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Sanders, Bryan Philip. "Toward a Unified Computer Learning Theory: Critical Techno Constructivism." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2019. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/901.
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Why did we ever purchase computers and place them along the wall or in the corner of a classroom? Why did we ever ask students to work individually at a computer? Why did we ever dictate that students should play computer games or answer questions built from a narrow data set? And why are we still doing this with computers in classrooms today?
This approach has contributed to a systemic problem of low student engagement in course materials and little inclusion of student voice, particularly for traditionally underrepresented students. New transformational tools and pedagogies are needed to nurture students in developing their own ways of thinking, posing problems, collaborating, and solving problems. Of interest, then, is the predominance in today’s classrooms of programmed learning and teaching machines that we dub 21st century learning. We have not yet fully harnessed the transformational power and potential of the technology that schools already possess and that many students are bringing on their own.
This dissertation aims to address what is missing in best practices of technology in the classroom. Herein these pages will be performed a document analysis of cornerstone books written by John Dewey, Paulo Freire, and Seymour Papert. This analysis will be in the form of annotations comprised of the author’s experience as an experienced educator and researcher, and founded in the extant relevant theories of critical theory, technology, and constructivism. The three philosophers were selected for their contributions to constructivism and their urgings to liberate the student from an oppressive system. With a different approach to educational technology, students could be working towards something greater than themselves or the coursework, something with a passionate purpose derived from student inquiry. Instead of working at the computer and having a “one and done” experience, students could be actively transforming their studies and their world. And instead of reifying existing social and racial inequities outside of the classroom through the large computer purchases and the dominant culture attitudes and beliefs found in many software products and databases, we could be examining our practices and programs with a critical lens that allows us to question and seek more inclusive community strategies.
The final chapter is about asking for, pushing for, and dreaming for new kinds of schools, classrooms, software, hardware, and new ways to think about and create new opportunities for students. Mixed reality, sometimes called augmented reality, is likely the anticipated future of computers in the classroom.
We need to, very deeply and purposefully, mix up electronics with people. We are in a new era with new understandings of old issues showing up in old problems. A unified learning theory for computers, computing, and digital learning environments could help to redefine classroom spaces and class time, as well as graduation outcomes. The revolution will indeed be live on the Internet, but it will also be remixed and recreated by students organically and authentically pursuing their own truth.
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Dalgarno, Barney, and n/a. "Developing constructivist computer assisted learning resources : theory, techniques and tools." University of Canberra. Computing, 1999. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060704.114538.
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Accepted teaching and learning practices have undergone major changes during the past two
decades. They have been underpinned by shifts in psychological and pedagogical theory, the
most recent of which fit broadly under the heading of constructivism. During this time, there
have also been significant changes in the development of Computer Assisted Learning (CAL)
resources. These changes have tended to be driven by technological developments, such as
the availability of desktop computers with multimedia capabilities, and more recently the
increasing prominence of the Internet, rather than developments in teaching and learning
theory.
The aim of this research is to analyse the implications of a constructivist view of teaching and
learning for the development of CAL resources. Specifically, the research attempts to describe
the nature of constructivist CAL resources, before proposing a model for the development of
such resources. The capabilities of existing tools for the development of constructivist CAL
resources are also analysed.
In looking at the nature of constructivist CAL resources, developments in pedagogical theory
that have lead to the constructivist position are reviewed, along with constructivist theories of
teaching practice. This body of theory is then synthesised into ten principles of constructivist
teaching and learning.
The implications of a constructivist view of teaching and learning for CAL resources are then
examined. A range of constructivist CAL approaches are identified, and a classification
scheme for constructivist CAL is proposed. This scheme involves the classification of a CAL
approach according to the learner activities it facilitates, the input techniques used and the
processing and output techniques used.
The process of developing CAL resources is then addressed. The selection of CAL
approaches that are likely to assist with the achievement of specific categories of learning
outcome is recognised as being central to this process. Matrices relating categories of learning
outcome to categories of learner activity and categories of learner activity to categories of
input, processing and output technique are proposed. A model for developing CAL resources,
that makes use of these matrices is proposed. In developing this model, instructional design
models and software development models are reviewed.
