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Martin Johnson; Dominika Majewska – Discover Education, 2024
In this paper we consider the issue of formality in learning. Both formal and informal learning appear to be well-defined in educational discourse, in contrast with non-formal learning which is less clearly articulated. This lack of clarity around non-formal learning has consequences for its recognition by teachers and learners. To contribute to…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Learning Processes, Pilot Projects, Literature Reviews
Hoda Ahmed Yousry Mohammed – Online Submission, 2024
The aim of the current study is to investigate the effect of using life wide learning approach on developing English language Fluency for prep. stage students in the official Language Schools. The study adopted the one-group pre-post experimental design, with a pre-post fluency test along with a triangulation method that integrates both…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Fluency, Learning Processes
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Kulmagambetova, Svetlana S.; Iskindirova, Saltanat K.; Kazhiakparova, Zhadyra S.; Bainiyeva, Kulyash T.; Pandya, Chimay – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The present rapid technological progress and the post-crisis period determine the increasing demand for revision of existing concepts and strategies aimed at maintaining global development. This article describes pedagogical technologies, indicates the need to reform the outdated education systems or to reject them completely in order to improve…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis, Pilot Projects
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Mulero, Lorena; Cunill, Jordi; Grau, M. Dolors; Mancho, Francesc – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2022
The objective of this study is to run a pilot test on the application of Open Science Schooling (OSS) methodology in projects with secondary-school students to know the impact it can have on their learning and their perception of it in addition to know how to develop teaching practice. As a study sample, we have selected a series of countries that…
Descriptors: Forestry, Open Education, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Huang, Biyun; Hew, Khe Foon – Educational Technology & Society, 2021
A design-based study was conducted in iterative cycles to test the effectiveness of the updated goal-access-feedback-challenge-collaboration (updated-GAFCC) gamification design model. The test-bed was a 10-week undergraduate introductory information management course. Students from three consecutive school years participated in the study, with the…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Feedback (Response), Comparative Analysis, Undergraduate Students
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Forbes, Cory T.; Cisterna, Dante; Bhattacharya, Devarati; Roy, Ranu – American Biology Teacher, 2019
Learning about heredity is important across the K-12 continuum. However, these ideas may be challenging for students. We examined third-grade students' ideas about heredity in the context of a new, six-week, model-based science unit that uses corn as a model organism to support students' ideas about heredity. We analyzed data collected during…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Science Instruction, Units of Study
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Díaz-Lázaro, José Javier; Fernández, Isabel M. Solano; del Mar Sánchez Vera, María – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2017
The concept of Learning Analytics, as we understand it today, is relatively new but the practice of evaluating user behavior is not innovative. For years, technological development, along with other educational aspects, have encouraged, developed and facilitated this practice as a way of providing a personalized quality experience to students. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Cooperative Learning, Electronic Learning
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Chiu, Jennifer L.; Linn, Marcia C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
This paper describes the design and impact of an inquiry-oriented online curriculum that takes advantage of dynamic molecular visualizations to improve students' understanding of chemical reactions. The visualization-enhanced unit uses research-based guidelines following the knowledge integration framework to help students develop coherent…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Chemistry, Visualization, Electronic Learning
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Morales, Marie Paz E. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2015
The study critically explored how culture and language sensitive curriculum materials in physics improve Pangasinan learners' attitude towards science. Their cultural dimensions, epistemological beliefs, and views on integration of culture and language in the teaching and learning process determined their cultural preference or profile. Design and…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Interviews, Focus Groups, Diaries
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Shahzadi, Uzma; Shaheen, Gulnaz; Shah, Ashfaque Ahmed – International Education Studies, 2012
The study was intended to compare the quality of teaching learning process in the faculty of social science and science at University of Sargodha. This study was descriptive and quantitative in nature. The objectives of the study were to compare the quality of teaching learning process in the faculty of social science and science at University of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Quality
Rubin, Rhonda; Aquino-Russell, Catherine; Flagg-Williams, Joan – Online Submission, 2007
(Purpose) The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of classroom sound field amplification on communication in kindergarten through grade 3 classrooms. (Methodology) Sixty classrooms were involved in the study; half of the classrooms were provided with sound field amplification. The flow of communication was measured through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Observation, Semi Structured Interviews
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers