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Vernon, Zachary; Paz, Analee – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2023
This article introduces a pedagogical approach in design education referenced as creative authenticity. Creative authenticity is defined as an ongoing process of learning to create through intrinsically motivated, self-aware and self-affirming actions and rationales. The concept is grounded in Constructivist learning theory, Postmodernist views of…
Descriptors: Creativity, Design, Teaching Methods, Constructivism (Learning)
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Violeta Rosanda; Ivan Bratko; Mateja Gacnik; Vid Podpecan; Andreja Istenic – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2025
Our research aims to examine the effectiveness of introducing social robots as educational technology within authentic classroom activities without modifying them to be designed for a robot. We chose as test subject the fifth-grade curricular topic "The role of technology and its impact on society", meeting the critical stage of moral…
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Artificial Intelligence
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2024
Discover a bold new vision for high school mathematics that empowers students through engaging, real-world learning. For decades, mathematics education has been guided by the visionary efforts of educators and leaders who recognized the importance of making math relevant, engaging, and accessible to all students. From the foundational principles…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Authentic Learning, Teaching Methods
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Baum, Susan – Roeper Review, 2023
Marcia Gentry personified a life well-lived. In this tribute to her work and legacy, her early ideas are highlighted. The author describes her professional experiences with Marcia during the years when Marcia was a doctoral student at the University of Connecticut. Recalling her initial motivation for a more inclusive form of identification of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Inclusion, Identification, Gifted Education
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Samantha Leihsing; Ann Marie Ryan – Theory Into Practice, 2025
How can teachers engage students in participatory civic education in a state like Texas where education policy is interfering with the Rights of the Learner by refusing to allow educators to support students in becoming active participants in vital democratic processes? Texas Senate Bill 3, passed in 2021, prohibits teachers from directly…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Citizen Participation, Civics, Learner Engagement
Cochrane, Thomas – Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 2020
Mobile devices, particularly smartphones, have become an integral part of daily lives, and we take them with us almost everywhere we go. In most cases these are examples of informal learning and how we now choose to find and utilise online information and create and share rich media. How then can we use these devices to learn in "formal"…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Authentic Learning, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices
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Nag Chowdhuri, Meghna – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2022
In India, a curriculum reform inspired by critical perspectives has sought to transform primary mathematics teaching and learning. It is aimed at strengthening socio-cultural-political connections between school mathematics and students' life experiences, thereby challenging traditional textbook culture. At the same time, this initiative has…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
Alvera H. McMillan – Geography Teacher, 2024
Nature place-based learning (NPBL) is one way to sustain people and places at risk of environmental degradation while engaging students in authentic learning experiences, connecting their work to global efforts and inviting students to realize their collective impact. NPBL offers an opportunity for students to apply interdisciplinary literacies…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Outdoor Education, Physical Environment, Authentic Learning
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Gavin Tierney; Carol Adams; Sarah Ward – Journal of Experimental Education, 2025
Project-Based Learning (PjBL) curricula offer unique opportunities for student engagement, yet they do not guarantee an engaging classroom. Furthermore, there has been little scholarly work on PjBL pedagogy that supports student engagement. This qualitative research study explores enactment of a PjBL Advanced Placement Physics 1 curriculum and the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Learner Engagement, Classroom Environment
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Lily R. Liang; Rui Kang – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2024
This study examines the impact of a situated learning class framework on student learning and sense of belonging in a first-year introductory computer programming course offered at an urban commuter campus. The framework provided students opportunities to engage in hands-on activities embedded in authentic contexts facilitated or led by students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Commuting Students, Sense of Community
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Whitney Sherman; Nina Namaste; Annie Gibson; Ezra Spira-Cohen – To Improve the Academy, 2024
In the realm of international education there are many calls to increase and improve faculty development to make study abroad experiences more intellectually and interculturally enriching, for both faculty and students (Anderson et al., 2016; Gillespie, 2019; Gillespie et al., 2020; Johnstone et al., 2020; Layne et al., 2020). In this study we…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Teacher Student Relationship, International Educational Exchange
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Wong, Mei-Yee – Journal of Moral Education, 2021
The discussion of moral dilemmas has long been a teaching strategy for moral education. However, the questioning techniques teachers use to lead moral discussions are not fully understood. With reference to a collaborative teaching research project on a values education video-story, this study explored the authentic practice of teacher questioning…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Moral Values, Values Education, Teaching Methods
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Porter, Alison; Graham, Suzanne; Myles, Florence; Holmes, Bernardette – Language Learning Journal, 2022
In this opinion piece we problematise foreign language (FL) learning curricula which are rigidly based on carefully sequenced input and constrained learning opportunities. Whilst an important component in language learning, language knowledge constitutes more than phonics vocabulary and grammar. Our stance is premised on the understanding that,…
Descriptors: Creativity, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes
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Karakas-Özür, Nazan; Duman, Nese – International Education Studies, 2019
Schools are the basic environments where learning takes place. The quality of these environments and acquirement of the knowledge and skills expected by societies have caused the disconnection between real life and the school. One of the main subjects of education circles in the 21st century has been what to do in order to ensure the connection…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Authentic Learning, Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy
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Cunningham, Christine M.; Kelly, Gregory J. – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2022
In this paper, we address the societally important issue of developing a more equitable approach to preK-12 engineering education. Our primary emphasis is on K-8 grades--a time when first impressions of engineering may be developed. Calls for increased participation by all students, including those who have been historically marginalized, motivate…
Descriptors: Models, Equal Education, Engineering Education, Kindergarten
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