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Thriving Instead of Surviving: The Role of the Reasoned Action Model in Assessing the Basic Course
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Burns, Michael E.; Farris, Kristen L.; Paz, Mark; Dyhre, Sean – Basic Communication Course Annual, 2021
The current study investigates the use of the reasoned action model (Fishbein & Ajzen, 2010) as an assessment tool for the basic communication course. Specifically, this study examines how attitude towards behaviors, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control influence students' behavioral intentions to use communication behaviors…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Course Evaluation, Models, Student Behavior
Mixed Methods Research to Improve Course Design for Preservice Teachers
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White, Elizabeth S.; Miller, Kyle E. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine student perceptions of a Child Development in Education course required for education majors. Participants (N = 167) completed pre and posttests assessing course content knowledge and a course satisfaction survey. Five students also participated in semi-structured interviews. Quantitative…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Education Majors, Curriculum Design
Project- versus Lecture-Based Courses: Assessing the Role of Course Structure on Perceived Utility, Anxiety, Academic Performance, and Satisfaction in the Undergraduate Research Methods Course
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Rubenking, Bridget; Dodd, Melissa – Communication Teacher, 2018
Previous research suggests that undergraduate research methods students doubt the utility of course content and experience math and research anxiety. Research also suggests involving students in hands-on, applied research activities, although empirical data on the scope and nature of these activities are lacking. This study compared academic…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Lecture Method, Undergraduate Students
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Comprehensive Course on Suicide in a Master's of Social Work Program
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Almeida, Joanna; O'Brien, Kimberly H. M.; Gironda, Christina M.; Gross, Emma B. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2017
Most master of social work (MSW) programs provide minimal education or training on suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention despite that the majority of social workers encounter suicidal clients during their professional careers. This study describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a course on suicide in an MSW program.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Implementation, Course Evaluation, Suicide
The Assessment of Study Skill Behavior.
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Dodd, Alan; Shaughnessy, Michael F. – 1987
This study evaluated the acquisition of study skills in high-risk college freshmen enrolled in a developmental course, "Introduction to University Studies." The construction of the 30-item multiple choice instrument was described. The test reflected the objectives of the course, covering traditional study skill topics such as…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Evaluation, Higher Education, Knowledge Level
Who Reads Ratings: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Users of Student Ratings of Instruction.
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Franklin, Jennifer; Theall, Michael – 1989
What users of student ratings of instruction know about ratings and what they need to know to make valid and reliable use of ratings data were studied. An item bank of 153 multiple-choice items was developed from sources of information about student ratings. The full item bank had five subsets: (1) knowledge of ratings concepts; (2) knowledge of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Course Evaluation, Evaluation Utilization