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Christiane Reilly; Thomas C. Reeves – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2024
This design-based research (DBR) study had both local and general goals. Its local goal was to increase active learning in the online courses offered at a large research university in the midwestern United States. Its larger goal was to define active learning design principles for online courses in general, so that they might be used to improve…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Instructional Design, Research Methodology, Educational Research
Kahu, Ella R.; Picton, Catherine – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2022
The transition from school to university is challenging and a greater knowledge of the first-year student experience will enable staff to better support their students. University- and government-run student surveys fail to capture the depth and breadth of the first-year experience and so qualitative research is needed to get a more nuanced and…
Descriptors: Photography, Research Methodology, College Freshmen, Figurative Language
McFarlane, Kathryn J. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2016
The research into personal tutoring in higher education from a tutor's perspective suggests that tutors lack training in tutoring and may lack clarity as to the purpose and boundaries of the role. This article explores personal tutors' perceptions of their confidence and competence in relation to personal tutoring and identifies strategies that…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Tutors, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Rezaei, Ali R. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2015
This quasi-experimental study reports on the effectiveness of three assessment strategies for students' performance. The primary goal was to determine whether there are any improvements in students' conceptual learning when a frequent (weekly) quiz is used for grading purposes compared to using midterm and final examinations only. Another goal was…
Descriptors: Tests, Test Wiseness, Cooperative Learning, Testing
Chamberlain, John Martyn; D'Artrey, Meriel; Rowe, Deborah-Anne – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2011
This article details the findings of research into the academic teaching staff experience of peer observation of their teaching practice. Peer observation is commonly used as a tool to enhance a teacher's continuing professional development. Research participants acknowledged its ability to help develop their teaching practice, but they also…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Observation, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development
Young, Mark S.; Robinson, Stephanie; Alberts, Phil – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2009
Maintaining student concentration in lectures has long been a challenge for lecturers. Pedagogical research consistently finds a drop in attention between 10 and 30 minutes into the lecture, which has been associated with the passive nature of the standard format, and has consequences for learning approaches and outcomes. A similar phenomenon has…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Lecture Method, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation
Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Collins, Kathleen M. T.; Jiao, Qun G. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2009
This study investigated the degree that social interdependence predicted the achievement of 26 cooperative learning groups. Social interdependence was assessed in terms of postgraduate students' individual orientation (that is, cooperative, competitive, and individualistic). Participants were 84 postgraduate students enrolled in an…
Descriptors: Individualism, Research Methodology, Cooperative Learning, Active Learning
Vandiver, Donna M.; Walsh, Jeffrey A. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2010
As empirical assessments of teaching strategies increase in many disciplines and across many different courses, a paucity of such assessment seems to exist in courses devoted to social science research methods. This lack of assessment and evaluation impedes progress in developing successful teaching pedagogy. The teaching-learning issue addressed…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Social Science Research, Courses, Research Projects
Selwyn, Neil – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2008
Based on survey data from 1222 undergraduate students studying at UK higher education institutions, this article addresses students' engagement with the internet as a source of academic information for their studies. In particular the article explores how academic use of the internet is patterned by a range of potential influences such as…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Individual Characteristics, Internet, Educational Background