The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning on Teaching the First Law of Thermodynamics

Erdal Tatar; Munir Oktay

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 29, No. 3 (2011) pp. 315–332

Background: Problem-based learning (PBL) is a teaching approach working in cooperation with self-learning and involving research to solve real problems. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but...

Translational Bounds for Factorial n and the Factorial Polynomial

Munir Mahmood; Phillip Edwards

Australian Senior Mathematics Journal Vol. 23, No. 1 (2009) pp. 31–36

During the period 1729-1826 Bernoulli, Euler, Goldbach and Legendre developed expressions for defining and evaluating "n"! and the related gamma function. Expressions related to "n"! and the gamma function are a common feature in computer science...

Learning Style Preferences among Male and Female ESL Students in Universiti-Sains Malaysia

Munir Shuib; Siti Norbaya Azizan

Journal of Educators Online Vol. 12, No. 2 (July 2015) pp. 103–141

Individuals preferentially process information in different ways. This includes the varied learning style preference of the individuals in any study program, including English as a Second Language (ESL). However, one of major concerns is, do the ESL ...

The Effectiveness of Multimedia in Education for Special Education (MESE) to Improve Reading Ability and Memorizing for Children with Intellectual Disability

Munir Munir; Wawan Setiawan; Eddy Nugroho; Jajang Kusnendar; Aji Wibawa

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 13, No. 8 (Aug 30, 2018) pp. 254–263

The difference between learning using one sensory ability (e.g. reading text or hearing or looking at the pictures only) and two or more (e.g. reading text equipped by sound and visualized by animation; and even allows children to get involved...

Is That All There Is? Taking Education to New Levels in the Social-Media Era

Munir Mandviwalla; David Schuff; Manoj Chacko; Laurel Miller

Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning Vol. 45, No. 5 (2013) pp. 51–58

Higher education in the United States faces major challenges: increased competition from non-traditional players, online programs that are eroding regional monopolies, shifting demographics, the perceived irrelevance of some degrees, and the...

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Improving Academic Decision-Making through Course Evaluation Technology

Adam Marks; Maytha AL-Ali; Munir Majdalawieh; Anoud Bani-Hani

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 12, No. 11 (Nov 16, 2017) pp. 4–14

The objective of this study is to offer a broad understanding of how end of course evaluations can be used to improve the academic outcomes of a higher education institute. This paper presents the key findings from a study conducted using twenty...