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Kimberly D. Hellerich – New England College Journal of Applied Educational Research, 2023
Syllabi can be a mechanism by which professors can foster inclusivity with students. This article highlights how I, an educational leadership professor, intentionally incorporated elements within course syllabi to foster inclusivity. The text, "What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching"…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Inclusion, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Selina Thomas Mkimbili – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
This paper explores the extent to which Biology syllabi are open to students' engagement with and acquisition of critical thinking skills in Tanzania's developing country context. It focuses on the Biology syllabus of Ordinary-level secondary education and that of Advanced-level secondary education. The paper reports the findings of a study whose…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Critical Thinking
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Funkenbusch, LiLu Tian; Rivera-Jiménez, Sindia – Chemical Engineering Education, 2023
The continuous distillation experiment in the Unit Operations Lab was moved to a virtual platform. Students used old data and equipment specifications to simulate the column in Aspen HYSYS. Students experimented without the limitations of existing equipment. For example, they studied the number of trays in the virtual column, something that is…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes
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Noam Morningstar-Kywi; Denise N. Morris; Rebecca M. Romero; Ian S. Haworth – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling requires an understanding of chemical, physiologic, and pharmacokinetic principles. Active learning with PBPK modeling software (GastroPlus) may be useful to teach these scientific principles while also teaching software operation. To examine this issue, a graduate-level course was designed…
Descriptors: Physiology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Graduate Students
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Donnelly, Julie; Winkelmann, Kurt – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Students' negative perceptions of physical chemistry courses are well-known and are likely impacting their learning and performance in this upper-division course for majors. The syllabus can be the first interaction students have with a course and instructor and can be central to the expectations student set for the learning experience. While…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, College Students, Student Attitudes, Majors (Students)
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He, Yuemin – Inquiry, 2020
Reacting directly to the fact that even the best syllabus is worthless to the student who does not read it, this essay draws inspiration from research of the past decade, especially from the learning-focused syllabus concept that was introduced by three researchers at the University of Virginia, and uses a questionnaire to gauge our community…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Community Colleges, Student Needs
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Matusiak, Krystyna K.; Bright, Kawanna – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2020
Training in research methodology is an essential component of educating twenty-first century information professionals and library practitioners. Traditionally, competencies in library and information science (LIS) education emphasized the fundamental knowledge of research methods and critical skills in evaluating the findings. However, librarians…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Courses, Masters Programs, Library Education
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Stevens, Elise M.; Gibson, Rhonda – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2017
This study evaluated syllabi (N = 87) from introductory advertising and public relations courses to examine to what extent and how stated course goals and assignments signal the overall learning orientation of a course and which type of learning orientation--mastery or performance--was most common. Mastery orientations emphasize intrinsic rewards,…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Advertising, Rhetorical Invention, Instructional Improvement
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Gilbert, Danielle – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
In recent decades, nationalism has emerged from the distant purview of history to become the primary driver of some of the world's biggest news. Given the prominence of nationalist conflict, students in political science increasingly study the subject with modern references in mind. This article describes the design for a timely undergraduate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Authentic Learning, Nationalism, Political Science
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Leone, E. Austin; Salisbury, Sara L.; Nolen, Zachery L.; Idema, Jenn L.; Parsley, Kathryn M.; Stefanik, Katherine L.; Daniel, Kristy L. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2019
Because students and professors place different values on syllabi components, perceptions of course objectives vary. Previous studies investigated the relationship between students' and instructors' expectations and syllabi content, but do not address the role of explicitly stated course objectives in syllabi. Our study used qualitative methods to…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Course Descriptions, College Faculty, Student Attitudes
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Wheeler, Lindsay B.; Palmer, Michael; Aneece, Itiya – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
In this mixed methods study, researchers explored students' perceptions of different types of syllabi, the course, and the instructor articulated through the syllabi. Students were randomly assigned to read one of two US History syllabi: a content-focused syllabus (CFS), characterized as a traditional, content-focused, policy-laden syllabus; or a…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, History Instruction, Student Attitudes, Course Content
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Faulconer, Emily; Dixon, Zachary; Griffith, John; Faulconer, Laura – Journal of General Education, 2020
This article reports the development of a "course trailer" video series that communicates the professional and academic value of general education courses' core competencies and describes the results of a survey measuring the impact of those videos on student perception. Although general education programs represent a staple of U.S.…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Video Technology, Position Papers, General Education
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Rohde Poole, S. B. – PRIMUS, 2022
This paper is written to provide ideas and guide faculty who want to design a mathematical modeling course for undergraduate mathematics majors and minors. We discuss course goals, assignments, and projects that can be used to help students gain experience relevant for careers and mathematical modeling opportunities. The authors designed this…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Instruction, Majors (Students), Mathematical Models
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Bonacci, Enzo – Athens Journal of Education, 2020
In the Italian education system, secondary students (ages 14-19) are confronted with the foundations of quantum physics during the final term of scientific high school (pre-university year). The Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (acronym MIUR) has remarked its importance in the syllabus to address the high school exit…
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Quantum Mechanics, High Schools, Secondary School Science
Hungerford, Hilary B.; Thackeray, Susan L.; Smith, Anna-Lise – Geography Teacher, 2021
Public art installations are part of university campuses across the United States, and these installations can be useful in teaching important geographic concepts, skills, and geovisualization techniques. Using public on-campus art resources in geography classes can both enhance student learning of important geography content, themes, and…
Descriptors: Campuses, Introductory Courses, Geography Instruction, Teaching Methods
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