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Learn before Lecture: A Strategy that Improves Learning Outcomes in a Large Introductory Biology Class
Marin Moravec; Adrienne Williams; Nancy Aguilar-Roca; Diane K. O'Dowd
CBE - Life Sciences Education Vol. 9, No. 4 (2010) pp. 473–481
Actively engaging students in lecture has been shown to increase learning gains. To create time for active learning without displacing content we used two strategies for introducing material before class in a large introductory biology course. Four...
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Lecture Capture Podcasts: Differential Student Use and Performance in a Large Introductory Course
Adrienne E. Williams; Nancy M. Aguilar-Roca; Diane K. O'Dowd
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 64, No. 1 (2016) pp. 1–12
Video "podcast" recordings of lectures are popular with students, but are often associated with a decrease in attendance and little increase in performance. Assessment has generally focused on the class as a whole, potentially masking...
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Influence of incentives on performance in a pre-college biology MOOC
Suhang Jiang; Adrienne Williams; Mark Warschauer; Wenliang He; Diane O'Dowd
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 15, No. 5 (Oct 06, 2014)
There is concern that online education may widen the achievement gap between students from different socioeconomic classes. The recent discussion of integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) into formal higher education has added fuel to this...
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The impact of laptop-free zones on student performance and attitudes in large lectures
Nancy M. Aguilar-Roca; Adrienne E. Williams; Diane K. O'Dowd
Computers & Education Vol. 59, No. 4 (December 2012) pp. 1300–1308
The goal of this study was to determine if laptop use in lecture negatively impacts learning outcomes of surrounding students taking notes on paper. Two sections of a large introductory biology course (>400 students/section) were zoned into a laptop-...
Language: English
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Influence of Incentives on Performance in a Pre-College Biology MOOC
Suhang Jiang; Adrienne E. Williams; Mark Warschauer; Wenliang He; Diane K. O'Dowd
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 15, No. 5 (Oct 06, 2014) pp. 99–112
There is concern that online education may widen the achievement gap between students from different socioeconomic classes. The recent discussion of integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) into formal higher education has added fuel to this...