One of the major conclusive results of the research on learning in formal learning settings of
the past decades is that cooperative learning has shown to evoke clear positive effects on …

This chapter reviews the literature concerning the key aspects of CL. It opens with a review
of the relevant learning theories and the conceptual framework on which this study is based …

The effects of individual versus group learning (in triads) on efficiency of retention and
transfer test performance in the domain of biology (heredity) among 70 high-school students …

This survey summarizes the main research findings about teaching economics to
undergraduates. After briefly reviewing the history of research on undergraduate economic …

What is the effect of small-group learning on student learning outcomes in economic
instruction? In spring 2002 and fall 2004, the author applied cooperative learning to one …

For many years, surveys have shown that lecture is the dominant method for teaching
principles of economics (Watts and Schaur 2011; Watts and Becker 2008; Becker and Watts …

Multiple-choice questions are the basis of a significant portion of assessment in introductory
economics courses. However, these questions, as found in course assessments, test banks …

Vocabulary knowledge is an integral part of second/foreign language learning. Thus, using
teaching methods that can help learners retain and expand their vocabulary knowledge is …

This paper reports on the development of an asynchronous learning environment for the
teaching of introductory macroeconomics to approximately 200 distance education students …

Abstract From 2006 to 2008, Educational Testing Service (ETS) produced a series of reports
titled A Culture of Evidence, designed to capture a changing climate in higher education …