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Liu, Yujuan; Raker, Jeffrey R.; Lewis, Jennifer E. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
Academic Motivation Scale-Chemistry (AMS-Chemistry), an instrument based on the self-determination theory, was used to evaluate students' motivation in two organic chemistry courses, where one course was primarily lecture-based and the other implemented flipped classroom and peer-led team learning (Flip-PLTL) pedagogies. Descriptive statistics…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Organic Chemistry, Blended Learning, Learning Motivation
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Cosgun Ögeyik, Muhlise – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
In English language teaching settings, the type of lecture is important since students should be exposed to instantly recognisable linguistic features in the target language through interaction. This quasi-experimental study was designed to compare the effectiveness of PowerPoint presentations (PPP) and conventional lecture/discussion sessions on…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Conventional Instruction, Lecture Method, Instructional Effectiveness
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Alt, Dorit – Learning Environments Research, 2015
Self-efficacy for learning, which refers to students' beliefs in their capabilities to regulate their own learning, could determine students' motivation and academic achievement and, therefore, is significant in the learning process. This study examined how educational efforts based on constructivist theory were associated with the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Self Efficacy, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment
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Neustifter, Ruth; Kukkonen, Tuuli; Coulter, Claire; Landry, Samantha – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2016
Backchannel technology can be used to allow students in large lecture courses to communicate with each other and the instructor during the delivery of lecture content and class discussions. It can also be utilized by instructors to capture, summarize, and integrate student questions, ideas, and needs into course content both immediately and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication
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Henriques, Jeffrey B.; Kusse, Lyrissa I. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2011
Students in three sections of introductory psychology, N = 1051, were asked about the utility of traditional, e.g. instructor, lectures and textbook, and nontraditional, e.g., clickers, podcasts and online lecture slides, teaching tools. Students who felt unprepared for college (25.9%) differed from their peers in their perceived utility of these…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Preparation, Teaching Methods, Conventional Instruction
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Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Rikers, Remy M. J. P.; Schmidt, Henk G. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: Constructivist views of learning have brought conceptions of learning to attention again. Conceptions are considered important determinants of effective learning. Students can differ in their conceptions depending on their educational experience. Aims: The present study investigated students' conceptions of constructivist learning. Do…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Experience, Student Attitudes, Problem Based Learning