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Direct linkMegan C. Balle – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Widely accepted as a foundational course within health professions education, anatomy is often taken at the beginning of the health professional curriculum and students are expected to be prepared for the rigors of the course. Anatomy preparedness, evaluated in this study, has been defined as matriculating into a graduate or professional anatomy…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Medical Education, Anatomy, College Students
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Download full textStephanie McDonald; Megan P. Barnard – Psychology Teaching Review, 2023
Statistics is a core subject in the psychology undergraduate curriculum and is often associated with increased anxiety among learners. The aim of this study was to identify factors relating to statistics anxiety, and specifically, how prior experiences in mathematics and A-Level science qualifications may influence students' perceptions as they…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Prior Learning, Mathematics
Fujuan Tan – Commission for International Adult Education, 2023
International higher education is growing in response to diversity, globalization, and internationalization. The US is a prime destination for international students, the majority of whom speak English as Second Language. Although research in adult education holds the use of prior experience in learning as foundational, little research has been…
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Student Attitudes
Murshida Parvin; Muneera Muftah – Open Education Studies, 2025
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is widely recognized as an effective approach for developing second language (L2) learners' English skills. However, its success often depends on the teacher's ability to design engaging tasks and dynamic learning platforms that foster active participation. While previous studies highlight the importance of…
Descriptors: Age Groups, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Technology Integration
Quan-Thanh Huynh; Yu-Chuan Yang – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2024
Numerous studies have proven the learning benefits of concept maps in science subjects, particularly for students with low prior knowledge. There is a scarcity of research dedicated to the examination of chemistry courses at the university level, and the findings pertaining to academic performance in that subject exhibit a lack of consistency.…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Concept Mapping, Chemistry, Science Instruction
David Stock; Shannon Tuttle Liechty – Writing Center Journal, 2022
Writing center professionals' (WCPs) efforts to integrate transfer of learning theory into writing tutor education have exceeded empirical research on the effects of such curricula. Building on research in this area (Cardinal, 2018; Hill, 2016), we designed and implemented a semester-long, transfer-focused training curriculum for experienced…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Tutors
Pei Hu – ProQuest LLC, 2022
College student leadership development is a commonly stated learning outcome in U.S. higher education including doctoral education. This dissertation study examines the leadership development of international doctoral students in Education at a U.S. university using a socialization lens. I employed a phenomenological qualitative inquiry and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Doctoral Students, Socialization, Doctoral Programs
Cho, Hyonsuk; Chou, Annie; Wiens, Peter D. – Action in Teacher Education, 2023
Teachers' perceptions guide their instructional decisions and interactions with their students. Given the increasing number of Emergent Bilingual (EB) students and the more acceptance of multilingual language ideologies in the social and political contexts, there is an urgency to examine teachers' beliefs about EB students and to train teachers to…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Bilingual Students, English Language Learners, Ideology
Villena-Taranilla, Rafael; Cózar-Gutiérrez, Ramón; González-Calero, José Antonio; Diago, Pascual D. – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2023
Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging technology with an increasing number of studies assessing its benefits in educational settings. However, there is a shortage of empirical studies aimed at evaluating the acceptance of this technology in primary education. The authors propose an extended version of the Technological Acceptance Model to examine…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Simulation, Electronic Learning, Elementary School Students
Feride Sahin; Semra Sungur; Salih Ates – Science Education International, 2023
The purpose of this study is to test the relationship between seventh-grade students' personal epistemology for science, subjective task value, and science self-efficacy, with prior achievement serving as a moderator. The mediating role of subjective task value is proposed in the prediction of the relationship between personal epistemology for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, Student Attitudes, Beliefs
Kai Zhang; Su-Hie Ting – Journal of International Students, 2025
Past research has focused primarily on the cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates upon arrival in the host country, but few studies have explored the prior cross-cultural contact and adjustment experiences of international students. This study examined the impact of prior cross-cultural exposure on the cross-cultural adaptation of Asian and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Acculturation, Educational Experience
Amanda A. Barrett; Colin T. Smith; Courtni H. Hafen; Emilee Severe; Elizabeth G. Bailey – Computer Science Education, 2024
Background and Context: While biology has strong female representation, computer science is the least gender equitable of the STEM fields. A better understanding of the barriers that keep women out of computational fields will help overcome those barriers to create a more diverse workforce. Objective: We investigated the complexities that…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Majors (Students), Prior Learning, Computer Science Education
Eka Ariyati; Herawati Susilo; Hadi Suwono; Fatchur Rohman – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
The perceptions of students who study environmental science related to pollution are certainly different because they are influenced by various circumstances. These circumstances, among others, depend on what they observe around them and their prior knowledge. This study aimed to determine the concept of pollution according to the cognitive…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Prior Learning, Cognitive Structures
Lee, Soon Chun; Alagic, Mara; Byun, Jaehwan; Liu, Fuchang – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2021
This study examined preservice elementary teachers' (PETs') epistemological beliefs (EB) and their views about mathematics (VM) and the impact on these parameters by their prior experience in learning mathematics. A total of 541 PETs from an American university completed EB and VM questionnaires. It was found that participants' EB and the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Education
Kempegowda, Swetha Nagarahalli; Ramachandra, Shobha Chikkavaddaragudi; Arun, Brunda; Devaraju, Abhijith; Shivashankar, Kusuma Kasapura; Raghunathachar, Sahana Kabbathy; Bettadapura, Anjalidevi Shankarrao; Puttalingaiah, Sujatha; Devegowda, Devananda; Vishwanath, Prashant; Nataraj, Suma Maduvanahalli; Prashant, Akila – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2023
Online assessments are needed during the prevailing pandemic situation to continue educational activities while ensuring safety. After conducting the online practical assessment (OPrA) in Biochemistry, we analyzed the students' responses. The blueprint of the OPrA was prepared by the faculty, referring to the various levels and domains of Bloom's…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Science Tests, Feedback (Response)
