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Download full textSara Davidson Squibb; Elizabeth Salmon; Yueqi Yan – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Grant programs that foster the use of open educational resources (OER) significantly reduce undergraduate student spending on textbooks per semester. The Zero-Cost Course Materials (ZCCM) grant program at the University of California, Merced (UC Merced), eliminated text costs and ensured access to course materials by replacing required commercial…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Student Costs, Textbooks, Grants
Jose L. Salas; Xinran Wang; Mary C. Tucker; Ji Y. Son – Online Learning, 2024
Students believe mathematics is best learned by memorization; however, endorsing memorization as a study strategy is associated with a decrease in learning (Schoenfeld, 1989). When the world changed with the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, instruction transitioned to fully remote instruction where many assignments and examinations became…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Memorization, Pandemics, COVID-19
Direct linkSpence, Dianna J.; Bailey, Brad; Sharp, Julia L. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2017
A multi-year study investigated the impact of incorporating student-directed discovery projects into introductory statistics courses. Pilot instructors at institutions across the United States taught statistics implementing student-directed projects with the help of a common set of instructional materials designed to facilitate such projects.…
Descriptors: Statistics, Introductory Courses, Student Projects, Instructional Materials
Leopold, Claudia; Mayer, Richard E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Asking students to imagine the spatial arrangement of the elements in a scientific text constitutes a learning strategy intended to foster deep processing of the instructional material. Two experiments investigated the effects of mental imagery prompts on learning from scientific text. Students read a computer-based text on the human respiratory…
Descriptors: Imagination, Scientific and Technical Information, Learning Strategies, Instructional Materials
Firmin, Rob; Schiorring, Eva; Whitmer, John; Willett, Terrence; Collins, Elaine D.; Sujitparapitaya, Sutee – Distance Education, 2014
In Spring 2013 San José State University (SJSU) launched SJSU Plus: three college courses required for most students to graduate, which used massive open online course provider Udacity's platform, attracting over 15,000 students. Retention and success (pass/fail) and online support were tested using an augmented online learning environment (AOLE)…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, College Students
Mayer, Richard E.; Griffith, Emily; Jurkowitz, Ilana T. N.; Rothman, Daniel – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2008
In Experiment 1, students received an illustrated booklet, PowerPoint presentation, or narrated animation that explained 6 steps in how a cold virus infects the human body. The material included 6 high-interest details mainly about the role of viruses in sex or death (high group) or 6 low-interest details consisting of facts and health tips about…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Cognitive Processes, Science Instruction, Instructional Materials
Angeli, Mallory – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2009
Access and equity for all students in California colleges and universities continues to be a high priority of the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC). Over the past year, CPEC staff conducted research, collected data, convened an advisory committee and hosted a panel of service providers and students. They identified areas where…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Faculty Development, Student Personnel Services, State Standards
Angeli, Mallory – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2009
Access and equity for all students in California colleges and universities is a high priority of the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Over the past year, CPEC staff have reviewed research, collected data, convened an advisory committee, and hosted a panel of experts, students, and advocates on the issues faced by lesbian, gay,…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Advisory Committees, Academic Persistence, Student Surveys
CARRIGAN, A. EDWIN; CLANCY, EARL L. – 1967
A DETAILED PROGRAMED GUIDE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ASSIST STUDENTS AT GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE IN (1) MAKING CAREER DECISIONS, (2) OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A CHOSEN CAREER, (3) FORMULATING OVERALL EDUCATIONAL PLANS, (4) PLANNING DETAILED PROGRAMS FOR ALL SEMESTERS OF ATTENDANCE AT THE COLLEGE, AND (5) REVIEWING PLANS WITH…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Planning, Enrollment, Guides
