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Direct linkSnyder, Stephen J.; Edwards, Laura C.; Sanders, Andrea L. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2019
An adaptation of Halpern's (1998) model of critical thinking (CT) was implemented for seven semesters of data collection involving 904 students in 44 classes. A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was utilized for evaluating student growth in CT. The model comprised the development of higher education students' CT skills and dispositions by…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Higher Education, College Students, Teaching Methods
Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age, 2022
This book is about inclusivity and open education in the digital age. It reports the latest data on this topic from the 2021 Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference. This annual conference focuses on challenges pertaining to the evolution of the learning process, the role of pedagogical approaches and the progress…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Download full textBienkowski, Marie; Gerard, Sarah Nixon; Rubin, Shawn; Sanford, Cathy; Borrelli-Murray, Dana; Driscoll, Tom; Arora, Jessie; Hruska, Mike; Beck, Katie; Murray, Thomas; Hoekstra, Jason; Gannes, Stuart; Metz, Edward; Midgley, Steve; Castilla, Stephanie; Tomassini, Jason; Madda, Mary Jo; Chase, Zac; Martin, Erik; Noel, Marcus; Styles, Kathleen – Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2015
Opportunities abound for software designers and developers to create impactful tools for teachers, school leaders, students, and their families. This guide for developers, startups, and entrepreneurs addresses key questions about the education ecosystem and highlights critical needs and opportunities to develop digital tools and apps for learning.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Design, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Blakemore, Connie L.; Golberger, Michael – 1984
This study investigated the effects of mastery learning on learner achievement in the psychomotor domain and also sought to identify the specific learner who might benefit from the use of mastery learning techniques. Subjects were college students learning to play racquetball. Fourty-three students were assigned to three intact mastery classes,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mastery Learning, Physical Education, Psychomotor Skills
Peer reviewedHaver, William E. – Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, 1978
Certain features of the PSI-proctor managed course and the traditional lecture course were merged to yield the Mastery Format. A study comparing the Mastery Format to other formats favors the former. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Educational Research, Higher Education
Annarino, Anthony A. – 1977
The objectives for tailoring a physical education program to meet individual abilities are presented in this proposal for developing a curriculum using the concept of mastery learning. The primary emphasis of this program is on developing skills in sports that will be enjoyed for a lifetime. Developmental procedures for initiating the program are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Individual Development, Lifetime Sports
Mink, Barbara Washburn – New Directions for Higher Education, 1977
Suggestions on how to apply mastery learning concepts to instructing high-risk college students are offered with examples from mathematics provided. Eighty-five specific guidelines from the Personalized Systematic Instruction Inventory (PSII) are included.
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developmental Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedStaton-Spicer, Ann Q.; Bassett, Ronald E. – Communication Education, 1980
Presents a rationale for using a Mastery Learning approach to competency-based education in public speaking. Identifies assumptions and applications of such an approach and describes procedures for teaching public speaking competence on this basis. (JMF)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
Campbell, Martha – 1983
According to Benjamin Bloom's (1981) concept of of mastery learning, most students--given the appropriate instruction and learning resources, adequate time spent learning, and perseverance--can learn a particular academic skill. Because a classroom often does not provide enough time or resources for developmental students to master necessary basic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Learning Laboratories, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedMevarech, Zemira R.; Werner, Shulamit – Higher Education, 1985
A comparison of three instructional methods (frontal lecture strategies, mastery learning strategies, and experiential mastery learning strategies) in a paramedical course showed that frontal lecture produced the highest scores on the lower mental process subtest while experiential mastery learning produced the highest scores on all measures of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Experiential Learning
Whiting, Bryan; Van Burgh, Jill Wright; Render, Gary F. – 1994
This study investigated the cognitive and affective student learning outcomes of 36 semesters using the mastery learning approach in distributive education classes. Data were collected by a high school teacher, a junior high school teacher, and a university professor, all of whom used mastery learning. Data collected over the years indicated that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, High School Students, Higher Education
Hereford, Susan McFarland – Engineering Education, 1979
This study assesses the Personalized System of Instruction's (Keller Plan) conventional academic environment capability. The author focuses on some of the issues accompanying the introduction of PSI. (SA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Research, Higher Education
Peer reviewedReif, F.; St. John, Mark – American Journal of Physics, 1979
Describes an introductory physics laboratory course, used at the University of California in Berkeley, designed to teach students some general intellectual skills. Results of the course evaluation are also discussed. (HM)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Evaluation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCronin, Michael W.; Cronin, Karen A. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1992
Recent empirical research has identified significant advantages for interactive video instruction over traditional teaching methods in "soft skill" (humanities and social sciences) areas, including cognitive achievement, transfer of learning to performance, learning motivation, student achievement across uncontrolled student characteristics, user…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
Knapp, Joan E. – 1979
Following a summary of what is presently known about transfer skills, the options available for assessment of transfer skills are identified and problems inherent in that task examined. Transfer skills (the ability or capacity of the learner or worker to transfer skills or knowledge from prior experiences to new ones) are discussed using the work…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Essay Tests, Higher Education, Individual Testing
