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Direct linkSummerlee, Alastair; Murray, Jacqueline – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2010
Previously, we reported qualitative findings showing that students who experienced a problem- or enquiry-based course (EBL) in a first-year seminar program had greater confidence in their academic abilities, were more engaged, and were better prepared for upper-year courses. In the current paper, we provide quantitative data to substantiate the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, First Year Seminars, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedOates, Karen – Peer Review, 2001
Explores how community-based undergraduate research undertaken within the structure of a learning community fulfills some of the best practices of undergraduate education as it encourages both problem-based learning and civic engagement. (EV)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
