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Lim, Cher Ping – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
The aim of this paper and the one which follows is to explore how the potential of computer games may be taken up in schools to support learning engagement among students. It is not the intention of the papers to dismiss existing classroom practices or overlook accounts of innovative practices in schools; the papers' aim is to provide educators…
Descriptors: Computers, Games, Learner Engagement, Learning Motivation
Emdin, Chris – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
In this article, the author outlines briefly what he calls the three C's--a set of tools that can be used to improve urban science education. The author then describes ways that these tools can support students who have traditionally been marginalized. These three aligned and closely connected tools provide practical ways to engage students in…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Relevance (Education)
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Gareau, Stephen; Guo, Ruth – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2009
This study examined the role of games in graduate-level instructional technology courses, where the curriculum includes complex abstract theory and hands-on, practical skills. A qualitative approach was used in the study, relying on classroom observations of student behavior (recorded by digital photographs), informal student verbal comments,…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Graduate Students, Educational Technology, Qualitative Research
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Bourn, Douglas; Shiel, Chris – Environmental Education Research, 2009
In recent years there has been a growth in interest amongst a number of universities in the UK and elsewhere in the world on reflecting upon the contribution of higher education to a global society and exploring ways to broaden the curriculum to enable students to make a positive contribution to the world as "global citizens". This paper…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Global Approach, Student Role, Education Work Relationship
Garcia, Luis – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2009
Information and communication technologies--ICTs--have become a defining feature in the vocabulary of 21st century education and training. The major question now is not when and how they will be introduced into the education system, but what impact the manipulation inherent in their use will have on the resulting production of knowledge. The added…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Telecommunications, Computer Mediated Communication, Influence of Technology
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Benander, Ruth; Pettit, Rhonda; Harmony, Stephena; Skutar, Claudia – Journal of Faculty Development, 2009
This paper presents the critical reflections of four mid-career professors who are also beginning music students. These case studies, developed during a faculty learning community, outline how the experience of being learners changed how these professors taught their classes in enduring ways. Based on theories of experiential learning, research in…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Music, Student Role, Perspective Taking
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Wilcox, Kristen Campbell – CALICO Journal, 2009
This action-research project was designed to assess how the use of video as a central instructional component impacts features of cross-cultural competence among adult ESL students. The study was conducted in a college-level intensive English language program in North America. Findings suggest that students' deeply embedded beliefs and values…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Cultural Awareness, Action Research, Video Technology
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Krish, Pramela – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2010
The use of technology is particularly significant in today's distance learning scenario. It has maximized the opportunities for interaction between discussion groups separated by time and space. This article reports the responses to a survey carried out with distance learners at a selected institution of higher learning. The learners responded to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Questionnaires, Management Systems
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Thornberg, Robert – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
The aim of this qualitative case study is to investigate how learning in "democratic participation" is constituted by the social interaction and conversation pattern in school democratic meetings in a Swedish primary school. According to the findings, a pupil control discourse and the Initiation-Response-Evaluation pattern dominates the…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Democracy, Interaction, Case Studies
Awang, Halimah; Hashim, Fatimah – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2007
It has been well recognized that problem-based learning (PBL) embraces the principles of what constitute good learning and teaching which encourage integrated, independent and experiential development of a number of skills including team work and communication. The question is how best can the PBL approach be implemented to ensure maximum gain of…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Program Implementation
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Hansen, David M.; Larson, Reed W. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2007
This study evaluated four sets of factors hypothesized to amplify adolescents' developmental and negative experience in organized youth activities. A representative sample of 1,822 eleventh grade students from 19 high schools completed the computer-administered Youth Experience Survey. Findings indicated that amount of time, motivation, holding a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Student Experience, Grade 11, Activities
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Cross, Dionne; Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Hendricks, Sean; Hickey, Daniel T. – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
In this paper we explore the relationship between learning gains, measured through pre-assessment and post-assessment, and engagement in scientific argumentation. In order to do so, this paper examines group discourse and individual learning during the implementation of NASA Classroom of the Future's BioBLAST![R] (BB) software program in a high…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Coding, Biology, Science Instruction
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Collier, Peter J.; Morgan, David L. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2008
Success in college is not simply a matter of students demonstrating academic ability. In addition, students must master the "college student" role in order to understand instructors' expectations and apply their academic skills effectively to those expectations. This article uses data from focus groups to examine the fit between university faculty…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Focus Groups, Time Management, Student Attitudes
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Cuesta, Liliana – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2010
This article discusses various features in the design and implementation of online course materials. The author provides a critical review of some instructional design patterns and expands on the alignment among instruction, motivation and learners' performances as part of a curriculum design process. In this context, the author emphasizes the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Instructional Materials, Curriculum Design, Second Language Learning
Das, Sudarshana – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Gender and achievement is controversial. Social and cultural concerns about who boys are and who they should become is tied closely to how both coeducational and single-gender schools function, and how they approach literacy issues. Currently, there is little understanding of social and cultural influences on students' experiences with discourse…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Student Interests, Discourse Analysis, Cultural Influences
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