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Prodromou, Theodosia; Lavicza, Zsolt – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2017
This paper reports on the implementation of the dynamic STEM-teaching and learning technologies in teachers' classroom teaching practices resulting from their engagement in sustained professional development and classroom teaching of resources that embed carefully designed dynamic STEM-technologies within the Hungarian mathematics and science…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Mathematics Education, STEM Education, Professional Development
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Gladilina, Irina Petrovna – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
In the science, due to the absence of strict and exact criteria for differentiating between creative and non-creative activities of a human, there is no rather full definition of "creativity" notion despite that this matter was addressed by many scholars. Multifactor field in the science on creativity allows interpreting the essence of…
Descriptors: Creativity, Professionalism, Creative Activities, Creative Development
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Kleinschmidt, Andy – Journal of Extension, 2011
The importance of healthy soil and of conveying the importance of soils starts by conveying a few basic concepts of soil science cannot be overstated. This article provides three hands-on exercises Extension professionals can add to natural resources or Master Gardener education curricula. These natural sciences exercises are easy to prepare for…
Descriptors: Soil Science, Natural Sciences, Natural Resources, Extension Education
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Kreth, Quintin; Spirou, Mary Eve; Budenstein, Sarabeth; Melkers, Julia – Computer Science Education, 2019
Background & Context: As graduate programs in computing expand to online environments, existing research is limited in its ability to inform both practical and theoretical understandings of the factors influencing student success. Objective: We explore student perceptions of their learning environment at the understudied intersection of online…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Self Efficacy, Graduate Students, Electronic Learning
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Cozendey, Sabrina; Costa, Maria da Piedade – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016
This study analyses the use of audio description in teaching physics concepts, aiming to determine the variables that influence the understanding of the concept. One education resource was audio described. For make the audio description the screen was freezing. The video with and without audio description should be presented to students, so that…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Physics, Video Technology
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Kusmaul, Nancy – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Direct caregivers in nursing homes are the certified nursing assistants (CNAs) who provide the majority of hands-on care. This study administered a knowledge instrument to a sample of CNAs () employed at nursing homes in a northeastern city to evaluate their knowledge in the domains of aging, cognition, and mental health. This study found that…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Educational Gerontology, Nursing Homes, Knowledge Level
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Formosinho, Joao; Formosinho, Julia Oliveira – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2012
Educational research developed initially using the natural science model based on the positivist tradition. Education was then seen as an application of the positivist science thus produced. This research could predict some effects but not explain the processes through which these effects came about. This exclusively numerical representation of…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Educational Research, Natural Sciences, Praxis
GED Testing Service, 2017
The GED® test was built from the ground up to give students a test that measures the skills they need to succeed. The test focuses on the foundational knowledge and skills needed for career- and college-readiness, so colleges and employers know that students who pass the GED® test have the skills to excel on the job or in the classroom. This…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Equivalency Tests, Test Preparation, Career Readiness
Hawkins, David – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation evaluates Instructor's practical knowledge in effectively delivering instruction in Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC). Through semi-structured interviews, observation, and document analysis this investigation explored the skill sets of seven space technical instructors conducting highly technical…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Teaching Skills, Research and Development Centers, Federal Aid
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Theo Bastiaens, Editor – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2024
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. The "EdMedia + Innovate Learning" conference took place in Brussels,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Electronic Learning
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Kinsey, Joanne; Sovich, Cynthia Rossi; Stanton, Jane; Sowers, Margaret – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2012
The foundation and impetus for a sustained professional development program offering 44 graduate courses serving 641 FCS educators (approximately 50% returning participants) in Pennsylvania and the surrounding area were the six assumptions of Knowles related to the motivation of adult learners. Education researcher Malcolm Knowles asserts that…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy, Summer Programs
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Besson, Ugo – Science & Education, 2012
This paper presents an historical overview of the research on the cooling law, from Newton until the beginning of 20th century, and provides some suggestions for the use of this history as a resource for teaching. This history begins with a description and an interpretation of Newton's earlier work in 1701 and an overview of studies confirming or…
Descriptors: Evidence, Teacher Education, Scientists, Preschool Education
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Haigh, Mavis A.; Anthony, Glenda J. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2012
This paper reports on 20 newly qualified secondary science teachers (NQSSTs) participating in a New Zealand study on teachers' early professional learning. The focus of our study is how these new teachers were nurtured to become competent science teachers, confident of their ability to positively influence student learning. Based on responses to a…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Interviews
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Jordan, Sally – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
Inspection of thousands of student responses to computer-marked assessment questions has brought insight into the errors made by adult distance learners of science. Most of the questions analysed were in summative use and required students to construct their own response. Both of these things increased confidence in the reliability of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Education
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Ferreira, Celeste; Baptista, Monica; Arroio, Agnaldo – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2013
Information and Communication Technology has allowed the use of several types of visualizations, especially multimedia environments in science teaching. The aim was to investigate how in-service teachers enrolled in a training course understand the nature and the role of visualizations in science teaching as well as the impact of this training on…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Science Teachers, Chemistry, Science Instruction
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