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Kalpakian, Jack V. – Journal of International Social Studies, 2023
Model United Nations (MUN) has seen dramatic growth in Morocco, both at the university and high school levels. It is a popular and effective teaching tool. This paper aims to test its utility using various methodologies. It shares the results of surveys, both historic and current, conducted at Al Akhawayn University evaluating the activity among…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Simulation, International Organizations, Teaching Methods
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El-Hamamsy, Laila; Chessel-Lazzarotto, Frédérique; Bruno, Barbara; Roy, Didier; Cahlikova, Tereza; Chevalier, Morgane; Parriaux, Gabriel; Pellet, Jean-Philippe; Lanarès, Jacques; Zufferey, Jessica Dehler; Mondada, Francesco – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
Integrating computer science (CS) into school curricula has become a worldwide preoccupation. Therefore, we present a CS and Robotics integration model and its validation through a large-scale pilot study in the administrative region of the Canton Vaud in Switzerland. Approximately 350 primary school teachers followed a mandatory CS continuing…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Robotics, Pilot Projects, Faculty Development
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Çevik, Mustafa; Abdioglu, Cihat; Ergürer, Hasan Ertug – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2020
This study reports on the implementation and evaluation of the "Enlighten Roman Tombs with Periscope" activity, one of the STEM + activities in the project named "STEM-ANTIQUE." The project included a science camp with STEM-based scientific studies, field trips, and observations lasting 10 days and 80 hours. The activity that…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Social Studies, Learning Activities, Program Evaluation
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Çetin, Abdullah – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2020
This research primarily aims to examine project-based STEM training implemented in a state primary school in Turkey regarding teachers' and students' views. The phenomenological design, which is one of the qualitative research designs, was exclusively adopted in the study. The research sampling consisted of 18 students and 2 teachers working at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Student Projects, Elementary School Teachers
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Erikson, Malgorzata; Erikson, Martin G.; Punzi, Elisabeth – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2018
Conventionally, quantitative surveys are used for student evaluations in higher education, but the validity of this practice has been questioned. In the present study, we investigated a qualitative method for evaluating a bachelor's programme. Forty-one first-year students and twenty-eight third-year students on a bachelor's programme in Public…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Bachelors Degrees, Undergraduate Students, Public Administration Education
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Knapp, Sarah; Merges, Renee – College Teaching, 2017
This article describes three interdisciplinary events held outside of the classroom to examine social psychological concepts in the criminal justice system, with undergraduate students enrolled in criminal justice and psychology courses. These events can most accurately be described as using a synthetic interdisciplinary approach, in which the…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Darabi, Aubteen; Arrington, Thomas Logan – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2017
As students graduate and enter the workforce, they face the job market's demand for critical thinking (CT) skills. The demand is caused by the market's increasing need for providing professional services that require performing complex tasks. In response to this demand, institutions of higher education are expected to prepare their graduate…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Critical Thinking, Graduate Students, Systems Approach
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Bergdahl, Nina; Knutsson, Ola; Fors, Uno – Designs for Learning, 2018
Student engagement is significantly related to both retention and learning outcomes. Hence, teachers need to consider how their practices affect student engagement. Applying design-based research (DBR), the purpose of this study was to approach influencers of student engagement and explore how teachers and researchers collaboratively could develop…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Influences, Researchers, Teachers
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Murcia, Karen; Pepper, Coral – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
Science centres generally strive to increase awareness, interest, capability and participation by citizens in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This review of Scitech's professional learning (PL) strategy was designed to analyse quantitative and qualitative feedback about the professional learning activities delivered by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Influences, Science Teaching Centers, STEM Education
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Mardiana, Dinny; Mudrikah, Achmad; Amna, Nurjanah – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2016
This study aimed to describe the application of Area Instruction Model on one of the state kindergarten in Bandung city. The study used a qualitative approach with descriptive qualitative design. Data was obtained through interviews, observation, and documentation. The validity of the analysis was guaranteed through perseverance observation and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Observation
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Nichol, Jon; Andrews, Katherine – Education 3-13, 2018
Advocates of Oracy-Dialogics argue that it should play the major role in teaching and learning, yet it has also been argued that it plays little part in many teachers' pedagogic repertoire. This paper considers what is meant by Oracy-Dialogics. Then it describes research in a Cambridge Primary Review flagship school; it analyses the whole school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Policy, Instructional Leadership, School Culture
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Kiselev, N. N.; Kiseleva, E. V. – Russian Education & Society, 2015
An analysis of pedagogical expert reviews at children's therapeutic recreation camps in Novosibirsk Region shows that it is necessary to implement an expert review system that plays a supporting and developmental role. Such a system should allow teams of teachers to submit their work to expert review and to move forward by reflecting on their…
Descriptors: Therapeutic Recreation, Recreational Programs, Foreign Countries, Specialists
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Hestenes, Linda L.; Rucker, Lia; Wang, Yudan Chen; Mims, Sharon U.; Hestenes, Stephen E.; Cassidy, Deborah J. – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: The present study provides an initial descriptive comparison of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) and the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Third Edition (ECERS-3) in a relatively large sample in 1 state that uses the Environment Rating Scales within its Quality Rating and Improvement System…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Quality, Rating Scales, Early Childhood Education
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de la Iglesia, Didac Gil; Calderon, Juan Felipe; Weyns, Danny; Milrad, Marcelo; Nussbaum, Miguel – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2015
Mobile technologies have emerged as facilitators in the learning process, extending traditional classroom activities. However, engineering mobile learning applications for outdoor usage poses severe challenges. The requirements of these applications are challenging, as many different aspects need to be catered, such as resource access and sharing,…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods
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Wichaidit, Patcharee Rompayom; Wichaidit, Sittichai; Tadee, Suton; Neangjak-oun, Phinitnan – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2017
One current policy in Thai government education is to enhance teachers' understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educational techniques at every level. This study reports the results of a professional development program to assist 134 in-service teachers from 23 small primary schools in rural of Lopburi Province to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Faculty Development, STEM Education
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