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Walsh, Edith; Holloway, Jennifer; Lydon, Helena – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are faced with significant barriers relating to employment opportunities and workplace participation. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Walker social skills curriculum: the ACCESS program and video modeling to increase social communication skills necessary for workplace inclusion.…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Barriers
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Byrne, Jake Rowan; O'Sullivan, Katriona; Sullivan, Kevin – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2017
This paper explores the use of a constructivist 21st-century learning model to implement a week-long workshop, delivered as a "hackathon," to encourage preuniversity teenagers to pursue careers in STEM, with a particular emphasis on computer science. For Irish preuniversity students, their experience of computing can vary from word…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Workshops, Models, Adolescents
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Deegan, Donna; Wims, Padraig; Pettit, Tony – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2016
Purpose: In this article the use of blended learning multimedia materials as an education tool was compared with the traditional approach for skills training. Design/Methodology/Approach: This study was conducted in Ireland using a pre-test, post-test experimental design. All students were instructed on how to complete two skills using either a…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Comparative Analysis, Blended Learning, Pretests Posttests
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Coughlan, Edward K.; Williams, A. Mark; McRobert, Allistair P.; Ford, Paul R. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2014
Performance improvement is thought to occur through engagement in deliberate practice. Deliberate practice is predicted to be challenging, effortful, and not inherently enjoyable. Expert and intermediate level Gaelic football players executed two types of kicks during an acquisition phase and pre-, post-, and retention tests. During acquisition,…
Descriptors: Specialists, Theory Practice Relationship, Praxis, Drills (Practice)
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Johnston, Keith; Conneely, Claire; Murchan, Damian; Tangney, Brendan – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
Bridge21 is an innovative approach to learning for secondary education that was originally conceptualised as part of a social outreach intervention in the authors' third-level institution whereby participants attended workshops at a dedicated learning space on campus focusing on a particular model of technology-mediated group-based learning. This…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Intervention, Skill Development, Multiple Literacies