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Aguilar-Roca, Nancy M.; Williams, Adrienne E.; O'Dowd, Diane K. – Computers & Education, 2012
The goal of this study was to determine if laptop use in lecture negatively impacts learning outcomes of surrounding students taking notes on paper. Two sections of a large introductory biology course (greater than 400 students/section) were zoned into a laptop-permitted and a laptop-free area. Two sections in which laptop users could sit anywhere…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Biology, Lecture Method, Notetaking
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Mora, M. C.; Sancho-Bru, J. L.; Iserte, J. L.; Sanchez, F. T. – Computers & Education, 2012
The construction of the European Higher Education Area has been an adaptation challenge for Spanish universities. New methodologies require a more active role on the students' part and come into conflict with the previous educational model characterised by a high student/professor ratio, a lecture-based teaching methodology and a summative…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Global Approach, Engineering, Evaluation Methods