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Chen, Changsheng; Meng, Xiangzeng – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2021
As a supplement to face-to-face teaching, small private online courses (SPOCs) have become increasingly popular in higher education. Nevertheless, there is a lack of research on behavioral patterns in the university SPOC. This empirical study investigates the behavioral patterns of 306 undergraduate students taking a degree course partially taught…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Outcomes of Education, Online Courses
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Xu, Tugen; Xu, Jiaying; Xu, Xiaoqing; Lu, Jijian – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
This paper proposes a blended teaching design model on WeChat Platform-based SPOC and carries out an empirical study of its applicability and effectiveness in lower-secondary school science teaching. Participants were from two eighth grade classes with different academic performance, and after conducting the same blended teaching, it was found…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Social Media, Information Technology, MOOCs
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Wuhue, Jiang – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2023
Published studies on SPOC provided inconsistent findings regarding its effectiveness. Adopting a meta-analysis method, this study combined the results of 32 experimental and quasi-experimental studies published in the past 8 years in China for analyzing the overall effect size of SPOC for improving student learning in vocational schools. Data…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Small Classes, Private Education, Blended Learning
Mark J. Chin; Lena Shi – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
In the U.S., state politicians directly influence legislation and budget decisions that can substantially affect public education spending and students. Does the political party of elected officials matter for these outcomes? We use a regression discontinuity design to analyze close house and gubernatorial elections from 1982 to 2016 and find that…
Descriptors: Political Affiliation, Educational Finance, Outcomes of Education, Politics of Education
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Sohn, Kitae – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
Understanding the effects of class size reduction (CSR) has been an enduring issue in education. For the past 3 decades, Project STAR has stimulated research and policy discussions regarding the effects of CSR on a variety of outcomes. Schanzenbach (2007) reviewed STAR studies and concluded that small classes improved student academic outcomes.…
Descriptors: Class Size, Small Classes, Educational Policy, Outcomes of Education
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Byers, Anthony I.; Cameron, Claire E.; Ko, Michelle; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Grissmer, David W. – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This study examined the contribution of several classroom experience measures (classroom characteristics, teacher characteristics, and teacher-child interactions) to preschoolers' improvement in visuomotor integration. Children (N = 467) ranged in age from 3 to 5 years old and were enrolled in 115 classrooms in 5 U.S. states.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Psychomotor Skills, Visual Perception
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Ukwuoma, Uju C. – Research in Pedagogy, 2016
This research report uses elements of autoethnography and mixed research to share the efforts of an academic to engage his students during classroom instruction. Participants included 28 science students from a regionally accredited university in Southern Africa, who were taking many sections of a research course. The researcher rearranged…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Science Education, Teaching Methods