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Roy B. Clariana; Ryan Solnosky – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2023
This quasi-experimental study seeks to improve the conceptual quality of summary essays by comparing two conditions, essay prompts with or without a list of 13 broad concepts, the concepts were selected across a continuum of the 100 most frequent words in the lesson materials. It is anticipated that only the most central concepts will be used as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Writing Evaluation, Essays, Word Frequency
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Oldfield, Jeremy; Rodwell, Judith; Curry, Laura; Marks, Gillian – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
In the past 20 years, the landscape of Higher Education in the United Kingdom has changed considerably. With the prospect of tuition fees spiralling above £9,000 per year, per student, it is important to explore the impact this has upon the student experience. In spite of the vast financial investment current students make towards their education,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Seminars, Undergraduate Students, Focus Groups
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Persaud, Vineeta; Persaud, Rita – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2019
This study investigated the feasibility of using a web-based Student Response Systems (SRS) to promote interaction in an undergraduate class of 239 students. The study was conducted at a tertiary institution in Guyana, a developing country, faced with technological challenges that made it impractical for every student in the class to respond…
Descriptors: Interaction, Models, Web Based Instruction, Audience Response Systems
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Sahin, Melek Gülsah; Teker, Gülsen Tasdelen; Güler, Nese – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study analyses peer assessment through many facet Rasch model (MFRM). The research was performed with 91 undergraduate students and with lecturer teaching the course. The research data were collected with holistic rubric employed by 6 peers and the lecturer in rating the projects prepared by 85 students taking the course. This study analyses…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Peer Groups, Item Response Theory, Undergraduate Students
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Tsaushu, Masha; Tal, Tali; Sagy, Ornit; Kali, Yael; Gepstein, Shimon; Zilberstein, Dan – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2012
This study offers an innovative and sustainable instructional model for an introductory undergraduate course. The model was gradually implemented during 3 yr in a research university in a large-lecture biology course that enrolled biology majors and nonmajors. It gives priority to sources not used enough to enhance active learning in higher…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Active Learning, Biology, Constructivism (Learning)