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Teaching about Prejudice with a Bogardus Social Distance Scale Activity: Replication and Extension
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Maurer, Trent W.; Keim, Cassidy – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2018
This study presents a three-year replication and extension of Maurer's (2013) evaluation of a classroom activity to reduce prejudice and discrimination. Students in six sections of an introductory family science course were assigned to one of three conditions and one of two target marginalized groups for a 3x2 design. Results differed…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Social Bias, Social Discrimination, Social Distance
A Technology Leader's Role in Initiating a Flipped Classroom in a High School Math Class
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Caverly, Gregg – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A mixed methods study was conducted to measure the effectiveness of a flipped classroom in a high school discrete mathematics course. In the flipped classroom, students watched videos of the teacher's lesson for homework while completing problems during class. Two sections of the course were involved in the study, with one group receiving the…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Classroom Techniques, High Schools, Mathematics Instruction
Is Peer Interaction Necessary for Optimal Active Learning?
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Linton, Debra L.; Farmer, Jan Keith; Peterson, Ernie – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
Meta-analyses of active-learning research consistently show that active-learning techniques result in greater student performance than traditional lecture-based courses. However, some individual studies show no effect of active-learning interventions. This may be due to inexperienced implementation of active learning. To minimize the effect of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Peer Groups, Interaction, Meta Analysis
Improvements from a Flipped Classroom May Simply Be the Fruits of Active Learning
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Jensen, Jamie L.; Kummer, Tyler A.; Godoy, Patricia D. d. M. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2015
The "flipped classroom" is a learning model in which content attainment is shifted forward to outside of class, then followed by instructor-facilitated concept application activities in class. Current studies on the flipped model are limited. Our goal was to provide quantitative and controlled data about the effectiveness of this model.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Instructional Improvement, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
Evaluation of a Classroom Exercise on Social Distance and Discrimination
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Maurer, Trent W. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013
This project evaluated a class activity on social distance and discrimination using the Bogardus Social Distance Scale. Students [N = 266] in six sections of a family development course received either lecture or lecture plus the activity and completed two pretest and posttest measures. Results revealed greater positive shifts on the Scale for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Evaluation, Social Distance, Social Discrimination
Assessment of a Brief Oral Presentation Assignment in Biopsychology
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Sleigh, Merry J. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2013
This study examined the suitability of a brief oral presentation exercise as an assessment method in biopsychology. Undergraduate students researched and presented a five-minute, self-selected fact related to course material, allowing them to practice oral communication skills, such as clearly explaining and carefully listening. Biopsychology…
Descriptors: Oral Communication Method, Video Technology, Assignments, Psychology