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Rienties, Bart; Héliot, YingFei – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
While interdisciplinary courses are regarded as a promising method for students to learn and apply knowledge from other disciplines, there is limited empirical evidence available whether interdisciplinary courses can effectively "create" interdisciplinary students. In this innovative quasi-experimental study amongst 377 Master's…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Social Networks, Interdisciplinary Approach, Business Administration Education
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Kuznekoff, Jeffrey H.; Munz, Stevie; Titsworth, Scott – Communication Education, 2015
This study examined mobile phone use in the classroom by using an experimental design to study how message content (related or unrelated to class lecture) and message creation (responding to or creating a message) impact student learning. Participants in eight experimental groups and a control group watched a video lecture, took notes, and…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Sands, Michelle M.; Heilbronner, Nancy N. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2014
A mixed-methods study grounded in Renzulli's Operation Houndstooth Intervention Theory examined the impact of different types of volunteer experiences on the six co-cognitive factors (Optimism, Courage, Romance With a Topic/Discipline, Sensitivity to Human Concerns, Physical/Mental Energy, and Vision/Sense of Destiny) associated with the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Social Capital, Volunteers, Gifted