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Thomas, Corey; Goering, Christian Z. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2018
This article examines and offers insights to a year of Socratic circles in the context of a world history classroom. Grounding this practice in relevant research before offering examples from the classroom and providing advice to practitioners, this discussion strategy offers an antidote to the often divisive and destructive examples of…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, World History, Reflection
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Sanft, Rebecca; Walter, Anne – PRIMUS, 2016
St. Olaf College recently added a Mathematical Biology concentration to its curriculum. The core course, Mathematics of Biology, was redesigned to include a wet laboratory. The lab classes required students to collect data and implement the essential modeling techniques of formulation, implementation, validation, and analysis. The four labs…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, Mathematics Instruction, Biology
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Lethbridge, Kristen; Andrusyszyn, Mary-Anne; Iwasiw, Carroll; Laschinger, Heather K. S.; Fernando, Rajulton – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
Reflective thinking is often stated as a learning outcome of baccalaureate nursing education, and as a characteristic of a competent professional; however, no consistent method exists to assess the extent to which students engage in reflective thinking. To address this need, Kember and Leung developed and tested a self-report questionnaire based…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Questionnaires, Reflection, Factor Analysis
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Mackinlay, Elizabeth; Barney, Katelyn – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2014
This article explores the implementation of PEARL (Political, Embodied, Active, and Reflective Learning) in two courses at The University of Queensland: a first-year introductory Indigenous Studies course and a second year Indigenous Education course. We draw on findings from a 2-year (2010-2011) Office for Learning and Teaching (then ALTC) funded…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Introductory Courses
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Augustine-Shaw, Donna; Funk, Elizabeth – Educational Considerations, 2013
The experience and reflection of participants of the Kansas Educational Leadership Institute (KELI) program are the focus of this article. Many Kansas superintendents face the challenge of working hundreds of miles from colleagues who wear similar hats and work in comparable roles. Often the closest professional mentors or peers live hours away,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Leadership Training, Educational Administration, Administrator Education
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Pineteh, Ernest A. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This paper examines the use of virtual interactions in a Communication class at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)-South Africa. It demonstrates how synthesising virtual and other computer-assisted exercises as well as traditional classroom-based activities can enhance the teaching and learning of communication concepts. The paper is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Student Diversity, Learning Processes
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Nasser, Ramzi; Romanowski, Michael – International Journal of Training and Development, 2011
In light of nationally mandated educational changes in Qatar, this study investigates in-service teachers' perceptions of professional development (PD). The aims are to identify challenges facing teachers' PD. The respondents were 40 in-service teachers from two schools in Doha, Qatar, who had received PD connected with national educational…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Professional Development
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Smith, Janet – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2012
Since the first Circle of Trust retreat was offered in 2005, the Center for Courage & Renewal (CCR) and other individual facilitators across the United States, Canada, and Australia have continued to offer many cross-professional retreats, as they have proven extremely popular. They are designed for people from any profession who want to…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Program Effectiveness
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Bahous, Rima; Nabhani, Mona – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2011
Teacher education programs help teachers gain knowledge and skills, develop "new" attitudes, and impact their beliefs about teaching, thereby favorably affecting teaching outcomes. In the absence of national standards and formal studies in Lebanon of existing teacher preparation programs, findings of this study could greatly contribute…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Private Colleges, National Standards, Academic Achievement
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Chang, Chew-Hung; Chatterjea, Kalyani; Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian; Theng, Yin Leng; Lim, Ee-Peng; Sun, Aixin; Razikin, Khasfariyati; Kim, Thi Nhu Quynh; Nguyen, Quang Minh – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2012
Geographical inquiry involves collecting, using and making sense of the data to investigate some geographical phenomena. With the increasing number of mobile devices equipped with Internet access capabilities, there is a wide scope for using it in field inquiry where learning can take place in the form of social interactions between team members…
Descriptors: Geography, Inquiry, Active Learning, Electronic Libraries
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2013
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), launched in 2000 and updated in 2013, documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, National Surveys, Educational Quality, Student Characteristics
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Lui, Chi Wai; Warburton, Jeni; Bartlett, Helen – Educational Gerontology, 2009
This paper reports the findings from a study that explored the experiential knowledge of older volunteers who participated in university research projects. Findings suggest that most participants were very positive about their experiences, and they appreciated the opportunity to contribute to research into ageing issues. In terms of areas of…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Volunteers, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals)
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Gal, Hagar; Lin, Fou-Lai; Ying, Jia-Ming – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
This study uses classroom videotapes to examine the phenomenon of students who are left behind during whole-class teaching. Zooming in via these videos enabled us to analyze these classroom situations by means of a compact, multi-perspective set of theories--van Hiele theory, conceptualization, and visual perception. The analysis provided a…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Interaction, Geometry, Foreign Countries
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Novell, Montse; Bohigas, Xavier; Jaen, Xavier – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2009
In this paper, the authors present and evaluate a partially web-based Basic Optics course held each year from 2000 to 2003. The course has evolved over the last four years, and we analyse this process based on students' responses to a paper-based questionnaire. Their responses show the difficulty they had in adapting to this new environment, in…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Optics, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
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Liu, Mei-hui – Computers & Education, 2012
This study investigated the application of an online videocase discussion community into fostering preservice and inservice EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers' professional development in Taiwan. This investigation further revealed the nature and development of discussion discourse and the participating teachers' perceptions of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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