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Kuznetsova, Elena; Matytcina, Marina – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2018
The article deals with social, psychological and pedagogical aspects of teaching mathematics students at universities. The sociological portrait and the factors influencing a career choice of a mathematician have been investigated through the survey results of 198 first-year students of applied mathematics major at 27 state universities (Russia).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, College Freshmen
Reyneke, Fransonet; Fletcher, Lizelle; Harding, Ansie – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2018
The study in this paper reports on whether an online homework system in combination with a flipped classroom has a positive effect on success rates of first year statistics students. Departing from a traditional teaching model (Baseline), the technology-based intervention strategies implemented were firstly the Aplia™ interactive online homework…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Statistics, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction
Teng, Chin-Hung; Chen, Jr-Yi; Chen, Zhi-Hong – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018
Although the learning of programming language is critical in science and technology education, it might be difficult for some students, especially novices. One possible reason might be the fact that programming language, especially for three-dimensional (3D) applications, is too complex and abstract for these students to understand. Programming…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Programming, Computer Science Education
Kashyap, Upasana; Mathew, Santhosh – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2017
The purpose of this study was to compare students' performances in a freshmen level quantitative reasoning course (QR) under three different instructional models. A cohort of 155 freshmen students was placed in one of the three models: needing a prerequisite course, corequisite (students enroll simultaneously in QR course and a course that…
Descriptors: Models, STEM Education, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Kangas, Jari; Rantanen, Elisa; Kettunen, Lauri – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Most freshmen enter universities with high expectations and with good motivation, but too many are driven into performing instead of true learning. The issues are not only related to the challenge of comprehending the substance, social and other factors have an impact as well. All these multifaceted needs should be accounted for to facilitate…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Transitional Programs, Statistical Data, Longitudinal Studies
Nagao, Akiko – English Language Teaching, 2018
This study explored how 14 foreign-language writers at a university in Japan changed their genre awareness of discussion genre texts (particularly argumentative essays) during a 15-week systemic functional linguistics course consisting of text-based writing lessons assigned as part of a teaching and learning cycle. To obtain in-depth quantitative…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Squire, Nikki Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Using active learning strategies, such as games, can make a positive impact on how students learn, how they process and retain information, and how they interact with digital media. This quantitative comparative research study examined differences among online freshman students' posttest information literacy (IL) summative scores comparing…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Active Learning, Learning Strategies, Statistical Analysis
Ismail, Mohd Nasir; Mamat, Nurfaezah; Jamaludin, Adnan – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2018
The purpose of this study is to investigate effects of WebOPAC Self Training Tool with Guided Exploration (WSTTG), WebOPAC Self Training Tool with non-guided exploration (WSTT) and Traditional (T) groups as the learning strategies on information literacy (IL) skills standards among first year degree students in Malaysian public university. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Search Strategies, Information Literacy
Tsai, Min-Hsiu – World Journal of Education, 2017
This study investigated 228 English as foreign language freshmen at a university of science and technology in southern Taiwan to explore the participants' knowledge of English tense forms by recognizing 12 tense forms and translating Chinese sentences into English with specific tense forms. The results showed that the participants who were taught…
Descriptors: Morphemes, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Charts
Embedding Quantitative Methods by Stealth in Political Science: Developing a Pedagogy for Psephology
Gunn, Andrew – Teaching Public Administration, 2017
Student evaluations of quantitative methods courses in political science often reveal they are characterised by aversion, alienation and anxiety. As a solution to this problem, this paper describes a pedagogic research project with the aim of embedding quantitative methods by stealth into the first-year undergraduate curriculum. This paper…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Political Science, College Freshmen, Instructional Materials
Busom, Isabel; Lopez-Mayan, Cristina; Panadés, Judith – Journal of Economic Education, 2017
Economic views held by the general public tend to differ significantly from those of economic experts. Would these differences fade away if people were exposed to some economic instruction? In this article, the authors identify college students' preconceptions about economic issues at the beginning of the semester, verify their persistence…
Descriptors: Economics Education, College Freshmen, College Students, Student Attitudes
Alrayah, Hassan – English Language Teaching, 2018
This research-paper aims at examining the effectiveness of cooperative learning activities in enhancing EFL learners' fluency. The researcher has used the descriptive approach, recorded interviews for testing fluency as tools of data collection and the software program SPSS as a tool for the statistical treatment of data. Research sample consists…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Learning Activities, Oral Language
Kayama, Mizue; Ogata, Shinpei; Asano, David K.; Hashimoto, Masami – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
Conceptual modeling is one of the most important learning topics for higher education and secondary education. The goal of conceptual modeling in this research is to draw a class diagram using given notation to satisfy the given requirements. In this case, the subjects are asked to choose concepts to satisfy the given requirements and to correctly…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Design Requirements, Concept Teaching, Novices
Tabata-Sandom, Mitsue – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2017
Fluency development instruction lacks in reading in Japanese as a foreign language instruction. This study examined how 34 upper-intermediate level learners of Japanese responded when they first experienced pleasure reading and speed reading. The participants also engaged in intensive reading, the main component of which was translation. Survey…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Japanese, Second Language Instruction, Recreational Reading
Deutsch, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Each year, post-secondary institutions across the nation enroll thousands of students into developmental mathematics courses. Success rates are low for students placed in developmental mathematics courses employing traditional teaching practices. Secondary institutions utilizing more engaging pedagogies and high impact practices, such as…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs, Statistical Analysis