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Benson, Lyle; Enstroem, Rickard – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2023
It is well known that students intentionally and unintentionally commit academic misconduct, but how can universities prevent academic misconduct and foster a culture of academic integrity? Based on a literature synthesis, an actionable Model for Preventing Academic Misconduct is presented. The model's basic premise is that students' voluntary…
Descriptors: Prevention, Cheating, Ethics, Business Education
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Fenwick, Amalia; Kinsella, Billy; Harford, Judith – Irish Educational Studies, 2022
This article reports on baseline data gathered as part of an intervention project which aims to enhance academic performance, encourage retention and broaden the educational and career aspirations of senior cycle students in schools which serve socio-economically disadvantaged communities. The experiences and perceptions of 405 students attending…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Intervention, Academic Achievement, School Holding Power
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Salmon, Michael – Research-publishing.net, 2019
When using Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) on university modules, international students unfamiliar with such platforms face navigational as well as linguistic barriers. Short, intensive language courses may not spend time on VLE orientation and rationale, with the result that students do not receive clear guidance on exactly how to move…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Students, Barriers
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Leech, Catherine – Teacher Education Advancement Network Journal, 2019
This project seeks to answer the question of which intervention practices are most effective for raising the academic attainment of GCSE maths pupils in England. The findings will have the potential to alleviate teacher workload and to raise pupil attainment by refining the intervention schemes employed in schools. The results will therefore also…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Educational Attainment, Exit Examinations
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Hayton, John William – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
This article delivers an evaluation of a pedagogical intervention implemented within a first-year undergraduate university module. The intervention, termed the student-led tutorial (SLT), is based on the concept of the tutorless tutorial and presents a platform for student learning which was designed to increase active learning prior to their…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, College Freshmen
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Banky, George P. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Engineering tertiary courses that reflect professional activity mandate the successful application of theorems and concepts in order to solve technical problems. This graduate skill is typically assessed during student problem-solving activities. Furthermore, both collaborative learning and the interactive study method known as self-explanation…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Outcomes of Education, Problem Based Learning, Intervention
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McKay, Tracey Morton – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2016
This research sought to determine if a teaching intervention using tutors in a South African university could promote epistemological access to university for first-year students. Although hiring, developing and managing tutors takes money, time and energy, the effectiveness of tutors in the South African context is underreported. The first-year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Tutors, Teacher Effectiveness
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Stoesz, Brenda M.; Yudintseva, Anastassiya – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2018
The prevalence of plagiarism, cheating, and other acts of academic dishonesty may be as high as 80% in populations of high school and post-secondary students. Various educational interventions have been developed and implemented in an effort to educate students about academic integrity and to prevent academic misconduct. We reviewed the…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Integrity, Plagiarism
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Wheldall, Kevin; Wheldall, Robyn; Madelaine, Alison; Reynolds, Meree; Arakelian, Sarah – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2017
An earlier series of pilot studies and small-scale experimental studies had previously provided some evidence for the efficacy of a small group early literacy intervention program for young struggling readers. The present paper provides further evidence for efficacy based on a much larger sample of young, socially disadvantaged, at-risk readers.…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Literacy Education, Reading Difficulties
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Wu, Ejean; Yang, Shu Ching – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
This study examines the differential impact of tutor labeling vs. non-labeling approaches on the performance; motivation beliefs; and cognitive, social, and teaching presence of low-achieving students. Two interactive tutoring strategy patterns are investigated based on the taxonomical e-moderating model of Salmon. In addition, the tutees' online…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Student Behavior, Student Attitudes, Intervention
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Olivares, Sonia; Saiz, Carlos; Rivas, Silvia F. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2013
Introduction: Here we report the results obtained in an innovative teaching experience that encourages the development of Critical Thinking skills through motivational intervention. Understanding Critical Thinking as a theory of action, "we think to solve problems", and accompanying this concept with a program aimed at teaching/learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Student Motivation, College Students
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McDonald, James E.; Robinson, Rosanna L. – Bioscience Education, 2014
The transition to undergraduate study is often a challenging step for students as they progress from relatively smaller school/college classes with a high degree of contact time with familiar staff to a university department where one-on-one interaction with staff members is significantly reduced. The first year tutorials module offers one of the…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Learning Modules, Undergraduate Students, College Freshmen
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Chanock, Kate; Horton, Craig; Reedman, Mark; Stephenson, Bret – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2012
This article discusses a Design for Learning project in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, where academic and personal support for students was interwoven in their first semester. Staff of the Academic Language and Learning Unit (ALLU) worked with discipline staff to develop their students' capabilities across a range of disciplines,…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Feedback (Response), Tutors, Academic Achievement
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Etherington, Sarah J. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2014
Internationalization of the curriculum is central to the strategic direction of many modern universities and has widespread benefits for student learning. However, these clear aspirations for internationalization of the curriculum have not been widely translated into more internationalized course content and teaching methods in the classroom,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Time Factors (Learning), Physiology
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Bringula, Rex P.; Basa, Roselle S.; Dela Cruz, Cecilio; Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
This study attempted to determine the influence of prior knowledge in mathematics of students on learner-interface interactions in a learning-by-teaching intelligent tutoring system. One hundred thirty-nine high school students answered a pretest (i.e., the prior knowledge in mathematics) and a posttest. In between the pretest and posttest, they…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Tutoring, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries
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