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A new study by Purdue University has shed some light on how to most effectively engage students in technology and engineering at a young age. The study took five classes of 8th graders in a rural ...
David B. Wilkins is the Lester Kissel professor of law and vice dean for global initiatives on the legal profession at Harvard Law School. Updated December 15, 2011, 7:08 PM Of all the important ...
Skip this paragraph if at any point it sounds familiar. A stereotypical American college student — let’s call him Michael Normalperson — goes to a college lecture class. He is bored. The time he doesn ...
Did you catch the clever little ambiguity in my title? First, I might be asking if every time a professor lectures it's unethical. Of course, the answer is no. Some lectures are wonderful. They're ...
This study investigated the effectiveness of computer-based training (CBT) versus the standard or traditional lecture method. The study was conducted at a large pharmaceutical manufacturing site ...
This study compared student outcomes in developmental mathematics courses taught using (a) computer-mediated instruction using interactive multimedia software, and (b) lecture. A quasi-experimental ...
Elsevier, provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced that an independent study found that students in India taking amphibian physiology using Elsevier ...
In a way, there are two Norman Nemrows. There’s the real-life professor who spent much of his career teaching accounting students at Brigham Young University. And there’s the one I’ll call Video Norm, ...