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A Novel Qualitative Method to Improve Access, Elicitation, and Sample Diversification for Enhanced Transferability Applied to Studying Chemistry Outreach
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Pratt, Justin M.; Yezierski, Ellen J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
Conducting qualitative research in any discipline warrants two actions: accessing participants and eliciting their ideas. In chemistry education research (CER), survey techniques have been used to increase access to participants and diversify samples. Interview tasks (such as card sorting, using demonstrations, and using simulations) have been…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Education, Qualitative Research, Scientific Research
High School and College Biology: A Multi-Level Model of the Effects of High School Courses on Introductory Course Performance
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Loehr, John F.; Almarode, John T.; Tai, Robert H.; Sadler, Philip M. – Journal of Biological Education, 2012
In a climate where increasing numbers of students are encouraged to pursue post-secondary education, the level of preparedness students have for college-level coursework is not far from the minds of all educators, especially high school teachers. Specifically within the biological sciences, introductory biology classes often serve as the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Introductory Courses, Investigations, Prior Learning
Factors Caribbean Overseas Students Perceive Influence Their Academic Self-Efficacy
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Edwards-Joseph, Arline; Baker, Stanley – Journal of International Students, 2014
This study investigated factors that influenced the academic self-efficacy of Caribbean overseas students attending universities in the United States, and the themes that emerged from their perceptions of variables impacting their academic self-efficacy. Seven major themes (educational background, faith in God, finances, age and maturity,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Achievement Need, Performance Factors, Influences
Using the Multiple Choice Procedure to Measure College Student Gambling
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Butler, Leon Harvey – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research suggests that gambling is similar to addictive behaviors such as substance use. In the current study, gambling was investigated from a behavioral economics perspective. The Multiple Choice Procedure (MCP) with gambling as the target behavior was used to assess for relative reinforcing value, the effect of alternative reinforcers, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Multiple Choice Tests, Addictive Behavior, Risk
E-Learning: Investigating Students' Acceptance of Online Learning in Hospitality Programs
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Song, Sung Mi – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Students' perceptions and satisfaction with online learning courses have drawn a lot of attention from educational practitioners and researchers. However, an empirical study of perception and satisfaction with online learning is yet to be found in the hospitality area. Thus, this study addresses gaps in previous studies. This study was…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Theories, Student Attitudes, Distance Education
Dialogue and Exchange of Information about Grade Inflation Can Counteract Its Effects
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Barriga, Alvaro Q.; Cooper, Eric K.; Gawelek, Mary Ann; Butela, Kristin; Johnson, Elizabeth – College Teaching, 2008
This investigation documents an intervention that successfully counteracted a grade inflation trend at a small, Catholic, liberal arts university in the eastern United States. The intervention produced a significant drop in grades awarded by full-time faculty, but not by adjunct faculty who were not yet included in the intervention. Institutional…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grade Inflation, Liberal Arts, Investigations