Finally, support provided by existing authoring tools, for the development of constructivist
CAL resources using the proposed model is examined. Six of the most popular authoring
tools, including tools designed primarily for CD-ROM based resource development and tools
designed primarily for Web-based development are reviewed.
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Duc, Tran Huy. "Designing distance learning for the 21st century : Constructivism, Moore’s transactional theory and Web 2.0." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-5707.
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Distance learning has been playing an ever more influential role. Yet there remains little rigorous academic research into distance learning pedagogy, lacking of serious study in management, delivery and organization of distance learning has destabilized the field. Recently, the boom of Web 2.0 has made websites a lot more intuitive, interactive and interesting; Web 2.0 is also widely used in distance education. Study of distance education as a result sometimes has been misdirected, instead of understanding and solving the real issues facing distance education, research in the field devoted entirely to technology usage discarding the very issue of effective education in distance context. In other words, instead of pursuing technology-relevant policies we focus on technology-driven policies. This thesis starts by reviewing learning theories and arguing for the case of why one is more suitable for distance learning than others. The author argues that constructivism, which favors a dynamic learning process, encourages people to interact, share ideas and bounce ideas is the more effective learning theory. But deploying constructivist pedagogy into real life is difficult. We need more concrete ideas as to how to organize distance learning, a framework to benchmark distance education, to evaluate distance education. That is where Moore’s transactional theory which actually derives from constructivist pedagogy comes into the picture. Moore pointed out 3 key areas of distance education: dialogue, structure and learner autonomy. Moore argues that by having enough constructive dialogue, flexible structure catering individualism and a high level of learner autonomy to execute learning; we can reduce “distance” in distance education. Moore is equally concerned about pedagogy as he is about technologies and he has incorporated into his theory how technological changes have influenced the way distance education has been delivered for the better. This is the brilliance of Moore’s, he has not sided with either pedagogy or technology, he observed the rise of technology and the influence it has on distance education but refused to see technology as the sole factor that makes distance learning more effective or reduces “distance” in distance education. The linkage between constructivism and Moore’s theory is of significance although it is only barely acknowledged in Moore’ writing. The magnitude of this connection is that first it highlights that the work that Moore has done has been based on strong theoretical pedagogy, his contribution is that he has simplified a grand ideology into something that can be applied in the class room. Also he has succeeded in refining elements of constructivism into working variables for quantitative research. His theory is still highly relevant today but his analysis of technologies’ roles has not yet included the latest explosion of technologies in the post-1993 age: the Internet, the booming Web and especially the new Web 2.0. The aim of this thesis is to extend his analysis to these new technologies. We studied how the explosion of Web 2.0 services have been facilitating rich dialogue among peers, teachers and learning materials, allowing more individualization to educational settings and structures. Also Web 2.0 lowers the barrier to participation and content generation and thus would be expected to encourage learner autonomy. A large part of the thesis has been dedicated to literature review. This is because the author believes that in order to improve distance education, it is necessary to first understand learning theory to know when and how people learn, and explore the nature of distance education to see the differences between distance and non-distance education, and then have a comprehensive plan to implement distance education, and evaluate that plan. The implementation bit is of course a practical project; the author used a real-life course at Umeå University where students from various backgrounds signed-up to learn about how Web 2.0 can be leveraged to enhance distance education. A constructivist approach was adopted so we had a chance to see how it actually turned out. We used Moore’s transactional distance theory to evaluate the impact of introducing Web 2.0.In my thesis, I have discussed the role of distance-learning and have discussed how constructivism makes better education, Moore’s analysis that distance education is naturally education and thus what makes education makes good distance education. Better education according to Moore is when you can reduce “transactional distance” by influencing its makeup dialogue, structure and learner autonomy. I also looked at examples of where Web 2.0 has been successfully applied to reduce “transactional distance” grounded in Moore’s theory. I looked at the humble historical context of distance-learning and the spectacular achievements that distance-education teachers and students despite all those forces against change. I discussed the development of distance-education to become what it is today. I believe technologies are part of the solution but also we need strong pedagogy and a rigorous framework to guide it. The discussion of constructivism vs. objectivism showed the contrasting differences as well as certain overlapping elements of both ideologies. I believe