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Hughes, Hilary; Foth, Marcus; Mallan, Kerry – Journal of Information Literacy, 2019
This paper proposes social living labs for informed learning as an innovative approach to interprofessional and community education. It presents a new conceptual model and practice framework suited to rapidly changing, information-intensive work and social environments. The proposed approach is theoretically informed and evidence based. It…
Descriptors: Living Learning Centers, Interprofessional Relationship, Information Literacy, Models
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Komaki, Judith L.; Minnich, Michelle L. R.; Grotto, Angela R.; Weinshank, Bret; Kern, Michael J. – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2011
Equipping leaders to successfully motivate their teams is daunting, especially when the prevailing management practice is to simply tell people what to do. Training based on the theoretically and empirically based Operant Model of Effective Supervision was provided to seasoned managers in the private and public sectors. A randomized posttest-only…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Management Development, Research, Motivation Techniques
Akbari, Ramin; Tavassoli, Kobra – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2014
Teacher efficacy is a topic of significance in mainstream education and various instruments have been developed to measure this construct. The available instruments however, are general both in terms of their subject matter and context. To compensate for this generality, the present study aims to develop a new teacher efficacy instrument whose…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Teachers
Martineau, Joseph A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2010
Value-added models have become popular fixes for various accountability schemes aimed at measuring teacher effectiveness. Value-added models may resolve some of the issues in accountability models, but they bring their own set of challenges to the table. Unfortunately, political and emotional considerations sometimes keep one from examining…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Figurative Language, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating
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Mariais, Christelle; Michau, Florence; Pernin, Jean-Philippe – Simulation & Gaming, 2012
To strengthen the motivation of learners, the professional training sector is focusing more and more on game-based learning. In this context, the authors have become interested in the design of Learning Role-Play Game (LRPG) scenarios. The aim of this article is to improve the designers' confidence in the validity of the game-based learning…
Descriptors: Professional Training, Educational Technology, Methods, Models
Fosnot, Catherine Twomey; Jacob, Bill – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010
This book provides a landscape of learning that helps teachers recognize, support, and celebrate their students' capacity to structure their worlds algebraically. It identifies the models, contexts, and landmarks that facilitate algebraic thinking in young students and provides insightful and practical methods for teachers, math supervisors, and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Investigations, Number Systems
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Smith, Erica – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2009
This paper is about the way in which young people are increasingly adopting dual identities--worker and learner--during the long transition from full-time student to full-time worker. Part-time jobs undertaken while in full-time education provide opportunities for learning about work and may lead to full-time careers in the same industry area.…
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, Young Adults, Case Studies, Full Time Students
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Kim, Julia M.; Hill, Randall W., Jr.; Durlach, Paula J.; Lane, H. Chad; Forbell, Eric; Core, Mark; Marsella, Stacy; Pynadath, David; Hart, John – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2009
Negotiation skills are essential in everyday life, whether in a professional or personal context. Negotiation enables two parties to address misunderstandings and avoid conflicts through an exchange that depends as much on the interpersonal skills of the negotiators as the tactics employed. Acquiring these skills requires not only sound conceptual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Concept Formation, Cultural Context, Intelligent Tutoring Systems