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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"college courses"”.
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Logging off: attrition in online community college courses
… for student attrition from online community college courses. The demand for online and distance education opportunities is growing on a national level. The increase in online courses is a direct result of the type of individuals who select to learn virtually. Previous research indicates that …
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How Professors Infuse Critical Thinking into College Courses
… they infuse critical thinking within Signature courses in one private Catholic university, where a strong commitment exists to develop students’ critical thinking skills through the Core Curriculum. This qualitative study investigated the views of 12 professors in 6 disciplines as to how they …
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Student preferences in screen design factors for Internet delivered college courses.
Colleges and universities throughout the world are offering many of their courses via the Internet. Some institutions offer entire degrees online. This has ushered in a renewed interest in the debate on the effectiveness of non-traditional course delivery method. Numerous educational research …
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The Effects of Multicultural College Courses on Intercultural Experiences and Attitudes.
This study examined college undergraduates' intercultural experiences and attitudes at the beginning and the end of a semester-long course on multicultural issues. Participants were 290 undergraduate college students at the University of North Texas , 202 of whom were enrolled in one of the …
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Spontaneously produced metacognitive language and achievement in two STEM college courses: An exploratory analysis
… phrases and success in two online STEM college courses as well as whether this varies across students from different demographic backgrounds. This study then also looks at course engagement as accounting for some variance in course outcome. To do this, a tool for automatic detection of …
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Perceptions of College Readiness and Social Capital of GED completers in entry-level college courses
… completion, and GED completers’ perceptions of college readiness and social capital was the purpose of this study. The participant sample (<em>n=321</em>), derived from the target population (N=1050), consisted of former participants of Adult Literacy Education (ALE)/GED programs in the Greater …
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A Comparison of Predictors of Student Grades in Online and Face-to-Face Community College Courses
… demand for online course offerings in community colleges while there is also an increased demand for college accountability. Many analyses examine persistence and completion rates as indicators of student success. This analysis focuses on grade outcomes. Although this traditional view of success …
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The Effect of Problem-Based Video Instruction on Learner Satisfaction, Comprehension, and Retention in College Courses
… implies that problem-based video instruction in college courses have the potential to enhance student satisfaction, comprehension, delayed retention, and confidence in their knowledge transfer.
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A Multiple Case Study of the Training of Instructors Teaching Inclusive Postsecondary Education Students in Typical College Courses
… disabilities (IDD) who were enrolled in typical college courses.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>A qualitative, multiple case study design was used. Five IPSE programs across the United States comprised the sample for this study. Two types of sampling were used: convenience sampling and non-probability or …
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The relationship between training in learning style adaptation and successful completion of entry-level community college classes.
… and successful completion of community college courses. The rationale for conducting this study was based on the need for students to learn how to adapt their learning style in order to more effectively learn in any situation. It is also important that community colleges implement …
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Academic Needs of EFL Learners in the Intensive English Language Program at Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman
… was offered as one way to integrate language and college courses. The model emphasizes integration by designing a core language course based on the content of introductory college courses. The second major component of the model is the academic skills course. It was argued that this course would …
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Perceived discrepancies between courses and practice for student teachers in early childhood education
… discrepancy between what students learn in college courses and what they observe or are expected to do when they student teach. The perspectives of all three members of student teaching triads were sought, and triangulation of their responses was attempted.
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Relationship of learning style and academic discipline to corresponding course attrition
… to attend regularly scheduled on-campus college courses. Correspondence study, a method of course delivery found within distance education, provides an alternative for those unable to attend college in the traditional form. However, attrition rates for correspondence study programs range …
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Methods Used to Determine Technology Competence for Virginia Teachers
… A 79% response rate indicated that workshops, college courses and portfolio assessment were the methods most used in Virginia public schools. The most effective methods were reported to be workshops, mentoring, performance assessment and college courses. The most cost efficient methods were …
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A Questionnaire Survey of Why, How, and What Literature is Being Taught in the Eleventh and Twelfth Grades in the State of Washington
… analyze these finding; (5) to ascertain which college courses these teachers felt had helped them the most in preparing to teach literature; and (6) to make suggestions that might help the prospective teachers of literature.
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A qualitative study of self-regulated learning in online learning environments
… adapt learning strategies from face-to-face courses to online courses. This study examined student perceptions of self-regulated learning skills, instructor immediacy behaviors and curricular design in online learning environments. Data was collected from three focus groups of college …
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Alternative school administrators : knowledge of and degree of support for alternative education tenets
… one-third of all administrators reported taking college courses pertaining to alternative education.4. Alternative Career Group members had a significantly higher knowledge level of the tenets than Traditional Career Group members; however, no significant difference existed between the groups …
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An Historical Case Study on the Illinois Articulation Initiative
… policy on the transfer and articulation of college courses. Specifically, this research was designed to describe the IAI policy, explain the social, political, and economical influences involved in transfer operations, and discover how the IAI initiative reflects the community college role …
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Sleepless in Seattle: How Human Sleep Patterns Kept Me Up At Night
… However, societal pressures for high school and college courses force these groups to wake early in the morning for classes. Caught between the biological drive for later bedtimes and social drive for early rise times, teens and young adults reduce their nightly sleep to unhealthy levels. Over …
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Teachers' attitudes toward inclusion: what did they say?
… teachers on their perspectives of co-teaching. College courses pertaining to special education may benefit regular education teachers, and hopefully prepare them for the job of teaching students with disabilities.</p>
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