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Veiga, Nicolas; Torres, Julia – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Dropout and low academic performance at university level constitute a big current challenge. In this work, materials comprising different interactive tools were developed following instructional design, rooted in the cognitive load theory. They were applied in a first-year lecture chemistry course to tackle low academic performance and high…
Descriptors: College Science, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Chemistry
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Salame, Youness; Léger, Pierre-Majorique; Charland, Patrick; Merveilleux Du Vignaux, Maÿlis; Durand, Emmanuel; Bouillot, Nicolas; Pardoen, Mylène; Deslandes-Martineau, Marion; Sénécal, Sylvain – Computers in the Schools, 2022
This research reports empirical evidence of the pedagogical benefits of using two interactive types of immersive spherical dome screens (large and small). Results are drawn from an experiment measuring the emotional, cognitive, perceptual/attitudinal states, and learning outcomes of 102 participants divided into control/experimental groups and…
Descriptors: Interaction, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Andujar, Alberto; Salaberri-Ramiro, Maria Sagrario – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
This study investigates the use of computer-mediated and mobile-mediated chat-based communication in an EFL course and seeks to explore differences between both modes of communication in order to better understand their potential to foster language development. Factors such as engagement, timing, participation, addressivity, speakership roles,…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Telecommunications, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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McNair, Lynn; Cameron, Iain; Gilbertson, Laura – Scottish Educational Review, 2019
This paper builds upon an ethnographical doctoral study that explored how adults exercise power over children. Anchored in the worlds of children's lived experiences, it explores whether play can be deeper, richer and more meaningful when children are beyond the watchful eye of adults. It focuses on children's play within the spaces they occupied…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Young Children, Early Childhood Teachers, Early Childhood Education
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Mello, Cláudio; Doecke, Brenton; McLean Davies, Larissa; Buzacott, Lucy – English in Education, 2019
This essay begins with vignettes showcasing the pedagogy of three teachers of literature in contrastive settings (one in Brazil, two in Australia). These act as prompts for a transnational dialogue between us that unfolds in our writing of this essay. The aim is not to assess or make judgements about the quality of the teaching presented but to…
Descriptors: Vignettes, Literature, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
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Mack Shelley Ed.; Mevlut Unal Ed.; Sabri Turgut Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
The aim of the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (iHSES) conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and practical issues, and connect with the leaders in the fields of "humanities," "education" and "social sciences." It is organized for: (1) faculty members in…
Descriptors: Television, Race, Anxiety, Athletics
McDonough, Beth Allsopp – Online Submission, 2014
More than two decades of debate since the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) adopted the term information literacy have been marked by ongoing criticism of its associated definitions and standards. Some scholars and practitioners have argued for a critical information literacy, which applies the precepts of critical pedagogy to…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Educational Practices, Undergraduate Students, Critical Theory