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Dai, Yao – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
In the 21st century, oral communication skills are increasingly important for business graduates who will start their careers. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to discover the best method to help business students enhance their oral communication skills during their college years. This research also helps professors to make their…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Students, Communication Skills, Oral Language
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Averett, Paige E.; Arnd-Caddigan, Margaret – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2014
This article includes a review of the literature on personal epistemology and the reflective judgment model and applies these theoretical concepts to undergraduate students who engage in service-learning projects. The application will provide instructors with greater understanding of students' abilities and limitations in their…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Social Work, Epistemology, Reflection
Gottler, Rose M. – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons behind fifth grade students' participation or non-participation in mathematical discussions, and determine whether this affected their understanding of the learning material. The researcher observed twenty-four students' participation or non-participation in mathematical discussions in a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Student Participation, Grade 5, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Vredeveld, George M. – Journal of Economic Education, 1982
Reviews research which compares the effectiveness of programed instruction (PI) in economics to lecture-discussion techniques. Studies demonstrate that students using PI perform as well on examinations as students using the traditional method. There is also some evidence that students using PI retain their learning better. (AM)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Economics Education, Educational Research, Higher Education
Butler, Judy D. – 1992
This paper reviews the literature in three areas of change in college teaching--peer teaching or tutoring, individualized instruction, and cooperative learning. The focus of the paper is how knowledge is acquired, and acted upon, by students. The advantages and disadvantages of each type of teaching are explored, as well as the rates of successful…
Descriptors: Active Learning, College Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Cooperative Learning
Cooper, Pamela; Galvin, Kathleen – 1984
A review of the journal literature on three instructional strategies (lecture, the small group, and the discussion method) reveals that research concerning teacher training in these strategies is extremely limited. (Journals were chosen as offering the most accessible research in this area). Although there is much anecdotal information on how to…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Research, Higher Education, Lecture Method