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Hamodi, Carolina; López-Pastor, Víctor Manuel; López-Pastor, Ana Teresa – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
The aim of this article is to analyse whether having experience of formative assessment during their initial teacher education courses (ITE) influences graduates' subsequent practice as teachers. That is, if the assessment methods that university students are subject to during their learning process are then actually employed by them during their…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Experience
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Bradshaw, Pete; Younie, Sarah – Teacher Development, 2016
This paper focuses on the impact of pre-service teachers' engagement in the annual BBC News School Report project on their emerging professional identity and on the evidence they provide as part of the process of becoming qualified. The research reported on is drawn from three years of enquiry. Respondents included pre-service teachers themselves,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Professional Identity, Teacher Participation
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Welsh, Katharine E.; Mauchline, Alice L.; Powell, Victoria; France, Derek; Park, Julian R.; Whalley, W. Brian – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2015
This paper reports findings from six field courses about student's perceptions of iPads as mobile learning devices for fieldwork. Data were collected through surveys and focus groups. The key findings suggest that the multi-tool nature of the iPads and their portability were the main strengths. Students had some concerns over the safety of the…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes
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Boddey, Kerrie; de Berg, Kevin – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
Nursing students have typically found the study of chemistry to be one of their major challenges in a nursing course. This mixed method study was designed to explore how prior experiences in chemistry might impact chemistry achievement during a health science unit. Nursing students (N = 101) studying chemistry as part of a health science unit were…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Chemistry, Science Achievement, Scores
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Sáenz, Karen P.; Combs, Julie P. – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2015
In this qualitative study, the prior experiences, perceived challenges, and support systems of 17 Grade 12 Hispanic students at an early college high school were explored using the framework of social capital theory. Utilizing Moustakas's phenomenological design, data were collected using focus group and individuals interviews. Several themes…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Experience, Barriers, Qualitative Research
Esslinger, Deborah S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the insights of a small group of women to determine factors important in encouraging creative confidence and specific activities that would contribute to creative growth. There were three research questions that guided the study, using an open-ended questionnaire and a focus group…
Descriptors: Creativity, Self Esteem, Females, Educational Environment
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Pitts, Stephanie E. – Research Studies in Music Education, 2014
This article reports on a year-long project carried out in three UK primary schools, which aimed to understand the expectations and experiences of children participating in a series of workshops delivered by the chamber music organisation, Music in the Round. Through drawings, discussions, questionnaires and observations, the children's developing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Workshops, Music Education
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Dolan, Anne M.; Waldron, Fionnuala; Pike, Susan; Greenwood, Richard – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2014
Primary geography education is an important part of initial teacher education. The importance of prior experiences in the development of student teachers has long been recognised and there is growing evidence of the nature of those experiences in areas such as geography. This paper reports the findings of research conducted with one cohort of…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Prior Learning, Geography
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McKinney, Kathleen; Day, Melissa D. – Teaching Sociology, 2012
In this article, we describe student perceptions of, and experiences in, a one-semester, required sociology research capstone course. The data come from 106 students in eight sections of the course taught at three institutions. We used multiple methods for data collection: questionnaires, focus groups, and learning reflection essays. Our results…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Sociology
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Armsby, Pauline – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to outline some of the issues related to enabling the accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) in doctoral level awards, and illustrate the effects for candidates, others involved in the process and higher education (HE). Design/methodology/approach: The paper is a mainly qualitative evaluation…
Descriptors: Evidence, Focus Groups, Doctoral Programs, Prior Learning
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Li, Zhen – Research in Learning Technology, 2011
The experiences of Chinese learners on two e-learning programmes in China were investigated, focusing particularly on the formation of learning communities. Data were collected using a range of instruments to access the learners' perspectives in depth and detail. Archer's account of reflexivity as the mediating power between structure and agency…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Web Based Instruction
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Mutonyi, Harriet; Nashon, Samson; Nielsen, Wendy S. – Research in Science Education, 2010
In Uganda, curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS has largely depended on public and private media messages about the disease. Media campaigns based on Uganda's cultural norms of communication are metaphorical, analogical and simile-like. The topic of HIV/AIDS has been introduced into the Senior Three (Grade 11) biology curriculum in Uganda. To what…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Student Attitudes, Communicable Diseases, Prior Learning
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Mutonyi, Harriet; Nielsen, Wendy; Nashon, Samson – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
The term scientific literacy is defined differently in different contexts. The term literacy simply refers to the ability for one to read and write, but recent studies in language literacy have extended this definition. New literacy research seeks a redefinition in terms of how skills are used rather than how they are learned. Contemporary…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Prior Learning, Student Attitudes, Scientific Concepts