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Students’ Perceptions of Course Syllabi: The Role of Syllabi in Motivating Students

open access: yesInternational Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
In this mixed methods study, researchers explored students’ perceptions of different types of syllabi, the course, and the instructor articulated through the syllabi.
Lindsay Wheeler   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

It’s in the syllabus … or is it? How biology syllabi can serve as communication tools for creating inclusive classrooms at a large-enrollment research institution

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education, 2021
Syllabi are usually required by institutions of higher education and often are the first exposure that students have to a particular course. Instructors can use syllabi as a mechanism to convey important information to students.
Katelyn Cooper   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Characterizing introduction to proof courses: a survey of U.S. R1 and R2 course syllabi

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2020
Many tertiary institutions with mathematics programmes offer introduction to proof courses to ease mathematics students’ transition from primarily calculation-based courses like Calculus and differential equations to proof-centred courses like real ...
Erika J. David, Dov Zazkis
exaly   +2 more sources

Instructor recommendations for student learning strategies and metacognition: An analysis of undergraduate biology syllabi

open access: yesJournal of Research in Science Teaching
An inequitable distribution of resources and opportunities for marginalized students (i.e., opportunity gaps) leads to challenges in identifying effective study behaviors, metacognition, and academic help‐seeking in higher education.
Cissy Ballen, Megan Maloney
exaly   +2 more sources

Cultivating inclusivity in introductory undergraduate STEM course syllabi

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
Syllabi are widely used at higher education institutions in the United States to present students with course-related information before or at the beginning of a new class.
Francesca Bernardi   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

How syllabi relate to outcomes in higher education: A study of syllabi learner-centeredness and grade inequities in STEM.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
Fostering equity in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs can be accomplished by incorporating learner-centered pedagogies, resulting in the closing of opportunity gaps (defined here as the difference in grades ...
Maryam Eslami   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Beyond words: the relevance of autonomy-supportive language in university syllabi

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
IntroductionUniversity syllabi are a semester-long working tool through which professors present a thematic content program, precise assessment mechanisms, and establish the activities schedule, among other tasks.
Dora Herrera
exaly   +3 more sources

From Syllabi to Strategy

open access: yesJournal of New Librarianship
This article examines curriculum mapping as a strategic tool for new liaison librarians to build faculty relationships, align library instruction with curricular needs, and support student success.
Melissa Herzberg
doaj   +2 more sources

Las perspectivas de género y LGBTI+ en los grados universitarios de Información y Comunicación. Estudio de caso del proyecto GENDIMS

open access: yesBiD: Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentació, 2022
Aims: First, to gain insights into the perceptions and evaluations of the university community (faculty and students) of the incorporation and presence of the gender and LGBTI+ perspective in the teaching of undergraduate studies at the Faculty of ...
Anna Villarroya   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Training data journalists. An analysis of postgraduate programs in Spanish universities and the degrees of professionals

open access: yesCommunication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad), 2023
This article takes a closer look at the training of data journalists by examining in detail the postgraduate courses offered in Spanish universities. The starting point is a systematic compilation of the official degrees in this field that can be found ...
Pilar-José López-López   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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