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Landrum, Brittany; Garza, Gilbert – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Past research has examined how various elements and style of a syllabus influence students' perceptions of the class. Furthermore, students' learning and grade orientations have been shown to impact academic performance and effort. We sought to add to this literature by exploring how an assignment's name might impact estimates of time to be spent…
Descriptors: Naming, Assignments, Undergraduate Students, Student Surveys
Furr, Daniel; Williamson, Manda – Pearson, 2019
Revel is an interactive learning environment intended to help students prepare for class by reading a little, then doing a little. Within Revel, there are several different learning products. Each product consists of instructional text interspersed with videos, interactive elements and assessments. Revel for "Psychology," 1st edition by…
Descriptors: Psychology, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning
Fernex, Alain; Lima, Laurent; de Vries, Erica – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2015
The purpose of this article is to study how students allocate time to different university and extra-university activities and to identify factors that might explain variability both between and within fields of study. At the heart of this exercise is the question of the time students dedicate to academic activities in competition with a whole…
Descriptors: Time Management, Time Factors (Learning), Study Habits, Learning Activities
Debra Kamps; Howard Wills; Harriett Dawson-Bannister; Linda Heitzman-Powell; Esther Kottwitz; Blake Hansen; Kandace Fleming – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2015
The purpose of the study was to determine the efficacy of the Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) program for improving students' on-task behavior, and increasing teacher recognition of appropriate behavior. The intervention is a group contingency classroom management program consisting of teaching and reinforcing appropriate…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Problems
Perry, David R.; Steck, Andy K. – Computers in the Schools, 2015
Teachers are increasingly integrating mobile digital technology into the classroom. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of incorporating iPads in a secondary-level geometry course on academic achievement, student engagement, self-efficacy, and meta-cognitive self-regulation. Students in the iPad-using classroom experienced lower…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Self Efficacy
Palazzo, David J.; Lee, Young-Jin; Warnakulasooriya, Rasil; Pritchard, David E. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2010
Submissions to an online homework tutor were analyzed to determine whether they were copied. The fraction of copied submissions increased rapidly over the semester, as each weekly deadline approached and for problems later in each assignment. The majority of students, who copied less than 10% of their problems, worked steadily over the three days…
Descriptors: Homework, Duplication, Cheating, Physics
Nora, Amaury; Crisp, Gloria; Matthews, Cissy – Review of Higher Education, 2011
As a great deal of importance is now placed on student engagement, it is just as imperative to establish the soundness of constructs underlying those survey instruments and benchmarks used in providing indicators of such. This study investigates the dimensionalities of student engagement among community college students as measured by the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Two Year College Students, Student Surveys, National Surveys
Kraushaar, James M.; Novak, David C. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
This paper examines undergraduate student use of laptop computers during a lecture-style class that includes substantial problem-solving activities and graphic-based content. The study includes both a self-reported use component collected from student surveys as well as a monitored use component collected via activity monitoring…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Lecture Method, Time on Task, Memory
Fried, Carrie B. – Computers & Education, 2008
Recently, a debate has begun over whether in-class laptops aid or hinder learning. While some research demonstrates that laptops can be an important learning tool, anecdotal evidence suggests more and more faculty are banning laptops from their classrooms because of perceptions that they distract students and detract from learning. The current…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment, College Students, Student Surveys
Butera, Lisa M.; Giacone, Maria V.; Wagner, Kelly A. – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this action research project report was to decrease off-task behavior through a dot/point reward system and portfolio reflections. Students involved in this research were in second, fifth, and sixth grade. There were a total of 85 student participants and 35 teacher participants. The dates of this research began on September 4, 2007…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Check Lists, Action Research, Observation

Ferrari, Joseph R.; Scher, Steven J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Examines procrastination by college students (30 women, 7 men) of academic and nonacademic tasks at beginning and end of semester. Analysis found that procrastinated tasks early in the term were more effortful and anxiety provoking than other tasks during the term. Results imply that academic and nonacademic tasks should be challenging, yet fun,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Assignments, College Students, Higher Education
Pate-Clevenger, Rebecca; Dusing, Jennifer; Houck, Phyllis; Zuber, John – Online Submission, 2008
This Action Research Project Report was conducted at one elementary school and two different high schools from August 20, 2007 to December 14, 2007. The purpose of this research was to decrease student off-task behavior in the classroom. There were four teacher researchers and 94 students at the beginning of the research, but during the action…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, Learning Activities, Social Behavior
Ouimet, Judith A.; Bunnage, JoAnne C.; Carini, Robert M.; Kuh, George D.; Kennedy, John – Research in Higher Education, 2004
This study focused on how the design of a national student survey instrument was informed and improved through the combined use of student focus groups, cognitive interviews, and expert survey design advice. We were specifically interested in determining (a) how students interpret the items and response options, (b) the frequency of behaviors or…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Interviews, College Students, Student Surveys

Horne, William R. – Learning Assistance Review, 2000
Describes a study on time management that involved 57 third-year university students who first estimated, then recorded how they allocated weekly time between work, maintenance (sleep, meals, etc.) and leisure. Finds that students spent a mean of 40 hours per week on schoolwork. Offers suggestions on allocating student time. (Contains 19…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Planning, Scheduling
Ansburg, Pamela I. – 2001
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether students expected course difficulty to be reflected in grade distributions and in the amount of out-of-class effort required for success. Students from both upper and lower division classes described the amount of time they expected to spend preparing for an easy class, a difficult class, and a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Difficulty Level, Expectation
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