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Shi, Yinghui; Yang, Huiyun; Dou, Yi; Zeng, Yong – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2023
Mind mapping is a visualization tool used in instruction that can be applied by learners to generate ideas, take notes, organize thinking, and develop concepts. Instruction using mind mapping is becoming increasingly commonly used in education. However, research has produced inconsistent results regarding the effectiveness of mind mapping-based…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Educational Strategies, Cognitive Processes, Academic Achievement
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Bozzi, Matteo; Raffaghelli, Juliana E.; Zani, Maurizio – Education Sciences, 2021
Over the last decade, policy makers have urged universities to innovate their teaching methodologies. Although educational research has shown that active methods lead to improvements in learners' performance more than traditional lectures in small classes, some factors impede active methods from spreading in large size classes. In this paper we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Engineering Education, Science Instruction
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Symonds, Matthew R. E. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
Institutes of higher learning are tending to reduce the amount of face-to-face teaching that they offer, and particularly through the traditional pedagogical method of lecturing. There is ongoing debate about the educational value of lectures as a teaching approach, in terms of both whether they facilitate understanding of subject material and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lecture Method, Synchronous Communication, Conventional Instruction
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Noroozi, Omid, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
The aim of the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (iHSES) conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and practical issues, and connect with the leaders in the fields of "humanities," "education" and "social sciences." It is organized for: (1) faculty members in…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Student Diversity, Student Experience, College Students
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de Silva, Eugene, Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
While the great scientists of the past recognized a need for a multidisciplinary approach, today's schools often treat math and science as subjects separate from the rest. This not only creates a disinterest among students, but also a potential learning gap once students reach college and then graduate into the workforce. "Cases on…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Education, Hands on Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Rainey, Gilbert L. – Engineering Education, 1981
Reviews problems and successful techniques associated with various instructional systems including individualized instruction, personalized system of instruction, audiotutorial system, and others. Includes comments on behavioral objectives, mastery, and testing. (SK)
Descriptors: College Science, Conventional Instruction, Engineering Education, Higher Education
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Moreira, Marco A.; Santos, Carlos A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
Two approaches to the content of thermodynamics were used in an introductory college physics course: traditional organization and organization based on Ausubel's learning theory. The influence of these organizations on engineering student's (N=58) cognitive structure was investigated using a word association test analyzed through hierarchical…
Descriptors: College Science, Conventional Instruction, Engineering Education, Higher Education