The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has presented both confusion and opportunity in medical education. The perception of program directors regarding the use of online learning options has been subject of debate but there are no studies that that discuss online modalities in didactic PA education. This study aims to determine program director perceptions of…

Social media has been used in massive open online courses (MOOCS) from the beginning of the MOOC movement. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google Hangouts have provided collaborative and engaging spaces for MOOC students to work together on projects and activities, and for instructors to guide students. Instructional…

Metacognition--the processes whereby learners assess and monitor their progress in learning (metacognitive monitoring, MM) and use these judgements of learning to make choices about what to study in the future (metacognitive control, MC)--has been shown to be beneficial to learning. However, effective learning also relies on metacognitive…

Teachers with high self-efficacy and high expectations for students create conditions for enhanced student learning and enhanced student self-efficacy. Conversely, teachers with low self-efficacy and low expectations for students create conditions that limit or restrict student learning and weaken student self-efficacy. Teachers often have lower…

This single case study investigated the implementation of a modularized mathematics course designed to eliminate the usage of remedial mathematics courses from post-secondary mathematics curricula. The literature review revealed that introductory college level mathematics success and student retention rates in post-secondary schools was…

Motivation in general is one of the most important components of the process of learning and teaching in any educational environment, and it can explain the success or failure of student. In online learning, learners tend to study on their own and intrinsic motivation is particularly the main source that triggers and sustains learning process…

Students with disabilities (SWD) are participating in supplemental online programs (SOP) and through the provisions of special education must receive specialized instruction to meet their academic potential. These students have a group of individuals, including educators, specialists, school leaders, and their own parents, collaborating to…

I have always valued reflection highly -- as a means of developing as a writer and as a life practice -- but I have been disappointed by the lack of thought resembling reflection when asking students to write about their writing practices. This dissertation presents the results of a grounded theory study of student reflective assignments through a…

This quantitative research study sought to determine the impact social media advertising had on 15 community college courses. The enrollment data was collected from these 15 courses after they had been advertised using social media, and it was compared to the enrollment data for these same courses when they were offered in 2020. The social media…

Access to higher education pursuits has expanded through the growth of online education offerings. The purpose of this causal comparative study was to compare undergraduate student perceptions of community in the online classroom across different ethnicities to determine if these differences were significant. The community of inquiry (CoI) serves…

This action research dissertation provides an overview of inquiry based learning in online general chemistry course. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many science course have been converted to an online format. In order to increase student learning and attitudes in online chemistry class, two inquiry based learning activities were developed and…

Increasing equity in higher education has been embedded in community colleges' mission since their founding, yet, for nearly as long, these institutions have faced criticism and attendant reform efforts for a failure to deliver on this promise. Particularly in recent years, such critiques often suggest that equity is best understood by measuring…

To combat high dropout rates and low motivation for online courses, we gamified a history of science course. To do so, we used an online educational program called 3DGameLab to convert what had been a well-liked face-to-face lecture and discussion course to an online format, for the purposes of long-distance teaching and learning. Within…

The purpose of this study is to determine the metaphors that the candidate teachers develop about the nuclear power plants in a socio-scientific issues-based environmental education class and the justification of these metaphors. The study was constructed on the basis of a qualitative research model and phenomenological (phenomenology) pattern was…

Information systems (IS) curriculum review is a continuous process. Universities seek to offer content that they believe will be most beneficial to students as they begin their career. However, that content may or may not satisfy employer needs. This paper, which is part of a larger study, seeks to determine if required course content matches the…