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Chichekian, Tanya; Hua, Olivia; Shore, Bruce M. – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2018
This study investigated 27 chemistry professors' perceptions of learning in undergraduate education and their suggestions for adopting an inquiry-based pedagogical approach to teaching and learning. Semistructured interviews revealed that two thirds of participants perceived undergraduate learning in traditional ways such as the acquisition of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, College Faculty, Undergraduate Students
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Lévesque, Stéphane G.; Zanazanian, Paul – McGill Journal of Education, 2015
This paper looks at the historical consciousness of prospective history teachers in Canada. Using a bilingual online survey instrument inspired by the pan-Canadian research "Canadians and their Pasts" with volunteer participants (N = 233), the study investigates their background knowledge, their perceptions of the trustworthiness of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Preservice Teachers, National Surveys
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Cuneo, Carl; Harnish, Del; Roy, Dale; Vajoczki, Susan – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2012
There are unique moments in curriculum development when an opportunity for a fresh start or a major turn in design fleetingly presents itself. These moments opened up in different locations across McMaster University at different times and eventually led to several quite different initiatives in inquiry-guided learning (IGL). Well-travelled…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Universities, College Instruction