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Barral, Ana Maria; Ardi-Pastores, Veronica C.; Simmons, Rachel E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2018
A flipped-classroom environment generally strives to create more in-class time for activities that enhance student learning, while shifting some content delivery to outside the classroom through the use of short didactic videos. We compared a flipped-classroom setting with the traditional ("control") setting for an accelerated…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Homework, Teaching Methods, Biology
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D'souza, Flavia; Kumari S. N, Vijaya – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2018
The fact that the future of a nation lies in the hands of its knowledgeable, technologically skilled, and civilized citizens is irrefutable. Secondary schools are primary centers for acquiring academic excellence as well as essential life skills. With each student being unique in his ability, learning styles, and social background, diverse…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Secondary School Students, Physics, Science Education
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Peterson, Diana Coomes; Mlynarczyk, Gregory S.A. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2016
This study examined whether student learning outcome measures are influenced by the addition of three-dimensional and digital teaching tools to a traditional dissection and lecture learning format curricula. The study was performed in a semester long graduate level course that incorporated both gross anatomy and neuroanatomy curricula. Methods…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Science Instruction, Anatomy, Outcomes of Education
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Heuett, William J. – PRIMUS, 2017
Students' learning experiences in an introductory statistics course for non-math majors are compared between two different instructional approaches under controlled conditions. Two sections of the course (n = 52) are taught using a flipped classroom approach and one section (n = 30) is taught using a traditional lecture approach. All sections are…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Nonmajors, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Shattuck, James C. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Organic chemistry is very challenging to many students pursuing science careers. Flipping the classroom presents an opportunity to significantly improve student success by increasing active learning, which research shows is highly beneficial to student learning. However, flipping an entire course may seem too daunting or an instructor may simply…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Control Groups
Reese, Mary Celeste – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Technology has changed almost every aspect of our daily lives. It is not surprising then that technology has made its way into the classroom. More and more educators are utilizing technological resources in creative ways with the intent to enhance learning, including using virtual laboratories in the sciences in place of the…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Conventional Instruction
Rody, Carlotta A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
High school biology classes traditionally follow a lecture format to disseminate content and new terminology. With the inclusive practices of No Child Left Behind, the Common Core State Standards, and end-of-course exam requirement for high school diplomas, classes include a large range of achievement levels and abilities. Teachers assume, often…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Notetaking, Lecture Method
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Gebru, Misganaw T.; Phelps, Amy J.; Wulfsberg, Gary – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2012
This study reports the effects of student response systems (clickers) "versus" online homework on students' long-term retention of General Chemistry I course material. Long-term content retention was measured by a comprehensive yearlong American Chemical Society (ACS) GC97 exam administered seven months after students had completed the General…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Tests, Science Achievement
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Donovan, William – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2008
This paper reports the findings of a study of student attitudes and student improvement in conceptual understanding using conceptests with an electronic response system in lecture courses. Students and instructors valued the feedback and interaction that the response system afforded. For a majority of the chemistry topics studied, student…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Student Improvement, Chemistry