NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Dissertations at a Distance: Students' Perceptions of Online Mentoring in a Doctoral Program
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kumar, Swapna; Johnson, Melissa; Hardemon, Truly – Journal of Distance Education, 2013
The purpose of this research was to identify best practices in online mentoring used in an online doctoral program to mentor doctoral students through their dissertation. During semi-structured interviews, students (n=9) reflected on the challenges faced communicating with their mentors, and the online technologies, online mentoring strategies,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Mentors, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
Teaching Quality and Performance among Experienced Teachers in Malaysia
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Abd Hamid, Siti Rafiah; Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah; Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
The role of teachers has evolved from merely being teacher-centered to one that is student centered and the skills required for a quality teacher are changing too. Assessing teacher's effectiveness will not be a straight forward attempt by solely examining students' achievements or students' perceptions of their teachers' attributes. A careful…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Teacher Effectiveness, Experienced Teachers, Program Effectiveness
Effects of Student Participation in an Online Learning Community on Environmental Education: A Greek Case Study
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Papastergiou, Marina; Antoniou, Panagiotis; Apostolou, Marianna – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2011
The aim of the present study was: (a) the creation of an Online Learning Community (OLC) for the implementation of an environmental education (EE) project in secondary education, and (b) the investigation of the potential impact of student participation in the OLC on students' knowledge and attitudes regarding the natural environment, on students'…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Intervention, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Do ICT Competences Support Educational Attainment at University?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
De Wit, Kurt; Heerwegh, Dirk; Verhoeven, Jef C. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2012
Taking into account that universities assume students will have at least some basic knowledge of the use of computers and the Internet, we hypothesize that the command of ICT skills by freshmen could have an influence on their educational attainment. To test this hypothesis an online questionnaire was used, which was answered by a representative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Grade Point Average, Educational Attainment
Leadership Skills of First-Year Students at Public Universities in Jordan
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Al-Omari, Aieman Ahmad; Tineh, Abdullah Mohammad Abu; Khasawneh, Samer Mohammad – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the pre-college leadership skills of first-year students and examine differences by gender on eight distinct scales. The Student Leadership Outcomes Inventory defined these eight scales. A total of 296 participants were chosen to participate in the study from a population of all first-year students at a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Student Leadership
A Statistical Profile of Secondary Education Teachers at Utah State University at the Completion of Their Teacher Education Program.
Knight, Richard S.; And Others – 1988
This report presents a profile of students at Utah State University who are considering becoming secondary school teachers. Data were obtained from two questionnaires: one administered upon the student's entry to the first required course in the secondary education program and the other when the student exited from the course. A summary is given…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Family Characteristics, Grade Point Average, Higher Education