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Arun Kumar, B. R. – Journal of Education, 2022
In outcome based education (OBE), curriculum design with industry involvement is most recommended approach which enables relevant execution of teaching learning process. Globally, acceptance of OBE is increasing since four decades. This article investigates the OBE curriculum design by adding Value-Added Courses (VACs) which are endorsed and…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Outcome Based Education, Curriculum Design, Industry
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Watkins, Adam – Journal of Leadership Education, 2020
Scholars of leadership education have recently called for more "practice fields" that combine leadership experience with deliberate instruction, reflection, and feedback. The value of experience and reflection toward leadership development is widely espoused; yet, few studies assess best practices for their integration within leadership…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Mentors, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Iqbal, Zafar – Marketing Education Review, 2023
Undergraduate marketing degrees have been shown to have the same impact on post-graduation income for marketing jobs as non-marketing undergraduate degrees for similar marketing jobs. Moreover, having a marketing degree has been shown to not impact long-term career satisfaction. However, previous research has not accounted for the possible…
Descriptors: Marketing, Curriculum Design, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
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Alexis A. Chontos; John R. Kenney – Journal of Instructional Research, 2024
This study identifies the best online teaching practices to benefit first-year visual arts students, notably to include instructor-created videos. Such instructor-created videos provide a firm foundation for these students to succeed in their first year of college. The introduction of Web 2.0, focusing on user-generated content, has shown…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Best Practices
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Gavin Tierney; Rochelle Urban; Gina Olabuenaga; Courtney Paulger – Lucas Education Research, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2022
Project-based learning (PBL) is an inquiry-based approach that aims to engage students in challenging, active, and meaningful experiences connected to the world outside the classroom (Baines et al., 2021a). Project-based learning can improve student performance on traditional measures of academic achievement, build social and emotional learning…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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Bonem, Emily M.; Fedesco, Heather N.; Zissimopoulos, Angelika N. – Learning Environments Research, 2020
Higher education has seen a shift towards promoting student-centred learning. There has also been a push for identifying the 'best' teaching models and an insistence that instructors use these models, despite mixed results regarding their effectiveness. In the current paper, we compare the effects of an autonomy-supportive learning environment on…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Higher Education, Student Centered Learning, Best Practices
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Carscadden, Kelly A.; McDermott, Molly T; Turbek, Sheela P.; Tittes, Silas B.; Martin, Andrew P. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2019
We describe a hands-on, collaborative activity designed to illustrate general properties of evolution, provide practice for quantitative skills, promote creativity and collaboration, and enable student self-assessment of learning. During the activity, teams construct bridges using common office supplies. The best-performing bridge becomes the…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Evolution
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Wyant, Amanda; Bowen, Sarah – Teaching Sociology, 2018
Previous research has examined the use of nontraditional readings, particularly fiction, as a tool for teaching sociological concepts. Few studies have specifically looked at nonfiction monographs and ethnographies. This paper extends prior research by exploring how in-person and online book clubs using nonfiction texts can be used as a tool to…
Descriptors: Books, Clubs, Sociology, Student Attitudes
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Nudzor, Hope Pius; Oduro, George Kweku Toku; Addy, Nii – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2018
Despite tremendous success in improving access and enrolment of pupils in the Ghanaian basic education system in recent times, learning outcomes still remain below expected levels. Through a systematic review of literature on international programmes and research on activity-based learning (ABL), this article highlights exemplary practices which…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education
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Eddy, Sarah L.; Converse, Mercedes; Wenderoth, Mary Pat – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2015
There is extensive evidence that active learning works better than a completely passive lecture. Despite this evidence, adoption of these evidence-based teaching practices remains low. In this paper, we offer one tool to help faculty members implement active learning. This tool identifies 21 readily implemented elements that have been shown to…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Teaching Methods, Evidence Based Practice, Active Learning
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Cook, Nicole D.; Weaver, Gabriela C. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2015
Research Goes to School (RGS) is a professional development program that focuses on high school teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. This collective case study examines RGS participants and their use of project-based learning (PBL) as they implemented curricular units that they developed at the RGS summer…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Faculty Development, Secondary School Teachers
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Lee, Hyun-Kyung; Breitenberg, Mark – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2010
This article focuses on current examples of project or design-based learning at the secondary school level in the context of the increasing importance of creativity and innovative thinking in the twenty-first century. The authors argue that students today learn more effectively in pedagogical practices that emphasise holistic thinking, active…
Descriptors: Schools of Education, Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Visual Aids