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Maycock, Keith W.; Keating, J. G. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2017
This experimental study investigates the effect on the examination performance of a cohort of first-year undergraduate learners undertaking a Unified Modelling Language (UML) course using an adaptive learning system against a control group of learners undertaking the same UML course through a traditional lecturing environment. The adaptive…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Metadata, Computer Assisted Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Blair, Erik; Valdez Noel, Keisha – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
Many higher education institutions use student evaluation systems as a way of highlighting course and lecturer strengths and areas for improvement. Globally, the student voice has been increasing in volume, and capitalising on student feedback has been proposed as a means to benefit teacher professional development. This paper examines the student…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Improvement, Student Evaluation, Student Reaction
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Elavsky, C. Michael; Mislan, Cristina; Elavsky, Steriani – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This article employs a mixed-method approach to examine the outcomes produced by using "Twitter" in a large-lecture course as a means to assess the pedagogical impact and potential of "Twitter's" contribution to large-lecture course dynamics. In doing so, it seeks also to explore the broader relationship between methodologies and outcomes.…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Lecture Method, Social Change, Sociocultural Patterns
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Saunders, Fiona C.; Gale, Andrew W. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This paper investigates whether the selective use of technology can begin to overcome the challenge of large cohort teaching and deliver an enhanced student learning experience. It describes the initial development and evaluation of a campus-based management course taught to 270 third year engineering undergraduates at The University of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Guidelines
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Yang, Ya-Ting C.; Wu, Wan-Chi I. – Computers & Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of Digital storytelling (DST) on the academic achievement, critical thinking, and learning motivation of senior high school students learning English as a foreign language. The one-year study adopted a pretest and posttest quasi-experimental design involving 110 10th grade students in two English…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
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Rhine, Steve; Bailey, Mark – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2011
In search of strategies for increasing their pre-service teachers' thoughtful engagement with content and in an effort to model connection between choice of technology and pedagogical goals, the authors utilized collaborative software during class time. Collaborative software allows all students to write simultaneously on a single collective…
Descriptors: Discussion, Blended Learning, Computer Software Evaluation, Video Technology
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Socash, Richard R. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
The reasons behind the reading habits of undergraduate MIS students were examined to learn from the students' point of view why many don't read the textbook. Willingness to work hard on homework and project assignments and an appreciation of what is expected of them appears to be in place. However, carrots, sticks, ruses and requests all meet with…
Descriptors: Management Information Systems, Undergraduate Students, Reading Habits, Student Attitudes
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Trask, David S. – Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, 1996
Argues that the fragmentary nature of mass media has made students suspicious of the traditional lecture format. Recommends that history teachers incorporate questions concerning source material and knowledge (e.g. How do I know this?) into their presentations. Suggests a number of activities and texts that can be used to involve students in…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives, Evaluative Thinking