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Grange, Christina; Miller, Antoinette – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018
This paper demonstrates how partnering with digital storytelling initiatives, like the StoryCorps project, can yield fruitful service-learning opportunities, while also supporting innovative approaches for teaching students from a range of disciplines who are enrolled in Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 1101). While various pedagogical tools for…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Psychology, Academic Achievement, Story Telling
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Leidenfrost, Birgit; Strassnig, Barbara; Schütz, Marlene; Carbon, Claus-Christian; Schabmann, Alfred – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Universities frequently offer support programs to assist first-year students with the transition from school to the university. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of different mentoring styles on mentee academic performance after 1 year and 2 years of study. Participants consisted of 417 psychology students who started their…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Counseling, Academic Achievement, Transitional Programs
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Dosch, Mary; Zidon, Margaret – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2014
As diversity in higher education increases, the one-size-fits-all, teacher-centered, traditional model of lecture-style teaching sets students up for failure. In addition, the strategic rhetoric of blaming students for academic failures keeps the systemic power in place, justifying the current system. In contrast, differentiated instruction, a…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, College Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teachers
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Buskirk-Cohen, Allison A.; Plants, Aria – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Retention in higher education has become an important area of focus in recent years; however, much of the research has been conducted on large, research-intensive universities, leading to questions of whether these findings apply to institutions with different characteristics. In the current study, forty four students at a small, teaching-focused…
Descriptors: Caring, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, College Students
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Kunnari, Irma; Ilomäki, Liisa; Toom, Auli – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Teachers' competence in launching and managing pedagogical change collaboratively is crucial for the continuous development of their work as well as for meaningful student learning. However, research on how teachers can thrive in their profession in the changing higher education environment is limited. This study investigated the experiences of…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Teacher Collaboration, Self Efficacy, Resilience (Psychology)
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Mariano, Gina – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of segmentation on immediate and delayed recall and transfer in a multimedia learning environment. The independent variables of segmentation and non-segmentation, as well as immediate and delayed transfer assessments, were manipulated to assess the effects of segmentation on the participant's…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Educational Environment, Recall (Psychology)