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Hakan Türkmen; Fatma Nurselin Edis – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2025
Informal learning supports formal education by facilitating students' learning and helping them to expand their knowledge outside the classroom. This paper explores the impact of informal learning environments on learning outcomes. This study aims to answer the question 'How does the use of informal learning environments within the scope of formal…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Recycling, Structural Elements (Construction), Art Products
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Koca, Fatma Nur; Mirici, Semra – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
It is noted that insects (insecta), which constitute an important group of invertebrate animals, can be used in the field of environmental education. It is also thought that the use of insects in the classroom in the field of environmental education will have a positive effect on the insect intrinsic motivations (BIM) of the students. In the…
Descriptors: Entomology, Workshops, Student Motivation, Environmental Education
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Merav E. Hemi – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2025
Accumulating research points to the effectiveness of clinical simulations as a means for improving pre-service educators' social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies. However, no available research addresses in-service educators. The present study attempts to add to the research literature by exploring the differential effect of clinical…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Simulation, Preservice Teachers, Beginning Teachers
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Meghan L. McSherry; Becca A. Leininger; Maria L. Johnson; AnnMarie P. Thomas; Susan Outlaw; Douglas C. Orzolek – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2024
The purpose of this research project was to design, deliver, and informally assess the content and methodology of an introductory online course for the educators of Deaf and Hard of Hearing students (N=20) that focused on the block-based coding language, Scratch. Prior work by The Playful Learning Lab examined various STEM resources and their…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hard of Hearing, Online Courses, Summer Programs
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Robert C. Schoen; Mark LaVenia; Amanda M. Tazaz; Russell Gersten; Keith Smolkowski – Elementary School Journal, 2024
Early mathematics achievement is a strong predictor of later mathematics achievement, and student competence in fractions and division may be the strongest predictor of success in secondary-level algebra. We used a multisite cluster-randomized trial to estimate the impact of a mathematics teacher professional development (PD) program on student…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Faculty Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness
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Moutiaga, Sofia; Papavassiliou-Alexiou, Ioanna – Teacher Development, 2022
The study aimed to train teachers in managing student behaviour and to investigate the impact on teachers and their students. The training was based on adult-learning and group-leading strategies (development/application) as well as Social-Emotional-Learning and School-Wide-Positive-Behaviour-Supports approaches (content). It consisted of training…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Student Behavior, Program Effectiveness
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Flynn, Michael; LaFrance, Jason – Education Leadership Review of Doctoral Research, 2019
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the degree to which participating in strategic intervention workshops affected the level of moral knowing of 111 9th grade athletes. Results from the Rudd-Stoll-Beller-Hahm (RSBH) Value Judgment Inventory were utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of one program. Findings and conclusions are…
Descriptors: Intervention, Workshops, Moral Development, Grade 9
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Krauss, Sarah; LaRiviere, Mark – Art Education, 2022
For the past 10 years, Creative Classrooms has partnered with schools to develop learner-centered visual arts programs for students in kindergarten through 8th grade. This program is part of the Children's Arts Guild, a New York City nonprofit. The program works with schools to train art educators through monthly professional development…
Descriptors: Art Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Visual Arts
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Ward, Sophie; James, Simon; James, Kate; Brown, Chris; Kokotsaki, Dimitra; Wigham, Jade – Arts Education Policy Review, 2023
This paper reports on the evaluation of the In2 music project in Darlington, England. The project ran for seven weeks from January-March 2020 and involved Year 6 pupils from four primary schools (n = 103) and Year 7 pupils from one secondary school (n = 90), working with Back Chat Brass, a professional brass ensemble. The aim of the In2 music…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Workshops, Well Being
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Çakir, Nur Akkus; Çakir, Murat Perit; Lee, Frank J. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
This paper presents a game-design workshop built around a digital art installation featuring video games displayed over a real-world skyscraper to stimulate students' interest in computer science and a study testing its short-term effects on improving middle school students' computational thinking (CT) skills and attitudes towards computing.…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Computation, Video Games
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Li, Nuo; Liu, Enshan; Liu, Cheng; Guo, Shuchen – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Participating in effective professional development (PD) activities is crucial for helping teachers improve the quality of pedagogy and students' learning results. Numerous factors influence the design of effective PD, one of which is duration. However, many teachers do not find much time to participate in long-term concentrated and continuous PD…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Faculty Development, Program Length, Junior High School Teachers
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S. C. Lee; G. Nugent; G. M. Kunz; J. Houston – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2024
Research has highlighted the significant decline in teachers' implementation of newly acquired teaching practices following professional development (PD), primarily attributed to the absence of follow-up support. Even science teachers who have participated in intensive PD programs often encounter challenges in integrating new teaching practices…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Science Teachers, Inquiry, Teaching Methods
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Hurdle, Zachariah Benton – Teachers and Curriculum, 2020
Middle school mathematics teachers often do not emphasise statistics and geometry in their lesson plans for a variety of reasons. However, these are integral topics in mathematics, and using direct lecture or hands-on activities may have different effects on teacher confidence when approaching these subjects. Using qualitative and quantitative…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Mathematics Activities, Self Efficacy, Geometry
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Martínez, Salomé; Guíñez, Flavio; Zamora, Raúl; Bustos, Sofía; Rodríguez, Becky – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
Blended learning, which combines face-to-face workshops with self-directed online learning, is becoming a good alternative in designing and deploying professional development programs. The online component adapts to teachers' time constraints, requires fewer trained professionals for its implementation, and enhances participants' opportunities to…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Workshops, Online Courses, Faculty Development
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Canenguez, Katia M.; Farley, Alyssa M.; Squicciarini, Ana María; Dutta, Anamika; Simonsohn, Ariela; Holcomb, Juliana M.; Peña, Felipe; Leiva, Loreto; Benheim, Talia S.; Guzmán, Javier; Jellinek, Michael; Murphy, J. Michael – School Mental Health, 2023
Background: Chile's national school-based mental health program, "Skills for Life" (SFL), has demonstrated effectiveness in improving behavioral and academic outcomes in first- through third-grade students. The current study assessed the feasibility and outcomes of SFL's program for sixth- through eighth-grade students. Methods: We…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, School Health Services, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
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