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M. B. Thomas; A. Muscat; A. Zuccolo; C. Nascimento Luguetti; A. Watt – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2025
This research addresses a significant literature gap by investigating academic perceptions of delivering intensive teaching in higher education, contextualised to Victoria University's (VU) Block ModelĀ®. Through semi-structured interviews with nine participants, qualitative data was gathered to examine the benefits and challenges of block model…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Higher Education, Universities, Foreign Countries
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Kelsey Brady; Jae-Hyun Kim – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
Purpose: We investigated the collaborative practice between speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and teachers in two Australian states with different policies and legislations affecting SLP services in schools. Methods: Teachers from New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland (QLD) completed an online survey (N = 117). A mixed-method approach was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Speech Language Pathology, Related Services (Special Education)
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Tytler, Russell; Prain, Vaughan – Teaching Science, 2022
Despite longstanding calls to integrate school science and mathematics, concerns remain about how to achieve high-quality learning in both subjects. In reporting on a teaching approach that aimed to achieve this outcome, the authors focus particularly on the teacher's role. The Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Science project (IMS), an Australian…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Teaching Methods
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Sullivan, Peter; Bobis, Janette; Downton, Ann; Feng, Maggie; Hughes, Sally; Livy, Sharyn; McCormick, Melody; Russo, James – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2021
In this article, the authors from Monash University and the University of Sydney have collaborated to present a research-informed model to support the planning and teaching of mathematics, using a student centred structured inquiry approach.
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Student Centered Learning, Inquiry, Foreign Countries
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Susan Raymond; Shaan Gilson; Rohan Ball – Educational Action Research, 2024
Initial teacher education programs in Australia require all preservice teachers to complete a mandated teaching performance assessment. This places significant performative pressure on preservice teachers undertaking their final teaching placement. This paper reports on an action research project that aimed to co-construct a series of workshops…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Competency Based Teacher Education
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Ormond, Christine A. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
This paper explains how an original conceptual framework model for mathematics pedagogy, the Australian Curriculum Conceptual Rubric (ACCR), has continued to be used successfully by the author in pre-service and in-service teacher education programs over the past ten years or more. Now further enhanced by a deeper reflection upon Peter Sullivan's…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Models, Learner Engagement, Foreign Countries
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Trixie James; Hayley Griffin; Katrina S. Johnston; Frank Armstrong – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
Critical thinking is recognised as instrumental for positive, personal and professional, long-term outlooks. It is also widely accepted that the development of students' critical thinking skills can be achieved through explicit interventions. This paper documents the outcomes of a pilot study that investigated the value and impact of an…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Reflection, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
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Maker, C. June; Zimmerman, Robert; Bahar, A. Kadir; In-Albon, Christine – Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 2021
Exceptional talent includes the ability and willingness to solve varied, complex problems, and having a knowledge structure that facilitates problem solving and creativity. The purpose of this study was to determine changes in students' knowledge structures resulting from fidelity of implementation of Real Engagement in Active Problem Solving…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Active Learning, Problem Solving, Teaching Models
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Maker, C. June; Pease, Randy – Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 2021
Real Engagement in Active Problem Solving (REAPS) is an evidence-based model for building on and extending the characteristics of gifted learners, enabling them to develop their exceptional talents. The purposes of this study were to (a) identify teachers who implemented the method at a high level of fidelity and (b) describe their ways of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Active Learning, Problem Solving, Teaching Models
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Wu, I-Chen; Pease, Randy; Maker, C. June – Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to explore general education teachers' perceptions of their experiences while implementing the Real Engagement in Active Problem Solving (REAPS) model. REAPS is an evidence-based teaching model for challenging and engaging gifted students in a variety of settings. Twenty-three teachers answered 7 semi-structured…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Active Learning, Problem Solving, Teaching Models
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Bahar, A. Kadir; Maker, C. June; Scherbakova, Alisa – Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 2021
Teaching is more effective when students are taught through research-based teaching approaches that have been found to be successful in producing the outcomes they advocate. However, use of an effective instructional strategy does not ensure learning, because the success of a sound approach is determined by how well it is implemented. The purpose…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Active Learning, Problem Solving, Teacher Role