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An Investigation of Plagiarism in Developmental Literacy
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Hammer, Emily Grace Ehrlich; Agnello, Mary Frances; Kiser, Michelle; Osaghae, Osariemen – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2012
The purpose of higher education is to prepare students for the workforce. In order to prepare students for the workforce, many life lessons must be learned specifically respect for others' work. One of the invaluable lessons that a student can learn regarding respect for others' work is to appreciate originality and avoid of plagiarism. To be…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Plagiarism, Higher Education, Job Skills
Changes in Language Learning Beliefs during a Transition to Tertiary Study: The Mediation of Classroom Affordances
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Peng, Jian-E. – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2011
Drawing on an ecological perspective, this paper reports on an investigation into the changes in one first-year college student's beliefs about English teaching and learning since his enrollment. These changes in beliefs are part of the empirical findings of a multiple-case study conducted in the Chinese EFL context. Semi-structured interviews,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Interviews, Data Analysis
Evaluating Learning and Interactions in a Multimedia Environment.
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Desmarais, Lise; Duquette, Lise; Renie, Delphine; Laurier, Michel – Computers and the Humanities, 1998
Undertakes a study to evaluate second-language learning with a videodisc named "Vi-Conte." Presents the research methodology as well as analyses of 78 learners' navigational patterns, strategies, gains in vocabulary items, changes in attitude, and global evaluation of the videodisc. Makes suggestions for the development of…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Combining "Peopleware" and "Software" in the Admissions Office: A Case Study in Change.
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Bell, Douglas J; Bracken, Jerald D. – College and University, 1992
At Brigham Young University, the admissions office organized its staff in teams and built a computer software system to support the teams. An improved worker sense of responsibility and increased emphasis on human factors resulted in dramatically increased productivity as measured by number of admissions applications processed and completed.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration
Evaluation of a Faculty Development Model for Technology Use in Higher Education for Late Adopters
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Kahn, Jessica; Pred, Robert – Computers in the Schools, 2002
The design, implementation, and evaluation of the second phase in a two-year faculty development initiative by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium on Higher Education (SEPCHE) is presented. The initiative addressed instruction of SEPCHE faculty in the use of technology in college teaching. Six workshops were conducted for faculty in specific…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Workshops, Faculty Development, College Instruction
Implementation and Evaluation of a Course Concept Based on Reusable Learning Objects
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Van Zele, Els; Vandaele, Pieter; Botteldooren, Dick; Lenaerts, Josephina – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
This article describes the implementation and evaluation of a learning objects based computer aided system for an advanced engineering course at Ghent University, Belgium. A new syllabus concept was introduced: students had access to a Web-delivered component and received an identical printed component as two sources of information additional to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Engineering Education, Higher Education