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Tiffany, Grace; Grieger, Krystal; Johnson, Kassidy; Nyachwaya, James – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2023
In group activities, students work collaboratively to accomplish specific objectives. Students have to engage and interact with each other in order to complete collaborative assignments. One way that students stay engaged is through asking questions. In the research reported here, we looked at peer-to-peer questions in the context of a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Questioning Techniques, Inquiry, Interaction
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Neff, Andrew S.; Mischel, Jenny; Yang, Evan – Teaching of Psychology, 2023
Background: Instructors often try to promote student engagement with discussion boards in learning management systems (LMS) like Canvas. Although convenient, alternatives like the social media platform Reddit may be more effective. Method: A non-randomized controlled trial compared the use of Canvas and Reddit in two sections of two undergraduate…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Undergraduate Students, Student Participation, Computer Mediated Communication
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Cardon, Peter; Okoro, Ephraim A.; Priest, Raigan; Patton, Greg – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2023
Communication apprehension can lead to professional challenges for individuals, teams, and organizations. This is the first study of communication apprehension that involved a randomized national survey of working adults in the United States and captured broad representation in terms of age, gender, race/ethnicity, managerial status, and other…
Descriptors: Adults, Employees, Communication (Thought Transfer), Anxiety
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Demiray, Esra; Isiksal-Bostan, Mine; Saygi, Elif – Turkish Journal of Education, 2023
This study aims to examine the components of collective argumentation of pre-service middle school mathematics teachers during geometric construction activities. To scrutinize this issue, case study research was utilized. The participants were 14 pre-service middle school mathematics teachers who worked collectively by forming four groups. During…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
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Kilinc, Hakan; Buyuk, Koksal – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2023
This experimental study within the scope of Anadolu University Open Education Faculty in Turkey aims to examine the effect of online group discussion techniques. In this context, the online group discussion technique, which is applied by dividing the learners into manageable groups in online learning environments, has been examined within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Student Motivation, Interpersonal Relationship
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Schulz, Jessica Michelle; Perez, Rosemary Jane – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
This critical constructivist descriptive case study examined how 12 students in a diversity dialogue course conceptualized action in response to oppression. Participants often defined action as individual-level intervention and rarely discussed systemic change. Although they increased their knowledge during the course, participants hesitated to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Social Justice, Social Action, Case Studies
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Anna Suorsa – Democracy & Education, 2023
This study examines young people's (ages 13-18) perceptions of their own opportunities to influence the development of their own environment through an experiment aimed at developing civic democracy in Finland in 2020-2021. The purpose of the experiment was to try out new ways of participating and influencing meaningfully for young people at…
Descriptors: Democracy, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
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Fletcher, Tom – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a greater understanding of how a virtual learning environment (VLE) discussion forum can be used as a learning community to enhance reflective practice in work-based learning (WBL). Design/methodology/approach: This study adopted a qualitative interpretive approach through the use of VLE [Blackboard…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Environment, Reflection, Group Discussion
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Waters, David; Jilakara, Rahul – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2023
This study investigates the relationship between study methods and exam performance in introductory physics courses. Data were collected over 3 years through surveys to examine students' study habits, perceived effectiveness of techniques, and the correlation between time allocation and exam grades. Results indicate that high-achieving students…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Tests, Study Habits, Correlation
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Lie, Richard; Aranda, Maurina L.; Guzey, S. Selcen; Moore, Tamara J. – Research in Science Education, 2021
Recent reforms in science education have supported the inclusion of engineering and their practices in K-12 curricula. To this end, many classrooms have incorporated engineering units that include design challenges. Design is an integral part of engineering and can help students think in creative and interdisciplinary ways. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Engineering, Design, Science Curriculum
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Isabel Rodriguez-Tejedo; Cristina Etayo – Journal of Marketing Education, 2024
This study analyzes the effectiveness of two low-cost and easy-to-implement activities (a brief talk and a case discussion) in engendering interest and awareness toward climate action in a typical Principles of Marketing course. Our findings indicate that, consistent with existing research, women are more likely to be concerned about climate…
Descriptors: Marketing, Business Administration Education, Climate, Introductory Courses
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Murat Cinar; Omer Demir; Sinan Keskin – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2024
Examination of the personal characteristics (i.e., gender, participation styles) of participants and the technical infrastructure (i.e., device type, internet connection type) of Instructional Discussion Forums (IDFs) can provide functional clues for mitigating social anxiety in these settings. In this context, this research investigated variances…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Gender Differences, Anxiety, College Freshmen
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Xinjian Cen; Rachel J. Lee; Christopher Contreras; Melinda T. Owens; Jeffrey Maloy – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
Active learning, including student thinking and discussion in class, has been shown to increase student learning gains. However, it is less clear how instructor-level variation in the implementation and timing of active learning activities affects student gains. Our study aims to investigate the extent to which the time spent on individual…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Active Learning, Learning Activities, Academic Achievement
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Mazurek, Emilia; Vynoslavska, Olena; Kononets, Maria – Advanced Education, 2022
In the contemporary world, there is a growing need for socially responsible and ethical leadership. Therefore, training future business leaders in the field of professional ethics and social responsibility is an important task of modern university education. To solve it, the participation of scientists and university teachers in the creation and…
Descriptors: Ethics, Social Responsibility, Training, Business Administration Education
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Rieber, Lloyd; Zimeri, Anne Marie; Li, Tong – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2022
This paper describes a study, in the form of multiple field tests, designed to help students in an environmental health science course express and understand the subjective perspectives that they and their classmates hold on important course topics. This study is part of a project using the Q sorting technique found in Q methodology as the basis…
Descriptors: Health Sciences, Q Methodology, Class Activities, Reflection
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