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Davis, Tara C.; Lu', Hùng – PRIMUS, 2015
This paper describes the results of a two-semester-long study of the effects of student-centered instruction on Precalculus courses. We also describe our teaching approaches centering around students, which include a mixture of lectures, student presentations, group work, discussion, and guided investigations. Students were taught with either the…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Learner Controlled Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Tamaru, Clyde; Haverkort-Yeh, Roxanne D.; Gorospe, Kelvin D.; Rivera, Malia Ana J. – Journal of Biological Education, 2014
This biology investigation on "Pristipomoides filamentosus" larval development, survival, and aquaculture research was developed with three educational objectives: to provide high school students with (1) a scientific background on the biology and science of fisheries as well as overfishing, its consequences, and possible mitigations;…
Descriptors: High School Students, Inquiry, Ichthyology, Animals
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Inoue-Smith, Yukiko – Cogent Education, 2016
This study reexamined PowerPoint's potential to enhance traditional pedagogical practices in higher education. The study addressed (1) the conditions under which PowerPoint meets students' needs in typical lecture-based classrooms, (2) whether professors consider PowerPoint-based lectures more effective than lectures supported by material on…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Visual Aids, Computer Software