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Refvik, Kim André Stavenaes; Opsal, Hilde – Computers in the Schools, 2023
Computational thinking and programming have emerged as central 21st-century skills. Several countries have embedded these skills in their school curricula. This study investigates how an optional programming course affects eighth-grade mathematical problem solving in Norway using a quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-tests. These tests…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Grade 8, Mathematics Education
Carmen H. J. Lim; Tim Gill – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023
This report looks at the provision of A level subjects in England in 2021. Provision in a subject is defined as the number or percentage of schools with at least one student taking the subject. This report was produced using publicly available data from the Department for Education's (DfE) "Find and compare schools in England" service…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Degrees, Elective Courses, Gender Differences
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Summers, Ryan – School Science and Mathematics, 2021
Many students have the opportunity to enroll in elective courses during secondary school and the choices they make about pursuing specific electives may foreshadow future outcomes. The present study utilized a sequential, mixed methods design to investigate the association between students' attitudes toward science, their declared intentions to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Intention, Elective Courses
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Shekhar, Prateek; Huang-Saad, Aileen – International Journal of STEM Education, 2021
Background: Recent research has demonstrated the importance of entrepreneurship education programs (EEPs) in the professional development of engineering students. Numerous universities have adopted various forms of EEPs which are typically offered as elective programs. To create suitable programs that will encourage students to seek out EEPs, it…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Participation, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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Tianwei Gong; Jian Li; Jia Yu Yeung; Xiaohui Zhang – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
Course selection is an important issue for university students. This study investigates the relationship between course selection and overall academic performance among university students. Using anonymous transcripts from 1681 undergraduates across ten majors, we examined the association between elective course load or choices and academic…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
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Andrei Ternikov; Mikhail Blyakher – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This paper focuses on the factors related to faculty workload in the context of resource scarcity to examine whether there is a relationship between them and grade inflation. Design/methodology/approach: As for methodological novelty, the authors created an indicator of students' expectations about grades that is related to grade…
Descriptors: Grading, Grade Inflation, Faculty Workload, College Faculty
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Pushkarova, Yaroslava; Zaitseva, Galina – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2022
This article discusses the design of the online elective course "Basics of chemical metrology" and experience of part-time second year students of study of the pharmaceutical faculty at Bogomolets National Medical University for academic years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022). The attitude of students to the online course was assessed by using…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Instructional Design, Pharmaceutical Education, Elective Courses
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Rocha Beardall, Theresa – Teaching Sociology, 2023
The distressing events of 2020 challenged the United States to reimagine how our social institutions can and should respond to demands for racial justice. These demands impacted higher education and debates arose about whether the classroom is an appropriate place for teaching abolition. I address this debate by introducing a senior-level elective…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Social Justice, College Seniors, Elective Courses
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Shahna Arps; Krista McCarthy Noviski; Lauren Tucker; Ameisha Tutwiler – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2024
In this study, we examine students' reasons for pursuing elective training focused on medical racism and systemic health inequities at a midwestern medical school. Data collection included semi-structured interviews with students who participated in an optional course focused on these topics. We analyzed their motivations, goals, and interests…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Motivation, Student Participation, Elective Courses
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Wenxiao Zhang; Yanqing Li; Wan Zhang – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2024
This quasi-experiment tested whether co-constructing a writing rubric gives students an advantage over only using the co-constructed rubric. We used students' perception and use of the rubric, and their writing performance as outcome variables. One hundred and twenty-six second-year university students who enrolled in an elective course…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Participation, Writing (Composition)
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Jessica D. Young; Lisa Dawood; Scott E. Lewis – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Instructors use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) language models (i.e., chatbots) as an educational resource will require an understanding of students' AI literacy, namely their ability to critically reflect on the relevance, trustworthiness, and quality of these tools in the context of chemistry. This study sought to describe students' AI literacy…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Artificial Intelligence, Multiple Literacies
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Sarigül, Hasmet; Sengelen, Hakan Eren – Journal of Education for Business, 2022
In this study, the curricula of undergraduate business schools in Turkey have been examined in terms of course groups, total course numbers and total workload of students. On the examination of the dendogram which is created by using Ward's Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering Method, it is seen that five clusters emerged at a distance of five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, Business Schools, Curriculum
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Filson, Darren – Journal of Economic Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic made it necessary for instructors to innovate, and some of the innovations will persist and be refined post-pandemic. An economics elective at Claremont McKenna College provides examples. Innovations likely to persist include replacing in-class exams with context-rich assignments and conducting a set of student presentations…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Innovation, Economics Education
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Zinagul Suranchiyeva; Bektas Bostanov; Serik Kenesbayev; Salamat Idrissov; Kuralay Turganbay – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study seeks to present a learning model of discrete mathematics elements, elucidate the content of teaching, and validate the effectiveness of this learning in a digital education context. Background: Teaching discrete mathematics in the realm of digital education poses challenges, particularly in crafting the optimal model,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Elective Courses, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Science Education
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Aysel Sen Zeytun; Bulent Cetinkaya; Ayhan Kursat Erbas – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
This study investigated the sources of difficulties experienced by prospective teachers in mathematical modelling in the context of a semester-long course on mathematical modelling for teachers. The data reported in this study were collected from six prospective teachers through in-depth semi-structured interviews supported by audio and videotaped…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Education Programs
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