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Yamauchi, Lois A.; Taira, Kazufumi; Trevorrow, Tracy – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Engagement is related to important student outcomes such as persistence, retention, and grades. It is key to all students' learning, but it may be particularly important for culturally diverse students who may have fewer models and other resources for keeping themselves engaged. As the institutions of higher education become increasingly…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Standards, Teaching Methods, Prior Learning
Simonds, Jennifer; Behrens, Ellen; Holzbauer, Jessica – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This paper presents a case study of a Competency-Based Education Introduction to Psychology course conducted in a small, private, traditional university in the western United States. Two competency-graded sections were offered, one online and one in the classroom. Eleven undergraduate students completed the online section, and 24 students…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Psychology
Razzak, Nina Abdul – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2012
There was a concern from faculty at Bahrain Teachers' College that undergraduate Bahraini students lack the necessary competencies needed for success in educational contexts that are conducive to active, student-centered learning. It was decided that the students be introduced to a problem-based learning (PBL) strategy in one of their educational…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Pillay, Soma; James, Reynold – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Intercultural competency (ICC) has been an extensively researched area within the past decade, given the broad consensus that this trait constitutes one of the key competencies of the 21st century manager. However, somewhat under-explored are aspects including the implications and effects that pedagogies such as blended learning have on the…
Descriptors: Social Exchange Theory, Higher Education, Intercultural Programs, Competency Based Education
Duncan, Tisha; Buskirk-Cohen, Allison A. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2011
Frustrated by students' disappointing performance on traditional exams, an education professor and a psychology professor independently asked their students to simply demonstrate what they had learned during a given time frame. In this article, we will argue that when students are provided opportunities for learner-centered assessment, they…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Alternative Assessment, Instructional Effectiveness
Wood, Shaunda L. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2010
Many Canadian Educational Psychology classes currently emphasize and model constructivist teaching practices in addition to integrating the notion of connectivity and Web 2.0 into educational theory. This study examines "Moodle" as a technological tool to further enhance participation and performance in addition to the regularly used…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Higher Education, Educational Psychology, Teaching Methods
Greenberg, Katherine; Lester, Jessica N.; Evans, Kathy; Williams, Michele; Hacker, Carolyn; Halic, Olivia – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of students with performance-based, in-class and learner-centered, online assessment and the effects of these formats on comprehensive exam scores in an educational psychology course required of participants in a teacher education program. In our quantitative analysis, we investigated the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Psychology, Tests
Kelly A. Parkes; Ryan Daniel – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This article focuses on the issue of reflection for music studio teachers in higher education. Although stimulated recall and reflection on action are well-developed research fields in classroom education settings, the application of these methods to studio teaching is rare, a form of pedagogy which is heavily influenced by the master-apprentice…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Music Teachers, Classroom Environment, Stimulation
Hayes, Ben; Dewey, Jessica; Sancho, Michelle – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2014
In this study we assessed the effects of paragraph length on the reading speed and comprehension of students. Students were randomly assigned to one of three groups: short paragraph length (SPL), medium paragraph length (MPL), or long paragraph length (LPL). Students read a 1423 word text on a computer screen formatted to align with their group…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Psychologists, Counselor Training, Teaching Methods
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)
Mandernach, B. Jean; Zafonte, Maria; Taylor, Caroline – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to identify areas of APA formatting that college instructors view as most problematic in student writing. Using a Likert-style survey, the greatest areas of reported concern were problems with documentation, specifically, citations, references, and quoting; of lesser concern were various style and formatting errors in…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, College Students, Higher Education, College Faculty
Meng, Lingqi; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
This study aimed to investigate Chinese students' perceptions of effective teaching. Four hundred and thirty college students participated in this investigation. They were asked to identify 3 to 6 characteristics of effective college instructors and explain why. Themes were extracted from these qualitative data via constant comparison analysis,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
Zhou, Wenyi; Simpson, Elizabeth; Domizi, Denise Pinette – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2012
Google Docs, an online word processing application, is a promising tool for collaborative learning. However, many college instructors and students lack knowledge to effectively use Google Docs to enhance teaching and learning. Goals of this study include (1) assessing the effectiveness of using Google Docs in an out-of-class collaborative writing…
Descriptors: Assignments, Word Processing, Collaborative Writing, Undergraduate Students
Boatright-Horowitz, Su L. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
Interactive response systems "clickers" can provide multiple benefits to the students and faculty who use them, including immediate performance feedback and greater student engagement in learning. My own exploration of this technology has yielded five pedagogically different types of polling questions, specifically measurement of student…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Course Content, Attitude Change
Holliway, David – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2008
This article describes a possible praxis for an undergraduate learning theories course. The philosophies of "a language-based theory of learning" (Wells, 1999), writing across the curriculum (Young, 1994), learner-centered education (Lambert & McCombs, 1998), and critical-thinking (Paul, 1995) are interwoven with the rationale and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Writing Assignments, Writing Across the Curriculum, Course Organization