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Allen, Michael; Coole, Hilary – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2012
This paper describes a randomised educational experiment (n = 47) that examined two different teaching methods and compared their effectiveness at correcting one science misconception using a sample of trainee primary school teachers. The treatment was designed to promote engagement with the scientific concept by eliciting emotional responses from…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Concepts, Learning Experience, Misconceptions
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Tsai, Chia-Wen; Lee, Tsang-Hsiung – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2012
Vocational education in Taiwan is highly competitive in that it must attract sufficient student enrollment in the environment with a rapidly increasing number of schools. Many students in this context tend to have lower levels of academic achievement, and do not adequately get involved in their schoolwork. Under such constraints but moving toward…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Problem Based Learning
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Binsubaih, Ahmed; Maddock, Steve; Romano, Daniela – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2006
In Dubai, traffic accidents kill one person every 37 hours and injure one person every 3 hours. Novice traffic accident investigators in the Dubai police force are expected to "learn by doing" in this intense environment. Currently, they use no alternative to the real world in order to practice. This paper argues for the use of an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accidents, Traffic Safety, Time Management