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Fatemi, Darius; Marley, Robert; Marquis, Linda M. – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
The authors examined the long-term learning effects of two different practice set assignment approaches on business students' long-term learning: a comprehensive, multiple-period practice set and a topic-specific practice set. Student learning was measured longitudinally across semesters. The authors found evidence that students using a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Assignments, Educational Practices, Longitudinal Studies
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Van Dyke, Frances; Malloy, Elizabeth J.; Stallings, Virginia – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2014
This article discusses an activity designed to encourage writing to learn in mathematics. There were three stages of data collection. An assessment, requiring basic algebra only, was completed by 118 undergraduates from statistics and calculus courses. Students were given summaries of all participant responses, along with the correct answers.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Content Area Writing
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Sloan, Thomas; Lewis, David – Journal of Education for Business, 2011
The authors report the results of a cross-class project involving sophomore-level students in an Operations Analysis (OA) class with junior-level students in an Operations Management (OM) class. The students formed virtual teams and developed a simulation model of a call center. The OM students provided the management expertise, while the OA…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Operations Research, Virtual Classrooms, Interdisciplinary Approach