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Betsy A. VanDeusen; Jeffrey Angera; Kristina E. Rouech; Allison K. Arnektrans; Mark Deschaine; Jennifer Majorana; Tim Otteman – Journal of Faculty Development, 2023
This article describes a reflective process, influenced by collaborative autoethnography and poetic inquiry, and provides an opportunity for replication at other sites. The process illuminated a workgroup's power to enhance professional lives in support of students, seeking to harness collective power to make space for critical discussions as well…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Ethnography, Poetry, Inquiry
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Lupión-Cobos, Teresa; Crespo-Gómez, José Ignacio; García-Ruiz, Cristina – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
This study analyses the teachers' perceptions of their capacity for designing and developing STE(A)M projects in a professional development programme (PD) conducted through a collaborative educational research project carried out between the University and the centres by the IndagaSTEAM Escuela project. Incorporating STEAM education in the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, STEM Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Puspha Sinnayah; Trudy Ambler; Kate Kelly; Loretta Konjarski; Kathy Tangalakis; Andrew Smallridge – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
The literature indicates that collaborative activities can support professional learning (PL) for academics teaching in higher education (HE). Nevertheless, limited approaches for collegial PL exist that can be embedded in the day-to-day work of busy academics. This paper reports on an evidence-based approach to practice that was undertaken to…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Cooperative Learning
Elizabeth Drolet – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The aim of this action research study is to link research to action in order to meet individual learner needs through the creation of collaborative inquiry based teams that seek to provide equitable learning experiences through differentiated instructional practices. Key findings include the results of the primary goal of this study, which was…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Equal Education
Kamini Jaipal-Jamani; Hope Mayne; Sheliza Ibrahim – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2022
Implementing collaborative action research (CAR) is recognized as an effective strategy for transforming professional practice through evidence-based methods. How can CAR be carried out online, and how is data collected through digital methods? This case study will address these aspects in the context of a CAR, international professional…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Teacher Educators
James Oren – ProQuest LLC, 2022
More than 85% of federally funded research initiatives fail to produce significant positive results (Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, 2013). Moreover, of the less than 15% that do yield positive results, none show replicability outside of their original setting (Pogrow, 2017; Kizilcec et al., 2020). Mixed results are present in even the most…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving, Educational Change, Teaching Methods
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Kobrin, Jennifer; Bullock, Peta-Gaye Nicole; Gierke, Jillian; Heil, Charlie – Adult Literacy Education, 2021
Technology is a critical resource in adult education, yet opportunities for ongoing training and support for practitioners are few. This article explores an inquiry-based, collaborative professional development initiative focused on technology adoption, sharing the firsthand accounts of three adult education teachers who participated. Perceived…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Technology Integration, Educational Innovation, Active Learning
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Joseph-Richard, Paul; Almpanis, Timos; Wu, Qi; Jamil, Mohammad Golam – British Educational Research Journal, 2021
Integration of research into teaching is a major area of interest in the field of higher education. Considerable work has been done on how staff and students view this integration, how it can be achieved in practice and how it might best be researched by scholars. However, relatively little research has considered how research-informed teaching…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Change, Educational Practices
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Haynes, Michele; Brown, Alinta; Nichols, Kim; Parveen Musofer, Reshma – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
An inquiry approach to learning can have a positive impact on students' attitudes to science and their science literacy skills; two attributes that have been in steady decline internationally. The professional development of teachers in inquiry science is one way to ensure that teachers are equipped with effective strategies to teach science,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Inquiry, Active Learning
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Chahine, Iman Chafik; Robinson, Norman; Mansion, Kimbeni – Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
This exploratory case study reports findings on 20 middle-level science and mathematics teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of a one-year project in which teachers engaged in using robotics and engineering design inquiries in their classrooms. Principled by Bandura's Social Learning Theory (SLT) and using mixed methods approaches, the study…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Robotics, Engineering
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Wen, Yun; Song, Yanjie – Educational Technology & Society, 2021
Learning analytics (LA) has been increasingly using in teaching and learning. However, in the field of applied linguistics, the use of LA has only begun to touch the surface. There is a need for understanding how LA and learning design (LD) influence each other and provide useful information to language teachers in the context of specific courses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Analytics, Cooperative Learning, Second Language Learning
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Ivy, Jessica; Kelley, Robert; Cook, Kristin; Thomas, Kevin – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2020
Although many practicing teachers have not experienced teacher preparation programs that teach cyber security (Pusely & Sadera, 2011) or are familiar with cyber principles (Authors), embedding these ideas into instruction in a variety of content areas is essential for promoting cyber literacy and citizenship. This study explores a professional…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Faculty Development
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Thibaut, Lieve; Knipprath, Heidi; Dehaene, Wim; Depaepe, Fien – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2019
A promising approach to increase students' motivation for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is integrated STEM education (iSTEM). This is an instructional approach that emphasizes the deeper connections between the STEM disciplines by involving students in design challenges centered around real-world problems. However, the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, STEM Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Relevance (Education)
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Radmann, Diana; Rauch, Franz; Schmolzer, Bernhard – School Science Review, 2018
This article describes and evaluates an activity within the process of socio-scientific inquiry-based learning (SSIBL). 'Mobility, Traffic and Renewable Energies' is a project drawing on an inquiry approach in schools in the province of Carinthia in Austria, involving a range of scientific and educational support agencies. This activity was…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Climate, Inquiry, Cooperative Learning
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Rybska, Eliza – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2018
Inquiry-based science education (IBSE) is a pedagogic strategy that combines scientific experimentation, observation and sense-making through collaborative learning. This chapter reports on the use of live snails to explore the extent to which hosting living organisms in the classroom might provide a productive context for promoting IBSE. Even…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Cooperative Learning, Animals
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