NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 25 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kähkönen, Elina; Hölttä-Otto, Katja – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
Interdisciplinary engineering programs have many perceived benefits including developing broader skills and an ability to work with complex real-life problems. However, the development of interdisciplinary programs faces many challenges including how to balance breadth and depth, how to integrate interdisciplinary learning into existing studies…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Genetics, Models
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Xin, Weihao; Jia, Chanjuan; Liu, Chunling; Wang, Jingying; Chen, Amber La Rayne – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2020
In this study, 227 pre-service teachers majoring in special education at two normal universities in eastern China were studied using a questionnaire survey. The survey sought to understand pre-service teachers' beliefs about students and teachers' role in special education, using a metaphor approach. The results are as follows: First, in terms of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Beliefs, Teacher Role, Special Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Naufahu, Mefileisenita; Havea, 'Elisapesi H.; Kaufononga, Sangata A. F.; Laulaupea'alu, Siuta – Waikato Journal of Education, 2021
Given the current impact of COVID-19, the learning experiences of Pasifika students within tertiary education has implicated their social and emotional wellbeing. Engaging in a Tongan learning approach, such as "fakalukuluku," can present a viable learning practice for tertiary students' learning experiences. This paper presents the…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Pacific Islanders, Culturally Relevant Education, College Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
David Light Shields; Christopher D. Funk – Journal of Character Education, 2023
In this study of first-year intercollegiate athletes (N = 2241), we examined predictors of the character-rich qualities of life purpose and integrity. Three dimensions of purpose were included--seeking purpose, found purpose, and purpose beyond-the-self. The predictor variables investigated included contesting orientations, fear of failure, goal…
Descriptors: Integrity, College Athletics, Student Athletes, Athletic Coaches
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Delgado-Sanchez, J. M.; Lillo-Bravo, I. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
The design of solar power plants and the operating principles are learned by engineering students during the last academic year. Typically, this subject is taught using the traditional methodology based on lectures where students are not considered as an active player of the class. The aim of this experience was to implement innovative…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Energy, Teaching Methods, Engineering Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rabin, Eyal; Kalman, Yoram M.; Kalz, Marco – Open Learning, 2020
Will open education replace traditional higher education, or augment it? Digital innovation in the higher education sector is fuelling speculation about the transformation of higher education and the future role of universities. Much of the speculation makes questionable implicit assumptions about current and future business models in the higher…
Descriptors: Open Education, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Models
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Crane, Richard D. – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2016
Teaching theology within academic institutions with confessional commitments and theologically conservative students requires holding together, in creative tension, two pedagogical goals. The challenge is to promote rigorous academic inquiry by encouraging student openness to engagement with perspectives that challenge their own beliefs while…
Descriptors: Theological Education, Introductory Courses, Models, Traditionalism
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Arcimaviciene, Liudmila – SAGE Open, 2015
In the last 10 years, a highly productive space of metaphor analysis has been established in the discourse studies of media, politics, business, and education. In the theoretical framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Critical Discourse Analysis, the restored metaphorical patterns are especially valued for their implied ideological value as…
Descriptors: Universities, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Figurative Language
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mellado, Lucía; de la Montaña, Juan L.; Luengo, María Rosa; Bermejo, María Luisa – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2018
This study analyses the evolution of the personal metaphors of 31 science graduates enrolled in a Master's degree course in Secondary Education Teaching during the 2012-13 academic year. The instrument used was an open questionnaire that included asking the participants to make drawings representing the roles of the teacher. Four categories of…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Teacher Education Programs, Figurative Language, Secondary School Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bofferding, Laura, Ed.; Wessman-Enzinger, Nicole, Ed. – Research in Mathematics Education, 2018
Over the past few decades there has been increased interest in how students and teachers think and learn about negative numbers from a variety of perspectives. In particular, there has been debate about when integers should be taught and how to teach them to best support students' learning. This book brings together recent work from researchers to…
Descriptors: Addition, Subtraction, Numeracy, Thinking Skills
Reima Al-Jarf – Online Submission, 2024
Multimodal learning refers to teaching strategies that involve multiple sensory systems simultaneously. Teachers can create materials for students with different learning styles (auditory, visual, kinesthetic reading, and writing). Multimodal learning keeps students engaged, encourages them to apply what they learn in real-life situations,…
Descriptors: Grammar, Multimedia Instruction, Problem Solving, Student Projects
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hulseberg, Anna – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2016
This article explores whether technical communicator is a useful model for electronic resources (ER) librarians. The fields of ER librarianship and technical communication (TC) originated and continue to develop in relation to evolving technologies. A review of the literature reveals four common themes for ER librarianship and TC. While the…
Descriptors: Models, Electronic Libraries, Minimum Competencies, Librarians
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Söllner, Anke; Bröder, Arndt – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2016
For multiattribute decision tasks, different metaphors exist that describe the process of decision making and its adaptation to diverse problems and situations. Multiple strategy models (MSMs) assume that decision makers choose adaptively from a set of different strategies (toolbox metaphor), whereas evidence accumulation models (EAMs) hold that a…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Models, Figurative Language, Access to Information
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Liu, Haedy – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2017
Chinese sayings within the context of transnational education have not been extensively explored within higher education. In this qualitative study, which utilized semi-structured interviews, data were collected from 24 participants to explore their transnational study experience. Chinese sayings, framed within a rich Confucian history, provide a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Trujillo, Caleb M.; Anderson, Trevor R.; Pelaez, Nancy J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2015
Constructing explanations is an essential skill for all science learners. The goal of this project was to model the key components of expert explanation of molecular and cellular mechanisms. As such, we asked: What is an appropriate model of the components of explanation used by biology experts to explain molecular and cellular mechanisms? Do…
Descriptors: Biology, Specialists, Science Instruction, Molecular Structure
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1  |  2