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How Is That Done? Student Views on Resources Used outside the Engineering Classroom
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Maclaren, Peter – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
While the traditional lecture remains a key feature in the teaching of mathematically intensive disciplines at a tertiary level, what students do outside class, the resources they use, and how they use them are critical factors in their success. This study reports on a survey of students studying a range of engineering subjects, giving their views…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Change
The Influence of Digital Interactive Textbook Instruction on Student Learning Preferences, Outcomes, and Motivation
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O'Bannon, Blanche W.; Skolits, Gary J.; Lubke, Jennifer K. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2017
This study examined achievement when an interactive textbook (iBook) was used in place of lecture to teach students to create instructional flipcharts for a Promethean interactive whiteboard. The study was conducted with students enrolled in a required technology course for teachers at a large research-intensive university in the southeastern…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Textbooks, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Implementation of a Study Skills Program for Entering At-Risk Medical Students
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Miller, Cynthia J. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2014
While the first year of medical school is challenging for all students, there may be specific issues for students from rural areas, economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ethnic minorities, or nontraditional age groups. A Summer Prematriculation Program (SPP) was created to prepare entering at-risk students for the demands of medical school. For…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Medical Students, Textbooks, At Risk Students
A Comparison of Grade Achievement of Students Using a Programmed Mathematics Text Versus Students Using a Traditional Mathematics Text.
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Raines, Roy H. – 1974
The effectiveness of a basic college mathematics course consisting of lecture-discussion classroom procedures and homework assignments from a traditional text was compared to the effectiveness of a course designed to combat low grade achievement and a high dropout rate by allowing for individual differences. The revised course consisted of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Use of Selected Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) in Health Classes.
Poehler, David L. – 1984
A pilot project examined the effectiveness of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in teaching selected concepts of health and fitness: coronary risk, lifestyle, and nutrition as related to weight control. A convenience sample of 58 students from two Concepts of Health and Fitness classes were randomly assigned to two groups, both of which used…
Descriptors: Body Weight, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (7th, London, United Kingdom, July 4-7, 2014)
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Stamper, John, Ed.; Pardos, Zachary, Ed.; Mavrikis, Manolis, Ed.; McLaren, Bruce M., Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2014
The 7th International Conference on Education Data Mining held on July 4th-7th, 2014, at the Institute of Education, London, UK is the leading international forum for high-quality research that mines large data sets in order to answer educational research questions that shed light on the learning process. These data sets may come from the traces…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Collection