Motivational pathways to STEM career choices: Using expectancy–value perspective to understand individual and gender differences in STEM fields

MT Wang, J Degol - Developmental review, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The United States has made a significant effort and investment in STEM education,
yet the size and the composition of the STEM workforce continues to fail to meet demand. It …

University students' academic performance: An integrative conceptual framework and empirical analysis

P Fenollar, S Román, PJ Cuestas - British Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The prediction and explanation of academic performance and the investigation
of the factors relating to the academic success and persistence of students are topics of …

Research on teaching economics to undergraduates

S Allgood, WB Walstad, JJ Siegfried - Journal of Economic Literature, 2015 - aeaweb.org
This survey summarizes the main research findings about teaching economics to
undergraduates. After briefly reviewing the history of research on undergraduate economic …

Connecting in class? College class size and inequality in academic social capital

IR Beattie, M Thiele - The journal of higher education, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
College students who interact with professors and peers about academic matters have
better college outcomes. Although institutional factors influence engagement, prior …

[PDF][PDF] Effective teaching methods for large classes

JM Carpenter - Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences Education, 2006 - Citeseer
Purpose The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to identify effective teaching
methods for the large class environment. The research questions guiding the study were …

The impact of ICT on student performance in higher education: Direct effects, indirect effects and organisational change

AB Youssef, M Dahmani - Rev. U. Soc. Conocimiento, 2008 - HeinOnline
Elproposito de este estudio es examinar la relacidn entre el uso de las tecnologias de la
informacidn y de la comunicacidn (TIC) y el rendimiento de los estudiantes en la educacidn …

Which conditions facilitate the effectiveness of large-group learning activities? A systematic review of research in higher education

O Jerez, C Orsini, C Ortiz, B Hasbun - Learning: Research and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Large-group activities have increased in higher education since 2000. Research focused on
the possibility to have positive effects on students' learning, regardless of the number of …

Exogenous and endogenous factors influencing students' performance in undergraduate accounting modules

Y Guney - Accounting Education, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study is to explore cross-sectionally the potential determinants of
academic performance in undergraduate accounting modules for non-accounting degree …

Dial D for distraction: The making and breaking of cell phone policies in the college classroom

MJ Berry, A Westfall - College Teaching, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Cell phones are nearly ubiquitous in the college classroom. This study asks two primary
questions regarding the making and breaking of in-class cell phone policies. In what manner …

Online business simulations: authentic teamwork, learning outcomes, and satisfaction

G Lohmann, MA Pratt, P Benckendorff, P Strickland… - Higher Education, 2019 - Springer
Educators have struggled to incorporate authentic team-based learning (TBL) into the
business curriculum despite increasing evidence that collaborative learning can enhance …