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Mark A. Burns; Valerie N. Johnson; Kellie S. Grasman; Sanaz Habibi; Kaylee A. Smith; Anna I. Kaehr; Malia F. Lacar; Brian F. Yam – Advances in Engineering Education, 2023
Many engineering courses rely on in-person lectures and textbooks for content delivery, with homework sets and exams for evaluating and reinforcing student progress. Yet some research studies have shown that exams--high-pressure, time-limited assessments--are detrimental to the learning process and unnecessarily increase students' stress. We…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Educational Technology, Student Centered Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Ajlen, Ronit; Plummer, Benjamin; Straub, Evan; Zhu, Erping – Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, 2020
Gameful pedagogy is "an approach that takes inspiration from well-designed games to create learning environments that support student motivation" (Holman, 2018, p. 1). According to Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000), students are intrinsically motivated when their basic psychological needs for autonomy (the need to make…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Student Motivation
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Forrer, Don; Bechtel, Stephanie; Brown, Kendra; Mabesa, Jose, Jr.; Gunn, Linda; Hayes, Richard L.; Fall, Lisa; Wilmore, Todd – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2019
This interactive, cross-disciplinary research explores face-to-face and online strategies for faculty to deploy in the classroom that encourage connections beyond forced engagement methodologies commonly used. Concentration is on methods of connecting that are "out of the mainstream" and benefit both students and faculty. Findings…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Teacher Student Relationship