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Edward J. Balleisen; Laura Howes; Erik Wibbels – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
A growing body of research suggests that "high-impact practices" such as project-based and experiential learning make important contributions to undergraduate student development and outcomes. However, most attempts to evaluate such programs are based on qualitative or self-reported data generated from small samples. This study examines…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Student Projects
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Selznick, Benjamin S.; Mayhew, Matthew J. – Review of Higher Education, 2019
This study examines the influence of collegiate environments and experiences on students' innovation capacity development. Drawing on a longitudinal sample of 528 first-year undergraduates from seven institutions in North America, we suggest that college can promote innovation capacities over and above students' personality traits, entering…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Innovation, College Environment, Personality Traits
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Bang, Megan; Bricker, Leah; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Edgerton, Adam; Grossman, Pam; Gutiérrez, Kris; Ishimaru, Ann; Klevan, Sarah; Lee, Carol; Miyashiro, David; Nasir, Na'ilah Suad; Noguera, Pedro; Payne, Charles; Penuel, Bill; Plasencia, Sara; Vossoughi, Shirin – Learning Policy Institute, 2021
This report provides a set of six design principles, or stances toward learners and learning, that are essential for creating intellectually rigorous and equitable learning settings. These principles provide a holistic framework for designing goals, practices, and activities for summer learning and beyond. The Six Design Principles for Summer…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Design, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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O'Donovan, Richard; Berman, Naomi; Wierenga, Ani – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
Healthy learning environments for young people are underpinned by respectful relationships. Unfortunately, Australian students who do not form reasonable relationships with peers and staff are unlikely to benefit from being at school. These students tend to disengage and are often excluded. However, a growing number of Australian schools have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Development, Educational Environment, Interpersonal Relationship
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Slavich, George M.; Zimbardo, Philip G. – Educational Psychology Review, 2012
Approaches to classroom instruction have evolved considerably over the past 50 years. This progress has been spurred by the development of several learning principles and methods of instruction, including active learning, student-centered learning, collaborative learning, experiential learning, and problem-based learning. In the present paper, we…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Problem Based Learning
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Browne, M. Neil; Freeman, Karl – Teaching in Higher Education, 2000
Proposes that classrooms that encourage critical thinking possess distinguishing features that can assess whether critical thinking is a regular occurrence. Suggests that a critical thinking classroom commonly reflects the following attributes: frequent questions, developmental tension, fascination with the contingency of conclusions, and active…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, College Environment, Critical Thinking
Bryson, Judy – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1996
A teacher describes her experience applying the Foxfire approach to a particularly unruly fourth-grade class. A trip to an old-growth forest caught their attention and became their learning laboratory for the year. Practically every project they did focused around the forest, and they became a productive, hard working class. (TD)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Wong, Edwin King Por; Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Chow, Alan Ping Yan – 2003
This paper reports on a study that examined the effects of student-level orientation to schooling on students perceptions of a desirable school environment. The study involved 762 students in grades 7-12 in 4 Hong Kong secondary schools. The students completed a survey on their perceptions of independent learning, affinity to teachers, learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Educational Attainment, Educational Environment