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Creating a Community of Inquiry in the Science Classroom: An Effective Pedagogy for Teaching Diverse Students?
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Cheung, Derek Hang-Cheong; Ng, Andy Ka-Leung; Kiang, Kai-Ming; Chan, Henry Hin-Yan – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
Prior knowledge of and interest in subject matter are recognised as important factors influencing students' academic achievement and the quality of their learning experience. Teaching students who are diverse in terms of their prior knowledge of and interest in the subject matter is an oft-cited challenge in science general education courses. The…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Science Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Relation between Interactive Learning and Prior Knowledge: Insights from a General Education Program of Science and Humanities
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Chan, Hin-Yan; Lo, Chun-Yeung; Ng, Andy Ka-Leung; Cheung, Derek Hang-Cheong; Kiang, Kai-Ming – Journal of General Education, 2017
Possession of prior knowledge has been shown to critically influence students' learning in major courses. Yet the topic remains unexplored in the realm of general education in higher education. The study aims at investigating whether students lacking relevant high school knowledge background could benefit in the two courses, one inclined to…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Prior Learning, General Education, Science Education