NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Glover, Rebecca; Hammond, Nicholas B.; Smith, Justin; Guerra, Dalyana – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2018
Peer-led team learning (PLTL), specifically the model known as 'Workshops', has been shown to contribute positively and significantly to student success in STEM courses across subjects (Gosser et al., 2001). Our research adds to the SOTL literature describing the effectiveness of Workshops by reporting on the changes in student leaders. We examine…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Workshops, Student Leadership, Skill Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Butler, Allison G.; Lenore, Sandra; Nunez, Jenifer – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2018
An innovative learning partnership took place between undergraduates in an educational psychology course and fifth graders at a local elementary school. The goals for the partnership were: (a) to use videoconferencing to provide educational psychology students with a window into a live classroom, thus allowing opportunities to see theories and…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Educational Psychology, Undergraduate Students, Grade 5
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chace, Jameson F. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2014
Between 2007 and 2010, three types of semester research projects were assigned in BIO 140 Humans and Their Environment, a nonmajors introductory course at Salve Regina University. Specific environmental impact-type assessments were used to foster scientific inquiry and achieve higher scientific literacy. Quantitative and qualitative measurements…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Nonmajors
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Schifman, Laura; Cardace, Dawn; Kortz, Karen; Saul, Karen; Gilfert, Amber; Veeger, Anne I.; Murray, Daniel P. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
The rock cycle is a key component of geoscience education at all levels. In this paper, we report on a new guided inquiry curricular module, "Sleuthing through the Rock Cycle," which has a blended online/offline constructivist design with comprehensive teaching notes and has been successful in pilot use in Rhode Island middle and high…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Middle Schools, High Schools, Secondary School Science
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2014
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Learner Engagement, National Surveys, College Seniors