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List, Alexandra; Peterson, Emily Grossnickle; Alexander, Patricia A.; Loyens, Sofie M. M. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2018
Beliefs about knowledge have been found to relate to a variety of student outcomes and to vary across educational domains and instructional contexts. However, there are limited data on students' beliefs about information and truth, vis-à-vis knowledge (i.e., epistemic beliefs) and how these beliefs differ across instructional settings.…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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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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Huerta-Wong, Juan Enrique; Schoech, Richard – Journal of Social Work Education, 2010
Social work education research frequently has suggested an interaction between teaching techniques and learning environments. However, this interaction has never been tested. This study compared virtual and face-to-face learning environments and included active listening concepts to test whether the effectiveness of learning environments depends…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Work, Higher Education, Relationship
Lucas, Christopher J.; Murry, John W., Jr. – 2002
This book offers "survival" advice for faculty newcomers, organizing the discussion under the actual categories of work in which faculty typically engage. Chapter 1, "Institutional Environment and the Academic Community," examines the culture of an academic institution and how faculty newcomers become acculturated or socialized…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Active Learning, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty
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Benzing, Cynthia; Christ, Paul – Journal of Economic Education, 1997
Reports on a national survey of 207 undergraduate economics instructors. Although the lecture method still dominates, many instructors noted that they had integrated more participatory activities such as class discussions, group activities, and instructor questions into their instruction. Includes statistical tables showing characteristics and…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Economics, Economics Education
Timpson, William; Bendel-Simso, Paul – Atwood Publishing, 1996
Instructors face many choices, and their decisions and actions should be based on certain concepts. Believing that many instructors do not know enough about those concepts and the educational research and theories behind them, the authors brings together a synthesis of what is available in the realm of teaching and learning: theoretical and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Concept Mapping, Educational Research, Mastery Learning