constructivism was the pedagogy of the 21st century which involves a great deal of personal reflection, interaction among course peers and teachers as well as a shift in how education must be organized. Moore’s theory of transactional distance is grounded in constructivist pedagogy but has his fair share of genius thought. First, he convinced us that distance education is also education because the distance in distance education or what Moore called “transactional distance” also exists in face-to-face classroom education, to make better distance learning means to reduce “transactional distance”. Second, his ability to benchmark an operational framework to organize distance education and measure transactional distance as a result or influencing the three variables dialogue, structure and learner autonomy. His work has been proved by Saba (1994) with dynamic systems modeling as well as questioned by few critics of his poor theory construction as well as unconvincing empirical data gathered from a few studies. However, Moore’s theory of transactional distance is still the prominent theory and Moore himself a leading figure in the field. Transactional theory is realized by a new wave of highly interactive web technologies built on the architecture of openness and participatory. This plays well into constructivism of build a virtual learning community for collaborative learning. We looked at a prime example of employing Web 2.0 technologies for better distance education by Kane and Fichman (2009). The benefits of instruction activities that otherwise would not be possible without Web 2.0 have been analyzed and evaluated using Moore’s variables to yield a positive result. I also demonstrated a personal experience being part of a distance learning course at Umea University in Spring semester 2010 where we all learned about distance learning in the modern age and apply constructivism pedagogy and Moore’s transaction theory distance in evaluating the course. Understanding the theory makes me a better student because I know what makes effective learning and also further confirm my belief in the mandate of distance education, a distance education for all because you can’t learn individually. Kane and Fichman (2009) have surprised me to the extent of their creative ideas of applying Web 2.0 in education such as the idea of crowdsourcing and peer review by wikis. Able to use technologies especially in a live environment such as the course at Umea University gave me a real sense of gaps between theory and practice.
Author: Tran Huy Duc Mobile: 00-84-1283 27 47 09 Address: CC23 Truong Son St, Ward 15, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam E-mail: ductranhuy@yahoo.com
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Ho, Chi-ming Ronald. "Epistemological beliefs and constructivist teaching for secondary students learning history." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B37321444.
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Martin, Kate. "Purposes, processes and parameters of continuing professional learning." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2017. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/9ad794b4-c737-4cf9-a688-849b47ea74f0.
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This study examines boundaries and synergies between continuing professional learning contexts of academy, workplace and profession, and considers what factors and approaches of learning contribute to common good in societies. In a review of literature, historical trends in professions and professional learning, concerns of managerialism and performativity, and educational theories of socially constructivism, developmental and ethical learning were considered. A constructivist grounded theory approach was used to collect and analyse data from eighty work-based student documents and from twelve semi-structured interviews with practitioners in four Scottish professions. The findings indicated that learning across contexts was disconnected, creating additional demands for professionals. Increased academic study indicated a more knowledgeable and skilled workforce, with a caveat of market-led credentialism in response to demands for higher qualifications. Professional CPD provided benefits of quality assurance and public safety, but was reported as individualised procedural accountability. Interpersonal communicative action was identified as key to workplace learning, although was afforded less significance than accredited learning in professional and academic contexts. Factors of individualism, accountability and credentialism were noted to have effect on participative workplace learning, which, the study argued, impacted on ethical agency in professions. To address these trends, adaptability, reciprocity and dialogical critical thinking were identified as necessary factors for a continuing professional learning that contributes to common good in societies.
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Ho, Chi-ming Ronald, and 何志明. "Epistemological beliefs and constructivist teaching for secondary students learning history." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B37321444.
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Kwon, Eun Sook. "A new constructivist learning theory for web-based design learning with its implementation and interpretation for design education." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1086201333.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xx, 275 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Terry Barret, Dept. of Art Education. Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-275).
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Buqawa, Afaf Mubarak Mohamed. "The impact of the interactivity of Web 2.0 technologies on the learning experience of students in higher education." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12466.
