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Nicol, Adelheid A. M. – College Teaching, 2020
In creating crossword puzzles themselves, students gain an understanding of a concept in order to create the clue for it. The instructor can make this activity either chapter- or domain-specific, for instance, to encourage reading the textbook and researching concepts. In this unique application of the self-generated crossword, students use free…
Descriptors: Puzzles, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving
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Patrick B. Johnson; Corinna Singleman; Jennifer Valad; Eva Fernandez; Nathalia Holtzman – College Teaching, 2025
This study examined the extent to which college algebra instructors employ pedagogical practices previously found to assist students master difficult STEM content material and address their own previous math deficits. Faculty classroom behaviors were assessed with a modified version of the Generalized Observation and Reflection Platform (GORP).…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, College Faculty
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Metzger, Kelsey J.; Langley, David – College Teaching, 2020
The primary purpose of this paper is to describe the variety of active engagements that characterize student behaviors in active learning classrooms (ALCs) across an undergraduate degree program. The number of different engagement types observed during a single class meeting varied between two and eight across 23 different courses. Three forms of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education
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Slayter, Erik; Higgins, Lindsey M. – College Teaching, 2018
The development of a student's ability to make data-driven decisions has become a focus in higher education (Schield 1999; Stephenson and Caravello 2007). Data literacy, the ability to understand and use data to effectively inform decisions, is a fundamental component of information competence (Mandinach and Gummer 2013; Stephenson and Caravello,…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Computer Software, Decision Making
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Miller, David – College Teaching, 2010
This article discusses a three-step method that was used in a college calculus course. The three-step method was developed to help students understand the course material and transition to be more independent learners. In addition, the method helped students to transfer concepts from short-term to long-term memory while lowering cognitive load.…
Descriptors: Long Term Memory, Calculus, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
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Bagayoko, Diola; Kelley, Ella L.; Hasan, Saleem – College Teaching, 2000
Recommends that teachers wishing to develop the problem-solving expertise of students make concentrated and sustained efforts to develop students' knowledge base, skill base, resource base, strategy-experience base, and behavioral base. Application in a General Physics course resulted in improved problem solving performance which is partially…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Physics, Problem Solving
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Edens, Kellah M. – College Teaching, 2000
Discusses the problem-based learning (PBL) model, including underlying principles and the three phases of the cyclical process: (1) problem development; (2) initiation of PBL events, inquiry, and investigation; and (3) problem solution. A case study illustrates use of PBL in an educational psychology class. A table lists sample problems for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Lightner, Sharon; Bober, Marcie J.; Willi, Caroline – College Teaching, 2007
Like their counterparts in other disciplines, accounting educators are gradually moving away from talk-and-chalk lectures to project-based learning, real-world problem solving, and team collaboration. Slower to change are the ways in which the impact of these innovative teaching methods have been assessed, with student reactions and traditional…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Accounting, Student Attitudes, Group Activities
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Dresner, Marion; Blatner, Jen Seamans – College Teaching, 2006
We implemented a series of three guided controversies to provide experience in environmental problem solving to students in a science course designed for nonmajors. Students wrote essays in response to their experiences in each controversy; we analyzed these essays for five problem-solving criteria. A questionnaire administered at the end of the…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Social Responsibility, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Environmental Education
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Buchanan, Nina K. – College Teaching, 1986
An exercise designed to provide students with an opportunity to take responsibility for learning an assigned reading and to share ideas with their colleagues is described. The exercise also provides a safe atmosphere in which to practice communication skills, critical thinking, and decision making. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Discussion Groups, Educational Games, Higher Education
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Clarke, John H. – College Teaching, 1988
College instructors can design discussion classes so that students use the concepts and processes of the discipline to evaluate facts and move toward reliable conclusions. Described are: discussion as a cycle of inquiry; creating tension around ideas; seeking causal relationships; scanning the factual base, etc. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
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Witkowski, Joseph C. – College Teaching, 1988
A course at the University of Georgia is described that helps students acquire problem-solving skills so that ultimately the entire remedial program would be improved, giving students with major deficiencies in basic skills a better chance to succeed in their regular university courses. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
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Gleason, Maryellen – College Teaching, 1985
Ten reference works for assistance in improving instruction cover such topics as note-taking, student learning styles, learning theories, examinations, lecturing, student cognitive processes, improving student attention, teaching for critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. (MSE)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes