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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Matthew, Susan M.; Taylor, Rosanne M.; Ellis, Robert A. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2010
This study investigated veterinary students' experiences of clinic-based learning (CBL) during a comprehensive final year internship programme. Open-ended surveys (n = 93) were used to gather qualitative data about students' conceptions of what is learned during CBL and their approaches to learning in clinics. Phenomenography was used for detailed…
Descriptors: Veterinary Medical Education, Student Attitudes, Statistical Analysis, Clinics
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Ellis, Robert A.; Ginns, Paul; Piggott, Leanne – Higher Education Research and Development, 2009
While there has been systematic and on-going research into e-learning in universities for over two decades, there has been comparatively less evidence-based research into how key aspects of e-learning are internally constituted from a student perspective and how these aspects might be related to university students' learning experiences. The…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Learning Experience
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Ellis, Robert A.; Taylor, Charlotte E.; Drury, Helen – Higher Education Research and Development, 2007
Students in a large undergraduate biology course were expected to write a scientific report as a key part of their course design. This study investigates the quality of learning arising from the writing experience and how it relates to the quality of students' preconceptions of learning through writing and their perceptions of their writing…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Biology, Writing (Composition), Student Writing Models
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Ellis, Robert A.; Calvo, Rafael; Levy, David; Tan, Kelvin – Higher Education Research and Development, 2004
Students studying a third-year e-commerce subject experienced face-to-face and online discussions as an important part of their learning experience. The quality of the students' experiences of learning through those discussions is investigated in this study. This study uses qualitative approaches to investigate the variation in the students'…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Learning Experience, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Benefits