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Lee, Dabae; Morrone, Anastasia S.; Siering, Greg – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
To promote student learning and bolster student success, higher education institutions are increasingly creating large active learning classrooms to replace traditional lecture halls. Although there have been many efforts to examine the effects of those classrooms on learning outcomes, there is paucity of research that can inform the design and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Classroom Environment, Lecture Method
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Davis, Diana – PRIMUS, 2018
We describe a case study of a problem-solving section, using the "Harkness" discussion method, of an honors multivariable calculus course. Students in the problem-solving section had equivalent outcomes on exams, reported higher ratings in self-assessments of skills, and took more math classes in the following year, compared with…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Students, Inquiry
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Kanin, Maralee R.; Pontrello, Jason K. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2016
Calls to bring interdisciplinary content and examples into introductory science courses have increased, yet strategies that involve course restructuring often suffer from the need for a significant faculty commitment to motivate change. Minimizing the need for dramatic course reorganization, the structure, reactivity, and chemical biology…
Descriptors: Biology, Introductory Courses, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction
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Beuk, Frederik – Journal of Marketing Education, 2016
This study combines the perspective of students (n = 137) and sales instructors (n = 248). It compares how well selling and sales management simulation games, case discussions, and traditional lectures are perceived to conform to the seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. The study further compares each method's performance…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Attitude Measures, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment
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Achuonye, Keziah Akuoma – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
This descriptive survey is hinged on predominant teaching strategies in schools, implications for curriculum implementation in Mathematics, Science and Technology. Target population consisted of teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary schools. However, purposive sample of 900 respondents was drawn from the six BRACED states namely Bayelsa,…
Descriptors: Surveys, STEM Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Bower, Matt; Kenney, Jacqueline; Dalgarno, Barney; Lee, Mark J. W.; Kennedy, Gregor E. – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2014
Blended synchronous learning involves using rich-media technologies to enable remote and face-to-face students to jointly participate in the same live classes. This article presents blended synchronous learning designs from seven case studies that were part of a project funded by the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning
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Kalinowski, Steven; Taper, Mark L. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2007
The authors present results from an experiment that tested the effect of seat location on student performance and attitudes in an undergraduate biology class. The seat assignments were randomly assigned on the first day of class. The authors did not find that students sitting in the front did any better than students sitting in the back. (Contains…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Classroom Design, Class Organization, Experiments
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Skudiene, Vida – Quality of Higher Education, 2005
The environment for teaching management in Baltic States' universities has undergone profound changes. The factors involved are: greater interaction between classroom teaching and the "real world", market expansion, internationalization, and increasingly diverse students. The author reports on the survey findings from the three…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries, Management Development
McKnight, Philip C.; And Others – 1975
This handbook on teaching is divided into seven parts. Following the introduction (Part I), Part II presents essays on student and faculty rights and responsibilities, evaluation and assessment, grades, and teaching and efficiency. Part III is a summary of interviews on teaching and research with 20 professors from the University of Kansas…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Faculty, College Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Gettys, Cynthia M.; Holt, Mary Ann – 1993
This study sought to determine how teachers (n=61) at two Paideia schools in Chattanooga (Tennessee) perceived the professional staff development activities provided for them as they made the transition from a traditional direct instruction model of teaching to a nontraditional three-column model of instruction which included didactic…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Methods, Elementary School Teachers