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Chamaiporn Disathaporn; Sumolnit Kerdnoonwong; Chananporn Areekul – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
The objectives of the study are (1) to examine the draft of learning activity package for developing learning management by experimenting the package with thirty non-formal education teachers in Bangkok and (2) to examine the learning activity package by expert evaluation. The research instruments for the first objective were: (1) the pre-test and…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Nonformal Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities
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María Zapata-Cáceres; Pedro Marcelino; Laila El-Hamamsy; Estefanía Martín-Barroso – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Bebras tasks are considered to develop Computational Thinking (CT) and are currently used for this purpose in many studies. However, the relationship between Bebras tasks and CT is recent and, given the scarcity of validated instruments for assessing CT that are not associated with a specific learning environment, the expected development of CT…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Elementary School Students
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Brown, Colin R.; Prendergast, Lindsay J. – Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of implementing a unique and systematized version of curriculum planning and documenting across all levels of a Pre-K-Grade 12, US-curriculum, and international school in the Dominican Republic. Based on the Backwards by Design philosophy, cemented with a standards-based approach highlighting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Curriculum Development, Learning Activities
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Ütkür, Nur – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
It is known that students face daily life problems in the life sciences course in primary school; therefore, it is particularly important to use empathic skills in resolving these problems. However, research has determined that the teachers allocate only limited time to empathic activities, and there also very few such activities in textbooks.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Biological Sciences, Empathy, Preservice Teachers
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Strambi, Antonella; Luzeckyj, Ann; Rubino, Antonia – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2017
This paper presents findings from the "Flourishing in a Second Language" (FL2) project--a language curriculum for first-year university students which integrates Positive Psychology (Seligman, 2002), Transition Pedagogy (Kift, 2009a), and CLIL principles (Coyle, 2006). The project aims to create learning experiences that are personally…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, College Freshmen, Italian, Well Being
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Curtis, Elana; Wikaire, Erena; Jiang, Yannan; McMillan, Louise; Loto, Robert; Fonua, Sonia; Herbert, Rowan; Hori, Melissa; Ko, Teri; Newport, Rochelle; Salter, David; Wiles, Janine; Airini; Reid, Papaarangi – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
Bridging/foundation programmes are often provided by tertiary institutions to increase equity in access and academic performance of students from under-served communities. Little empirical evidence exists to measure the effectiveness of these bridging/foundation programmes on undergraduate academic outcomes. This research identifies the predictive…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Outcomes of Education, Transitional Programs, Disadvantaged
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Waller, Nicky; Baker, Chris – Primary Science, 2014
Nicky Waller and Chris Baker believe that change can be a good thing and explain how their training has helped others to adjust to the new science curriculum. In September 2013, teachers across England received the definitive version of the new primary curriculum "Leading Change in the Primary Science Curriculum." This course aimed to…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Elementary School Science, Curriculum Development, Science Instruction
O'Donnell, Hugh – Online Submission, 2015
Literacy remains an area of concern in early secondary education in Scotland (ages 12-14), with recent research suggesting a continued decline in attainment levels. As literacy underpins learning, interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to teaching literacy are now being emphasized through the new Curriculum for Excellence that aims to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Computer Simulation, Astronomy
Davies, Karyn; Lambert, Helen; Turner, Alison; Jenkins, Emrys; Aston, Vivienne; Rolfe, Gary – Educational Action Research, 2014
This paper describes and discusses an action research collaboration between a multi-disciplinary team of practice educators, a practice development nurse and a university lecturer in order to explore, evaluate and improve a dementia care training package developed for a range of staff providing care for people with dementia. Whilst it is…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Action Research, Staff Development, Curriculum Development
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Dempster, Jacqueline A.; Benfield, Greg; Francis, Richard – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2012
This paper outlines an academic development process based around a two- or three-day workshop programme called a Course Design Intensive (CDI). The CDI process aims to foster collaboration and peer support in curriculum development and bring about pedagogic innovation and positive experiences for both tutors and learners. Bringing participants…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Models
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Hollingworth, Liz – Journal of Educational Administration, 2012
Purpose: The focus of this research is to understand the role of the district superintendent, the building principal, and the school leadership team of classroom teachers as catalysts for innovation in instruction and classroom assessment. School characteristics and structures designed to specifically support professional learning communities are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Formative Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals)
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Nunes, Miguel Baptista, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2018, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, 17-19 July, 2018. This conference is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2018, 17-20 July, which had a total of 617 submissions.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Online Courses, Educational Environment
Spann, Sammy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the impact of a service-learning program on college students in an inclusive camp environment. Participants in the study completed a pre-post questionnaire to determine the impact of service-learning on the students' self concept, personal growth, and understanding of diversity as it relates to working with children with…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, College Students, Learning Activities, Self Concept
Korkmaz, Isa – Online Submission, 2011
The Disabilities Education Act was introduced in June, 1997 in the Turkish Education System. The Act states that schools have a duty to educate children with disabilities in general education classrooms. All children with disabilities should be educated with non-disabled children at their own age and have access to the general education…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Schools, General Education, Disabilities
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Black, Paul; Wilson, Mark; Yao, Shih-Ying – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2011
The overall aim of this article is to analyze the relationships between the roles of assessment in pedagogy, the interactions between curriculum assessment and pedagogy, and the study of pupils' progression in learning. It is argued that well-grounded evidence of pupils' progressions in learning is crucial to the work of teachers, so that a method…
Descriptors: Evidence, Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness, Grade 8
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