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Davey, Kenneth – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
A detailed study of learning and teaching (L&T) of chemical engineering distillation to a mixed-ability small class of 13 students who are ordinarily full-time in-house employees in industry is reported. The course consisted of 9 × 2-h lectures (18 hours) and 9 × 2-h tutorials (18 hours). It was delivered over nine business days "in…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Ability Grouping, Small Group Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Oakley, Grace; Lock, Graeme; Budgen, Fiona; Hamlett, Brenda – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
Research indicates that attendance at lectures and tutorials is associated with university students' level of success and satisfaction, and pre-service teachers' relatively low levels of attendance at scheduled classes is of significant concern to many lecturers. However, little research has been undertaken to investigate the factors associated…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Attendance Patterns, Attendance, Tutorial Programs
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Trushell, John; Reymond, Christine; Burrell, Clare – Computers & Education, 1998
Considers questions posed by students during e-mail tutorials to elicit information from guest lecturers and the use of that information by students in their essays. Findings indicate: tutees tend to pose questions to elicit information or clarification rather than to elicit opinions of the guest lecturer; and two-thirds of tutees' essays cited…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Electronic Mail