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Quardokus Fisher, Kathleen; Koretsky, Milo D. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2021
There have been calls for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) faculty in higher education to transition from traditional lecturing to instructional practices that are supported by empirical evidence. Administrators can coordinate such transitions through organized change initiatives. At the same time, there has been a shift…
Descriptors: College Faculty, STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Change
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El-Farargy, Nancy – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2010
A group of National Certificate (NC) Health Care students participated in an applications-based chemistry curriculum intervention. In a previous study, results have indicated that learning chemistry through applications helped to improve the perceived relevance and attitudes towards learning the subject. This paper builds on this earlier work and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Student Attitudes, Chemistry, Intellectual Development
Bowman, James S. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1979
A new look at the standard lecture/discussion format for the large introductory college course is offered, along with suggestions to upgrade its quality. Foci for improvement include organization of lecture material, teacher-student interaction, lecture delivery, feedback, discussion group supervision, and course evaluation. (JMD)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Evaluation, Course Organization, Group Discussion