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The use of Web 2.0 technologies in the field of learning is on the rise, yet there have been a limited number of studies of the impact of Web 2.0 technologies on learning. By their nature, Web 2.0 technologies increase the interactivity between users. Interactivity is considered to be a key to success in traditional classrooms. The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether the interactivity of Web 2.0 technologies has an impact on the learning experience of students. The thesis investigated the use of Web Polls to provide interactivity inside the classroom and the use of Twitter to provide interactivity outside the classroom. Four studies were conducted, two involving Web Polls and two involving Twitter. Mixtures of methods such as qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed in the studies in order to triangulate the data, and the data from participants were collected via questionnaires and interviews. The primary purpose of employing triangulation techniques is to have more explanation and more understanding of the student behaviour from different points of view. The responses to the four studies revealed that the use of interactivity of Web 2.0 technologies were more positive than neutral about the learning experience of students. Across these field studies, the interactivity inside the classroom had a greater effect on the learning experience of students. Overall, the research revealed that the perception of using interactivity of Web 2.0 technologies inside and outside the classroom was more positive than neutral about the credibility of the instructor, the engagement, the communication by students, and the motivation of students, and results in a positive attitude to the use of Web 2.0 for learning. The thesis suggests that the adoption of interactivity of Web 2.0 technologies has the potential to support learning in higher education.
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Strobel, Johannes M. J. "Historical reasoning with a cognitive flexibility hypertext authoring system : an explorative study on the role of epistemological beliefs on advanced knowledge acquisition /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3164544.
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Carr, Adrienne L. "Examining the Effects of Media on Learners’ Mental Representations and Cognitive Processes in Science." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1196106424.
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Churchill, Tony John. "The impact of collaborative technology-enhanced learning on concepts of teaching (or developing eCompetent professionals)." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/9708.
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Much has been written about the way in which e-learning has changed learning in higher education without transforming it to meet the changing needs and expectations of stakeholders in the sector. The beliefs and practices of teachers in the sector have remained largely unchanged despite the widespread adoption of e-learning tools. This study used a phenomenographic approach to identify the conceptual frameworks of practitioners. Among the indicators used to define these frameworks were practitioners’ levels of engagement with e-learning tools and the broader concept of technology-enhanced learning. The study identified limited evidence of the transformation of beliefs and practices in the sector to a more student-centred paradigm, despite the adoption of the language associated with such a change by the majority of practitioners interviewed. It showed how many e-learning initiatives had led to the internalization of such change with the adoption of exemplars and best practice. Examples of externalization (where exemplars were adapted to context and the modifications passed to others) were much more limited. Cases were identified where practitioners had used e-learning as a means of reinforcing the existing, teacher-centred paradigm. The majority of practitioners, however, were identified as being in a ‘transitionary’ state, adopting the language and some of the practices of a ‘transformed’ state. This study, therefore, considered factors influencing the adoption of a more student-centred paradigm through the use of e-learning. Using Activity Theory, the barriers to such change were explained and lessons for future approaches to professional development derived. Through an exploration of collaborative technology-enhanced learning initiatives, the nature of learning communities that should be at the heart of such transformation were identified. This study should, therefore, be of value to practitioners wishing to innovate, those who design and deliver the professional development programmes to support them and those managing such change in HE.
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De, Villiers Mary Ruth. "The dynamics of theory and practice in instructional systems design." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2002. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02212003-180121.
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Wright, Erica. "Att orientera i snårig terräng : Om förståelse, villkor och tillblivelse i att leda med lärambitioner." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-177339.
