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Kumari, Vijaya S. N.; Umashree, D. K. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2017
Anthropocentrism and ecocentrism are two ways of understanding an extension of ethics to nature. In an anthropocentric ethic, nature deserves moral consideration because how nature is treated affects humans. In an ecocentric ethic, nature deserves moral consideration because nature has intrinsic value. Ecocentrism focuses on the biotic community…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Lecture Method, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students
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Costley, Jamie – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2017
Purpose: This paper looks at a particular type of cheating that occurs in an online university setting. That is, when students who have a connection from outside the online learning environment conspire to cheat together. It measures the correlations between student variables and cheating, instructional variables and cheating and learning outcomes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cheating, Ethics, Student Behavior
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Partanen, Lauri – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
The aim of this study was to apply current pedagogical research in order to develop an effective course and exercise structure for a physical chemistry thermodynamics course intended for second or third year university students of chemistry. A mixed-method approach was used to measure the impact the changes had on student learning. In its final…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Thermodynamics, Science Instruction, Chemistry
Reynolds, Bradley Robert – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The impact of transformational leadership, experiential learning, and reflective journaling on the conservation ethic of non-science majors in a general education survey course was investigated. The main research questions were: (1) Is the Conservation of Biodiversity professor a transformational leader? (2) Is there a difference in the…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Experiential Learning, Reflection, Student Journals
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Hodgson, Yvonne; Varsavsky, Cristina; Matthews, Kelly E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
This study reports on science student perceptions of their skills (scientific knowledge, oral communication, scientific writing, quantitative skills, teamwork and ethical thinking) as they approach graduation. The focus is on which teaching activities and assessment tasks over the whole programme of study students thought utilised each of the six…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Sciences
Malek, Ninos Pierre – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Economics education has been a topic of research interest to many economists. In addition, the philosophical and ethical content of economics and its role in economics education has been an issue of discussion. Chapter 1 of my dissertation addresses what topics should be ignored in a principles of microeconomics class, what the goal of the…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Economics Education, Microeconomics, Statistical Analysis