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Stephanie A. Blanda – PRIMUS, 2024
This article describes the author's experience designing and implementing an inquiry-based learning (IBL) pedagogical approach to an upper-division undergraduate cryptology course. The author shares the course goals and how the IBL style supports their achievement. The article concludes with sample activities -- in-class exercises that touch on…
Descriptors: Technology, Undergraduate Students, Inquiry, Active Learning
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Garces, Sebastian; Vieira, Camilo; Ravai, Guity; Magana, Alejandra J. – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Worked examples can help novice learners develop early schemata from an expert's solution to a problem. Nonetheless, the worked examples themselves are no guarantee that students will explore these experts' solutions effectively. This study explores two different approaches to supporting engineering technology students' learning in an…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Active Learning, Programming, Engineering Education
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Chang-Tik, Chan; Dhaliwal, Jasbir – Learning: Research and Practice, 2022
This study examines the participation of the Less Effective Learning Group(LELG) students in Collaborative Learning in Informal Space (CLIS) to gain more insights in two of the five principles of the Framework of Participation. Their participation is based on relationships of mutual recognition and acceptance and participation requires learning to…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Computer Science Education, Programming, Informal Education
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Vincenti, Giovanni – Informatics in Education, 2022
Preparing students for the workforce is a balancing act that involves theory, practice, and assessment. As students navigate an educational experience that is, however, often distant from real-world needs, it is imperative that academia finds a novel way to bridge the gap. As many organizations utilize open challenges to attract ideas and talent,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Active Learning, Student Projects, Problem Solving
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Garcia, Fabrício Wickey da Silva; Oliveira, Sandro Ronaldo Bezerra; Carvalho, Elielton da Costa – Informatics in Education, 2023
The contents taught in the programming subjects have a great relevance in the formation of computing students. However, these subjects are characterized by high failure rates, as they require logical reasoning and mathematical knowledge. Thus, establishing knowledge through the subject of algorithms can help students to overcome these difficulties…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Algorithms, Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education
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St. John, Jeremy; St. John, Karen; St. John, Christopher – Journal of Education for Business, 2023
Teamwork skills are an important part of business school curriculum typically taught using project-based experiential methods. This paper presents best practices for teaching teamwork skills to Gen Z students using a project-based learning, peer mentoring approach. With experiential learning theory as a guide, an interdisciplinary process was…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Peer Relationship
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R. Rosario; T. S. Hopper; A. Huang-Saad – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2022
There are increasing calls for the use of research-based teaching strategies to improve engagement and learning in engineering. In this innovation paper, we detail the application of research-based teaching strategies in a computer programming focused biomedical engineering module. This four-week, one-credit undergraduate biomedical engineering…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biomedicine, Engineering Education, Programming
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Nathan A. Quarderer; Leah Wasser; Anne U. Gold; Patricia Montaño; Lauren Herwehe; Katherine Halama; Emily Biggane; Jessica Logan; David Parr; Sylvia Brady; James Sanovia; Charles Jason Tinant; Elisha Yellow Thunder; Justina White Eyes; LaShell Poor Bear/Bagola; Madison Phelps; Trey Orion Phelps; Brett Alberts; Michela Johnson; Nathan Korinek; William Travis; Naomi Jacquez; Kaiea Rohlehr; Emily Ward; Elsa Culler; R. Chelsea Nagy; Jennifer Balch – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2025
Today's data-driven world requires earth and environmental scientists to have skills at the intersection of domain and data science. These skills are imperative to harness information contained in a growing volume of complex data to solve the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Despite the importance of these skills, Earth and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Earth Science, Environmental Education, Science Education
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Eiler, Brian A.; Doyle, Patrick C.; Al-Kire, Rosemary L.; Wayment, Heidi A. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2020
Data science methods increasingly are utilized to analyze theoretically derived psychological research questions. This article provides a case study of a student-focused research experience that introduced basic data science skills and their utility for psychological research, providing practical learning experiences for students interested in…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Social Psychology, Student Research, Research Skills
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Akpinar, Sükran; Korkusuz, Mehmet Emin – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2019
This study examined the influence of active learning method on students' achievements in and attitudes towards simple electric circuits within the scope of the course of physics. The active learning method allows students to structure the information themselves by doing and experiencing. The study was carried out with 28 students from the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Science Instruction, Science Achievement, Student Attitudes
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Shmallo, Ronit Shmallo; Shrot, Tammar – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2020
A class diagram is one of the most important diagrams of Unified Modeling Language (UML) and can be used for modeling the static structure of a software system. Learning from errors is a teaching approach based on the assumption that errors can promote learning. We applied a constructive approach of using errors in designing a UML class diagram in…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Programming, Information Systems, Engineering Education
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Bakke, Christine; Sakai, Rena – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2022
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to describe layering of career-like experiences over existing curriculum to improve perceived educational value. Background: Feedback from students and regional businesses showed a clear need to increase student's exposure to career-like software development projects. The initial goal was to develop an…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Best Practices, Feedback (Response), Computer Science Education
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Donoghue, Thomas; Voytek, Bradley; Ellis, Shannon E. – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2021
Nolan and Temple Lang's "Computing in the Statistics Curricula" (2010) advocated for a shift in statistical education to broadly include computing. In the time since, individuals with training in both computing and statistics have become increasingly employable in the burgeoning data science field. In response, universities have…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Teaching Methods, Computation, Curriculum Design
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Sharma, Arun K.; Hernandez, Michelle; Phuong, Vinh – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2019
Course-based undergraduate research (CURE) is an educational paradigm to engage students in authentic research projects as part of their classroom experience. We present a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) for first-year students to get acquainted with the research process and apply the skills of scientific computing to…
Descriptors: Student Research, Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, Climate
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Deepamala, N.; Shobha, G. – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2018
Final year or Capstone Project is the final and important phase of the undergraduate curriculum in a Computer Science Engineering program. Final year project is a course where all the skills learnt by the students in the course are applied and evaluated. The important aspects in the delivery of this course are (i) developing a model to train the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Holistic Approach, Learning Experience, Undergraduate Students
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