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Amanda Grenell; Jasmine R. Ernst; Stephanie M. Carlson – Early Education and Development, 2024
"Research Findings:" Early science skills predict later science achievement, and persistent achievement gaps in science appear as early as preschool. The current study compared the effectiveness of different instructional approaches for teaching preschoolers about sinking and floating and examined individual differences in learning.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Direct Instruction
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Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2025
In the quest to tackle complex societal and environmental challenges, Norway stands as one of the nations that are increasingly incorporating and transitioning to renewable and green energy solutions, particularly solar energy and technologies. In this context, science and technology education, starting from an early age, have been highlighted as…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary School Science, Energy, Technology
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Buethe, John – Educational Theory, 2022
We turn to experience when confronted by a problem, or so John Dewey's oeuvre suggests. Yet, what use is experience when the problem falls outside the boundaries of the known? Drawing upon a range of thinkers -- from Alain Badiou to Elaine Scarry to Maggie Nelson -- John Buethe takes Dewey's familiar thesis one step further to interrogate…
Descriptors: Experience, Familiarity, Experiential Learning, Educational Philosophy
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Paolo Di Rienzo; Giovanni Serra; Maria Caterina De Blasis – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2025
The European Union's policies on lifelong learning, initiated in the 1990s, have significantly influenced the development of Italy's legislative framework in this area. This paper presents the key findings from a series of collaborative research projects conducted between Roma Tre University and the National Forum of the Third Sector. Undertaken…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Lifelong Learning
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Stephens, Simon – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2022
Purpose: A diverse range of initiatives in relation to the recognition of prior learning (RPL) have been introduced in higher education systems over the past 20 years. This paper aims to explore the implementation of RPL initiatives, in an Irish context, and the implications for quality assurance in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: A…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Higher Education
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Cathal de Paor – Studies in Continuing Education, 2024
An effective system of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) requires assessment processes that are appropriate for the nature of the experiential learning being assessed. Otherwise, potential candidates may be discouraged from engaging in RPL applications and therefore not benefit from the lifelong learning opportunities available. It has been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prior Learning, Military Personnel, Experiential Learning
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Trudi Lord; Paul Horwitz; Hee-Sun Lee; Amy Pallant; Christopher Lore – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2025
From the experiential learning perspective, this study investigates middle and high school students (n = 1009) who used an online module to learn about wildfire hazards, risks, and impacts through computational simulations of wildfire phenomena. These students were taught by 18 teachers in urban, rural, and suburban schools across the United…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Natural Disasters, Risk Assessment, Risk
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Sauder, Molly Hayes; Davis, Dexter; Grove, Donna C. – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2023
Volunteering at short-term, high-profile sporting events has become an increasingly popular form of experiential learning within the sport management discipline. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of sport management student volunteers regarding outcomes of their participation in this endeavor. Data was collected via…
Descriptors: Student Volunteers, Experiential Learning, Athletics, Administration
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Yu-Cin Jian; Leo Yuk Ting Cheung; Yi-Jye Wu; Fang-Ying Yang; Guo-Li Chiou – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2024
Computer-simulated experiments have been gaining popularity over hands-on experiments in science education, given the availability of technology and the trend of distance learning. Past studies have focused primarily on comparing the learning outcomes and user experiences of the two experiment modes. In this study, we used an eye tracker to…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Experiential Learning, Computer Simulation, Science Experiments
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Lee Fergusson – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2024
In work-based learning (WBL), autodidactic, informal, nonformal, and formal approaches to learning are viewed not as dichotomous, distinct, or divergent spheres along a continuum but as intersected and clustered spheres. In WBL, prior learning, professional development, advanced standing, and other forms of learning are therefore formally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Experience Programs, Graduate Students, Education Work Relationship
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Michael A. Alsop; Tarrylton Dunn; Dane Howell – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2025
This research-to-resource article proposes and supports the application of sound-to-symbol approaches within the 5E instructional model to teach musical concepts experientially in beginning band settings. Drawing upon insights from music education scholars and pedagogues advocating for a shift toward sound-first approaches, the article explores…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Activities, Teaching Methods, Constructivism (Learning)
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Rui Sun; Xuefei Deng – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2025
This paper examines university students' perceptions of and experiences with using ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool, to enhance their experiential learning. In this exploratory study, we designed a ChatGPT learning activity flow corresponding to the four experiential learning steps. Analysis of survey data collected from…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cues, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education
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Costley, Carol; Nottingham, Paula; Nikolou-Walker, Elda – Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 2021
How people learn in and through participation in work that is mediated by higher education (h.e.) has been a topic for research and discussion for some time. While this area has supported great strides in social mobility and inclusion, how this h.e. area of practice relates more specifically to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) has taken on…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Diversity, Inclusion, Experiential Learning
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Tienken, Christopher H. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2023
Five facts about standardized tests should cause educators to rethink their use in decision-making. Standardized tests used for state and federal accountability purposes in PreK--12 public education are not diagnostic. The test results are impacted by family income and student background knowledge. The composition of the tests disadvantage…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Predictor Variables, Family Income
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Wilawan Phothong; Jiraporn Chaimongkol; Luecha Ladachart – Journal of Technology Education, 2023
This study examines the influence of design-based learning on 25 eighth-grade students' design-thinking mindsets, that is, on the mental outlook that they adopt habitually when they engage in design thinking. It also compares changes in design-thinking mindsets across individuals of different genders and different levels of experience in design.…
Descriptors: Design, Concept Formation, Learning Processes, Thinking Skills
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