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Steven Sclarow; A. J. Raven; Mart Doyle – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2024
This paper presents field-tested improvements over an 11-year period of a large-scale "Introduction to Information Systems" core business school course and provides a framework for implementation. Engagement and learning in large-scale courses can prove challenging, especially when the class is a requirement within a business school's…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Information Systems, Large Group Instruction, Introductory Courses
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Werth, Alexandra; West, Colin G.; Lewandowski, H. J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
Over the last decade, course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been recognized as a way to improve undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education by engaging students in authentic discovery. CUREs have been shown to have positive benefits similar to traditional undergraduate research experiences;…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, COVID-19, Pandemics
Rebecca Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2019
In recent years, computer science has become a cornerstone of modern society. As a result, enrollment in undergraduate computer science programs has expanded rapidly. While the influx of talent into the field will undoubtedly lead to countless technological developments, this growth also brings new pedagogical challenges. Educational resources,…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Individualized Instruction, Interaction, Learning Experience
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Bierema, Andrea M.-K.; Schwarz, Christina V.; Stoltzfus, Jon R. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
National calls for improving science education (e.g., "Vision and Change") emphasize the need to learn disciplinary core ideas through scientific practices. To address this need, we engaged small groups of students in developing diagrammatic models within two (one large-enrollment and one medium-enrollment) undergraduate introductory…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biology, Science Education, Introductory Courses
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Jiang, Suhang; Williams, Adrienne E.; Warschauer, Mark; He, Wenliang; O'Dowd, Diane K. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
There is concern that online education may widen the achievement gap between students from different socioeconomic classes. The recent discussion of integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) into formal higher education has added fuel to this debate. In this study, factors influencing enrollment and completion in a pre-college preparatory…
Descriptors: Biology, Secondary School Science, College Preparation, High School Students