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Kingery, Julie Newman; Gaskell, Margaret E.; Toner, Shana R.; Rice, Stacey E.; Gray, Melissa L.; Milligan, Jesse A.; Milmoe, Maureen H. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2018
The primary goal of this paper is to describe an innovative active learning experience (i.e., class trip to a children's museum) aimed at expanding child psychology students' knowledge of the developmental benefits of play. A secondary goal is to present preliminary data about the impact of this experience on students' learning by examining scores…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Psychology, Play, Museums
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Jeong, Jin Su; González-Gómez, David; Cañada-Cañada, Florentina; Gallego-Picó, Alejandrina; Bravo, Juan Carlos – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2019
Distance education programs in higher education are gaining popularity mostly due to the flexibility of the formative programs to fit all the requirements that brick-and-mortar educational institutions are not able to provide to students. However, quite often these distance programs report feelings of isolation, lack of self-direction and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Psychological Patterns, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes
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Adorno, Dominique Persano; Pizzolato, Nicola; Fazio, Claudio – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2018
This paper investigates the efficacy of an open-inquiry approach to achieve a long term stability of physics instruction. This study represents the natural continuation of a research project started four years ago when a sample of thirty engineering undergraduates, having already attended traditional university physics instruction, were involved…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Undergraduate Students, Inquiry, Science Instruction
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Chiu, Pit Ho Patrio; Cheng, Shuk Han – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
Recent studies on active learning classrooms (ACLs) have demonstrated their positive influence on student learning. However, most of the research evidence is derived from a few subject-specific courses or limited student enrolment. Empirical studies on this topic involving large student populations are rare. The present work involved a large-scale…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Learning Experience
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Silva, João Carlos Sedraz; Zambom, Erik; Rodrigues, Rodrigo Lins; Ramos, Jorge Luis Cavalcanti; de Souza, Fernando da Fonseca – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2018
The present article is aimed at analyzing the effects of learning analytics on students' self-regulated learning in a flipped classroom. An experiment was conducted with 96 engineering students, enrolled in a subject offered in the Flipped Classroom model. The students were divided into two groups: an experimental group (N = 51) and a control…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Academic Achievement, Experimental Groups, Learning Strategies
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Koretsky, Milo D.; Brooks, Bill J.; Higgins, Adam Z. – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Increasingly, instructors of large, introductory STEM courses are having students actively engage during class by answering multiple-choice concept questions individually and in groups. This study investigates the use of a technology-based tool that allows students to answer such questions during class. The tool also allows the instructor to…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Questioning Techniques, Active Learning, Technology Uses in Education
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Marques, Maira; Ochoa, Sergio F.; Bastarrica, Maria Cecilia; Gutierrez, Francisco J. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2018
Carrying out real-world software projects in their academic studies helps students to understand what they will face in industry, and to experience first-hand the challenges involved when working collaboratively. Most of the instructional strategies used to help students take advantage of these activities focus on supporting agile programming,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning, Metacognition
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Abu Warda, Mona Hamid – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2018
This article is aimed to investigating the influence of a web quest strategy on achievement, and whether collaborative learning can maximize the effectiveness of a web quest used as a medium in teaching and learning educational psychology among the female students at Al Majmaa University in Saudi Arabia. Quantitative and qualitative approaches…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Females
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Kayumova, Leysan R.; Morozova, Marina A. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The relevance of the research problem is caused by the need to use various teaching methods and techniques in training students majoring in pedagogical specialties while implementing the competency approach in education. Information about the technology of critical thinking development (CTD) in future teachers training is limited, and the…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Competency Based Education, Majors (Students), Safety Education
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Lax, Neil; Morris, James; Kolber, Benedict J. – Journal of Biological Education, 2017
Incorporation of active learning into large lecture classes is gaining popularity as a pedagogical method due to its known benefits in helping learning outcomes. A more recent active learning technique that has emerged is the flipped classroom. In this study, we investigated the effects of incorporating a "partial-flip" into an…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Biology, Introductory Courses, Active Learning
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Tivener, Kristin Ann; Hetzler, Tona – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2015
Context: Electronic audience response systems (ARSs) are a technological teaching tool currently being used with widespread success within various disciplines of higher education. Researcher support for its application in athletic training education remains sparse, however. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine whether use of an ARS in a…
Descriptors: Audience Response Systems, Higher Education, Active Learning, Statistical Analysis
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Deng, Lijun – English Language Teaching, 2018
This study designs a project-based flipped learning model for Business English Translation course and tests its efficacy by an empirical study on 65 third-year English major students divided into the experimental class and control class. This study incorporates the learning, teaching and assessment activities of both the students and teachers into…
Descriptors: Translation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Powell, Loreen M.; Wimmer, Hayden; Kilgus, Lawrence; Force, Christina – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2017
The practice of including online discussion posts to traditional courses is increasing. Online discussions allow for active learning to occur as students express their ideas and respond to others. The time and thought provided by online discussion posts allows students to utilize higher level cognitive skills. Web-based assessments are another…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Assisted Testing, Web Based Instruction, Active Learning
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Alzahrani, Majed Gharmallah – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2017
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of using online discussion forums (ODFs) on students' learning, particularly on their achievement. In order to achieve this, a quasi-experimental design was implemented during one academic semester at one of the leading universities in Saudi Arabia. The sample of this study involved undergraduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion, Educational Technology
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Kulak, V.; Newton, G. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2015
The use of case-based learning (CBL) provides students with diverse experiences in the classroom, including problem-solving, knowledge co-construction, communication, and group collaboration. Through these activities, students can explore and develop new knowledge, and acquire relevant skills that have application both in the classroom and beyond.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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