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Nkoala, Sisanda B. – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2020
Background: The year 2020 will mark five years since the watershed #FeesMustFall protests in South Africa. This was a student-led series of protests, at campuses across the country, calling for higher education to be made accessible through free decolonised education for black people. In light of this, the time has come to ascertain how students…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Multilingualism, Journalism Education, Higher Education
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Rambocas, Meena; Sastry, Musti K. S. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2017
Some education specialists are challenging the use of traditional strategies in classrooms and are calling for the use of contemporary teaching and learning techniques. In response to these calls, many field experiments that compare different teaching and learning strategies have been conducted. However, to date, little is known on the outcomes of…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Engineering Education, Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods
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Mangram, Jeffrey A.; Haddix, Marcelle; Ochanji, Moses K.; Masingila, Joanna – Journal of Instructional Research, 2015
Massification in higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa is an ongoing reality that poses particular challenges and opportunities for these nations (Mohamedbhai, 2008). Like Scott (1995), we use the term massification to refer to the rapid increase of students attending higher education institutions in the latter part of the 20th century and into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Learning Strategies, Lecture Method
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Brady, Magen; Wong, Rachel; Newton, Genevieve – Education Sciences, 2013
The use of lecture capture in higher education is becoming increasingly widespread, with many instructors now providing digital videos of lecture content that can be used by students as learning resources in a variety of ways, including to catch up on material after a class absence. Despite accumulating research regarding the relationship between…
Descriptors: Attendance, Video Technology, Lecture Method, College Students
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Chowdhury, Faieza – International Education Studies, 2016
In recent years, education quality and quality assessment have received a great deal of attention at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Bangladesh. Most of the HEIs in Bangladesh face severe resource constraints and find it difficult to improve education quality by improving inputs, such as better infrastructure and modernized classroom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Higher Education, Educational Quality
Anderson, Janna Quitney; Boyles, Jan Lauren; Rainie, Lee – Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2012
The material presented in this paper was gathered in the fifth "Future of the Internet" survey conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center. The surveys are conducted through an online questionnaire sent to selected experts who are encouraged to share the link with…
Descriptors: Expertise, Higher Education, Advisory Committees, Distance Education
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Vajoczki, Susan; Watt, Susan; Marquis, Nick; Liao, Rose; Vine, Michelle – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2011
This study examined lecture capture as a way of enhancing university education, and explored how students with different learning approaches used lecture capturing (i.e., podcasts and vodcasts). Results indicate that both deep and surface learners report increased course satisfaction and better retention of knowledge in courses with traditional…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Lecture Method, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
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Pillay, A. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2010
Through a review of the literature, this article argues that it is imperative that lecturers at institutions of higher education not just embrace multiliteracy for teaching and learning, but accept, incorporate and affirm the many literacies that students bring with them to the lecture room. Multiliteracy in the lecture room supplements…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Lecture Method
Cochrane, Thomas D. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2011
Mobile learning (m-learning) has moved beyond the realms of fantasy to become a viable platform for contextual learning that bridges formal and informal learning environments. This paper overviews how mobile Web 2.0 has been instrumental in facilitating pedagogical change and informing an institution's new e-learning strategy that focuses upon…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Constructivism (Learning), Learning Strategies
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Evans, Stephen; Morrison, Bruce – English for Specific Purposes, 2011
This article examines the language-related challenges that first-year students face when adjusting to the demands of English-medium higher education in Hong Kong. The article is based on the findings of a longitudinal study which tracked the university careers of 28 students from a range of backgrounds via in-depth, semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Higher Education, Intervals, Learning Strategies
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Gibbs, Graham; And Others – Medical Teacher, 1987
Described are five techniques to improve student learning during lectures: (1) separating listening from recording and requiring note-taking to be undertaken from memory; (2) using active review during the lecture; (3) using structured discussion; (4) using instant questionnaires; and (5) having students summarize important things from the…
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies
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Andrews, John D. W. – Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Discovery and expository learning were compared in a study of independent and dependent learners enrolled in a college chemistry course. Discovery learning was found to be superior for both groups of learners, with independent students performing better than dependent students using discovery learning. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Style, Discovery Learning, Higher Education
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Wilson, Ronald W. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1994
Students often complain that lectures requiring simultaneous writing and listening is a difficult task. An alternative method is provided to teachers to facilitate note taking by students. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Lecture Method, Notetaking
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Casteel, Carolyn P.; And Others – Advances in Physiology Education, 1990
A multiphasic plan to improve lecture effectiveness which centers on teaching behaviors that can facilitate the learning process is described. Lectures were evaluated based on the inclusion of behaviors such as objectives, advance organizers, questioning, wait-time, and use of teaching aids. Included are the results and a discussion. (KR)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Lecture Method
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Stencel, John E. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1998
Describes a project known as the interactive lecture notebook in which students purchase an ordered copy of class notes in order to encourage better notetaking, save time and effort in lecture presentations, and involve students more actively in notetaking. Contains 16 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Strategies
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