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Direct linkCommonwealth of Learning, 2021
This report prepared at the request of the Seychelles Ministry of Education presents a new model of schooling in Seychelles and makes a case for strengthening the Seychelles Institute of Distance and Open Learning. The new model proposes to leverage the best features of open schooling, e-learning, hybrid learning, and community tutoring to improve…
Descriptors: Models, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Distance Education
Manyamba, Christopher; Phundulu, Morris; Vally, Zaheedah; Muchesa, Evans; Mosselson, Maureen – Commonwealth of Learning, 2021
As the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) was in the last year of its 2015-2021 strategic plan, COL sought to evaluate the impact of its interventions in open and innovative schooling (OIS) in the period 2018-2021 through an external review. An online quantitative study was carried out in Belize, Malawi, Mozambique, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zambia,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cost Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Open Education
Maseko, Simon S.; Esampally, Chandraiah; Mthethwa-Kunene, Khetsiwe E.; Dlamini-Nxumalo, Nkhululeko – Commonwealth of Learning, 2020
The benefits and facilities of online learning at school level all over the world were not fully realised until the COVID-19 pandemic forced educational institutions to explore the possibilities of teaching-learning through online measures. During the lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Open Schooling (OS) using online learning as a method of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, COVID-19, Distance Education
Download full textBozkurt, Aras; Jung, Insung; Xiao, Junhong; Vladimirschi, Viviane; Schuwer, Robert; Egorov, Gennady; Lambert, Sarah R.; Al-Freih, Maha; Pete, Judith; Olcott, Don, Jr.; Rodes, Virginia; Aranciaga, Ignacio; Bali, Maha; Alvarez, Abel V., Jr.; Roberts, Jennifer; Pazurek, Angelica; Raffaghelli, Juliana Elisa; Panagiotou, Nikos; de Coëtlogon, Perrine; Shahadu, Sadik; Brown, Mark; Asino, Tutaleni I.; Tumwesige, Josephine; Reyes, Tzinti Ramírez; Ipenza, Emma Barrios; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Bond, Melissa; Belhamel, Kamel; Irvine, Valerie; Sharma, Ramesh C.; Adam, Taskeen; Janssen, Ben; Sklyarova, Tatiana; Olcott, Nicoleta; Ambrosino, Alejandra; Lazou, Chrysoula; Mocquet, Bertrand; Mano, Mattias; Paskevicius, Michael – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2020
Uncertain times require prompt reflexes to survive and this study is a collaborative reflex to better understand uncertainty and navigate through it. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic hit hard and interrupted many dimensions of our lives, particularly education. As a response to interruption of education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this study…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMadden, Lowell – Education, 1981
Advocates use of students' interests to develop "learning starters" (anything from the students' world with which they can become involved) as a motivational strategy in open classrooms. Identifies and discusses three major categories of learning starters: large group presentations, small group interactions, and independent study. (JD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Learning Motivation, Open Education
Peer reviewedMisiti, Frank L.; Lesniak, Robert J. – Education, 1980
Factors that may be responsible for the failure of some open education programs include: (1) lack of teacher training and know-how to implement a successful program; (2) negative reactions from parents; and (3) few incentives or workshops dealing with philosophies or techniques in open education. (CM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure
Veatch, Jeannette – 1983
The concept of open or progressive education has come to mean that to learn one needs no discipline, no systematic organization, no planning. However, there is a middle, or at least another ground, between the ends of laissez faire and authoritarianism. It has to do with the structure of process. For example, the Key Vocabulary of Sylvia…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Smith, Vernon H. – 1975
Optional alternative public schools have been developed as an expression of the democratic ideal of individual choice. Alternative systems offer the opportunity for individuated instruction, contact with the "real world" community, and community control of educational decision-making. However, reforms in the last few decades have encouraged…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Peer reviewedPeterson, Penelope L. – Educational Leadership, 1979
Direct instruction is more effective for some purposes and students than for others. The approach used should depend on the type of student and the teacher's objectives. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conventional Instruction, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCraig, William N. – Volta Review, 1976
Focused on are the application of current curriculum approaches to selected programs for deaf students. (SB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Deafness, Educational Technology, Educational Trends
Walberg, Herbert J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1990
Reviews and evaluates recent research on teaching and instruction. Considers the psychological elements of teaching and discusses simple teaching methods and those requiring special planning, student grouping, and materials. Describes effects unique to particular methods of teaching various subjects and special student populations. Includes 15…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Ritter, Virginia F.; Ritter, John M. – 1979
All students are gifted in some special way. Today's classrooms must be individualized so well that, as teachers, we really know our students and their most effective patterns of learning, realizing that cognitive and affective learning are equally important. If individual children are to approach their potential in giftedness, in whatever area,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedRogers, Laurence; Newton, Leonard – International Journal of Science Education, 2001
Evaluates a new version of software explicitly designed to make links with several external factors, in particular with another software application for supporting investigative work in practical science. Explores the contributions to the learning process made by the teacher, the student, and the software itself. (Author/SAH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Stauss, Nyles G. – 1978
This publication discusses how the open-space school can facilitate the development and utilization of science learning units. The following three concepts are presented to establish a basis for this discussion: (1) the open classroom, (2) the open-space school, and (3) the learning center. An attempt is made to convey an operational definition of…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Interior Space
Artley, A. Sterl – 1976
This paper examines some of the problems associated with unquestioned teaching practices and theories ("sacred cows") in the field of reading. Topics discussed include phonics, pronunciation, oral reading, teacher accountability and behavioral objectives, individualized reading, and the open classroom. (KS)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Needs, Educational Practices, Educational Theories