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Studien syftar till att bidra med kunskap om hur ledarskap med lärambitioner kan förstås och utövas. Den tar avstamp i tidigare forskning om ledaren som underlättare av lärprocesser samt forskning kring villkor för att leda med lärambitioner, använder begreppen lärorienterat ledarskap, lärande, identitet och metafor som förståelseverktyg samt konstruktivism och handlingsteori med fokus på erfarenhetslärande som teoretiska utgångspunkter. Det är en kvalitativ studie med en interaktiv forskningsansats. Analysmaterialet kom från en fokusgrupp som träffades vid två tillfällen samt fem skriftliga individuella berättelser. Materialet analyserades med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys och metaforanalys. Resultatet innefattar en utvidgad definition av begreppet lärorienterat ledarskap, villkor för och utmaningar med att leda med lärambitioner, formande händelser för den egna identiteten som lärambitiös ledare samt deltagarnas självbild idag som ledare med lärambitioner. Slutsatser från arbetet inkluderar att ledarskap med lärambitioner bedrivs i både utbildningsinsatser och via utförandet av arbetsuppgifter i en verksamhet. Så länge fokus är på verksamhetsnytta. Ledarskap med lärambitioner innebär ett strategiskt ledarskap med effektivitetstänkande som främst handlar om att leda utvecklingsorienterat lärande i produktionens logik. Ledarskap med lärambitioner handlar om att leda förståelse hos andra, och underlättas av att både ledare och verksamhet har kunskap och intresse av lärteori, att ledaren själv besitter kunskapsstatus, självtrygghet och agerar lärande föredöme. Ledarskapet fungerar som ett verktyg för individen att skapa mening och identitet för sig själv. En avgörande förmåga är att kunna leda sin egen förståelseprocess så att de erfarenheter man kontinuerligt får blir förståerliga både för sig själv och de man leder. Denna förståelse skapar också till dels de egna arbetsvillkoren. Ledarskap med lärambitioner rymmer påverkanshandlingar på både direkta och indirekta pedagogiska ingripanden, och med både fostrande- och möjliggörande ansats. Även om deltagarna i studien identifierar sig mer med den möjliggörande ansatsen. Det gör det svårare att uppmärksamma s.k. negativt lärande. Om ledaren med lärambitioner i större grad inkluderade övertygande samtal och kritisk granskning i sitt görande, och identifierade sig även med en likriktande och kontrollerande ansats i sitt ledarskap, så skulle hen kunna få ökad påverkansmöjlighet i sitt ledarskap.The study aims to contribute with knowledge about how leadership with learning ambitions can be understood and practiced. It builds on previous research on the leader as a facilitator of learning processes and on conditions for leading with learning ambitions. The study uses learning-oriented leadership, learning, identity, metaphor as tools for understanding, and constructivism and action theory with a focus on experience learning as theoretical departure points. It is a qualitative study with an interactive research approach. The material for analysis came from a focus group that met twice, as well as five written individual stories. The material was analyzed using qualitative content analysis and metaphor analysis. The result includes an extended definition of learning-oriented leadership, prerequisites for and challenges of leading with learning ambitions, shaping events of the participants identities as leaders interested in learning, participants' self-image today as leaders with learning ambitions and their own experience of participating in this study. Conclusions of the work include that leadership with learning ambitions can be pursued in both education and through the execution of everyday working tasks: as long as the focus is on creating business benefits. It is a strategic leadership with high efficiency mindset, that its mainly about leading developmental-oriented learning in a logic of production. Leadership with learning ambitions is about leading understanding of others. It is facilitated by if both the leader and the business have knowledge of learning theory, and if the leader her/himself possesses knowledge status, self-security and acts as a learning model. Leadership with learning ambitions serves as a tool for the individual to create meaning and identity for her- or himself. An important capability of a leader with learning ambitions is to lead her/his own process of understanding so that experiences that one continually receives can be understood, both for the leader her/himself and the people lead. This understanding partly creates the leader’s own working conditions. Leadership with learning ambitions holds advocacy actions through both direct and indirect educational interventions, and with both an educative and an enabling approach, although identification with the enabling approach was higher. This in itself makes it harder to pay attention to so called negative learning. Leaders with learning ambitions would most likely recieve a higher degree of impact at work if they included more of conveys and critical reviews, and identified stronger with a rectifying and controlling approach in their leadership.
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Quintero, Christian. "Creating Creators Cinema Project: Transforming Lives through the Arts." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2019. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/900.
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This work centered on the Creating Creators Cinema Project (CCCP), a for-profit organization that works with K-12 school districts in California to integrate student filmmaking into core subjects. The qualitative case study documented the experiences of CCCP’s founders, the teaching artists who mentor filmmaking youth, and the students participating in year-long projects, providing a “thick description” of the creation, implementation, and impact of the program in a high school setting. The research addressed the dearth of arts programs in urban schools and their connection to representation in arts fields, particularly filmmaking. The study utilized three frameworks: Critical Pedagogy, Constructivism, and Situated Learning Theory to analyze data about pedagogical approaches and impact in the personal and professional lives of those involved in the project. Findings revealed participants in CCCP challenge traditional schooling practices and create a professional identity for students in the program. This study affirmed the importance of arts education in student lives and identifies how arts is a transformative vehicle for students and educators.
