We tested five course designs that varied in the structure of daily and weekly active-learning
exercises in an attempt to lower the traditionally high failure rate in a gateway course for …

Numerous conceptual difficulties and misconceptions have been reported in the science
and chemistry education literature about electrochemistry concepts such as electrolytes …

The aim of the study was to investigate the extent of student absenteeism in selected
universities in South Africa, explore the reasons why student absent themselves from …

In this study, 364 first‐year physics students were randomly assigned to one of four online
multimedia treatments on Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion:(1) the 'Exposition', a …

This thesis summarizes a series of investigations into how multimedia can be designed to
promote the learning of physics. The 'design experiment'methodology was adopted for the …

Self-efficacy represents a person's belief that he or she can perform a particular task. It has
been found to correlate with academic achievement and people's choice of subjects and …

An understanding of mechanical waves is a pre‐requisite for the study of many topics in
advanced physics, and indeed in many other disciplines. There have been many research …

Background: The attendance mandate for the medical course in Melaka Manipal Medical
College, Manipal, India was increased from 75% to 90% based on the assumption that the …

Monitoring student attendance and engagement is common practice during undergraduate
courses at university. Attendance data typically show a strong positive relationship with …

Research into the effects of large classes demonstrates that students are disadvantaged in
terms of higher order learning because interactions between teachers and students occur at …