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The Implementation and Evaluation of a Project-Oriented Problem-Based Learning Module in a First Year Engineering Programme

Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This paper describes how a circuits-based project-oriented problem-based learning educational model was integrated into the first year of a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering programme at Maynooth University, Ireland. While many variations
Seamus McLoone, Bob Lawlor, Andrew Meehan   +2 more
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Flipping the class – University chemistry students’ experiences from a new teaching and learning approach

Chemistry Teacher International, 2019
University chemistry courses have for a long time had a similar conventional approach to teaching, with chemistry professors lecturing in a traditional manner.
Broman Karolina, Johnels Dan
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Increasing diversity in peer-to-peer education: A case study of manager experiences with student paraprofessionals in learning development in the Canadian context

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2019
This autoethnographic case study examines the experience of managers with hiring student paraprofessionals into various roles within peer-to-peer education models and programmes as a method to increase the diversity in learning development services in ...
Jenna Olender, Michael Lisetto-Smith
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Peer + peer = increased learning [PDF]

Science, 2015
EDUCATION In math education, the definition of “cooperative learning” is greater than the sum of these two words. Reinholz describes peer-assisted reflection (PAR) in an introductory calculus class, where students work together to attempt to solve a problem, reflect on their work, conference with a peer, and revise and submit a final solution.
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Peer Support for Improving Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes in Postgraduate Public Health and Health Sciences: A Qualitative Study

Education Sciences
Peer support is a widely recognized approach in higher education, improving learning efficiency, facilitating the exchange of knowledge, and helping students transition into university life through mutual help and collaboration.
Jinal Shashin Parmar, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Sowbhagya Micheal, Tinashe Dune, David Lim, Stewart Alford, Amit Arora   +6 more
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Academic literacies approaches for facilitating language for specific purposes [PDF]

Ibérica, 2011
This paper offers a possible framework for working with language for specific purposes (LSP) in an integrated fashion, i.e. with disciplinary learning as the main lever to promote academic literacy.
Magnus Gustafsson
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Improving the Pedagogical Skills of PASS Leaders on the Job with Synchronous Feedback: A Feasibility Study

Teaching & Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal
Peer assisted study sessions (PASS), also known as supplemental instruction, are structured peer guided sessions linked to a specific course, led by experienced and trained students called PASS-leaders.
Louise Taylor, Izaak Dekker
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Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice‐Stam, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff‐Lentink, Alied M. van der Aa‐van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Lianne M. Haveman, W. Peter Bekkering, Leonie G. Tigelaar, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +14 more
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To Cultivate Creativity and a Maker Mindset Through an Internet-of-Things Programming Course

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
With the swift development of technology in recent years, entrepreneurs are facing rapid changes in industry. To cope with such changes at home and abroad, The Ministry of Education is actively promoting innovative education with the aim of cultivating ...
Yu-Lin Jeng, Chin-Feng Lai, Sheng-Bo Huang, Po-Sheng Chiu, Hua-Xu Zhong   +4 more
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Answering questions in a co‐created formative exam question bank improves summative exam performance, while students perceive benefits from answering, authoring, and peer discussion: A mixed methods analysis of PeerWise

Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2021
Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are a common form of assessment in medical schools and students seek opportunities to engage with formative assessment that reflects their summative exams. Formative assessment with feedback and active learning strategies
Clare Guilding, Rachel Emma Pye, Stephanie Butler, Michael Atkinson, Eimear Field   +4 more
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