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Birds of a Feather Flock Together: The Importance of Seating Location with Active Learning in the Professional Classroom
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Miller, Cynthia J.; Metz, Michael J. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2014
Ask any professor to describe a "first-row student," and you will likely hear a description of an engaged learner who pays attention during class, takes notes, and asks questions. A research study from the 1980s has indicated that undergraduate students sitting in the front and center of the classroom score higher than other students.…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Learner Engagement, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs
A Comparison of Traditional and Engaging Lecture Methods in a Large, Professional-Level Course
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Miller, Cynthia J.; McNear, Jacquee; Metz, Michael J. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2013
In engaging lectures, also referred to as broken or interactive lectures, students are given short periods of lecture followed by "breaks" that can consist of 1-min papers, problem sets, brainstorming sessions, or open discussion. While many studies have shown positive effects when engaging lectures are used in undergraduate settings,…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Student Evaluation, Student Surveys, Audience Response Systems
An integrated, modular, program-supplemented approach to the teaching of basic health science
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Bickley, Harmon C.; Roth, Gerald I. – Journal of the American Dental Association, 1973
A flexible dental school curriculum in which the basic science courses are integrated, modular, and supplemented by self-instruction programs is described. (Editor)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Curriculum Development, Dental Schools, Dentistry
In Pursuit of Excellence: The Report of the Prichard Committee on Higher Education in Kentucky's Future to The Kentucky Council on Higher Education.
Kentucky Council on Public Higher Education, Frankfort. – 1981
Trends and issues likely to affect Kentucky higher education in the future are discussed along with recommendations of the Prichard Committee on Higher Education in Kentucky's Future. Projections pertaining to population, resources, social issues, inflation, and the change from goods production to production of services and the creation of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees, College Admission, College Faculty