction
Qi, Shaoyan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Touted as the future of language teaching, task-based pedagogy is grounded in current Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theories, and is in line with the trend of learner-centeredness in general education. However, the method has yet to be fully embraced by the language teaching community due to the lack of 1) clear delineation of pedagogical…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Task Analysis, Teaching Methods
Liu, Dan; Wimpenny, Katherine; DeWinter, Alun; Harrison, Peter – Teaching in Higher Education, 2023
Despite the rapid development of TNHE over the past decade, research studies on students' perceptions and experiences of teaching and learning at TNHE programmes in China are very limited. Using both surveys (328) and follow-up interviews (40) from students at two Anglo-Sino programmes, this study explores students' perceptions and experiences of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Cultural Differences
Valeria Andreoni; Alice Richard – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the 2030 SDGs Game as a pedagogical tool for the promotion of interdisciplinary education. Based on the simulation of possible world outcomes for the year 2030, the game induces participants to reflect on the socioeconomic and environmental consequences of actions and facilitate the exploration of…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Zhang, Bowen – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2021
With globalization increasingly define the world, international students are undertaking an important agentic role in terms of communicating different cultures. Therefore, their experiences are significant in revealing the pedagogic practices between different country settings. This article attempts to compare pedagogic practices between the UK…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Foreign Students, Student Centered Learning
Ling Zhang – Pedagogical Research, 2024
In the face of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the hybrid teaching model has garnered significant attention for its combination of the depth of traditional education with the convenience of distance learning. Focusing on the domain of computer programming language instruction, this study innovatively designs a hybrid teaching…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Blended Learning, Programming Languages
Implementing Relatedness-Supportive Teaching Strategies to Promote Learning in the College Classroom
Escandell, Sthephany; Chu, Tsz Lun – Teaching of Psychology, 2023
Introduction: Relatedness--a sense of meaningful connectedness and belonging--is one of the basic psychological needs proposed by self-determination theory. Statement of the Problem: The current literature lacks evidence-based strategies that support student relatedness in the college classroom. In education, research has indicated…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Teaching Methods, Psychological Needs, Self Determination
Karen Anne Hange – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive single case study was to understand how college instructors across a variety of discipline areas described the development of their instructional strategies to embed sense of community and cognitive presence in a blended class environment at a university in the Midwest United States. The Community of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Sense of Community, Student Centered Learning