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Beth Archer-Kuhn; Natalie Beltrano; Juyan Wang; Sahar Esmaeili – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2025
This paper reflects the results from a 3-year quantitative study in higher education on inquiry-based learning (IBL). Utilizing primary data collection in a quasi-experimental survey, we examined the impact of IBL on six cohorts of undergraduate students. We aimed to answer our main research question: Can IBL be an effective pedagogy that helps…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Social Work, Skill Development
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Schot, Willemijn D.; Hegeman, Maria A.; Broeke, Toine; Valentijn, Floris A.; Meijerman, Irma; Prins, Frans J.; Dictus, Wim J. A. G.; Bovenschen, Niels – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
Optimal integration of education and ongoing faculty research in many undergraduate science programs is limited to the capstone project. Here, we aimed to develop a novel course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in synergy with ongoing faculty research. This 10-week course called Biomedical Research Lab is embedded in the curriculum…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Scientific Research, College Faculty
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Kajsa Falkner; Eva Edman Stålbrandt – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2023
The study is a part of the Erasmus+ project "Skill-UP: Matching graduates' skills and labour world demands through authentic learning scenarios." Higher education provides many different opportunities for students' learning, though there are limited possibilities for them to learn through collaboration in authentic learning experiences.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
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Colin D. McClure; Matthew Hudson; Kieran Higgins – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2024
Capstone projects provide key learning opportunities for STEM undergraduates to consolidate knowledge gained over the life of their degree. These projects typically reflect lab- or fieldwork-based research, which can exclude students who do not wish to pursue these career avenues. Here we deployed school engagement projects (SEPs) as an…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Undergraduate Students, Authentic Learning, Learner Engagement
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Hero, Laura-Maija; Pitkäjärvi, Marianne; Matinheikki-Kokko, Kaija – Industry and Higher Education, 2021
University-industry collaboration produces networks that may be capable of innovations, such as novel products and services. The collaboration projects also need to benefit student learning, yet teachers have little clarity with regard to innovation competence development. Individual innovation competence is a set of personal characteristics,…
Descriptors: Innovation, Competence, Individual Characteristics, Measures (Individuals)
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Pullu, Emine Kübra; Gömleksiz, Mehmet Nuri – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2021
This research was prepared in order to determine the change in students' academic achievement, retention levels and attitudes, and problem solving skill and creative thinking skill as a result of programming teaching with authentic task-based applications. The research was prepared using an experimental design with pretest-posttest control group.…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Academic Achievement, Positive Attitudes, Problem Solving
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Tezcan, Natarsha; Durakovic, Iva; Lloyd, Eva; D'arcy, Sing – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2020
COVID-19 calls for new approaches and frameworks for the delivery of work-integrated learning (WIL). Standalone WIL opportunities are also increasingly difficult to realize, with the current economic climate limiting industry resources available for placements and WIL partnerships. The hybridized WIL model presented in this paper thus proposes the…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Simulation, Work Experience Programs, COVID-19
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Hailes, Stephen; Jones, Liz; Micheletti, Martina; Mitchell, John E.; Nyamapfene, Abel; Roach, Kate; Tilley, Emanuela; Truscott, Fiona – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
In 2014, the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences introduced the Integrated Engineering Programme -- a revision of eight existing degree programmes across a range of engineering disciplines. Centred on a thread of authentic project-based activities, the programme aimed to enhance the students' understanding of key theoretical concepts and heighten…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Authentic Learning, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Sugeng, Bambang; Suryani, Ani Wilujeng – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2020
This study aims to implement a problem-based learning method and investigate how this method enhances students' learning performance, specifically in self-regulated learning and higher-order thinking skills for a Financial Management class, involving highly passive learners. The study adopted mixed methods, quasi-experimentally, by comparing a…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Thinking Skills, Lecture Method
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Murray, Emily; McLeod, Susan; Biesiekierski, Jessica; Ng, Ashley; Croxford, Sharon; Stirling, Emma; Bramley, Andrea; Forsyth, Adrienne – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2020
Human nutrition is a growing field with an increasing job market and high demand for university study, yet graduates report feeling underprepared for and unaware of potential job opportunities. This scoping review aimed to identify employment initiatives used in undergraduate programs to support an evidence-based approach to the development of…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Undergraduate Study, Nutrition Instruction, Career Readiness
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Sowers, Kerri L.; Meyers, Shelly – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2021
Stockton University is a mid-size liberal arts institution in Southern New Jersey. Degree seekers must complete required course work in both liberal studies and core, specialized areas, such as business, health sciences, hospitality, education, social and behavioral sciences, or organizational leadership. Stockton emphasizes Essential Learning…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation
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Al-Saedi, A.; Bell, J.; Boorman, A.; Cameron, E.; Castleman, Z.; Flanagan, C.; Fraser, C.; Pearson, J.; Philp, A.; Robinson, K.; Silva, F.; Taki, A.; Tubeileh, D.; Vosters, R.; Mulrooney, H. M. – New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 2019
Authentic learning opportunities replicating working environments will enhance learners' employability and intrinsic motivation. Within most undergraduate curricula, opportunities for students to experience hands-on learning opportunities which mimic public health practice are limited. A pilot university cook and eat programme (the Cook School)…
Descriptors: Public Health, Health Education, Peer Teaching, Partnerships in Education
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Ellis, Heidi J. C.; Hislop, Gregory W.; Jackson, Stoney; Postner, Lori – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2015
Providing students with the professional, communication, and technical skills necessary to contribute to an ongoing software project is critical, yet often difficult in higher education. Involving student teams in real-world projects developed by professional software engineers for actual users is invaluable. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Open Source Technology, Computer Software, Social Values