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Searching for the Optimal Class Design to Maximize Learning

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Simply, it is the way it combines cognitive and educational psychologyhow people learnwith the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), which focuses on how educators study and improve their teaching to increase student learning (McKinney, 2007).

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Building Community, Collaborative, and Cognitive Classroom Culture 

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Recognizing the role of ethnic culture in classroom success is crucial for creating meaningful learning experiences (Thompson, Kirby, & Smith, 2016). Community culture in a classroom is a powerful force that can shape the overall learning experience. Does Culturally Relevant teaching work? link] Capdeferro, N. &

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Broadening the Scope of Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education

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Learning About, For, and Through Enterprise Pittaway and Edwards (2012) provide classifications in forms of enterprise and entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship education is presented as an academic discipline, much like history or sociology, with teaching, learning, and assessment methods aligned accordingly, such as lectures and essays.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

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2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012). Interdisciplinary learning allows students to acquire integrated perspectives and solution-focused strategies, leading to deeper assimilation of knowledge, the development of metacognitive skills, and critical thinking (Ivanitskaya et al., Interdisciplinary learning: Process and outcomes.

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Mindsets: Four Beliefs That Lead to Highly-Motivated Students

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Remember that students often enter new learning experiences believing they are not up to the challenge. Emphasize learning as an iterative process. Turn mistakes and misunderstandings into learning moments. Encourage revision throughout the learning experience, and shift grades to the end of a project.

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Love is the Critical Ingredient for Black Men

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

High school graduation rates for young Black men have improved in the last decade — since 2012, U.S. graduation rates increased overall by 4%, while Black students saw a 14% increase in graduation. But there is work to be done to close the achievement gap between them and their white and Asian American counterparts. asked Jackson.

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What can the UK learn from Australia’s University Accord?

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Between 2012 and 2021, the ratio of students to academic staff (including casual staff) grew from 20.4 To effectively evaluate the success of a holistic learning experience, it’s essential to have quality data that encompasses the diverse components contributing to this outcome. And this goes beyond the classroom.