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Chow, Anthony S.; Croxton, Rebecca A. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2017
As university administrators respond to increasing demands of the educational market to offer greater opportunities for online learning, their capacity to create an economically stable, sustainable, yet rich teaching and learning environment deserves immediate and continued attention. A university-wide study involving 130 participants examined the…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Educational Change, Higher Education
Simpson, Alyson – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2016
This article focuses on the pedagogic value of dialogue to strengthen pre-service teachers' reflective practices and improve their knowledge about the power of talk for learning. Dialogic learning was introduced to a unit of study taken by a final-year cohort of students in an initial teacher education degree at an urban university in Australia.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Dialogs (Language), Blended Learning
Canuteson, Ashley Dyanne – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The developing synergy of legislation and research throughout recent history points to the current momentum behind college and career readiness for every student. Researchers have found that embedding academic content into career education improves student learning. Integrated learning can vary in approach and style and can be adjusted to fit into…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, High School Students, Correlation
Trujillo, Karen; Chamberlin, Barbara; Wiburg, Karin; Armstrong, Amanda – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2016
This article captures the evolution of research goals and methodologies used to assess the effectiveness and impact of a set of mathematical educational games and animations for middle-school aged students. The researchers initially proposed using a mixed model research design of formative and summative measures, such as user-testing,…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction
Skordis-Worrall, Jolene; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; Batura, Neha; Hughes, Jane – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
This study explored the perceptions and experiences of a group of students enrolled in an online course in Economic Evaluation. A mixed methods approach was adopted for the data collection, and thematic analysis was used to synthesize the data collected and highlight key findings. The participants identified several positive and negative perceived…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Economics Education, Mixed Methods Research, Feedback (Response)
E-Learning Instructional Design and the Mismatch between E-Learners and E-Educators' Learning Styles
Hassanein, Osama Hassanein Sayed – International Journal on E-Learning, 2015
The present study attempted to identify the preferred learning styles of non-Arabic speaking EFL faculties hired to teach at the Saudi universities and those of Saudi EFL university students towards learning English and to use learning styles data to inform e-learning design for Saudi EFL university students. The study used a mixed-methods design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Cognitive Style
Chen Hsieh, Jun Scott; Wu, Wen-Chi Vivian; Marek, Michael W. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
Instruction in English is a priority around the globe, but instructional methodologies have not always kept pace with the changing needs of students. To explore the benefits of the flipped classroom model for learners of English as a Foreign Language, the researchers used flipped learning and Wen's Output-driven/Input-enabled model to design a…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Littlefield, Cathy Morgan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Hybrid learning combines the personal contact of the face-to-face learning environment with the convenience of online learning in a way that creates an interactive and engaging environment for students and faculty. This innovative instructional design is capturing the attention of faculty in higher education, but particularly in America's…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Blended Learning, Community Colleges, College Faculty
Rienties, Bart; Héliot, YingFei; Jindal-Snape, Divya – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2013
A common assumption in higher education is that international students find it difficult to develop learning and friendship relations with host students. When students are placed in a student-centred environment, international students from different cultural backgrounds are "forced" to work together with other students, which allows…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Social Networks, Role, Friendship
Lykke, Marianne; Coto, Mayela; Jantzen, Christian; Mora, Sonia; Vandel, Niels – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Based on the assumption that wellbeing, positive emotions and engagement influence motivation for learning, the aim of this paper is to provide insight into students' emotional responses to and engagement in different learning designs. By comparing students' reports on the experiential qualities of three different learning designs, their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Student Motivation, Learning Experience
Ghamrawi, Norma – International Education Studies, 2013
This mixed methods study reports on the outcomes of a professional development model (PDM) developed by a K-12 private school in Beirut, Lebanon, after 3 years of its employment. Specifically, an evaluation of this PDM is provided with special emphasis on its potential of developing teacher leaders at school. The PDM embraces a constructivist…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Private Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Zheng, Meixun; Spires, Hiller A. – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2014
This mixed methods study examined 73 5th graders' flow experience in a game-based science learning environment using two gameplay approaches (solo and collaborative gameplay). Both survey and focus group interview findings revealed that students had high flow experience; however, there were no flow experience differences that were contingent upon…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Learner Engagement, Attention
Kaufman, Eric K.; Rateau, Richard J.; Carter, Hannah S.; Strickland, L. Rochelle – Journal of Leadership Education, 2012
One method to develop leaders is through leadership development programs designed specifically for an intended context. The International Leadership Association (ILA) provides questions for designing programs such programs. This article reflects data collected during the process of developing a leadership program serving the broader agricultural…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Leadership Training, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations
Schwanenberger, Michael; Ahearn, Christopher – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2013
This paper documents the results of a mixed method study of teachers who participated in a survey and focus groups in a K-12 southwestern suburban school district during the 2011-2012 school year. The mixed method design contains elements of both qualitative and quantitative approaches, permitting the authors to collect qualitative and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, School Districts, Surveys, Focus Groups
Langenhorst, Don G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
There has been an exponential growth in online courses offered at the high school level but little evidence as to whether they are as effective as face-to-face courses. It has become critical to understand and evaluate the effectiveness of online education in order to reap the benefits and reduce the drawbacks of contrasting learning modes. The…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Conventional Instruction, High School Students
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