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Sudarmika, Putu; Santyasa, I. Wayan; Divayana, Dewa Gede Hendra – International Journal of Instruction, 2020
Higher education has aim to prepare students before they live in social life of community. The purpose of this study was determining difference student achievement and student character between group discussion flipped classroom (GDFC) and lecture learning. The population in this study consist of two classes with total sampling technique. 72…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Blended Learning, Lecture Method
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Carlos González; Daniel Ponce – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This paper aims first to describe the most prevalent teachers' and students' behaviors in synchronous online classes in emergency remote teaching; second, to discern behavior profiles and third, to investigate what features explain the observed behaviors. Design/methodology/approach: An adapted COPUS observation protocol was employed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, College Students, Online Courses
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Padilla-Petry, Paulo; Vadeboncoeur, Jennifer A. – SAGE Open, 2020
Student engagement in higher education has been studied from different theoretical perspectives and in different countries. Current issues include both concerns regarding students' attitudes and ambivalence and, in addition, the definition of the concept of student engagement and how various pedagogical approaches may contribute to contrasting…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Self Evaluation (Individuals), College Students
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RayeCarol Cavender; Trina Gannon – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2019
A criticism of cross-cultural course requirements at the collegiate level is just how effective these courses are in promoting multiculturalism among students. Many of these courses are also taught in large lecture format, cultivating an environment in which students are passive receivers of information rather than active participants in open…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Large Group Instruction, Lecture Method, Technology Uses in Education
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Kropf, Martha; Grubbs, Samuel Jacob; Szmer, John; Whitaker, Beth Elise – Journal of Political Science Education, 2019
Faculty at many colleges and universities are redesigning courses to address differences in student learning preferences. In this study, the researchers surveyed students in two similar American Politics classes. In one, the instructor used a traditional large-class lecture format. In the other, lectures were supplemented with weekly small-group…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, United States Government (Course), Political Science, Lecture Method
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Shyr, Wen-Jye; Chen, Ching-Huei – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
In recent years, the flipped classroom has become prevalent in many educational settings. Flipped classroom adopts a pedagogical model in which short video lectures are viewed by students at home before class so that the teacher can lead students to participate in activities, problem-solving, and discussions. Yet the design or use of technology…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Video Technology
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Dube, Eng. Anna – International Journal for Business Education, 2015
Simulation games are recognized as useful and effective learning tools in the business world, as they create conditions within micro-worlds where participants can experience results of different strategies, which they want to undertake. This use of strategies enables game participants to explore multi-party decision rules and analyse factors that…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Business Administration Education, Sustainable Development
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Lynch, Rosealie P.; Pappas, Eric – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
This paper presents a model for teaching large classes that facilitates a "small class feel" to counteract the distance, anonymity, and formality that often characterize large lecture-style courses in higher education. One author (E. P.) has been teaching a 300-student general education critical thinking course for ten years, and the…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Teaching Methods, Class Size, Lecture Method
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Rao, Pramila – International Journal of Educational Management, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the challenges international students face during their higher education in the USA. This research study was conducted at a private university in the Eastern region of the USA from October 2012 through May 2013 (Fall and Spring semesters) with undergraduate and graduate international students.…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Barriers, Online Surveys
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Aziz, Azniwati Abdul; Ibrahim, Mohamed Akhiruddin; Shaker, Mohammad Hikmat; Nor, Azlina Mohamed – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Globalization causes educational institutions to encounter various challenges and demand, in which they need to play their roles in improving competitiveness and world-class quality education. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) as a university that integrates "Naqli" and "Aqli" knowledge has taken the globalization…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Islam, Global Approach, Language Usage
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Petrovic, Juraj; Pale, Predrag – Teaching in Higher Education, 2015
This paper aims to provide insight into various properties of live lectures from the perspective of sophomore engineering students. In an anonymous online survey conducted at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, we investigated students' opinions regarding lecture attendance, inherent disadvantages of live…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Student Attitudes, Synchronous Communication, Engineering Education
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Kinay, Ismail; Bagçeci, Birsen – International Education Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of authentic assessment, an approach used in Scientific Research Methods, on problem solving skills of prospective classroom teachers. The participant groups of the study consisted of sophomore prospective teachers who study at Dicle University in the Ziya Gökalp Education Faculty Classroom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Performance Based Assessment, Preservice Teachers, Problem Solving
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Leinonen, Risto; Asikainen, Mervi A.; Hirvonen, Pekka E. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2013
As has been shown by previous research, students may possess various misconceptions in the area of thermal physics. In order to help them overcome misconceptions observed prior to instruction, we implemented a one-hour lecture-based intervention in their introductory thermal physics course. The intervention was held after the conventional lectures…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Thermodynamics, Scientific Concepts
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Saville, Bryan K.; Pope, Derek; Truelove, Jacob; Williams, Jacob – Behavior Analyst Today, 2012
A growing number of studies have shown that interteaching produces better student-learning outcomes than more traditional teaching methods such as lecture. But to date, no studies have directly examined whether interteaching is differentially effective for students who typically earn either good or bad grades in their courses. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Teaching Methods, Lecture Method, Scores
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Linton, Debra L.; Pangle, Wiline M.; Wyatt, Kevin H.; Powell, Karli N.; Sherwood, Rachel E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
We investigated some of the key features of effective active learning by comparing the outcomes of three different methods of implementing active-learning exercises in a majors introductory biology course. Students completed activities in one of three treatments: discussion, writing, and discussion + writing. Treatments were rotated weekly between…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Introductory Courses, Biology, Majors (Students)
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