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Francis Tabiri; Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful – Africa Education Review, 2024
This study is necessitated by the observation that university students' preferences do not reflect the ideal pedagogical practices in higher education, especially university students in Ghana. Therefore, given that previous studies have concentrated solely on classroom-related practices of lecturers, this study examines undergraduate students'…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Literacy, Teaching Methods, Preferences
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Claudia H. Sánchez-Gutiérrez; Pablo Robles-García; Mercedes Pérez Serrano – Language Teaching Research, 2025
Studies on teachers' beliefs about vocabulary learning and teaching have focused, so far, on English as a second language (L2), or foreign language (FL), in different contexts but little attention has been given to other L2s and FLs. In this study, 15 Spanish L2 instructors at large universities were interviewed in order to better understand where…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
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Kosmaca, Jelena; Cinite, Ilva; Barinovs, Girts – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2023
Interactive learning materials can be a more efficient and engaging way of studying physics than lecturing. This research aims to explore the use of interactive H5P video as an alternative to traditional teacher-led class presentations at the university physics practicum. The quasi-experimental research design was implemented with 60 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Physics, Instructional Materials, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
H. B. Hirushika Pravini – Online Submission, 2024
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the Academic Literacy (ACLT) course at the University of Kelaniya, aiming to identify areas for improvement and provide evidence-based recommendations. The study employs a mixed-method approach, utilizing questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to gather data from both undergraduate students…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, College Freshmen, Instructional Materials, Science Instruction
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Wilkie, Karina J.; Roche, Anne; Giannopoulos, James – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2022
In this article the authors overview how the recently revised (version 9) Australian Curriculum (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2022) and student difficulties with fractions relate to five developmental Fraction Schemes developed from multiple research projects in the literature. The article shares research findings from…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Teaching Methods
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Yang, Cai-Huan; Huang, Yenling; Huang, Peiwen – English Language Teaching, 2022
Over the last thirty to forty years, as technology and supplementary broadcast networks have advanced, an increasing number of teachers have entered the classroom with new perspectives, such as providing students with resources and an environment that adheres to the blended teaching style. Learning can take place whenever and wherever it is…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Styles, Teaching Methods
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Meihami, Hussein; Husseini, Fateme – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Addressing psychological needs in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has a critical role in developing learners' motivation to use CALL-related materials. Taking a self-determination theory into the psychological needs of CALL, the primary purpose of this study was to explore to what extent English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Hill, Aryn C. – English Language Teaching, 2022
The overall purpose of this study is to explore and understand how students acquire and apply new information (in particular, vocabulary) and how we as instructors can aid in this process. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) as a whole tends to prioritize implicit learning but it is my belief that certain content can be understood more…
Descriptors: Mnemonics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Zhang, Ruofei; Zou, Di; Xie, Haoran – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Spaced repetition has been widely implemented and examined in mobile-assisted word learning as an important learning strategy. However, the nature of spaced repetition by commercial word-learning apps and the factors leading to the favoured mobile-assisted spaced repetition have yet to be investigated in authentic contexts. In this study, we coded…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Holmes, Prue; Ganassin, Sara; Li, Song – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2022
The inclusion of intercultural communication and intercultural competence in English language education in Chinese Higher Education is now firmly established in the 'National Standards' (2020). In a post-project reflection, we explore the opportunities and challenges in co-constructing an interpretive (non-essentialist) approach to…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Kosko, Karl W. – School Science and Mathematics, 2019
Visual representations and manipulatives are a highly advocated mathematical tool for the teaching and learning of multiplication and division. Although there is some prior research on elementary teachers' general use of manipulatives and visual representations, there is little to no specific focus on use of such representations on a specific…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction
Bates, Carla – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As society moves into the information age, it has generated the need for people capable of computational, and computer-oriented tasks. Universities have responded with more disciplines requiring at least one programming course, but educators stand witness to students of all degree majors struggling in these introductory programming courses.…
Descriptors: Programming, Introductory Courses, Cognitive Style, Preferences
Lin, Grace Hui Chin – Online Submission, 2021
This presentation suggests the international readers to apply YouTube (Albahlal, 2019; Jackman, 2019; Maziriri, 2020) as the auxiliary material for students. In the research of this study, university students cooperate to prove this point. The methodology of this project is by quantitative study and narratively qualitative study. In middle part of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
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Collins-Dogrul, Julie; Saldaña, Kenia – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
This study of sociology faculty in twelve private colleges and universities compares teaching with textbooks and textbook alternatives in undergraduate classes. Faculty explain that textbooks provide a breadth of material that is organized and streamlined in a way that promotes consistency across instructors, facilitates content delivery to…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Critical Reading, Instructional Design, Sociology
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Magda L. Kitano; Katsuhiro Chiba – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2019
This study investigated the recall of words learned through two deliberate learning techniques, word cards and list learning. While the literature points to word cards as being more effective, Japanese learners of English are seen to prefer list learning, which may indicate unique learning styles stemming from a non-alphabetic L1. To test the…
Descriptors: Word Lists, Instructional Materials, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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