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Brint, Steven; Cantwell, Allison M.; Saxena, Preeta – Research in Higher Education, 2012
Using data from the 2008 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey, we show that study time and academic conscientiousness were lower among students in humanities and social science majors than among students in science and engineering majors. Analytical and critical thinking experiences were no more evident among humanities and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Study, Social Sciences, Engineering
Delialioglu, Omer – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study investigates how blending of different instructional approaches with technology affects students' engagement. A computer networks course was designed and implemented for the first eight weeks of the semester as a lecture-based blended learning environment and for the second eight weeks of the semester as a problem-based blended learning…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Educational Environment, Time on Task, Computer Networks
OECD Publishing, 2016
"Education at a Glance" is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. It provides key information on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in education; and…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Graduation Rate, Higher Education
Harward, Donald W. – Liberal Education, 2007
Founded on the premise of a connection between the neglect of the core purposes of undergraduate liberal education, on the one hand, and certain patterns of disengagement exhibited by students, on the other, the Bringing Theory to Practice project provides support for campus programs as well as for research on the connection of certain forms of…
Descriptors: General Education, Student Participation, Theory Practice Relationship, Higher Education
Hoffman, David; Perillo, Patty; Calizo, Lee S. Hawthorne; Hadfield, Jordan; Lee, Diane M. – About Campus, 2005
Engagement has become a buzzword in higher education. Research by Alexander Astin, George Kuh, and others has demonstrated that engagement in campus life contributes to students' learning, increases their satisfaction with their college experiences, and reduces the likelihood that they will drop out. The kind of engagement that transforms a person…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Time on Task, Student Participation
Capus, Laurence; Curvat, Frederic; Leclair, Olivier; Tourigny, Nicole – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
For the past five years, our students have been passing less and less time preparing for lectures and exams. To encourage them to do more exercises, a pedagogical activity was offered outside the classroom. With the goal of making students more active during the problem-solving process, an innovative online environment, Sphinx, was developed.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Management, Learning Strategies, Problem Solving

Konen, Joseph C.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
Evaluation of an intensive community health project by three medical school classes (n=240) found the project was rated more favorably (1) with each succeeding class, (2) by students planning to enter primary care specialties, and (3) by students who invested more time in the project. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Medical Students
Chickering, Arthur W.; Gamson, Zelda F. – AAHE Bulletin, 1987
Seven principles that can help to improve undergraduate education are identified. Based on research on college teaching and learning, good practice in undergraduate education: (1) encourages contacts between students and faculty; (2) develops reciprocity and cooperation among students; (3) uses active learning techniques; (4) gives prompt…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Principles, Expectation, Feedback

Long, Sheri Spaine – Foreign Language Annals, 1986
Describes an eight-week model role-play project applicable to second language classes on secondary, college, and adult levels. The project was found to result in a greater variety in the students' acquired vocabulary, improved written work, enriched cultural knowledge, and an unusual classroom atmosphere. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Adults, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness
Patterson, Norma J.H. – 1999
Two graduate-level educational administration courses, one delivered by computer-mediated (distributed) means and one held face-to-face, were evaluated based upon the needs of adult learners and active learning precepts. The same course was delivered to both classes by the same group of professors, using identical course requirements. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Confidence Testing
Waimon, Margaret C.; And Others – 1983
An experimental preservice teacher education program was developed to train prospective high school teachers to increase academic learning time through identification and arrangement of instructional tasks of personal and social significance. Participants were 34 junior-level prospective teachers who were subjected to two treatments which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Education Majors, High Schools