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Direct linkHaugan, John; Lysebo, Marius; Lauvas, Per – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Formative assessment can serve as a catalyst for increased student effort and student learning. Yet, many engineering degree programmes are dominated by summative assessment and make limited use of formative assessment. The present case study serves as an example on how formative assessment can be used strategically to increase student effort and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Assignments, Engineering Education, Student Motivation
Kamrath, Barry; Brooker, Teresa – Professional School Counseling, 2018
School counselors are often called upon to develop and implement academic interventions. In this case study of one urban elementary school, a school counselor conducted a small group academic advisement intervention. The results suggest that integrating the activities into the elementary school counseling program can be an effective Response to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, Elementary School Students
Download full textTsai, Kuei-Fang; Fu, Guopeng – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This case study provides an explanatory account on the underachievement of three gifted students studying physics in a Taiwanese university. The students' physics underachievement was diagnosed by Sato's student-problem analysis chart. These students were invited to complete a questionnaire and a follow-up interview in order to (1) understand the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Gifted, Underachievement
Thomas, Tonya Chavis – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the different perceptions that shape African American male high school students' understanding of their academic experiences that lead to their success or lack of success in school. In addition, the study identified factors that explain the underachievement of African American male students who are…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Underachievement, High School Students
Thompson, Nicole L.; Miller, Nicole C.; Franz, Dana Pomykal – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2013
This case study examined learning experiences of three nontraditional online learners who were unsuccessful in an online course, Middle Level Education, and opted to repeat it in a face-to-face setting. Their unique experiences and perspective provided an opportunity to shed light on the nature of preservice teacher education for nontraditional…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Inquiry
Peer reviewedXu, Jianzhong; Corno, Lyn – Teachers College Record, 1998
Investigated how parents did homework with their third graders, noting socioemotional influences that occurred. Data from observations and interviews (including with teachers) indicated that everyday experiences with homework, as mediated by parents, provided opportunities for children to learn to cope with various difficulties and distractions…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grade 3, Homework, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedBeyeler, Julia – Learning Assistance Review, 1998
Presents case studies of four college students applying new study strategies, taught and demonstrated in class during one semester, to improve reading and learning. Finds that students need to see a correlation between a study strategy and their final grade before they will utilize deep-level study strategies in place of surface-level strategies.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
Powell, J. P., Ed. – Higher Education Research & Development, 1982
Five articles on higher education in Australia and New Zealand are presented, along with two review articles. "Australian Higher Education Research and Society. Part I: Post-War Reconstruction and Expansion, 1940-1965" (D. S. Anderson and E. Eton) is a review of research on higher education in Australia and New Zealand since World War…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Case Studies, Cognitive Style, College Students
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
