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Webb, Nathan G. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2017
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are a pervasive presence in undergraduate education. Although GTAs are expected to successfully communicate course content to undergraduate students, they often are inexperienced and receive little training in pedagogy. Therefore, GTAs must learn effective communication behaviors in the classroom. This study…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Student Attitudes, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Peterson, J. J.; Kelly, A.; Stockton, M. B. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2011
The purpose of the authors' study was to understand the reasons why students comply with requests instructors make and compare these reasons with instructors' perceptions of why students comply. Students and faculty at two universities completed the Interpersonal Power Inventory to assess reasons for compliance. Students were more likely to comply…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Compliance (Psychology), Teacher Attitudes, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
Call, Carolyne M. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2007
The author investigated college students' perceptions of intellectual safety by posing research questions designed to elicit a definition of intellectual safety and the elements needed to create an intellectually safe environment. Participants included undergraduate and graduate students drawn from three institutions. All students filled out a…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Safety, Classroom Environment
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Krochalk, Pamela C.; Hope, Ellen – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1995
A framework for conducting discipline-related research through professor-student collaboration, developed at California State University, Dominguez Hills, is outlined and its application in one classroom project is described. Results of a survey of 225 undergraduate and graduate students in the clinical sciences, health sciences, and teacher…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
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Stanton, George C.; And Others – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1995
A study compared student outcomes in general education courses of 135 on-campus students; 22 students, remotely located, received simultaneous instruction via interactive television. Results found the process acceptable to both teachers and students and no apparent difference in achievement or attitude related to location. The importance of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Distance Education
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Edwards, Harriet C. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1993
The theory behind the concept of the teacher as a model is surveyed and illustrated with actual events and techniques from college classrooms, including taking advantage of classroom mistakes to model thinking and problem-solving skills. Student evaluation results indicate that instructor credibility is unaffected by the use of these techniques.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Quality
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George, Pamela G. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1994
This study compared selected cooperative learning methods (drill and review dyads, cooperative response techniques, and group grading incentives) with traditional learning methods among a group of 61 undergraduates in 2 educational psychology classes. On three of four measures of achievement, the cooperative group showed significantly stronger…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students
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Boyatzis, Chris J. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1994
This article argues for the inclusion of narrative literature in college social science courses, since such literature can enhance students' understanding of scientific content by elucidating theoretical and empirical concepts with concrete examples. Evidence of the effectiveness of autobiographical literature is presented, and suggestions for…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, College Instruction
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Combs, Howard W.; Bourne, S. Graham – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1994
This article discusses the history and benefits of debating as an educational technique, then discusses a five-year study of the use of student debates in a senior-level college marketing course. Students reported that debates both enhanced their learning and improved their speaking skills. (MDM)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Communication Skills
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Silliker, S. Alan – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1994
This study investigated the use of videotaped versus live student presentations in a graduate career counseling course. The results of a survey administered to the students indicated a preference for videotaped over live presentations. The advantages and disadvantages of videotaped presentations are also discussed. (MDM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Graduate Students, Group Activities
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Berk, Ronald A. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1996
A three-year study evaluated the effectiveness of 10 systematic strategies for using humor as a teaching tool. Student ratings at the end of three undergraduate and five graduate statistics courses assessed the extent to which each strategy reduced anxiety, improved the ability to learn, and made it possible to perform one's best on problems and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment
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Valde, Gregory A. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1997
Describes the college-level use of written reading reactions structured assignments requiring students to describe and react in writing to assigned reading, followed by classroom discussion in which all students must select and share ideas. The method is found to encourage on-time reading of assignments, broader student participation, higher…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Mallinger, Mark – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1998
Describes application of collaborative learning in a German business school, focusing on use of self-managed learning and examining the cultural implications for student-directed pedagogies. Strategies for dealing with student resistance are offered, including not taking students' resistant behavior personally, designing many process options,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Administration Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques