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Haave, Neil; Keus, Kelly; Simpson, Tonya – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2018
This study analyzed the effect of a learning philosophy assignment on students' intellectual development and mastery of first-year biology and second-year biochemistry course content. We used pre- and post-surveys to assess students' cognitive complexity, and compared students' midterm and final exam marks to assess mastery of course content. The…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Philosophy, Assignments, Intellectual Development
Sabel, Jaime L.; Vo, Tina; Alred, Ashley; Dauer, Jenny M.; Forbes, Cory T. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2017
Although knowledge of disciplinary concepts and epistemic understanding of science are foundations of scientific literacy, students must learn to apply their knowledge to real-world situations. To engage effectively with contemporary water-related challenges with scientific and social dimensions, students need to understand the properties of water…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Process Skills, Decision Making
Davidson, Yonaton Sahar – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Recent research supports the benefit of students' construction of relevance through writing about the connection of content to their life. However, most such research defines relevance narrowly as utility value--perceived instrumentality of the content to the student's career goals. Furthermore, the scope of phenomenological and conceptual…
Descriptors: Biology, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, Phenomenology
Cultivating Undergraduates' Plagiarism Avoidance Knowledge and Skills with an Online Tutorial System
Liu, Gi-Zen; Lu, Hui-Ching; Lin, Vivien; Hsu, Wei-Chen – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
With the increased use of digital materials, undergraduate writers in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts have become more susceptible to plagiarism. In this study, the researchers designed a blended English writing course with an online writing tutorial system entitled "DWright." The study examined the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Plagiarism, Prevention, Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Baker, Lisa R.; Hitchcock, Laurel Iverson – Journal of Social Work Education, 2017
This article describes the development, implementation, and assessment of a social media assignment using Pinterest as a tool for student engagement and professional development in two undergraduate social work courses. Twenty-one undergraduate students enrolled in Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) courses completed the assignment…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Undergraduate Students, Social Media
Stacy, Ivan; Bennett, Cathryn B. – Cogent Education, 2017
The rationale for the study is the developing state of Bhutanese higher education, and Bhutanese students' current tendency to employ reproductive learning strategies. This research therefore aims to determine whether using non-linear, semi-autonomous learning activities encourages Bhutanese students to adopt constructivist attitudes towards…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Student Attitudes, Writing Assignments
Scotland, James – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2016
A time-series analysis was used to investigate Arabic undergraduate students' (n = 50) perceptions of assessed group work in a major government institution of higher education in Qatar. A longitudinal mixed methods approach was employed. Likert scale questionnaires were completed over the duration of a collaborative writing event. Additionally,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Collaborative Writing, Foreign Countries
Guglietti, Maria – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2015
This study describes journalism students' value making of social research methods, such as sampling, data gathering strategies and quantitative and qualitative data analysis, by using a mixed-method approach to analyze 260 written reflection assignments. In their reflections, 26 student participants assessed the value of their new knowledge of…
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Value Judgment, Methods Courses, Research Methodology
Baird, Timothy D.; Kniola, David J.; Lewis, Ashley L.; Fowler, Shelli B. – Journal of Geography, 2015
This article describes and analyzes a classroom assignment to promote intrinsic motivation for learning in college students. Here, grades and instructor expectations for content are viewed as students' primary motivations for learning, and correspondingly present obstacles for improved critical thinking skills, student autonomy, and engagement.…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Student Motivation, Mixed Methods Research, Assignments
Guillard, Julianne – Gender and Education, 2016
As they say in social media, feminism is "trending"; feminist conversations, grassroots movements, and activism mark a fourth wave of feminist practice and theory defined by digital spaces. This article considers the effectiveness of using social media as both a course assignment and as a conduit for civic engagement. I analyse survey…
Descriptors: Feminism, Activism, Social Media, Mass Media Use
Sage, Melanie; Sele, Patti – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
Students in undergraduate social work practice courses come to class with varying levels of educational, life, and practice experience. Students require an introduction to the material through textbook reading before they are able to engage in critical discussions, yet reading adherence varies widely among students. This research explores the use…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Reflection, Student Surveys, Counselor Training
Malik, Kinza; Martinez, Nylvia; Romero, Juan; Schubel, Skyler; Janowicz, Philip A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Connect for organic chemistry is an online learning tool that gives students the opportunity to learn about all aspects of organic chemistry through the ease of the digital world. This research project consisted of two fundamental questions. The first was to discover whether there was a difference in undergraduate organic chemistry content…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Intermode Differences, Homework, Assignments
Cavanaugh, Andrew; Song, Liyan – American Journal of Distance Education, 2015
This study investigated students' and instructors' approaches and preferences to audio and written comments in an online undergraduate composition class. A mixed-method design was employed utilizing both a survey instrument and interviews for data collection. Forty-nine students and five instructors participated. Students gave more positive…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Writing (Composition), Feedback (Response), Preferences
Karabulut-Ilgu, Aliye; Jahren, Charles – Advances in Engineering Education, 2016
Engineering educators call for a widespread implementation of hybrid learning to respond to rapidly changing demands of the 21st century. In response to this call, a junior-level course in the Construction Engineering program entitled Construction Equipment and Heavy Construction Methods was converted into a hybrid learning model. The overarching…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Blended Learning, Construction Industry, Engineering Education
Chawinga, Winner Dominic; Zozie, Paxton Andrew – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Slowly but surely, open and distance learning (ODL) programmes are being regarded as one of the most practical ways that universities across the world are increasingly adopting in order to increase access to university education. Likewise, Mzuzu University (MZUNI) set up the Centre for Open and Distance Learning (CODL) to oversee the running of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Quality, Open Universities, Distance Education
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