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Foley, David; Charron, François; Plante, Jean-Sébastien – Advances in Engineering Education, 2018
Recent technologies are offering the power to share and grow knowledge and ideas in unprecedented ways. The CogEx software platform was developed to take advantage of the digital world with innovative ideas to support designers work in both industrial and academic contexts. This paper presents a qualitative study on the usage of CogEx during…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Curriculum, Qualitative Research, Undergraduate Students
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Avidov-Ungar, Orit – Professional Development in Education, 2018
Achieving the ongoing professional development of teachers is of international concern. Professional development communities (PDCs), also known as professional learning communities, developed as a means of attaining this goal. In 2015, Israel began to implement a teacher development program called Hashkafa that consists of school-based PDCs whose…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Teacher Leadership
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Rodman, Lisa; Trespalacios, Jesús – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2018
Virtual communities of Practice (VCoP) offer a flexible option for professional development that may be employed by geographically dispersed communities. Due to unique and dynamic operational demands and a reduced training budget, the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) afloat community has limited opportunity for formal professional development,…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Military Service, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development
World Education Services, 2018
World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit organization with over 40 years of experience in assessing academic credentials from more than 200 countries and jurisdictions and 40,000 educational institutions. Because many refugees are unable to obtain verifiable documents, the assessment of their qualifications calls for a different approach…
Descriptors: Refugees, Pilot Projects, Credentials, Foreign Countries
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Kim, Soo-Jeong; Shonka, Sophia; French, William P.; Strickland, Jennifer; Miller, Lindsey; Stein, Mark A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are common in youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and are frequently treated with stimulant medications. Twenty-seven children were randomized to different dose titration schedules, and ADHD symptoms, tolerability, and aberrant behaviors were assessed weekly during a 6-week trial with…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Pilot Projects
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Dag, Munir; Svanelöv, Eric; Gustafsson, Christine – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
This article reports on the results of a pilot study exploring whether and how the meal situations of persons with intellectual disabilities (PWIDs) in need of help and support during meal situations were affected by an eating aid. This article also analyzes how PWIDs and their assistants perceived their experiences of using an eating aid during…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Intellectual Disability, Interviews, Assistive Technology
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Chapin, Laurie A.; Oraison, Humberto; Nguyen, Thinh; Osmani, Sera; Keohane, Emily – Student Success, 2023
Australian university students who are the first in their family to attend university are more likely to encounter challenges in their transition to university, and programs to support students are important for success and retention. Fifteen first-in-family (FiF) students participated in an Australian-first pilot orientation program. Program…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Foreign Countries, Barriers, Student Adjustment
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Androutsos, Athanassios; Brinia, Vasiliki – Education Sciences, 2019
In Secondary Education, students need innovative skills and competences that the current education system does not sufficiently offer. Also, educators need pedagogical support to develop teaching to respond to 21st century skills requirements. In order to achieve these goals, an experimental culture of learning needs to be implemented in practice.…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, 21st Century Skills, Experimental Teaching, Innovation
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Osman, Yousra – Journal of Moral Education, 2019
This article reports on a pilot study aiming to examine a role-modelling character education project through an Aristotelian framework, by adopting a virtue-led approach. Aristotle famously believed virtues should be taught to children at a young age through habituation, which gradually develops into "phronesis"-guided virtuosity, and he…
Descriptors: Role Models, Pilot Projects, Values Education, Educational Philosophy
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Elkoshi, Rivka – International Journal of Music Education, 2019
This follow-up pilot study investigates the effect of a six-month analysis course, during which college music majors learned to see the meaning of music as being essentially intra-musical. The study aims to explore relationships between intra- and extra-musical perceptions among subjects (N = 33) while listening to Beethoven's "Thunder…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Music Education, College Students, Majors (Students)
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Williamson, Paul; Ball, Eugene; Wilson, Emily – International Journal of Music Education, 2019
Generally, one-to-one music lessons in tertiary settings are delivered by practicing professional musicians. While contemporary musicians draw upon a broad foundation of musical skills, they tend to develop highly specialized skills in a narrow area of performance. This may not be ideal for the one-to-one teaching studio, a situation that calls…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Music Education, Music Teachers, Faculty Development
Cooper, Sara – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Nebraska is committed to pursuing a new vision for science education based on "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (NRC, 2012), that advocates for rigorous, high-quality science education for all students. Following an ambitious four year timeline, Nebraska is working to develop new assessments aligned to and designed for these…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Case Studies, Pilot Projects
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2019
Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5357, laws of 2017, required the Washington State Department of Early Learning, now the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), to establish a four-year pilot project to license "outdoor, nature-based early learning and child care programs," otherwise known as "outdoor preschools." As…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Outdoor Education, Preschool Education, Preschools
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Baek, Joeun; Park, Hyekyeong – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
The purpose of this study is to design a Minecraft game where players can learn a language by negotiating meanings and constructing knowledge together with other players. In order to achieve this purpose, related theories are explored and an instructional design theory was adopted to provide a background for a game building. After the game was…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Games, Instructional Design, Second Language Instruction
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Bragg, Sara; Ponsford, Ruth; Meiksin, Rebecca; Lohan, Maria; Melendez-Torres, G. J.; Hadley, Alison; Young, Honor; Anne Barter, Christine; Taylor, Bruce; Bonell, Chris – British Educational Research Journal, 2022
Evidence from intervention evaluations suggests that achieving meaningful and lasting social, behavioural and attitudinal change from relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in schools requires more than just a curriculum. Whole-school approaches appear particularly promising since they work at multiple levels. For instance, they may:…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Professional Identity, Foreign Countries, Intervention
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