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Gilbert, Jacqueline A. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2021
Although many professors realize that note taking while listening to a lecture results in shallow learning and a lack of student engagement (Hartley & Davies, 1978), lecturing remains the primary mode of instruction. A recent challenger to the dominant notetaking/PowerPoint paradigm is Reacting to the Past (RTTP). To capitalize on the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Business Administration Education, Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods
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Son, Ji Y.; Blake, Adam B.; Fries, Laura; Stigler, James W. – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2021
Students learn many concepts in the introductory statistics course, but even our most successful students end up with rigid, ritualized knowledge that does not transfer easily to new situations. In this article we describe our attempt to apply theories and findings from learning science to the design of a statistics course that aims to help…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Introductory Courses, Teaching Methods, Data Analysis
Emily Marie Lovell – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The field of computer science has long been plagued by issues of diversity - in particular, attracting and retaining those historically marginalized in computing contexts. This is a great loss to the field, to the future of innovation, and to society. Perhaps most importantly, it is an incalculable loss to those populations excluded from pursuing…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Student Diversity, Higher Education, Instructional Design
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Belshaw, Scott H.; Nodeland, Brooke; Underwood, Lorrin; Colaiuta, Alexandrea – Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, 2020
Increasingly, criminal justice practitioners have been called on to help solve breaches in cyber security. However, while the demand for criminal justice participation in cyber investigations increases daily, most universities are lagging in their educational and training opportunities for students entering the criminal justice fields. This…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Community Colleges, Computer Security, Information Security
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Zhang, Limin; Chen, Fang; Wei, Wei – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2020
The current data-centric business environment has seen an increasing demand for business students with knowledge and skills in the area of business analytics. This article presents the design and implementation of a foundation business analytics (BA) course for undergraduate business students who aspire to become data-literate professionals or…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Data Analysis, Business Administration Education, Computer Software
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Martín-Lara, M. A. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Solid waste management is considered to be one of the fastest growing industries in the world because of the environmental and health considerations, limitations on mining operations, product costs, increasing demands on the new materials, products and supply chains. Also, entrepreneurship has emerged as a critical aspect of engineering education…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Wastes, Entrepreneurship, Universities
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Rutter, Charles; Pancorbo, Jennifer – Chemical Engineering Education, 2020
Fermentation is responsible for the production of myriad products across a variety of industrial sectors. In particular, the biomanufacturing industry requires a labor force proficient in fermentation and its associated technologies to drive the production of recombinant protein therapeutics. This paper describes the development of a course that…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Manufacturing Industry, Biochemistry, Scientific Concepts
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Matusiak, Krystyna K.; Bright, Kawanna – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2020
Training in research methodology is an essential component of educating twenty-first century information professionals and library practitioners. Traditionally, competencies in library and information science (LIS) education emphasized the fundamental knowledge of research methods and critical skills in evaluating the findings. However, librarians…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Courses, Masters Programs, Library Education
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Beins, Bernard C. – Teaching of Psychology, 2020
The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) is celebrating its 75th anniversary as a division of the American Psychological Association. During its history, it has served as a repository of materials for the teaching of psychology. This article highlights the discussion among longtime STP members and officers who played key roles in the…
Descriptors: Psychology, Organizations (Groups), Educational Resources, Instruction
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Iseminger, Shalyse; Acheson-Clair, Kris; Kelly, Colleen; Morris, Pamala – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2020
Communicating across Cultures (CaC) is an undergraduate course that exists to achieve the goal of equipping students to effectively work in multicultural environments. Students' worldviews, beliefs, and values shape their experience with the course materials and potentially impact the degree to which they achieve the intended learning outcomes.The…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Educational Objectives, Educational Attainment, Undergraduate Students
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Voight, Matthew; Apkarian, Naneh; Rasmussen, Chris – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2020
Precalculus and single-variable calculus courses are a critical early juncture for the success of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students in the United States (US). The default course structure is often a required three-term sequence of precalculus, differential calculus, and integral calculus. In this paper we analyse…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, STEM Education
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Shaffer, Justin Franklin – Chemical Engineering Education, 2020
Two-stage exams, in which students first complete an exam individually and then again as a group, have been used successfully in many disciplines to promote collaboration, learning, and retention of learning. However, it is unknown what the impacts of two-stage exams would be with chemical engineering students. In this study, two-stage exams were…
Descriptors: Energy, Science Tests, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Education
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Taylor, Tim; Winter, Nicole – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2020
In this article, Tim Taylor, a teacher and tutor for Mantle of the Expert, and Nicole Winter, a primary school teacher and course participant, discuss a long-form Mantle of the Expert course run by the National Education Union in 2018-2019. They conclude that, whilst the approach demands a lot from teachers in terms of professional judgement and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Course Descriptions, Decision Making, Teacher Attitudes
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Muñoz, Cristian A.; Guerra, Mauricio E.; Mosey, Simon – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Chilean doctoral programs in science and technology generally do not consider entrepreneurial training within their curricula. Taking an entrepreneurial competency approach, we explore the potential impact of introducing an entrepreneurship education course to doctoral students based within a non-commercial research environment. We identified two…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Doctoral Programs, Teaching Methods, Course Descriptions
Uzun, Aysenur; Kilickaya, Ferit – Online Submission, 2020
One of the most important dynamics of the educational setting all over the world is examinations, and some of those are English tests. In Turkey, English tests for the students preparing for the high schools were included in the national exams with the Level Determination Exam (SBS) in 2008 for the first time, and Transition Examination from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Content Validity
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