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Burney, Laurie; Zascavage, Victoria; Matherly, Michele – Leadership and Research in Education, 2017
Literature consistently documents a positive, direct effect of students' attitudes on learning (Lizzio, Wilson, & Simons, 2002). Hence, accounting studies describing active learning activities often report student attitudes as evidence of efficacy (e.g., Matherly & Burney, 2013), but rely on single-item instead of multi-item scales. This…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Test Construction, Test Validity
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de Putter-Smits, L. G. A.; Taconis, R.; Jochems, W. M. G. – Learning Environments Research, 2013
The current trend in science curricula is to adopt a context-based pedagogical approach to teaching. New study materials for this innovation are often designed by teachers working with university experts. In this article, it is proposed that teachers need to acquire corresponding teaching competences to create a context-based learning environment.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Context Effect