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Juhary, Jowati – International Education Studies, 2014
A Learning Management System (LMS) can be a singularly critical platform to report on students' learning progress and to monitor students' learning engagement. At the only defence university in Malaysia, the National Defence University of Malaysia (NDUM) adopts the LMS as a supplementary learning and teaching tool. Nonetheless, the aspiration of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Integrated Learning Systems, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires
Olsson, Ulf – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2014
Scientists from five Swedish universities were interviewed about open second cycle education. Research groups and scientists collaborate closely with industry, and the selection of scientists for the study was made in relation to an interest in developing technology-enhanced open education, indicated by applications for funding from the Knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Education, School Business Relationship, Technology Uses in Education
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Allen, Jeanne Maree; Wright, Suzie; Innes, Maureen – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
This paper reports on a study conducted into how one cohort of Master of Teaching pre-service visual art teachers perceived their learning in a fully online learning environment. Located in an Australian urban university, this qualitative study provided insights into a number of areas associated with higher education online learning, including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Art Teachers, Electronic Learning
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Sakiz, Halis; Woods, Charlotte – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2014
This paper presents outcomes of a qualitative interview study conducted in four Turkish primary schools that had been identified by the Ministry of Education as engaging in the inclusion of disabled students. The main purpose of the study was to examine school staff views on inclusion in their schools. Data were collected through semi-structured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Disabilities, Qualitative Research
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Stringaris, Argyris; Castellanos-Ryan, Natalie; Banaschewski, Tobias; Barker, Gareth J.; Bokde, Arun L.; Bromberg, Uli; Büchel, Christian; Fauth-Bühler, Mira; Flor, Herta; Frouin, Vincent; Gallinat, Juergen; Garavan, Hugh; Gowland, Penny; Heinz, Andreas; Itterman, Bernd; Lawrence, Claire; Nees, Frauke; Paillere-Martinot, Marie-Laure; Paus, Tomas; Pausova, Zdenka; Rietschel, Marcella; Smolka, Michael N.; Schumann, Gunter; Goodman, Robert; Conrod, Patricia – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2014
Background: It has been reported that mania may be associated with superior cognitive performance. In this study, we test the hypothesis that manic symptoms in youth separate along two correlated dimensions and that a symptom constellation of high energy and cheerfulness is associated with superior cognitive performance. Method: We studied 1755…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Youth Problems, Cognitive Ability, Hypothesis Testing
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Ferrari, Joseph R.; Haq, Arsalan; Williams, Shannon M. – College Student Journal, 2014
The present study explored perceptions of hope for social change through civic engagement. Psychology majors, active in campus clubs and organizations (n = 52; M age = 19 years old) completed survey measures predicting hopeful (agency and pathways) tendencies by positive personality qualities, such as positive perceptions of life, being…
Descriptors: Social Change, Citizen Participation, Psychology, Majors (Students)
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Atjonen, Päivi – Curriculum Journal, 2014
The main aim of this research was to analyse teachers' views of pupil assessment. The theoretical framework was based on existing literature on advances and challenges of pupil assessment in regard to support for learning, fairness, educational partnership, feedback, and favourable methods. The data were gathered by means of a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Questionnaires, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Zakaria, Nurazyan Zahidah; Jizat, Nor Atikah Md.; Zakaria, Normah – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The purpose of leadership skills among technical and vocational educator are to prepare them towards effective organization. Effective leadership is widely accepted as being a key constituent in achieving organization improvement and to examine. This study aimed to gauge the leadership skills among technical and vocational educators effectiveness…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Leadership Qualities, Teacher Leadership, Skill Analysis
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Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando; Qian, Kan – JALT CALL Journal, 2015
This paper presents both the pedagogical design principles and the challenges faced during the development of a mobile app, Chinese Characters First Steps, to support recognising, learning and practising writing Chinese characters at beginners' level, including the difficult balance between pedagogy and technical affordances. We also present the…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Chinese, Courseware, Statistical Analysis
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Zandi, Hamed; Kaivanpanah, Shiva; Alavi, Sayyed Mohammad – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2015
Contract learning as an approach to individualizing education in the context of assessment for learning is relatively underexplored in English as a Foreign Language instruction. The present study used a mixed-methods design to investigate its efficacy to provide feedback to students and improve self-directed learning. Furthermore, it studied…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Hum, Gregory – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
This multiple narrative case study examines the experiences of six science doctoral students from a workplace learning perspective. For each participant, the following were gathered over 2.5 years: biographic questionnaires, 6-10 activity logs of a week's experiences, 2 pre-interview questionnaires, and 2 semi-structured interviews. Amongst the…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Science Education, Doctoral Programs, Case Studies
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Kaya, Beytullah – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The course contents taught in social sciences, revolution history and Kemalism at different stages of primary schools in Turkey form in learners political, social and economical behavioural patterm towards their neighbouring countries. The students try to form friendly or hostile behaviour against other countries. The study aims to determine what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Social Studies
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Smith, Greg – Research in Science Education, 2015
This study investigates the relationship, if any, between teacher participation in a targeted professional development programme and changes in participants' instructional practice and their pupils' attitudes to learning primary science. The programme took place over a 2-year period in 15 small rural schools in the West of Ireland. Data sources…
Descriptors: Correlation, Teacher Participation, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods
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Rutten, Nico; van der Veen, Jan T.; van Joolingen, Wouter R. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
In this study we investigated the pedagogical context of whole-class teaching with computer simulations. We examined relations between the attitudes and learning goals of teachers and their students regarding the use of simulations in whole-class teaching, and how teachers implement these simulations in their teaching practices. We observed…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Computer Simulation, Statistical Analysis, Teaching Methods
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Masuda, Avis M.; Ebersole, Michele M. – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2013
This paper presents a 2-year study of pre-service teachers' understandings of and views toward literacy. Data were collected via pre-service teachers' 48-hour literacy log, reflections and lesson plans. Findings indicate that pre-service teachers' perceptions of literacy were initially bound by traditional views toward literacy, focusing solely on…
Descriptors: Literacy, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Practices
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