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Choi, Youngsoo; Ro, Heejung – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2012
The development of positive attitudes in team-based work is important in management education. This study investigates hospitality students' attitudes toward group projects by examining instructional factors and team problems. Specifically, we examine how the students' perceptions of project appropriateness, instructors' support, and evaluation…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Student Attitudes, Teamwork, Positive Attitudes
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Amaral, Katie E.; Vala, Martin – Journal of Chemical Education, 2009
A peer mentoring program was added to an introductory chemistry course at a large university. The introductory chemistry course prepares students with little or no previous chemistry background to enter the mainstream general chemistry sequence and is part lecture and part small-group problem-solving. Faculty instructors are responsible for the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Group Activities, Chemistry, Problem Solving
Penwell, Rebecca A.; Elsawa, Sherine F.; Pitzer, Thomas – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2004
There were several changes in the laboratory teaching program in the Biological Sciences at Florida International University (FIU) between 1993-1994. The underlying goal was the improvement of the amount of material learned and retained by the student, but these changes showed little positive improvement. It was deemed necessary for FIU to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Science Laboratories, College Science, Undergraduate Study