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Arnold, Ivo J. M. – Education Economics, 2023
This paper adds to the literature on the relationship between procrastination and academic performance. We measure procrastination as the speed with which students do an online math course on the ALEKS learning platform. This pre-admission course is mandatory for students that are weak in math. Using a large dataset of undergraduate students at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Graduation Rate, Time Management
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Sewagegn, Abatihun A.; Diale, Boitumelo M. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2021
The purpose of the study was to investigate the practices and challenges of modular/block teaching in higher education institutions of Ethiopia. A descriptive survey design was used with instructors and students. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to gather data and analysed quantitatively (descriptive and inferential…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Block Scheduling, Public Colleges, College Students
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Liu, Juhong Christie – Online Learning, 2019
Student online learning readiness (SOLR) has been identified as being closely associated with the success of learning in online environments. Online learning orientations have also been used as a key intervention to support students. However, the evaluation practice and research of online learning orientation design are limited. This research…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Readiness
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Tsekleves, Emmanuel; Aggoun, Amar; Cosmas, John – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
This research study explores the use of different lab material, investigating which types of materials contribute the most to the delivery and support of laboratory (lab) sessions to design, skill-based and technical courses in higher education in the UK. A qualitative research methodology was employed for this investigation and included both key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Learning Modules, Printed Materials
Emanuel, Richard – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2011
An examination of oral communication education in the United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom (U.K.) identified four critical concerns: (1) Today's college students are not getting adequate oral communication education; (2) Oral communication education is being relegated to a "module" in another discipline-specific course; (3) When an…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Trotman-Dickenson, Danusia – Assessment in Higher Education, 1980
Part-time students' characteristics and teaching and testing preferences were correlated with performance on a standardized economics exam. Learning modules are described. Methods of pinpointing student weaknesses and predicting students' final results are discussed as they relate to other subjects. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Education, Diagnostic Tests, Economics
Demery, Marie – 1988
A module consisting of eight academic skills is presented to help students achieve success and graduate from Northwestern State University (Louisiana) and other institutions. The elective course is open to all students, and especially for entering freshmen who have a grade point average of 2.0 or who are enrolled in developmental education…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Educational Objectives