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Aydin-Gunbatar, Sevgi; Tarkin-Celikkiran, Aysegul; Kutucu, Elif Selcan; Ekiz-Kiran, Betul – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
In this study, we sought to examine the influence of a 12-week design-based elective Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) course on pre-service chemistry teachers' content knowledge, STEM conceptions, and engineering and engineering design views. To attain the goals determined, we utilized five STEM activities starting with a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Engineering Education, Chemistry, Science Tests
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Schreiber, Jill C.; Minarik, Joseph D. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2018
Social work students need to develop practice skills with racially and ethnically diverse clients. Previous research has found benefits to using individual simulated clients, and working with a group would not only provide facilitation opportunities, it could also increase students' exposure to diversity. This article presents a social work group…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Ethnic Groups, Scores
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Bas, Asli Uz – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study was to assess the "Positive Psychology" course according to comments and life satisfaction levels of counselor candidates. The course was offered in Guidance and Psychological Counseling undergraduate program as an elective course. The participants of the study were 56 senior undergraduate students attended…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Psychology, Life Satisfaction, Counselor Training
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Tsakeni, Marie – Perspectives in Education, 2017
Chemical education provides methods and theories that enable learners to understand some environmental issues in their communities better. Following the impetus on education for sustainable development (ESD), green chemistry and the need for learners to use the local place as a springboard to learn and understand global environmental issues, this…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Environmental Education, Course Descriptions
Gilbert, Joan – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Preparing college students to be contributing members of local and global societies requires educators to analyze the capabilities and needs of their students and to adjust instructional content and practice. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was twofold: (a) to explore how classroom approaches designed to facilitate students' questioning of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Cultural Awareness, Undergraduate Students
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Hanbidge, Alice Schmidt; Mackenzie, Amanda; Sanderson, Nicole; Scholz, Kyle; Tin, Tony – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
How do we close the gap between the lack of academic experience incoming students have--with the expectation that students know the rules of writing and taking exams? Academic integrity (AI) is essential in post-secondary academia yet insufficient time is allocated to teaching and practicing its concepts. Talks at orientation, lectures in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Integrity, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Clevenger, Caroline; Lopez del Puerto, Carla; Glick, Scott – Advances in Engineering Education, 2015
This paper documents and assesses the development of a construction safety training module featuring interactive, BIM-enabled, 3D visualizations to test if such a tool can enhance safety training related to scaffolds. This research documents the technical challenges and the lessons learned through the development and administration of a prototype…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Safety, Construction (Process), Teaching Methods
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Richardson, Laura A.; Fister, Carrie L.; Ramlo, Susan E. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2015
Awareness of effective weight management strategies is necessary to prepare exercise science students for future work with obesity. Exercise science faculty members developed a course related to exercise as a therapeutic tool and options available for weight loss. The purpose of the present study was to investigate student views of weight…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Exercise Physiology, College Faculty, Therapy
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Shah, Mamta; Foster, Aroutis – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
Systematic incorporation of digital games in schools is largely unexplored. This case study explored the ecological conditions necessary for implementing a game-based learning course by examining the interaction between three domains (the innovator, the innovation, and the context). From January-April 2012, one in-service teacher learned and…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Educational Games, Middle School Students, Case Studies
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Mintz, Keren; Tal, Tali – Journal of Biological Education, 2013
Education for sustainability (EfS) in higher education is an emerging specialisation within the general field of EfS. EfS encompasses cognitive, affective and behavioural aspects, and aims at enhancing a variety of learning outcomes in these domains and reaching students from all programmes. One of the main challenges for higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Case Studies, Mixed Methods Research
Merrill, Chris; Custer, Rodney L.; Daugherty, Jenny; Westrick, Martin; Zeng, Yong – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2007
Within primary and secondary school technology education, engineering has been proposed as an avenue to bring about technological literacy. Different initiatives such as curriculum development projects (i.e., Project ProBase and Project Lead The Way) and National Science Foundation funded projects such as the National Center for Engineering and…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Statistical Analysis, Secondary School Teachers, Engineering