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Getuno, Daniel M.; Kiboss, Joel K.; Changeiywo, Johnson M.; Ogola, Leo B. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Research has shown that students exhibit negative attitudes towards Electronics especially when they are taught using the conventional method. This is in addition to poor instructional methods that do not promote individualization of instruction or make learning interesting. The purpose of this study was to design an e-learning module in…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Student Attitudes, Electronics, Electronic Learning
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Olaniyan, Ademola Olatide; Omosewo, Esther O.; Nwankwo, Levi I. – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
This study was designed to investigate the Effect of Polya Problem-Solving Model on Senior School Students' Performance in Current Electricity. It was a quasi experimental study of non- randomized, non equivalent pre-test post-test control group design. Three research questions were answered and corresponding three research hypotheses were tested…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Secondary School Students, Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design
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Arhin, Ato Kwamina; Offoe, Adelaide Koryoe – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
A quasi-experimental research was conducted to find out differences in mathematics performance of students using performance assessment-driven instructions at the senior high school level at Ghana National College in Cape Coast. Two Form 1 science classes were used for the study and were assigned as experimental and control groups. These two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Mathematics Instruction, Experimental Groups
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Caetano, Nídia; Rocha, João; Quadrado, José Carlos; Cardoso, José Marílio; Felgueiras, Manuel Carlos – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2015
Globalization is a trend that covers all society perspectives in general, and higher education in particular. The main traditional objective of higher education institutions has been to prepare domestic students with a given set of skills. Research competition and University's rankings, as well as the need to reach other publics, pushed them…
Descriptors: Reputation, Sustainable Development, Global Approach, Student Mobility
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Eryilmaz, Meltem – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2015
The object of this experimental study is to measure the effectiveness of a blended learning environment which is laid out on the basis of features for face to face and online environments. The study was applied to 110 students who attend to Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey and take Introduction to Computers Course. During the application,…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Environment, Introductory Courses, Computer Science Education
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Preece, Abdul Shakhour Duncan – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The study investigates the effectiveness of community of inquiry method in preparing students to develop listening and speaking skills in a sample of junior secondary school students in Borno state, Nigeria. A sample of 100 students in standard classes was drawn in one secondary school in Maiduguri metropolis through stratified random sampling…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Language Acquisition, Inquiry, Communities of Practice
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Hindmarsh, Chloe S.; Jones, Sandra C.; Kervin, Lisa – Health Education Research, 2015
Alcohol media literacy is an emerging field that aims to address the link between exposure to alcohol advertising and subsequent expectancies and behaviours for children and adolescents. The design, rigour and results of alcohol media literacy programmes vary considerably, resulting in a number of unanswered questions about effectiveness. To…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Health Behavior, Teaching Methods, Program Development
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Denis Çeliker, Huriye – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of designing problem-based experiments (DPBE) on the level of metacognitive skills of prospective science teachers. For this purpose, pre test-post test design, without control group, was used in the research. The research group of the study comprised 113 second-grade prospective science…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Skill Development, Problem Based Learning, Science Instruction
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Kitchakarn, Orachorn – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2015
The study was conducted to investigate attitudes toward using computers as a learning tool among undergraduate students in a private university. In this regards, some variables which might be potential antecedents of attitudes toward computer including gender, experience of using computers and perceived abilities in using programs were examined.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Yang, Yan; Cho, Yoon Jung; Watson, Angela – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2015
In this study, the role of gender and course format in college students' perceptions of classroom motivational climate (i.e., sense of classroom community and perceived classroom goal structure) was examined. Participants were 722 college students from a variety of majors at a comprehensive Midwest American university. Female students felt a…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Gender Differences, Mastery Learning, Online Courses
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Louca, Loucas T.; Zacharia, Zacharias C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2015
Despite the abundance of research in Modeling-based Learning (MbL) in science education, to date there is only limited research on MbL practices among K-6 novice modelers. More specifically, there is no information on how young/novice modelers' modeling enactments look so that researchers and educators have an idea of what should be expected from…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Education, Modeling (Psychology), Teaching Methods
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Sime, Daniela; Pietka-Nykaza, Emilia – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2015
In this qualitative study, we examine the impact of family migration on intergenerational learning, especially in relation to the transmission of cultural values and practices. Drawing on data collected through in-depth case studies with migrant Polish children and their parents, we explore the influence of intergenerationality on children's…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Values, Sociocultural Patterns, Community Organizations
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Ceyhan Cigdemoglu; Omer Geban – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2015
This study explores whether the context-based approach with 5E model (CBA-5E) can lead to better understanding of chemical reactions and energy concepts when compared to conventional instruction (CI). Additionally, the study delves into the effect of treatment with regards to gender. Eleventh grade science-major classes with 175 students from two…
Descriptors: Science Education, Chemistry, Energy, Scientific Concepts
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Weng, Xuan; Lin, Jing – Frontiers of Education in China, 2013
This study explores the lived experiences of Chinese teachers in American Chinese Schools. Max van Manen's methodology for hermeneutic phenomenological research provides a framework for the study, and the philosophical writings of Heidegger, Gadamer, and Derrida guide the textual interpretations. Pedagogical voices of Aoki, Pinar, and Greene,…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Chinese, Teaching Experience, Hermeneutics
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Mlynarczyk, Rebecca Williams – Journal of Basic Writing, 2014
In this article, Mlynarczyk traces her career-long exploration of the relationship between personal, narrative writing and so-called academic discourse. Believing that both are important for college students, particularly students placed in basic writing or ESL composition, she has come to believe that rather than viewing the two as separate modes…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Academic Discourse, Personal Narratives, Writing Strategies
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