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Beth Archer-Kuhn; Natalie Beltrano; Juyan Wang; Sahar Esmaeili – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2025
This paper reflects the results from a 3-year quantitative study in higher education on inquiry-based learning (IBL). Utilizing primary data collection in a quasi-experimental survey, we examined the impact of IBL on six cohorts of undergraduate students. We aimed to answer our main research question: Can IBL be an effective pedagogy that helps…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Social Work, Skill Development
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Shira Joudan; Holly Barrett; Amila O. De Silva; Shane R. de Solla; Hui Peng; Jessica C. D'eon – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Fieldwork is a meaningful and authentic learning experience that is rarely included in undergraduate chemistry courses. In this laboratory, we visited a hot spot of perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) contamination identified in 2012, in Binbrook, Ontario, Canada, a 1 h drive from the University of Toronto. The persistence and unique environmental…
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Field Experience Programs
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Duman, Nese; Karakas-Ozur, Nazan – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Purpose: In this study, the use of real environments in education and making students face real problems has been taken as a basis. The question "What is the relationship between the philosophical roots of authentic learning & geography education?" was determined as the problem status of this study. Research Methods: The method of…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Geography Instruction, Educational Philosophy, Intellectual History
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Arney, Noah – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2022
The positive impact of work-integrated learning (WIL) is well-known, but there are substantial gaps in the literature related to the benefits Indigenous students receive and Indigenous students' perspective on those benefits. This article reports on a mixed methods research project into Indigenous students' perspectives on their curricular WIL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Canada Natives, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Tye Campbell; Diandra Singh; Cathlene Hillier; J-F; Haleigh Sears – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2023
Over the past several decades, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners have placed an emphasis on inquiry-based science and mathematics instruction in elementary school. While inquiry-based science and mathematics instruction can support student learning and engagement, teacher preparation programmes have experienced challenges in preparing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Science Instruction
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Buteau, Chantal; Gueudet, Ghislaine; Muller, Eric; Mgombelo, Joyce; Sacristán, Ana Isabel – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2020
The instrumental approach is a useful theoretical lens for understanding students' learning processes with a main focus on the transformation of an artefact (a human design for a goal-directed activity) into a meaningful instrument (i.e. an artefact and schemes developed by the student). In this paper, we articulate the instrumental approach for…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Programming Languages, Active Learning
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Robyn Hall – Communications in Information Literacy, 2023
Supported by institutional commitments to community engagement, undergraduate students at universities across North America are participating in community-based research projects. These experiential learning activities allow students to collaborate with community partners to address issues in their communities, often resulting in co-creating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Community Education, Research Projects
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Beckstead, Lori – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2020
This paper draws on the author's experience of developing a short-term, intensive international learning experience within the framework of a one-semester course. This paper is aimed at faculty members who are interested in implementing a short but effective and authentic international learning opportunity, but who may not have expertise in issues…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Learning Activities, Study Abroad, Teaching Experience
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Endersby, Lisa; Maheux-Pelletier, Geneviève – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2020
The definition of experiential education (EE) has both pedagogical and practical implications for higher education institutions. While there is increasing pressure to justify and quantify these experiences, we remain faced with the challenge of ensuring that a demonstration of breadth does not distract from the importance of meaningful depth both…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
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Payant, Caroline; Maatouk, Zeina – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2022
Recent years have witnessed major development in plurilingual pedagogies which support the use of learners' repertoire of languages in language learning contexts (Payant & Galante, 2022; Piccardo, 2013). However, little research has been undertaken to examine adult plurilingual learners' perceptions towards the use of their languages during…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Galway, Gerald J.; Maddigan, Beth; Stordy, Mary – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2020
In this yearlong qualitative study, situated within cognitive and social constructivist theory, the authors investigate the adoption of tablets (iPads) by a group of nine teacher educators for use in pre-service teacher instruction. Using data gathered from focus groups following each of three teaching terms, the authors examined how teacher…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Rehner, Katherine; Lasan, Ivan; Popovich, Anne; Palta, Zehra – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
This study explores the impact of professional learning about the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR) on second language (L2) teachers' classroom practice. Ninety self-selected French as a second language (FSL) teachers across Canada responded to an online survey about their planning,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Faculty Development, Language Teachers
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Irvine, Jeff – Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
Student engagement in their own learning of mathematics, and student attitudes towards mathematics are key dimensions of learning. This mixed methods study examined the impact of a classroom intervention based on the principles of reform mathematics (i.e., active student involvement, hands-on, real-world connections, use of manipulatives and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Intervention, Instructional Effectiveness
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Stewart, Bonnie – Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2020
This paper overviews an open educational resource (OER) project aimed at developing digital literacies and open educational practice within a Faculty of Education. The project, titled The Open Page, modelled and enacted three core digital learning principles--"produsage," presence, and authentic audiences--for a broad audience of faculty…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Open Educational Resources, Teacher Education Programs, Program Descriptions
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Abbott, Marilyn L.; Lee, Kent K.; Ricioppo, Sabine – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
A high-stakes Portfolio-Based Language Assessment (PBLA) protocol that was fully implemented in all Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) programs in 2019 requires instructors and students to set language-learning goals and complete, compile, and reflect on numerous authentic language tasks. Due to the language barriers incurred when…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Immigrants
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