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Daniel, Sarah R.; Jordan, Michelle E. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2017
Working in collaborative groups has been shown to have beneficial outcomes; however, these benefits are linked to the quality of group member interactions. "Heedful interrelating," which entails interacting with sensitivity to the task at hand while paying attention to how one's actions affect overall team functioning, is theorized to be…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Mixed Methods Research, Metacognition
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Reed, Maureen J.; Kennett, Deborah J.; Emond, Marc – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Students choose to go to university for many reasons. They include those with disabilities and those without. The reasons why students with disabilities go to university and how these reasons impact university experience, including coping (academic resourcefulness), adapting, academic ability beliefs (academic self-efficacy), and grades, are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Disabilities, College Choice
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Xuereb, Sharon – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2014
A substantial proportion of students doubt whether they should continue their studies, and are consequently more likely to withdraw. In the study described in this article, undergraduates who reported they doubted gave their reasons why they did, outlined support they received and stated why they ultimately decided to continue with their studies.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence, Withdrawal (Education)
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De Grez, Luc; Valcke, Martin; Roozen, Irene – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2012
Assessment of oral presentation skills is an underexplored area. The study described here focuses on the agreement between professional assessment and self- and peer assessment of oral presentation skills and explores student perceptions about peer assessment. The study has the merit of paying attention to the inter-rater reliability of the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Interrater Reliability, Scoring Rubrics, Speech Skills