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Hamilton, Hannah R.; Mallett, Robyn K. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2023
One-minute papers allow students to process what they learned during class and improve student performance. However, this activity can become monotonous and takes significantly longer than the name implies. The research described here tests the effectiveness of a briefer, more flexible version of this technique to increase the perceived relevance…
Descriptors: Reflection, Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Academic Achievement
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Unger, Sanne; Simpson, Carrie; Lecher, Alanna; Goudreau, Shara B. – Online Learning, 2022
Online open-ended and closed-ended surveys were conducted in 2014-2016 among 191 students at a small, private university located in South Florida. Our main goals were to evaluate student perceptions of in-class and out-of-class assignments in hybrid courses, determine what students value most about these modes of learning, and recommend ways to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Blended Learning, College Students, Private Colleges
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Newmann, William W.; Christiansen, William T. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2023
An active learning approach to the study of US national security decision making decision making can be achieved through the use of an in-class role-playing simulation. This article considers the importance of solid foundations for simulation design: (1) simulation preparation should be linked to class materials and learning outcomes, but also…
Descriptors: Simulation, National Security, Agency Cooperation, Active Learning
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Sam Ramaila; Syamthanda Mpilwenhle Zondi; Lydia Mavuru – Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2025
This study explored the pedagogical strategies employed by grade 12, life-sciences teachers in township schools to teach complex concepts, such as genetics and meiosis, using improvised teaching resources. Resource constraints in South African township schools often limit learners' access to traditional teaching materials and technologies. In…
Descriptors: Genetics, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Grade 12
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Ward, Ann; Antoine, Aja; Cadge, Wendy – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2021
This article describes one approach to flipping an introductory sociology course. To encourage students to practice 'doing' sociology, we designed a flipped classroom that included a 'pay to play' model, small group work and an emphasis on active learning during class time. With this course design, we linked in-class active learning with outside…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Student Attitudes, Introductory Courses, Sociology
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Marques, Fernanda; Pinto, Luísa; Azevedo, Maria Manuel; Sampaio-Marques, Belém; Areias, Anabela C.; Salgueira, Ana; Costa, Manuel Joao; Rodrigues, Fernando; Ludovico, Paula – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
Medical students tend to have difficulties in developing a holistic view of metabolic pathway and hormone regulation. To address this issue, an interactive activity was implemented for first-year medical students at the School of Medicine, University of Minho, Portugal. Students' previous knowledge on metabolic pathways was evaluated by a pre-test…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Metabolism, Medical Students, Medical Education
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Cinthia Viviana Rojas-Palacio; Eliana Isabel Arango-Zuluaga; Héctor Antonio Botero-Castro – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2024
This paper explains the design and implementation of a novel didactic strategy based on learning styles for teaching automatic control theory in engineering. Traditional research on engineering education has worked to develop teaching methodologies, educational resources, and assessment tasks without considering the learning styles of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Class Activities, College Faculty, Instructional Design
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Rapke, Tina; Hall, Jennifer; Marynowski, Richelle – PRIMUS, 2021
We describe a method that instructors can use to grade tests and assignments that can be used in follow-up inquiry-based activities in class to review material. The grading process is essentially a sorting of student assignment/test responses based on the instructor's conception of what makes responses acceptable. The instructor can assign a grade…
Descriptors: Grading, Assignments, Tests, Inquiry
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Bharathi, Vijayakumar S.; Kulkarni, Mugdha Shailendra – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2020
This research article investigates the impact of using a Monopoly Board Game (MBG) in the teaching learning process of financial statement analysis (FSA) to information technology management students, who earlier had little or no finance or accounting prior educational background. The subjects were students (N=159) in an Indian University. The…
Descriptors: Games, Class Activities, Accounting, Teaching Methods
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Shoufan, Abdulhadi – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2020
Contribution: This article shows that today's learning technologies have the potential to make lectures unnecessary by supporting student's active learning in the classroom. Background: Despite worries about their pedagogical effectiveness, lectures remain the main instructional method in university classrooms. Introducing active learning into the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Online Courses, Technology Uses in Education, College Students
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Alenezi, Sultan Samah A. – Arab World English Journal, 2022
This case study aimed to explore Saudi EFL students' attitudes towards learning writing by using blogging in practicing their writing activities and tasks. It also sought to measure the effectiveness of blogging as an effective approach to enhance student's writing abilities. The participants in this study were five students second-year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Sigurðardóttir, Margrét Sigrún; Heijstra, Thamar Melanie – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2020
Flipped teaching is a trend within higher education. Through flipped teaching the learning environment can be altered by moving the lecture out of the classroom through online recordings, while in-classroom sessions focus on active learning and engaging students in their own learning process. In this paper, we used focus groups comprised of male…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Homework, Video Technology, Higher Education
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Renee Bouley – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
In-class activities that use a collaborative learning approach were developed for a one-semester biochemistry course as a way to achieve higher student engagement. The redesign of this course from a traditional lecture to a format that incorporated a significant active learning component without reducing the amount of content is described. These…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Biochemistry, Class Activities, Feedback (Response)
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Babik, Dmytro – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2022
Agile system development approaches, such as Scrum, have become popular with a wide spectrum of organizations from start-ups to government agencies. Recruiters and executives have been seeking graduates with Scrum competency beyond cursory familiarity. CIS programs responded with a variety of activities and exercises to address this need. This…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Undergraduate Students
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Arthurs, Leilani A. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2019
Despite the need for public understanding about groundwater resources, groundwater is among those topics that instructors most struggle to teach at pre-college and college levels. Although constructivist theories suggest student-held conceptions can be used as teaching tools for active learning, there remains a question about how to draw out and…
Descriptors: Water, Earth Science, College Instruction, Science Instruction
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