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Oliveira, Alandeom W.; Bretzlaff, Tiffany; Brown, Adam O. – Research in Science Education, 2020
The present study examines the exemplification practices of a university biology instructor during a semester-long course. Attention is given specifically to how the instructor approaches "memorable exemplification"--classroom episodes identified by students as a source of memorable learning experiences. A mixed-method research approach…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Biology, Teaching Methods
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Song, Gang; Fan, Li – Higher Education Studies, 2022
This study investigates the capacity of elementary-level Chinese second language learners to memorize serial verb sentences based on the results of a questionnaire. Our findings show that adult second language learners employ the concept of temporal sequence in language learning, consciously or unconsciously, whether or not the chronological…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Verbs
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Suphasa Phupunna – Journal of Education and Learning, 2023
Designing the Electronic Media instructional innovative management approach on Chinese Language Elementary Level 1 course (CLELC-1) was developed Chinese vocabulary memorization skills of 21 freshly educated students in the Chinese Language Teaching Program, Faculty of Education, Rajabhat Mahasarakham University, Thailand. Using the 10 Electronic…
Descriptors: Memorization, Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Salame, Issa I.; Ramirez, Lorraine; Nikolic, Durica; Krauss, David – International Journal of Instruction, 2022
The subject of buffer solutions in chemistry is a challenging concept for students to learn due to its abstract nature. The difficulties that students face in learning about buffer solutions can lead to poor performance and alternative conceptions about the topic. The development of successful conceptual understanding to solve buffer solution…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Problem Solving, Difficulty Level
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Robert E. Brainard; Daniela G. L. Terson de Paleville; Michael C. Long; Daniel G. Hughes; Lewis J. Watson; Gary Anderson – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
The traditional case study has been used as a learning tool for the past 100 years, and in our program, graduate physiology students are presented with a real-world scenario and must determine the diagnosis and treatment of the patient. We found that students defaulted to memorization of disease with treatment and bypassed gaining an understanding…
Descriptors: Physiology, Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Graduate Students
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Bowen, Ryan S.; Flaherty, Aishling A.; Cooper, Melanie M. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2022
Within chemistry education, there are various curricular and pedagogical approaches that aim to improve teaching and learning in chemistry. Efforts to characterize these transformations have primarily focused on student reasoning and performance, and little work has been done to explore student perceptions of curricular and pedagogical…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Transformative Learning, Teaching Methods
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Vanichvasin, Patchara – Higher Education Studies, 2021
Memory is important in a learning process. The more students can memorize or retain information from a learning process, the greater possibility students can perform better in their learning. Therefore, this research aimed to explore visual communication in terms of its effectiveness and effects on memory enhancement with 19 Thai undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology)
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Wen, Chua Hui; Ying, Lin Chia; Huat, Ang Thiah; Azlan, Mohammad Affiq Bin Kamarul; Shy, Fan Pik; Baoshun, Shan – International Journal of Language Education, 2021
This study investigates the effects of Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the Audio-Lingual Teaching Approach (ALTA) on learning motivation among non-native Mandarin learners in the Teaching of Mandarin as a Third Language (TMTL). The TBLT applied is an adaptation of Willis's TBL Framework, while the ALTA applied is an adaptation of…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Dobkowska, Sylwia; Kuckelman, Meghan – English in Education, 2020
This paper presents the results of an interdisciplinary project in which English poetry and performance studies were integrated into a poetry performance project for EFL students in a language education programme at a Japanese university. The project used the theories and methods of But?¯, a contemporary Japanese form of dance and visual art, to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Poetry, Performance
Althobaiti, Saad; Elyas, Tariq – Online Submission, 2019
This study investigates whether teaching spelling to high school students using different techniques, i.e. copy, cover, compare and flip folder, would improve students' spelling. Additionally, it explores students' opinions and perceptions towards these techniques. The research conducted in Granada high school in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Thirty-six…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spelling Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Improvement
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Dere, Ilker; Gökçinar, Betül – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2021
This study aims at determining perceptions and experiences of prospective social studies teachers who create learning and teaching activities using historical evidence. We used the case study methodology in our study and collected data from activities created by prospective teachers, research stories, focus group interviews, and observations. We…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Memorization, Primary Sources, Teaching Methods
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Fu, Sijing – English Language Teaching, 2021
This study conducted the semi-structured interview to investigate the types of vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs) Chinese English major university students employed and the factors for their VLS use. Chinese EFL learners frequently employed determination and cognitive strategies. They mainly used the mechanical strategies and focused on English…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Lambert, Rachel; Chun, Mina; Davis, Jessie; Ceja, Kay Lynn; Aguilar, Katie; Moran, Pauline; Manset, Lindsey – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019
Educational research undervalues the experiences of people with disabilities, including those with learning disabilities and/or dyslexia, whom we call "insiders." In this study, we examined narratives pertaining to schooling from published memoirs and/or interviews with 30 insiders with learning disabilities or dyslexia. First, we…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Individual Characteristics, Barriers
Dogru, M. Said; Özsevgeç, Lale Cerrah – Online Submission, 2018
The objective of this study is to make a research on the challenges faced in learning the concepts of biology and the reasons for not learning them based on the opinions of teacher candidates. The study group comprises of teacher candidates studying in a state university in Turkey. The challenges faced by teacher candidates in understanding are…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Barriers, Scientific Concepts
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Mahaffey, Angela L. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2021
This article provides a qualitative examination of student responses to an enjoyable online experience illustrating structure-function relationships of chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) in the human nervous system via text messaging emojis (often employed during mobile phone messaging). The "N.A.M.E." (Neurotransmitters as…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Biochemistry
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