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Fatma Alzahraa Abdelsalam Elkhamisy; Asmaa Fady Sharif – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Basic medical sciences education is characterized by the provision of large amounts of theoretical information that leaves little opportunity for promoting student creativity or motivation. In response, the authors investigated meme-related project-based learning (PBL). Memes are humorous media that are widely exchanged online. 1477 students were…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Visual Aids, Internet
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Hsu, Jeremy L.; Goldsmith, Gregory R. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
While student stress and anxiety are frequently cited as having negative effects on students' academic performance, the role that instructors can play in mitigating these challenges is often underappreciated. We provide summaries of different evidence-based strategies, ranging from changes in instructional strategies to specific classroom…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Stress Variables, Stress Management, Anxiety
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Strelan, Peter – Teaching of Psychology, 2018
This article presents an innovative technique for teaching the principles of experimental design in a way that is entertaining and engaging for students. Following a lecture on experimental design, students participate in an experiment in which the teacher uses a funny segment from a movie to test the influence of implicit social norms. Randomly…
Descriptors: Research Design, Research Methodology, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation
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French, Eric Michael; Westler, Brendon – Journal of Political Science Education, 2019
Teaching and learning research typically focuses on learning outcomes relating to the acquisition of knowledge. In this article, we shift focus to a different outcome: student commitment to, and thus successful completion of, a course. By examining the relationship between instructor pedagogical choices and rates of student retention--as measured…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Withdrawal (Education)