Students who chose to enroll in a supplemental course associated with a large biology lecture performed better on lecture exams than those students who chose not to enroll in the supplemental course. Sections of the supplemental course were taught with instructor-centered methods prior to some exams, student-centered methods prior to other exams, and a mixture of studentand instructor-centered ...

Our Introduction to Biology course (BIOL 1010) changed in 2004 from a standard instructor-centered, lecture-homework-exam format to a student-centered format that used Web-enhanced, interactive pedagogy. To measure and compare conceptual learning gains in the traditional course in fall 2003 with a section of the interactive course in fall 2004, we created concept inventories for both evolution ...

Narrative-centered learning environments comprise a class of gamebased learning environments that embed problem solving in interactive stories. A key challenge posed by narrative-centered learning is dynamically tailoring story events to enhance student learning. In this paper, we investigate the impact of a data-driven tutorial planner on students’ learning processes in a narrative-centered le...

erTigkertelIa Bruce W. The Student -Centered Curriculum: A Concept in Curriculum Innovation. Rutgers. The State Univ., New Brunswick. N.J. Graduate School of Education. Spans Agency-Office of Education (DHEW). Washington. D.C. Bureau of Research. Report No !mid -R -2 Bureau No-BR -8.0334 Pub Date Mar 69 Grant -OM -0.9 -080334 -3736 Note -21p. FORS Price MF -5025 HC-S1.15 Descriptors *Behavioral...

Student-centered strategies are being incorporated into undergraduate classrooms in response to a call for reform. We tested whether teaching in an extensively student-centered manner (many active-learning pedagogies, consistent formative assessment, cooperative groups; the Extensive section) was more effective than teaching in a moderately student-centered manner (fewer active-learning pedagog...

Narrative-centered learning environments introduce novel opportunities for supporting student problem solving and learning. By incorporating cognitive tools into plots and character roles, narrative-centered learning environments can promote self-regulated learning in a manner that is transparent to students. In order to adapt narrative plots to explicitly support effective cognitive tool-use, ...