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Longden, Alison; Monaghan, Tom; Mycroft, Lou; Kelly, Claire – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2018
A chance observation in a staff training session led to a series of action research projects, which dug into why some educators are digitally resistant whilst others, however experienced, are not. The Education and Training Foundation-funded "FAB Projects" have so far spanned three years and three small-scale research investigations and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Resilience (Psychology), Mastery Learning, Action Research
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Sentance, Sue; Waite, Jane; Kallia, Maria – Computer Science Education, 2019
Background and Context: Vygotsky's sociocultural theory emphasises the importance of language, mediation, and the transfer of skills and knowledge from the social into the cognitive plane. This perspective has influenced the development of PRIMM (Predict, Run, Investigate, Modify, Make), a structured approach to teaching programming. Objective:…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Programming
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McLoughlin, Eilish, Ed.; Finlayson, Odilla E., Ed.; Erduran, Sibel, Ed.; Childs, Peter E., Ed. – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2019
This edited volume presents innovative current research in the field of Science Education. The chapter's deal with a wide variety of topics and research approaches, conducted in a range of contexts and settings. Together they make a strong contribution to knowledge on science teaching and learning. The book consists of selected presentations from…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Richards, Kendall; Pilcher, Nick – Dialogic Pedagogy, 2016
Corpus linguistics, or the gathering together of language into a body for analysis and development of materials, is claimed to be an assured, established method (or field) that valuably informs pedagogical materials and knowledge of language (e.g. Ädel 2010; Gardner & Nesi, 2013). The fundamental validity of corpus linguistics is rarely, if…
Descriptors: Criticism, Computational Linguistics, Instructional Materials, Interviews