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Rayenda Khresna Brahmana; Josephine Tan-Hwang Yau – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2025
Purpose: Interest in using popular movies in higher education has flourished, but determining their actual impact remains tricky. Some studies suggest these movies can positively affect student satisfaction, yet many criticize this method as ineffective or lazy. Our study compared two ways of using popular movies -- watching them in class versus a…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Films, Financial Education, Flipped Classroom
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Casey J. Metoyer; Katherine Sullivan; Lee J. Winchester; Mark T. Richardson; Michael R. Esco; Michael V. Fedewa – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2025
Relative adiposity (%Fat) was measured using a smartphone-based application in a convenience sample of adults aged 20-52 years (n = 32, 68.7% female, 84.3% White/Caucasian, 26.7 ± 3.5 kg/m2) across different body positions (Anterior versus Posterior) on consecutive days (Day 1 versus Day 2). A reference photo was obtained from the posterior view…
Descriptors: Adults, Body Composition, Handheld Devices, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Li, Yingxia; Gao, Ying; Zhang, Dongyu – Higher Education Studies, 2016
This paper intends to investigate the effectiveness of a new course pattern--TED-motivated English Public Speaking Course in EFL teaching in China. This class framework adopts TED videos as the learning materials to stimulate students to be a better speaker. Meanwhile, it aims to examine to what extent the five aspects of language skills are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Public Speaking, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness
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Tay, Gidget C.; Edwards, Kimberly D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
A visual aid teaching tool, the DanceChemistry video series, has been developed to teach fundamental chemistry concepts through dance. These educational videos portray chemical interactions at the molecular level using dancers to represent chemical species. Students reported that the DanceChemistry videos helped them visualize chemistry ideas in a…
Descriptors: Dance, Chemistry, Visual Aids, Scientific Concepts
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Guichon, Nicolas; Cohen, Cathy – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2014
It is intuitively felt that visual cues should enhance online communication, and this experimental study aims to test this prediction by exploring the value provided by a webcam in an online L2 pedagogical teacher-to-learner interaction. A total of 40 French undergraduate students with a B2 level in English were asked to describe in English four…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teacher Student Relationship
Ee, Neo Chin; Sum, Cheung Wing – New Horizons in Education, 2005
Background: Critical thinking disposition is an area that has been overlooked in various academic fields until recent years. Critical thinking occurs only when individuals possess thinking dispositions. This study explores the possibility of using directed viewing-thinking activity (DVTA) to cultivate the critical thinking dispositions of…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Development