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What Triggers Students' Interest during Higher Education Lectures? Personal and Situational Variables Associated with Situational Interest
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Quinlan, Kathleen M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
Lecturing is often touted as a means to inspire students' interest, despite evidence that most lectures fail to do so. This study examines triggers of students' situational interest during lectures. Students (N = 706) in 12 different individual one hour first year lectures in a UK university were surveyed at the end of the lecture. They described…
Descriptors: Student Interests, College Students, Lecture Method, Student Attitudes
The Learning Paradox: The Digital Generation Seeks a Personal, Human Voice
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Davidovitch, Nitza; Yossel-Eisenbach, Yael – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2019
This study examines undergraduate students' perceptions of academic teaching and factors that affect these perceptions, whether social background, secondary education, academic background, or learning habits. The study is based on the findings of a previous study conducted by the authors, which indicated two patterns of learning habits among…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Resistance (Psychology), Technology Integration
Community College Students' Attitudes toward Service Learning
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Harrington, Irronda M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Service learning has grown in popularity within higher education as a teaching pedagogy shown to foster student engagement as well as strengthen the relationships between the community and community college. Research has demonstrated that service learning places a focus on students gaining the hands-on experience tied closely to course objectives…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Liberal Arts, Service Learning
Lecture Recording System in Anatomy: Possible Benefit to Auditory Learners
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Bacro, Thierry R. H.; Gebregziabher, Mulugeta; Ariail, Jennie – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2013
The literature reports that using Learning Recording Systems (LRS) is usually well received by students but that the pedagogical value of LRS in academic settings remains somewhat unclear. The primary aim of the current study is to document students' perceptions, actual pattern of usage, and impact of use of LRS on students' grade in a…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Lecture Method, Nonprint Media, Medical Education
Measuring the Impact of Varied Instructional Approaches in an Introductory Animal Science Course
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Bolt, Brian Grady – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The objectives of this project were to: evaluate the impact of demographic descriptors (gender, class rank and final grade) on student's self perceived level of engagement in classroom activities; measure the impact of varying teaching styles on a student's likelihood of correctly answering a knowledge based question and: assessing the…
Descriptors: Animals, Class Activities, Teaching Styles, Instructional Effectiveness
Using Students' Assessments to Improve Instructors' Quality of Teaching
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Davidovitch, Nitza; Soen, Dan – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2006
This paper examines the relationship between quality of instruction of faculty members as assessed by students and the assessment periods involved. It is based on analysis carried out in Israel's largest public college. Our aim was to explore whether investments to improve the quality of instruction of faculty members are cost beneficial. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Colleges, College Faculty, Student Attitudes