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Liberto, Giuliana – Cogent Education, 2016
Research into the impact of non-consultative home education regulatory change in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, identified clear benefits of a child-led, interest-inspired approach to learning and a negative impact on student learning and well-being outcomes, particularly for learning-differenced children, of restricted practice freedom.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Independent Study, Educational Change
French, Sarah; Kennedy, Gregor – Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 2016
Over the past few years the question of whether the lecture is an effective teaching method has been one of the most heatedly debated topics in the field of higher education. While research on the effectiveness of lectures has been carried out since at least the 1960s, the value of the lecture has been increasingly questioned recently for a number…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Relevance (Education), Educational Quality, Instructional Effectiveness
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Nolan, Caroline; Herbert, Sandra – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2015
The introduction of linear functions is the turning point where many students decide if mathematics is useful or not. This means the role of parameters and variables in linear functions could be considered to be "threshold concepts". There is recognition that linear functions can be taught in context through the exploration of linear…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction, Calculators
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Waha, Barbara; Davis, Kate – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2014
This research project explored students' perspective of the appropriate mix of online and face-to-face activities in a master's programme in library and information science at an Australian university. Identifying aspects that students evaluate as supportive, challenging and efficient in their learning is important for the design of an appropriate…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, College Students, Student Attitudes, Masters Programs
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Geelan, David; Mahaffy, Peter; Mukherjee, Michelle – Teaching Science, 2014
Scientific visualisations such as computer-based animations and simulations are increasingly a feature of high school Science instruction. Visualisations are adopted enthusiastically by teachers and embraced by students, and there is good evidence that they are popular and well received. There is limited evidence, however, of how effective they…
Descriptors: Visualization, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, High Schools
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Priest, Samuel J.; Pyke, Simon M.; Williamson, Natalie M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Microcomputer based laboratory activities have been suggested to have a number of benefits in science education. However, their implementation produces mixed results, and student perception data have in the past yielded responses that are negative regarding the technology. This work presents a case study of three first year undergraduate chemistry…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Science Experiments, Chemistry, Comparative Analysis
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Clarke, Doug; Cheeseman, Jill; Roche, Anne; van der Schans, Stephanie – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2014
In recent years, the mathematics education research community has given increased focus to the use of cognitively demanding, challenging tasks and the demands placed on students and teachers by their use. In particular, there is evidence that a major issue is students' lack of persistence when working on such tasks. In this article, we report on…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies
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Wolgemuth, Jennifer; Savage, Robert; Helmer, Janet; Lea, Tess; Harper, Helen; Chalkiti, Kalotina; Bottrell, Christine; Abrami, Phil – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
The effectiveness of a web-based reading support tool, ABRACADABRA, to improve the literacy outcomes of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students was evaluated over one semester in several Northern Territory primary schools in 2009. ABRACADABRA is intended as a support for teachers in the early years of schooling, giving them a friendly, game and…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Phonological Awareness, Attendance
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Halvorson, Wade; Ewing, Mike; Windisch, Lydia – Journal of Marketing Education, 2011
There are compelling reasons for educators to consider incorporating virtual worlds (VWs) in their marketing curriculum. That said, the ways in which VWs can be implemented into the teaching curriculum are many and varied. This article reports on two studies in which notionally similar graduate classes are taught about marketing in Second Life…
Descriptors: Marketing, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Simulation
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Upitis, Rena – Computers and Education, 1990
Contrasts uses of electronic mail which are contrived by teachers versus uses that are based on real educational needs. Examples based on elementary school projects in Canada, the United States, and Australia are given; and uses in distance education, in school administration, with handicapped children, and to improve writing skills are described.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities, Distance Education, Educational Administration
Winch-Dummett, Carlene – International Education Journal, 2004
Which pedagogical processes and practices that target the recognition, value and sharing of world views in teaching and learning can be identified as strategies for learning to live together in an Australian multicultural classroom? The question is addressed by this paper, which presents two discrete but complementary pedagogical models that…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, World Views, Parent Participation, Urban Areas