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Pablo Antonio Archila; Silvia Restrepo; Anne-Marie Truscott de Mejía; Jorge Molina – Science & Education, 2024
Even though it is widely held that the theory of evolution is one of the pillars of the biological sciences, as we begin the third decade of the twenty-first century, it is alarming how little we know about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors and non-STEM majors' misconceptions about evolution in countries such as…
Descriptors: Evolution, STEM Education, Majors (Students), Nonmajors
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Nannan Guo – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
The introduction of modern vocal teaching techniques will promote the change in the music curricula in East Asia. The study explores the impact of the Vocal Image mobile application on musical self-esteem in East Asian youth. Encompassing 228 adolescents and young adults, it assesses the effectiveness of group activities within an interactive…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Computer Software, Teaching Methods
Jessica H. Jones – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Discipleship, a primary charge of the Church, involves teaching and learning. In order to disciple well, the Church and its clergy must consider how to teach content so that adults learn effectively. This consideration ought to begin in seminary, the primary source of educational preparation for Anglican clergy. Research is needed to identify the…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Readiness, Clergy, Adult Learning
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Zhao, HuiJun; Zhang, Nini; Guo, Karen – Educational Studies, 2022
The notion of learning dispositions has extended conceptions of learning in early childhood education to incorporate dimensions such as habits of mind and patterns of behaviour. This paper conceptualizes learning dispositions through a Chinese lens, and with conceptualizing this notion, explores associated pedagogical practices. The data are drawn…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cognitive Processes, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education
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Cabbar, Burcu Güngör; Senel, Hakan – Journal of Educational Issues, 2020
Even if the topics are abstract in biology education, they are very suitable for association to daily life. The context-based learning approach is one of the approaches that is student-centered and provides a connection between daily life and scientific knowledge. Research has determined that the context-based learning approach increases the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Biology, Science Instruction, Age Differences
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Tang, Xin; Kikas, Eve; Pakarinen, Eija; Laursen, Brett; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Journal of Research in Reading, 2022
Background: Most previous studies of teaching styles and reading skills have been cross-sectional. Longitudinal research is needed to clarify the direction of effects. The present longitudinal study examined the degree to which differences in teaching styles in the third grade predict the sixth-grade reading performance. The consistency of the…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Grade 6, Predictor Variables, Teaching Styles
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Keith, Caleb J. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
For over two decades, national conversation has focused on the need for learner-centered instruction in postsecondary education. Yet, in light of this conversation, relatively little is known about why faculty utilize these methods. What influences faculty members to employ learner-centered instruction in the classroom? This study utilizes data…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Student Centered Learning, Teacher Characteristics, Work Experience
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Sultmann, William; Lamb, Janeen; Hall, David; Borg, Gary – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2021
Australian students' perception of a trial Religious Education (RE) programme is the focus of this paper. Students (N = 1478) from 37 schools, primary and secondary, completed an online survey that included six Likert style items that aligned with six RE development principles that guided the development of the trial. Curriculum development was…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Religious Education, Student Surveys, Elementary School Students
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Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Gómez-Goiri, Aitor; Smith, Andrew; Domingue, John – Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
The main challenges commonly associated with acquiring practical network engineering skills are the requirements for access to specialised and up-to-date network equipment, as well as the high costs associated with obtaining and maintaining this equipment. The PT Anywhere initiative addresses these challenges by offering a mobile environment for…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Networks, Data Analysis, Engineering
Strawser, Cassondra L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The researcher surveyed 126 members of the Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors (NDEP) group from all six NDEP regions across the country to examine the relationship between their ideologies, commonly utilized pedagogical techniques, and collaborative experiences with colleagues from different professions. The study also examined the…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Dietetics, Group Discussion
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Chen, Junjun – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
Teachers' belief systems about the nature and purposes of a phenomenon such as teaching and learning influence strongly how they teach and what students learn and achieve. A sample of 891 Chinese middle school teachers from 15 middle schools in a province in China responded to a 48-item questionnaire which explored their conceptions of approaches…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Teaching Methods