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Improving the Teaching of Science through Discipline-Based Education Research: An Example from Physics
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McDermott, Lillian C. – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2013
Research on the learning and teaching of science is an important field for scholarly inquiry by faculty in science departments. Such research has proved to be an efficient means for improving the effectiveness of instruction in physics. A basic topic in introductory physics is used to illustrate how discipline-based education research has helped…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Science Instruction, Physics, Inquiry
Instructional Utility and Learning Efficacy of Common Active Learning Strategies
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McConell, David A.; Chapman, LeeAnna; Czaijka, C. Douglas; Jones, Jason P.; Ryker, Katherine D.; Wiggen, Jennifer – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2017
The adoption of active learning instructional practices in college science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses has been shown to result in improvements in student learning, contribute to increased retention rates, and reduce the achievement gap among different student populations. Descriptions of active learning strategies…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Active Learning, Learning Strategies, STEM Education
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Tutoring: An Easier Way
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Holliday, Tacy – Learning Assistance Review, 2012
Many learning center administrators understand the need to evaluate the effectiveness of their tutoring programs, but they do not have much free time to design and conduct meaningful research. This article presents a method of evaluation that can be used to determine whether students were able to demonstrate understanding after a tutoring…
Descriptors: Learning Centers (Classroom), Tutorial Programs, Administrators, Program Evaluation
Tutoring: A Description of an Ongoing Research Program.
Morgan, Ronald R.; And Others – 1990
Two pilot studies, which were conducted to determine the effectiveness of a home-based tutoring program operated within an accredited special function school, and to guide the development of an on-going tutoring research project are presented. The population served, from which study populations are drawn, has included, in over 20 years, 5,000…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Self-Study as Instructional Method and the Use of Multi-Media Learning Packages.
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Pretorius, E. v. E. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
The University of the Orange Free State (South Africa) is testing effectiveness of group work with tutors as part of independent study modules. The method is based on an experiential learning cycle including pre- and post-testing, self-evaluation, reflective observation, active experimentation. Early indications are that most deficiencies of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Re-Conceptualizing Extra Help for High School Students in a High Standards Era.
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Balfanz, Robert; McPartland, James; Shaw, Alta – 2002
The push for higher academic standards has resulted in an increase in the numbers of high school students needing extra help. The need for extra help is most pervasive in high-poverty areas and most high school students need extra help not in traditional basic elementary skills but in reading, mathematics, and advanced reasoning skills. Most…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, College Bound Students, Critical Thinking