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Pellerin, Martine – Research-publishing.net, 2020
The paper examines how the game Minecraft can be used as a new digital learning environment in the context of second language teaching and learning. It explores how the concepts of digital space and digital place within the new 3D digital environment can contribute to reshaping the language learners' experience and promote greater engagement in…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students, French
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Brook, Julia; Upitis, Rena; Varela, Wynnpaul – British Journal of Music Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of how one classically trained musician adapted his pedagogical practices to accommodate the needs and interests of his students. A case-study methodology was employed to explore the perceptions and practices of this teacher, and data were collected over a two-year period through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Musical Instruments, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes
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Noels, Kimberly A.; Adrian-Taylor, Shelley; Saumure, Kristie; Katz, Joshua W. – Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 2019
According to Self-Determination Theory, intrinsic and self-determined extrinsic motivation are maintained to the extent that learners feel that engagement in an activity is a personally meaningful choice, that the task can be performed competently, and that they share a social bond with significant others in the learning context. These perceptions…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Social Support Groups
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Wilcox, Gabrielle; McQuay, Jocelyn; Blackstaffe, Anita; Perry, Rosemary; Hawe, Penelope – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2018
Understanding how social support and anxiety influence academic engagement in boys and girls is important to ensure that we effectively promote academic engagement. This study examined the relationship between gender, social support, anxiety, and academic engagement in elementary and junior high school students. Students in Grades 5 to 9 (N =…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students, Learner Engagement, Social Support Groups
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France, Derek; Lee, Rebecca; Maclachlan, John; McPhee, Siobhán R. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2021
The extent of how mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, are seamlessly incorporated into the personal day-to-day life is not often considered by University instructors. Unfocused incorporation of mobile technologies into the classroom can de-emphasize intended learning objectives if students struggle to use the technology itself or by…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Carol-Ann Burke, Lydia E. – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Children in low-income neighbourhoods experience an intersection of socio-structural factors that delimit their engagement with out-of-school (informal) science education. Using Bourdieu's framework of habitus, this paper explores how informal science educators and children in a given low-income community in western Canada described the attitudes,…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Science Education, Low Income, Context Effect
Danielle F. Lowe – ProQuest LLC, 2016
American parents and policymakers are failing to acknowledge the significant links between early childhood literacy and academic success. This experimental study investigated the effects of daily reading with 150 infants between the ages of 14 to 28 months throughout a 28-day period. Participants from all economic, demographic, and ethnic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Infants, Emergent Literacy, Academic Achievement
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Iwasaki, Yoshitaka; Hopper, Tristan; Whelan, Patricia – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
This short communication provides our insights into how or in what ways educators can more effectively support aspiration of at-risk/high-risk youth toward meaningful education. These are informed by the key learnings from our ongoing youth engagement research. Those insights emphasize the importance of "meaningful engagement of youth"…
Descriptors: Youth, At Risk Students, Action Research, Participatory Research
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Mengel, Thomas; Tantawy, Maha – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2018
This study at a small Canadian university describes the student-centered re-design of a course about social entrepreneurship. The project was aimed at improving students' engagement and satisfaction. Our data suggests that the course redesign improved students' learning experience, clarity of course requirements, and students' self-directed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Entrepreneurship, Student Centered Learning
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Galante, Angelica; Okubo, Kerstin; Cole, Christina; Elkader, Nermine Abd; Carozza, Nicola; Wilkinson, Claire; Wotton, Charles; Vasic, Jelena – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2020
Although recent calls have been made for a plurilingual shift in language learning, particularly in countries with linguistically and culturally diverse populations, teachers are still unsure about how to apply plurilingualism in the classroom. There remains a paucity of studies investigating the disconnect between the theory and implementation of…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Kay, Robin; Ruttenberg-Rozen, Robyn – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2020
One of the primary skills required by mathematics teachers is the ability to provide effective explanations to their students. Using Kay's (2014) theory-based framework for creating instructional videos, this study explored the quality and growth of explanations embedded in mathematical instructional videos created by 37 pre-service teachers…
Descriptors: Student Developed Materials, Video Technology, Instructional Films, Demonstrations (Educational)
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Chapman, Olive; Pia, Jessica; Craigue, Kelly; Leiva-Sandino, Janeska; Godin, Scott; Hilton, Michael – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2016
This paper discusses how design thinking was used in a one-semester education course at the University of Calgary with prospective secondary school teachers of different disciplinary backgrounds and high school subject specializations. It presents some key characteristics of design thinking and their relationship to creativity and students'…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Teacher Education, Creativity
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Ramey, Heather; Lawford, Heather; Chalmers, Heather; Lakman, Yana – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2018
Student success in post-secondary education is an ongoing concern, however, research has focused on relatively homogeneous university samples. Moreover, Canadian research on predictors of student success is limited. Following recent trends, we examined non-cognitive, personal qualities, rather than cognitive predictors (e.g., IQ), of student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Technical Institutes
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Bourke, Alan; Vanderveken, James; Ecker, Emily; Bell, Hayley; Richie, Kimberly – Canadian Journal of Education, 2020
This article examines interview data with faculty teaching in a college-community partnership program for low-income adult students in an urban setting. The purpose of the study was to explore faculty understandings of the diverse learning needs of their students and the perceptions they have of the efficacy of their teaching practices regarding…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Low Income, Adult Students, School Community Programs
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Zhu, Meina; Bonk, Curtis J.; Sari, Annisa R. – Online Learning, 2018
As massive open online courses (MOOCs) increase, the large scale and heterogeneity of MOOC participants bring myriad significant design challenges. This exploratory mixed methods study explores 143 MOOC instructors' considerations and challenges in designing MOOCs, 12 of whom were interviewed and had their courses analyzed. The survey, interview,…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology
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