NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)0
Since 2006 (last 20 years)7
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 9 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Gjems, Liv; Vinje, Inge – Journal of Educational Issues, 2015
In several European countries, teacher education is regulated by national plans that emphasise pedagogy as the central subject. Pedagogy shall include research-based knowledge, as well as having a strong connection between theory and practice. We have interviewed teacher educators about what they emphasise about theoretical and practical issues in…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lai, Kwok-Wing – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This paper documents a study investigating co-construction of knowledge by doctoral students in an online learning community. In this study 12 students participated in the coursework and thesis proposal development stages of a doctoral program offered by a research-intensive university in New Zealand. Socio-cultural and social constructivist…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research and Development, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Flitton, Laura; Warwick, Paul – Professional Development in Education, 2013
This paper provides an account of a school-centred research and development project aimed at improving teacher and pupil understanding of talk as a tool for learning. The paper establishes the basis for a dialogic pedagogy and reflects on strategies for creating an effective classroom climate that promotes productive and purposeful talk. It goes…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Interpersonal Communication, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Postholm, May Britt – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2011
In this article, the concepts of self-regulated learning, learning strategies and metacognition are outlined theoretically and exemplified practically. The teachers and the students presented in the article are taking part in a research and development (R&D) work project. The focus of the article is on how the teachers implement learning…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Student Experience
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Formby, Eleanor; Hirst, Julia; Owen, Jenny; Hayter, Mark; Stapleton, Helen – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2010
In this article we discuss the findings from a recent study of UK policy and practice in relation to sexual health services for young people, based in--or closely linked with--schools. This study formed part of a larger project, completed in 2009, which also included a systematic review of international research. The findings discussed in this…
Descriptors: Health Services, Research and Development, School Nurses, Teaching Methods
Susianna, Nancy – Online Submission, 2011
The objectives of this research were to identify the characteristics and effectiveness of chemistry teaching programs that increase students' entrepreneurial attitudes, chemistry concepts understanding and creativity. The research design application refers to the R & D (Research and Development) Design. Seventy-three senior high school students…
Descriptors: Creativity, Research and Development, Learning Activities, Chemistry
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Crossouard, Barbara; Pryor, John – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2009
This article reports on aspects of a recent research and development project in doctoral education. It focuses on the use of email for tutor's formative assessment within the early stages of a Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) in an English university. Its case study methodology included participant observation of the programme workshops,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Research and Development, Participant Observation, Supervision
BALDWIN, THELMA L.; JOHNSON, THOMAS J. – 1966
VARIATIONS IN THE PROPERTIES OF INSTRUCTIONAL REINFORCEMENT WERE STUDIED UNDER TWO ASPECTS OF TEACHER BEHAVIOR, PUNITIVENESS AND EXPERTISE, TO IDENTIFY TECHNIQUES FOR AFFECTING OPERANT RESPONSE RATE IN A VERBAL CONDITIONING SITUATION. PUNITIVENESS AND EXPERTISE WERE MANIPULATED BY USING PREARRANGED TAPE RECORDINGS OF A SIMULATED SOCIAL STUDIES…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Interviews, Motivation, Positive Reinforcement
West, Charles K.; And Others – 1991
The purpose of this report is to communicate findings on current knowledge of simulation design, development, and evaluation. Research on this project was guided by questions posed by the Defense Systems Management College in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. These questions fall into three categories: the constituents of good instructional simulations, the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Games, Educational Objectives