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Stephanie Jeffries – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2024
Most introductory courses in environmental science are large, lecture-style general education classes. North Carolina State University's ES 100 is no exception, enrolling between 200 and 300 students and holding class meetings in the campus cinema. A key underlying learning objective, however, is to teach students that science is the pathway to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Service Learning, Introductory Courses
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Yancy, Dorothy Cowser; Sutton-Haywood, Marilyn; Hermitte, Eugene; Dawkins, Phyllis Worthy; Rainey, Kelli; Parker, Frank E. – Journal of Negro Education, 2008
Learning communities continue to be at the heart of teaching and learning today. The purpose of this study is to examine the extent of the impact of the Freshman Academy/Learning Community program on student progress at a historically Black university. The authors also looked at the extent to which students engaged in their learning as a result of…
Descriptors: Program Improvement, Academic Achievement, Service Learning, Active Learning