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IRIS Center, 2017
During the 2005-2006 academic year, the impact of IRIS Modules on student learning was conducted to examine how factors related to instructor application of the principles of the How People Learn theory (HPL) affect student learning. The module's content pertained to teaching self-regulation strategies to students. In an introductory class at a…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Modules, Homework, Assignments
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Lay, Ah-Nam; Osman, Kamisah – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2018
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Malaysian "Kimia" (Chemistry) Digital Games (MyKimDG) module on students' achievement and motivation in chemistry as well as 21st century skills. Chemistry education in Malaysia should put greater emphasis on combination of cognitive, sociocultural and motivational aspects to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chemistry, Video Games, Science Achievement
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Saterbak, Ann; Volz, Tracy; Wettergreen, Matthew – Advances in Engineering Education, 2016
Faculty at Rice University are creating instructional resources to support teaching first-year engineering design using a flipped classroom model. This implementation of flipped pedagogy is unusual because content-driven, lecture courses are usually targeted for flipping, not project-based design courses that already incorporate an abundance of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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Gorard, Stephen; Siddiqui, Nadia; See, Beng Huat – Educational Studies, 2016
This paper describes a randomised controlled trial conducted with 10 secondary schools in England to evaluate the impact and feasibility of Fresh Start as an intervention to help new entrants with low prior literacy. Fresh Start is a synthetic phonics programme for small groups of pupils, here implemented three times per week over 22 weeks. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Programs, Intervention, Program Evaluation
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Osman, Kamisah; Kaur, Simranjeet Judge – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
Students' achievement in Biology is often looked up as a benchmark to evaluate the mode of teaching and learning in higher education. Problem-based learning (PBL) is an approach that focuses on students' solving a problem through collaborative groups. There were eighty samples involved in this study. The samples were divided into three groups: ICT…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Achievement, Problem Based Learning, Technology Integration
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Hwang, Gwo-Haur; Chen, Beyin; Huang, Cin-Wei – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
In recent years, with the gradual increase in the importance of professional certificates, improvement in certification tutoring systems has become more important. In this study, we have developed a personalized ubiquitous multi-device certification tutoring system (PUMDCTS) based on "Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives," and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Individualized Instruction, Certification
Wilbanks, Jammie T. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research has been conducted on the effectiveness of formative assessments and on effectively teaching medical terminology; however, research had not been conducted on the use of formative assessments in a medical terminology course. A quantitative study was performed which captured data from a pretest, self-assessment, four module exams, and a…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Medicine, Vocabulary
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Heller, Monica L.; Marchant, Gregory J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Whether out of financial concerns for student retention or altruistic goals involving facilitating successful learning, efforts are being made to ensure college student success beyond chance independent study skills. Students often lack effective self-regulatory skills and study strategies necessary for success in college. With guidance through…
Descriptors: Self Management, Learning Strategies, Study Skills, Learning Activities
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Ellis, Holly; Howard, W. Gary; Donofrio, Heather H. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2012
The effects of gender and dominant mental process on learning is an area of increased interest among educators. This study was designed to explore those effects on hypermedia learning. The hypermedia module was created using a modified hierarchical structure, and a pre-test/post-test was conducted. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Sex, Context Effect, Learning Processes
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Stott, Angela; Hattingh, Annemarie – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
The paper presents a case study of the use of conceptual tutoring software to promote deep learning of the scientific concept of density among 50 final year pre-service student teachers in a natural sciences course in a South African university. Individually-paced electronic tutoring is potentially an effective way of meeting the students' varied…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Computer Software, Case Studies, Scientific Concepts
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Tiantong, Monchai; Teemuangsai, Sanit – International Education Studies, 2013
One of the benefits of using collaborative learning is enhancing learning achievement and increasing social skills, and the second benefits is as the more students work together in collaborative groups, the more they understand, retain, and feel better about themselves and their peers, moreover working together in a collaborative environment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Integrated Learning Systems
IRIS Center, 2014
This report presents two studies that demonstrate superior performance of college students after use of free, online instructional Modules, produced by the IRIS Center. When compared to traditional teacher education methods, IRIS Modules yield better outcomes in terms of knowledge acquisition, application skills, and confidence in the use of…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Achievement, Learning Modules, Electronic Learning
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Samsudin, Mohd Wahid; Daik, Rusli; Abas, Azlan; Meerah, T. Subahan Mohd; Halim, Lilia – International Education Studies, 2013
In this study, the learning of science outside the classroom is believe to be an added value to science learning as well as it offers students to interact with the environment. This study presents data obtained from two days' workshop on Lichen as Biological Indicator for Air Quality. The aim of the workshop is for the students to gain an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Science
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Koenig, Kathleen; Schen, Melissa; Bao, Lei – Science Educator, 2012
Development of a scientifically literate citizenry has become a national focus and highlights the need for K-12 students to develop a solid foundation of scientific reasoning abilities and an understanding of nature of science, along with appropriate content knowledge. This implies that teachers must also be competent in these areas; but…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Learning Modules, Science Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wenner, Jennifer M.; Burn, Helen E.; Baer, Eric M. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
Pilot studies of an NSF-funded project called The Math You Need When You Need It (TMYN; http://serc.carleton.edu/mathyouneed) reveal that online, asynchronous learning modules are effective at remediating students' quantitative skills in introductory geoscience in both community college and university settings. TMYN uses a just-in-time and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Class Size, Student Attitudes, Community Colleges
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