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College Professors' Perceptions of Differentiated Instruction in a Foreign Language Classroom Setting
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Najoua Antar Benothmane – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In the United States, traditional lecture-based teaching methods have not effectively met the needs of diverse learners in higher education (HE). This is particularly problematic as diversity is increasing amongst learners, including those with diverse racial, ethnic, gender, academic, and emotional backgrounds. The predominance of the two-tiered…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Lecture Method, Teaching Methods, Gender Differences
Lowering the Barriers to Research-Based Introductory Physics Course Reform
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Joshua Rutberg – ProQuest LLC, 2022
It has been well-establishing in the field of educational research that traditional educational methods such as passive lectures and labs where students follow pre-designed procedures to verify information already told to them are not effective for promoting meaningful and lasting conceptual understanding. Alongside this knowledge have come a…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Laboratory Experiments
Documenting Instructional Practices in Large Introductory STEM Lecture Courses
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Vu, Viet Quoc – ProQuest LLC, 2017
STEM education reform in higher education is framed around the need to improve student learning outcomes, increase student retention, and increase the number of underrepresented minorities and female students in STEM fields, all of which would ultimately contribute to America's competitiveness and prosperity. To achieve these goals, education…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Large Group Instruction, Introductory Courses, STEM Education
Comparing the Effectiveness of Reform Pedagogy to Traditional Didactic Lecture Methods in Teaching Remedial Mathematics at Four-Year Universities
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Smith, Luke Alexander – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Postsecondary remedial mathematics courses often have relatively low pass rates compared to other courses (Bahr, 2008; Virginia College Community System, 2011) and have contributed to the view that mathematics is a gatekeeper for college success (Epper & Baker, 2009). This study addressed this situation by exploring recommendations made by…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Remedial Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Undergraduate Students
An Investigation of Traditional Professional Development versus Reform Professional Development and the Implementation of Strategies, Curriculum and Classroom Environment by Prekindergarten Teachers
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Oliver-Brooks, Helen – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study is to investigate differences between traditional conventional professional development and high quality reflective professional development and curriculum implementation of classroom practices. This study examined the extent to which professional development activities were associated with increased levels of curriculum…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Educational Strategies, Curriculum Implementation, Classroom Techniques
Informing Complex Interventions in Technology-Rich Teaching Ecologies: A Study of Structured Lecture Podcasting to Facilitate Active Learning
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Nickles, David James – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Since 2005, there has been rapid adoption of the use of podcasting in schools. In this flood of adoption, content has been recorded and distributed, but predominantly not internally structured or pedagogically integrated. This research aims to remedy pedagogical deficiencies in lecture podcasting by making use of chapter feature technology to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment, Information Dissemination