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Direct linkBoylan-Ashraf, Peggy C.; Freeman, Steven A.; Shelley, Mack C.; Keles, Özgür – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2017
This study investigated the role of a new paradigm in teaching large introductory, fundamental engineering mechanics (IFEM) courses that combined student-centered learning pedagogies and supplemental learning resources. Demographic characteristics in this study included a total of 405 students, of whom 347 (85.7%) are males and 58 are (14.3%)…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods, Conventional Instruction
Elliott, Emily R.; Reason, Robert D.; Coffman, Clark R.; Gangloff, Eric J.; Raker, Jeffrey R.; Powell-Coffman, Jo Anne; Ogilvie, Craig A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Undergraduate introductory biology courses are changing based on our growing understanding of how students learn and rapid scientific advancement in the biological sciences. At Iowa State University, faculty instructors are transforming a second-semester large-enrollment introductory biology course to include active learning within the lecture…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Biology, Science Instruction
Download full textKarmas, Cristina – Online Submission, 2011
To succeed as tomorrow's workers in the knowledge society of the new century--a world characterized by ceaseless change, boundless knowledge and endless doubt, today's business writing students must develop the skills and traits needed to become creative problem-solvers, flexible team-players and risk-taking life-time learners (Bereiter, 2002a).…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Business Communication, Learning Readiness, Learning Strategies
