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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
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
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
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
Rethinking Learning and Teaching in Africa: Storytelling and Sitting Position as Engagement Strategy
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
Fox, Joanne; Birol, Gülnur; Han, Andrea; Cassidy, Alice; Nakonechny, Joanne; Berger, Jim; Peacock, Simon; Samuels, Lacey – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2014
The First Year Seminar in Science (SCIE113) was developed during 2009/2010 academic year through an exemplary collaboration between faculty, administrators and educational support staff in the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC). SCIE113 reflects the vision and values of the Faculty of Science and UBC by offering an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, First Year Seminars, Educational Experience
Galton, Maurice; Pell, Tony – International Journal of Educational Research, 2012
In a four-year study of the effect of class size on pupil outcomes in a sample of 36 primary schools in Hong Kong, it has been found that there are few positive differences in attainment between classes set at less than 25 pupils and those of normal size averaging 38. Three cohorts of pupils were studied. In Cohort 1 pupils spent 3 years in small…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Class Size, Small Classes, Longitudinal Studies
Hargreaves, Linda; And Others – 1997
Given the failure of previous research to find consistent effects of class size on students' achievement, this study examined whether teachers in British elementary schools changed their behavior in ways conducive to learning when they worked with classes significantly smaller than average. Seven pairs of elementary school teachers judged as…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries