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The Effects of Transfer in Teaching Vocabulary to School Children: An Analysis of the Dependencies between Lists of Trained and Non-Trained Words
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Frost, Jørgen; Ottem, Ernst; Hagtvet, Bente E.; Snow, Catherine E. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
In the present study, 81 Norwegian students were taught the meaning of words by the Word Generation (WG) method and 51 Norwegian students were taught by an approach inspired by the Thinking Schools (TS) concept. Two sets of words were used: a set of words to be trained and a set of non-trained control words. The two teaching methods yielded no…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Norwegian, Vocabulary Development, Scores
Teaching and Learning Reflexive Skills in Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research: A Framework and Its Application in Environmental Science Education
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Fortuin, K. P. J.; van Koppen, C. S. A. – Environmental Education Research, 2016
A crucial skill for researchers in inter- and transdisciplinary environmental projects is the ability to be reflexive about knowledge and knowledge production. Few studies exist on the operationalization of reflexive skills and teaching and learning strategies that help students master these skills. This research aims to contribute in this…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
The Relative Effect of Team-Based Learning on Motivation and Learning: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
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Jeno, Lucas M.; Raaheim, Arild; Kristensen, Sara Madeleine; Kristensen, Kjell Daniel; Hole, Torstein Nielsen; Haugland, Mildrid J.; Mæland, Silje – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
We investigate the effects of team-based learning (TBL) on motivation and learning in a quasi-experimental study. The study employs a self-determination theory perspective to investigate the motivational effects of implementing TBL in a physiotherapy course in higher education. We adopted a one-group pretest-posttest design. The results show that…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Learning Motivation, Self Determination
Immediate and Delayed Effects of Invented Writing Intervention in Preschool
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Hofslundsengen, Hilde; Hagtvet, Bente Eriksen; Gustafsson, Jan-Eric – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016
This study examined the effects of a 10 week invented writing program with five-year-old preschoolers (mean age 5.7 years) on their immediate post intervention literacy skills and also the facilitative effects of the intervention on the subsequent learning to read during the first 6 months of schooling. The study included 105 children (54 girls)…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Writing Instruction, Intervention, Invented Spelling