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Jennifer Dobbs-Oates – Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 2025
This article describes the circumstances, process, and decisions which led to Purdue University's definition of experiential education. The motivation for creating the definition came from a realization that though experiential education was a common practice at the university, it was not visible to nor well understood by university…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Definitions, Intention, Learning Experience
Joe Greenberg – Phi Delta Kappan, 2025
Joe Greenberg explores the importance of amplifying student voices and developing a collaborative mindset in education to inspire a new generation of changemakers. He highlights the role of schools in addressing systemic challenges such as inequality, isolation, and disengagement, advocating for holistic and student-centered learning models. By…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, School Role, Educational Change, Social Change
Carmine Perrotti; Nicholas V. Longo; Julie L. Plaut; Adam Bush – Metropolitan Universities, 2024
This article highlights the nascent efforts between College Unbound, Brown University, and Providence College--three very different types of institutions in Providence, Rhode Island--to foster cross-institutional capacity for place-based community engagement. By collectively engaging our institutions, we experimented with what collaboration around…
Descriptors: Institutional Cooperation, Community Involvement, School Community Relationship, Place Based Education
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Dana J. Perlman – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
There has been a continuous focus on developing quality physical education (PE) experiences that empower students to understand movement and engage in physical activity. This article describes a pedagogical approach that was developed to assist the PE student in understanding more about their own and others' physical activity capacities. This new…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Movement Education, Physical Activities, Transfer of Training
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Quentin C. Sedlacek; Karla Lomelí – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2024
A growing body of research demonstrates the value of asking students to write about science for authentic purposes. But which purposes--and, just as importantly, whose purposes--count as authentic? In this theoretical article, we review several conceptions of authentic purpose drawn from science education and literacy education and use these to…
Descriptors: Science Education, Writing (Composition), Culturally Relevant Education, Authentic Learning
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Valentina Nachtigall; David Williamson Shaffer; Nikol Rummel – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
A highly authentic learning setting is likely to trigger positive motivational and emotional reactions due to its emphasis on promoting the acquisition of knowledge that is connected and transferable to real-world phenomena outside the learning environment. However, a high level of authenticity is usually accompanied by a high level of complexity…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Difficulty Level, Teaching Methods, Educational Theories
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Stephen B. DeLoach; Steven A. Greenlaw – Journal of Economic Education, 2025
The "Issues in Political Economy" (IPE) journal and related conference sessions were established in the early 1990s as outlets for undergraduates to present and publish peer-reviewed research in economics. By providing opportunities to attend and present at professional conferences, referee papers, and edit journal issues, IPE reflects…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Sustainability, Political Attitudes
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A. Susan Gay; Jeanine Haistings; Jason L. Rucker; Lindsay Garcia; Megan Koenigsman – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2024
The lesson described in this article was developed and taught by a team of mathematics educators and physical therapists, with the shared goal of broadening students' perception of how mathematics concepts are applied in the real world. This lesson gives students authentic experience with the Gait Speed Test as a physical therapist would…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Physical Therapy, Mathematics Activities, Authentic Learning
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Rola Ajjawi; Joanna Tai; Mollie Dollinger; Phillip Dawson; David Boud; Margaret Bearman – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2024
For over 30 years, the notion of authentic assessment in higher education has been adopted in academic practice, but it has managed to escape substantial critique. Although there have been multiple definitions and operationalisations of authentic assessment, current practice tends to foreground mimicking of work tasks. Authenticity cannot be…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Performance Based Assessment, Authentic Learning, Student Evaluation
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Kristin Dutcher Mann – History Teacher, 2025
Historians sometimes view teaching and community engagement as peripheral to research. Self-reflection on the design of assignments, pedagogy techniques, and students' work aids teachers as they refine their teaching, and it can also inform research questions and methods. Teaching, research, and community engagement do not have to be separate…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Authentic Learning, History Instruction, Teaching Methods
Seth A. Parsons; Joy Dangora Erickson – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
Recently, the science of reading has garnered much attention in elementary schools across the U.S. The science of reading is a body of research on learning to read that has been accumulated through systematic inquiry. Seth A. Parsons and Joy Dangora Erickson argue that the way the science of reading is being implemented is missing a key…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Reading Fluency
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Qudsia Kalsoom – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2024
Three decades ago, the term Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) entered educational discourse. However, it is important to note that the concept of "ESD" did not emerge from scholarly debates on education, rather as a tool to carry forward the agenda of sustainable development. As a result, it has been conceptualized in many…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Sustainable Development, Transformative Learning, Constructivism (Learning)
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Sam Elkington; Paul Chesterton – Teaching in Higher Education, 2025
Studies reporting flexible assessment strategies and their impact across different modes of study remain limited with little emphasis placed on the role these arrangements play in devising authentic assessment processes. This paper synthesises recent research work depicting flexible design principles and practice strategies for how educators might…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Design, Teaching Methods
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Joseph R. Weyers – Hispania, 2024
With postcards, addressing culture in the L2 classroom follows an "if-these-walls-could-talk" design by telling the story of what "those walls" might say. A postcards approach is shown to enrich our students' cultural understanding. In many cases, it enhances their desire to experience the target culture on their own. Postcards…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Cultural Education, Cultural Awareness, Authentic Learning
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José Carlos Casas-Rosal; Carmen León-Mantero; David Gutiérrez-Rubio; Orlando Arencibia – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2025
Critical thinking is a skill that people must develop to navigate skillfully the information they receive through media channels. The cultivation of this skill must begin in the early stages of education and continue uninterrupted through the completion of academic training. For this reason, the search for tools to promote critical thinking in the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum, Critical Thinking
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