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Malik, Sufiana Khatoon; Khurshed, Fauzia – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
Present paper explores differential teacher-student interaction in electronic learning (el) and in face to face traditional learning (tl) courses at higher education. After thorough study literature available and getting information from university teachers teaching el and tl courses about the nature of teacher-students interaction in both modes…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Interaction, Critical Thinking
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Brungardt, Christie – Journal of Leadership Education, 2011
This study examined the relationship of soft skills gained to the amount of leadership education completed by graduates from the Department of Leadership studies at a Midwestern regional university. Those who received no leadership education were compared with those who received a leadership certificate and those who received a bachelor's degree…
Descriptors: Leadership, Skill Development, Leadership Training, Teamwork
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Wirkala, Clarice; Kuhn, Deanna – American Educational Research Journal, 2011
Enthusiasm for problem-based learning (PBL) is widespread, yet there exists little rigorous experimental evidence of its effectiveness, especially in K-12 populations. Reported here is a highly controlled experimental study of PBL in a middle school population. Between- and within-subject comparisons are made of students learning the same material…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Intermode Differences
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Martin, Linda R. – Journal of Education for Business, 2011
Teaching in a classroom configured with computers has been heralded as an aid to learning. Students receive the benefits of working with large data sets and real-world problems. However, with the advent of network and wireless connections, students can now use the computer for alternating tasks, such as emailing, web browsing, and social…
Descriptors: Statistics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Business Administration, Intermode Differences
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Fallon, Marianne; Forrest, Stacey L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
Although the use of clickers (classroom response systems) has been widely investigated, fewer studies directly compared outcomes for clickers with other active response methods, such as handheld response cards. We measured students' test performance and their self-reported anxiety and hope for upcoming tests after attending review sessions for an…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Psychology, Anxiety, Academic Achievement
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Jeffries, Carolyn; Maeder, Dale W. – Teacher Educator, 2011
The growing body of research on the use of vignettes in teacher education courses suggests that vignette-based instruction and assessment tasks may represent a viable alternative to traditional forms of scaffolded instruction and reflective essays following classroom observations, thereby creating a bridge between college and K-12 classrooms for…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Educational Psychology, Essays, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Friesen, Norm – Educational Researcher, 2011
The lecture has been much maligned as a pedagogical form, yet it persists and even flourishes today in the form of the podcast, the TED talk, and the "smart" lecture hall. This article examines the lecture as a pedagogical genre, as "a site where differences between media are negotiated" (Franzel) as these media coevolve. This examination shows…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermode Differences, Epistemology
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Golden, Thomas P.; Karpur, Arun – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2012
This study is a comparative analysis of the impact of traditional face-to-face training contrasted with a blended learning approach, as it relates to improving skills, knowledge and attitudes for enhancing practices for achieving improved employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. The study included two intervention groups: one…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Blended Learning
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Horspool, Agi; Lange, Carsten – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2012
This study compares student perceptions, learning behaviours and success in online and face-to-face versions of a Principles of Microeconomics course. It follows a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) approach by using a cycle of empirical analysis, reflection and action to improve the learning experience for students. The online course…
Descriptors: Microeconomics, Online Courses, Learning Experience, Success
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Farreras, Ingrid G.; Boyle, Robert W. – College Student Journal, 2012
This study investigated the effect that varying degrees of faculty self-promotion had on 322 student evaluations. As high student evaluations are correlated with greater student learning, it is imperative that we assess how faculty's presentation style is perceived by students so as to enhance instruction and therefore student learning. Students…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Self Esteem, Self Concept
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Pahl, Kate – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2009
This article examines the relationship between children's talk in the classroom and their multimodal texts. The article uses an analytic framework derived from Bourdieu's concept of habitus to examine how 6-7-year-old children's regular ways of being and doing can be found in their multimodal texts together with their talk (Bourdieu, 1977, 1990).…
Descriptors: Discussion, Classroom Communication, Literacy, Creativity
Maxwell, D. Jackson – School Library Monthly, 2009
There are many opportunities each year for children to receive gifts from adults. Parents, teachers, and community members often ask school librarians for suggestions concerning educational gifts for children. Literacy, however, is the greatest gift any adult can give a child. The gift of literacy can take many paths and use many different tools.…
Descriptors: Films, Media Adaptation, Childrens Literature, Motivation
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Chien, Chih-Feng; Rad, Zahra Moghadsian – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2013
This article is to report an action research conducted in two sections of a course called Second Language Acquisition and Development during the fall semester of 2011 and the spring semester of 2012. By focusing on a three-way blended learning (BL) environment--face-to-face (F2F), eLearning, and Second Life (SL, a virtual-world environment), this…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Language Acquisition, Technology Integration
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Wagner, Elvis – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2013
The use of video technology has become widespread in the teaching and testing of second-language (L2) listening, yet research into how this technology affects the learning and testing process has lagged. The current study investigated how the channel of input (audiovisual vs. audio-only) used on an L2 listening test affected test-taker…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Second Languages, Second Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension Tests
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Richards, Heather; Conway, Clare; Roskvist, Annelies; Harvey, Sharon – Language Learning Journal, 2013
Teachers' subject knowledge is recognized as an essential component of effective teaching. In the foreign language context, teachers' subject knowledge includes language proficiency. In New Zealand high schools, foreign languages (e.g. Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish) have recently been offered to learners earlier in their schooling,…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Educational Practices, Second Language Instruction, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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