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Shiyan Jiang; Joey Huang; Hollylynne S. Lee – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
Analyzing qualitative data from learning processes is considered "messy" and time consuming (Chi in J Learn Sci 6(3):271-315, 1997). It is often challenging to summarize and synthesize such data in a manner that conveys the richness and complexity of learning processes in a clear and concise manner. Moreover, qualitative data often…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Data Analysis, Qualitative Research, Visual Aids
Rozenszajn, Ronit; Kavod, Galia Zer; Machluf, Yossy – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
The Repertory Grid Technique (RGT) is a qualitative method, based on the Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) theory, which provides a powerful tool to elicit tacit personal construction systems, with minimal intervention and interpretation. Although the contributory potential of the RGT as a cognitive research tool in science education has been…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Psychology, Theories, Science Education
Pramling Samuelsson, Ingrid; Pramling, Niklas – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Honoring the variation theory principle that meaning springs from differences, in this article we will show how two different strands of theorizing emerging from the mutual base of phenomenography have developed into developmental pedagogy and variation theory, respectively. Through looking at texts from these two strands, we will illustrate how…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Preschool Education, Educational Research
Rovio-Johansson, Airi; Ingerman, Åke – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This special issue includes 5 contributions of contemporary work based in the phenomenography and variation theory research tradition and also actualises theoretical and methodological discussions. This introduction consists of 3 main parts. First is a brief introduction to and framing for the contributions through pointing to some of the main…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Futures (of Society), Educational Research, Research Methodology
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
Postholm, May Britt – Educational Research, 2015
Background and purpose: Relatively little research has been conducted on methodology within Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT). CHAT is mainly used as a framework for developmental processes. The purpose of this article is to discuss both focuses for research and research questions within CHAT and to outline methodologies that can be used…
Descriptors: Social Theories, Research Methodology, Research and Development, Educational Change
Barrett, Neil E.; Liu, Gi-Zen – Review of Educational Research, 2016
English has become the de facto language for communication in academia in many parts of the world, but English language learners often lack the language resources to make effective oral academic presentations. However, English for academic purposes (EAP) research is beginning to provide valuable insights into this emerging field. This literature…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Speech Communication, Educational Research, Linguistics
Asowayan, Alaa A.; Ashreef, Samaar Y.; Omar, Sozan H. – English Language Teaching, 2017
This systematic review aims to explore the effect of NGSS on students' academic excellence. Specifically, considering increased cultural diversity, it is appropriate to identify student's science-related values, respectful features of teachers' cultural competence, and underlying challenges and detect in what ways these objectives are addressed by…
Descriptors: Science Education, Standards, Student Diversity, Cultural Pluralism
McKnight, Lucinda – Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 2016
This article shifts from the formal learning spaces of school and university to an Australian public swimming pool to playfully engage some of the dilemmas that recent theory poses for curriculum studies. The article enacts multiple diffractions (Barad, 2007) as theory becomes swimming and swimming becomes theory, and ideas and movements are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Therapy, Learning Theories, Humanism
Altunay, Esen; Tonbul, Yilmaz – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Many studies indicate that knowledge and knowledge production are the main predictors of social development, welfare and the ability to face the future with confidence. It could be argued that knowledge production is mainly carried out by universities. This study compares 1266 scientific research projects (SRPs) completed by faculties of education…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Research Projects, Educational Researchers, College Faculty
Shahnaz, Sherina Mohamed Fauzi; Hussain, Raja Maznah Raja – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2016
Purpose: This paper proposes a framework of instructional strategies that would facilitate active and reflective learning processes in the flipped classroom It is aimed at allowing one's maximum potential to be reached regardless of any individual learning style. As tertiary classrooms increasingly needs to be as active and social as possible, the…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Active Learning, Reflection, Learning Processes
Matthews, Kelly E.; Crampton, Andrea; Hill, Matthew; Johnson, Elizabeth D.; Sharma, Manjula D.; Varsavsky, Cristina – International Journal for Academic Development, 2015
Social network perspectives acknowledge the influence of disciplinary cultures on academics' teaching beliefs and practices with implications for academic developers. The contribution of academic developers in 18 scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) projects situated in the sciences are explored by drawing on data from a two-year national…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, College Faculty
Jääskelä, Päivikki; Nissilä, Pia – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The high value accorded to the research-based development of education in higher education communities means that researchers in the field have an important role in determining the foci of such efforts. However, it is important to ask whether higher education research is providing answers that satisfy practical educational needs. In this study,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Role
Schuetze, Hans G. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2014
This chapter looks into the changing contexts and definitions of clienteles of lifelong learners over the last quarter of a century. The author has been involved in three closely related studies on who lifelong learners are, how they access and participate in higher education (HE), and how and what are they learning in HE and summarises some of…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Educational Research
Colthorpe, Kay; Zimbardi, Kirsten; Ainscough, Louise; Anderson, Stephen – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2015
It is well established that a student's capacity to regulate his or her own learning is a key determinant of academic success, suggesting that interventions targeting improvements in self-regulation will have a positive impact on academic performance. However, to evaluate the success of such interventions, the self-regulatory characteristics of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research, Self Control