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David-Tramantano, Johanna Sara – ProQuest LLC, 2023
That writing can support students' learning in science and mathematics has been documented, yet little is known about how empirical findings have been applied in (1) materials designed to support science and math instruction; and (2) informal learning environments mediated by peer instructors. This dissertation examines two relatively unexplored…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods
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Ding, Yan; Shen, Hui-zhong – The EUROCALL Review, 2020
In the wake of rapid development of Language MOOCs (LMOOCs), numerous studies have proposed principles and guidelines to inform curriculum design. Very few of them have, however, reported on learners' views. This study aims to contribute to this line of research by bringing in a learners' perspective. It is based on a content analysis of 3,510…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes
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Rands, Melissa L.; Gansemer-Topf, Ann M. – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background/Context: Studio-based courses--the primary approach in design education--have been viewed as effective environments for learning. This study uses an ecological approach to explore how the studio environment creates opportunities for social interaction through immersive studies of studio learning. Purpose/Objective/Research…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Ethnography, Studio Art, Design
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Matusov, Eugene – Dialogic Pedagogy, 2015
Bakhtin defines chronotope in his literary dialogic theory as the unity of time and space where events occur. Here, in this conceptual paper, I expand and apply this notion to education, discuss, and illustrate the three major espoused educational chronotopes that I abstracted in my analysis of educational practices around Dialogic Pedagogy. Frist…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Assignments, Educational Environment
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Gomez, Kimberley; Lee, Ung-Sang – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
John Seely Brown suggested that learning environments should be spaces in which all work is public, is subject to iterative critique by instructors and peers, and in which social interaction is primary. In such spaces, students and teachers engage in a situated cognition approach to teaching and learning where "cognitive accomplishments rely…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Interaction, Social Influences, Educational Environment
LaLonde, Courtney C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Effective classroom management is critical in the creation of learning environments that foster academic success for all students. Preservice teachers must develop an awareness and understanding of all aspects of classroom management and their relation to the two main classroom management approaches: the discipline based approach and the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Academic Achievement, Course Content, Consciousness Raising
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Malin, Heather; Liauw, Indrawati; Remington, Kathleen – Journal of Character Education, 2019
Purpose is an important aspect of character development and thriving in adolescence; yet, there is little research explaining how it develops or how contexts such as school can support its development. In this study, 1,304 eighth graders completed a survey that measured purpose as the integration of 2 dimensions-- beyond-the-self life goal…
Descriptors: Personality, Educational Environment, Grade 8, Student Attitudes
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Rands, Melissa L.; Gansemer-Topf, Ann M. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2018
Background: Studio-based courses - the primary approach in design education--have been viewed as effective environments for learning. However, few studies have utilized an ecological lens to explore how the studio environment creates opportunities for social interaction through immersive studies of studio learning. Purpose: We engaged in an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Ethnography, Studio Art, Design
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Baker, Lisa R.; Hitchcock, Laurel Iverson – Journal of Social Work Education, 2017
This article describes the development, implementation, and assessment of a social media assignment using Pinterest as a tool for student engagement and professional development in two undergraduate social work courses. Twenty-one undergraduate students enrolled in Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) courses completed the assignment…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Undergraduate Students, Social Media
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Marlatt, Rick; Cibils, Lilian – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Teacher educators strive for student engagement in their pre-service curricula. Recent studies of university-level engagement have focused on the need for active learning pedagogies. Grounded in anti-deficit approaches that are relevant, responsive, and sustaining for diverse cultures and literacies, this article discusses the use of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Writing Assignments, Autobiographies
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Talbert, Robert – PRIMUS, 2014
The inverted classroom is a course design model in which students' initial contact with new information takes place outside of class meetings, and students spend class time on high-level sense-making activities. The inverted classroom model is so called because it inverts or "flips" the usual classroom design where typically class…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Teaching Methods, College Mathematics
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Radi, Odette Bourjaili – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The purpose of this paper is to report on how the concepts of autonomy and ideology are perceived by scholars, educators and researchers. The project is a preliminarily study to investigate the connections between the language and computer literacies, that would lead to further influences the implications on the development of traditional language…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Private Schools, Computer Literacy, Single Sex Schools
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Rao, Pramila – International Journal of Educational Management, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the challenges international students face during their higher education in the USA. This research study was conducted at a private university in the Eastern region of the USA from October 2012 through May 2013 (Fall and Spring semesters) with undergraduate and graduate international students.…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Barriers, Online Surveys
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Takaya, Kentei – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2016
Visual literacy is an important skill for students to have in order to interpret embedded messages on signs and in advertisements successfully. As advertisements today tend to feature iconic people or events that shaped the modern world, it is crucial to develop students' visual literacy skills so they can comprehend the intended messages. This…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kalman, Judy; Guerrero, Elsa – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2013
Current educational policy in Mexico, as in many other parts of the world, leans heavily on teachers to use computers in their classrooms. This article explores under what conditions teachers are willing to learn about and use digital technology in their work. The authors' central premise is that incorporating technology into teaching is a complex…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Faculty Development
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