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Kerrie S. Young – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem addressed in this study was the lack of critical thinking (CT) and clinical judgment (CJ) skills of senior level associate degree nursing students entering nursing orientation programs. The purpose of this randomized Solomon four-group pretest-posttest comparative study was to compare CJ and CT of senior level ADN students entering…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Associate Degrees, Teaching Methods, Simulation
Paria Aria – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This research studied the impact of language barriers and cultural experiences on students' perceptions at the University of North Texas. The population of this study were students who had taken a class with a non-native speaking instructor and those who hadn't. Following a mixed-method research approach, online surveys were distributed to the…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes
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Barnes, Jared; Carraway, Candis; Jones, Stephanie – Natural Sciences Education, 2021
In the spring 2020 semester, Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU), located in Nacogdoches, TX, transitioned face-to-face classes to online instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The east Texas region suffers from some of the poorest internet availability in the nation. Thus, limitations exist for streaming lectures or having students…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Audio Equipment, Handheld Devices, COVID-19
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Li, Yanan; Krause, Samantha; McLendon, Aidan; Jo, Injeong – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2023
Field-based education is interactive, hands-on, and based on real world experience and methodology, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has faced special challenges. As many institutions may struggle to maintain this vital component of geographic education, this resource paper aims to illustrate the impacts of the pandemic and provide some…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, COVID-19, Pandemics, Field Experience Programs
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Koch, Paul L.; Soldat, Douglas J.; Horgan, Brian P.; Bauer, Samuel J.; Patton, Aaron J. – Journal of Extension, 2017
Increasing costs and decreasing numbers of university Extension faculty have made it difficult to provide quality turfgrass short course education. In response, faculty from nine institutions collaborated to develop the Great Lakes School of Turfgrass Science. This 12-week online course provides students with unique learning experiences through a…
Descriptors: Online Courses, College Programs, College Science, Program Development
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Trevisan, Ottavia; De Rossi, Marina; Grion, Valentina – Research on Education and Media, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 pandemic upturned higher education routines, inducing a shift to online learning which sometimes translated into a huge leap towards didactic experimentation. While exposing critical issues in existing teaching methodologies and assessment processes, such emergency distance education condition could spark meaningful…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education, School Closing
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Abbasian, Reza O.; Czuchry, Mike – PRIMUS, 2021
In this paper, we will introduce partial results from our 3-year NSF funded grant titled "Inverted and Active Learning Pedagogies (IALP) for Student Success." We will present our results comparing student achievement between inverted (flipped) classrooms and traditional lecture formats in statistics classes at Texas Lutheran University.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Introductory Courses, Statistics Education
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Jiang, Mei; Ballenger, Julia; Holt, William – Online Learning, 2019
In the past several decades, higher education has witnessed the exponential growth of online learning. New technology has dramatically transformed the way education is delivered compared to what takes place in the traditional classroom. It has enabled online delivery of course materials to students outside of face-to-face classroom in an…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Student Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Design
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Yang, Yonggao; Li, Lin – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2013
Renewable energy is the most rapidly growing discipline in today's business world and is commonly viewed as the main arena for research and development in various fields. This article summarizes the work and efforts of an educational project conducted at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). A major goal of the project was to design renewable…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Energy, Energy Education, Hands on Science
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Halupa, Colleen M.; Caldwell, Benjamin W. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2015
This quasi-experimental research study evaluated two intact undergraduate engineering statics classes at a private university in Texas. Students in the control group received traditional lecture, readings and homework assignments. Those in the experimental group also were given access to a complete set of online video lectures and videos…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Lecture Method
Prefume, Yuko Enomoto – ProQuest LLC, 2015
A flipped classroom approach promotes active learning and increases teacher-student interactions by maximizing face-to-face class time (Hamdan, McKnight, Mcknight, Arfstrom, & Arfstrom, 2013). In this study, "flipped classroom" is combined with the use of technology and is described as an instructional approach that provides lectures…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Blended Learning, Homework
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Thacker, Beth; Dulli, Hani; Pattillo, Dave; West, Keith – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
We report conceptual inventory results of a large-scale assessment project at a large university. We studied the introduction of materials and instructional methods informed by physics education research (PER) (physics education research-informed materials) into a department where most instruction has previously been traditional and a significant…
Descriptors: Measurement, Physics, Science Education, Educational Research
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Gregorius, Roberto – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
A comparison was made between students' overall performance, as measured by overall grade, in different teaching and learning protocols: (1) traditional textbook and lecture along with standard examinations; (2) lectures with online augmentation and PowerPoint lecture notes along with standard examinations; (3) similar to "(2)" but with…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Tests, Lecture Method, Cognitive Development
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Thompson, Ruthanne; Bolin, Greta; Coe, Alice – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2012
The decision to employ learner-centered teaching methods, teacher-centered teaching methods, or whether to integrate the two within large lecture halls in higher education continues to be heavily researched and hotly debated. All, in one form or another, have been shown effective at varying levels, throughout a myriad of disciplines and across…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Outcomes of Education, Environmental Education, Undergraduate Students
Bland, Ronald B. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study analyzed instructional achievement and intrinsic motivation among 21st century secondary students utilizing a video lecture incorporating both student reaction cutaway images and immediate content interaction within the lecture. Respondents (n = 155) were from multiple classes and grade levels at a suburban Texas high school. Four…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Lecture Method, Secondary Education, High School Students
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