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Van, Reenen-Le Roux Valdi. "Adult learning and social reconciliation: a case study of an academic programme at a Western Cape Higher Education Institution." University of the Western Cape, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2891.
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Magister Educationis - MEdHeterogeneous school communities are becoming more apparent under local and global conditions. A school community is more diverse and similar, not only racially but also in respect of economic, cultural, national and ethnic identities. Schools would require leaders who are mindful of the need for conflict sensitivity and social reconciliation within a globalising classroom.Through the lens of critical constructivism, I investigated the extent to which a higher education institution achieved the aims of the ACE in School Leadership, a continuing professional development programme. I relied upon a qualitative research approach to gather rich descriptive data from interviews conducted with nine school leaders who had graduated from the ACE School Leadership programme. The Literature Review is based on readings regarding critical constructivism, globalisation, conflict‐sensitivity and reconciliation.I found that the programme expanded the school leaders’ basic knowledge about conflict sensitivity and social reconciliation, but not sufficiently in terms of developing a critical consciousness to deal with conflict effectively. I concluded that conflict‐sensitive schools required school leaders that produced knowledge critically through a rigorous process of engagement and reflection. The ACE School Leadership programme had limitations in the extent to which it could prepare and equip school leaders in this regard.
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Beach, Lindsay Brooke. "The Interaction of Color in the Context of Electronic Media: Providing a New Platform for Exploratory Learning in the Additive Color Space." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338511062.
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Norling, Martina. "Förskolan - en arena för social språkmiljö och språkliga processer." Doctoral thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Utbildningsvetenskap och Matematik, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-27362.
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Title: Preschool – a social language environment and an arena for emergent literacy processes. Author: Martina Norling By focusing on preschool, as an arena for emergent literacy and language learning processes, this thesis put the lens on preschool staff´s approaches and strategies in the social language environment in Swedish preschools. Taking its point of departure in real preschool settings, the overall purpose of this thesis is to develop a greater understanding of this social language environment, with particular emphasis on the quality dimensions of strategies, such as the preschool staff´s sensitivity and approaches in the preschool environment. Two didactic issues are of special importance to the thesis: preschool staff´s descriptions of what kind of strategies and approaches they use in the social language environment as well as how preschool staff support children’s language learning processes in literacy-related activities. The thesis consists of four articles aimed at capturing, variations of dimensions of preschool staff strategies as well as approaches that contribute to highlighting essential strategies for supporting children in the social language environment. The theoretical framework in this thesis consists of social constructivism (Vygotsky, 1997) and bioecological theory (Bronfenbrenner, 2005). The four empirical studies in this thesis have made possible a mixed method design. The data production consists of questionnaires with questions regarding background information of the participants, observation instruments (scoring the quality of the social language environment), focus group interviews, video observations as well as a systematic literature review. In this thesis, three dimensions of preschool staff strategies in social language environment emerged: play strategies, emotional strategies and communicative strategies. The social language environment in Swedish preschool can be described in terms of those three strategy dimensions and continuous interplay processes among children, peers and preschool staff, over time. The quality dimensions of strategies focus, on preschool staff efforts and children’s prerequisites of learning processes, rather than focusing on children’s individual performance. Keywords: Preschool, social constructivism, bioecological theory, preschool staff, emergent literacy, social language environment, language learning processes
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Wright, David George. "Creativity and embodied learning : a reflection upon and a synthesis of the learning that arises in creative expression, with particular reference to writing and drama, through the perspective of the participant and self organising systems theory /." View thesis, 1998. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030807.134153/index.html.
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De, Winnaar Mariska. "Good in theory but not in practice : exploring perspectives on inclusive education." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85706.
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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The introduction of inclusive education in the South African educational system may be seen as one of the first steps to promote equality and human rights in post-apartheid South Africa. With the implementation of inclusive education, education became less segregated and fragmented, with the aim of ensuring equal learning opportunities for all children, including those with disabilities. The main driving force of inclusive education in South Africa is the Education White Paper 6 on Special Needs Education: Building an inclusive education and training system published in 2001. The aim of this study was to understand inclusive education from the perspectives of those who are charged with the implementation thereof. Classroom educators (teachers) together with district-based support teams are seen as the primary resource for achieving the goal of an inclusive education and training system. This study focused on the perspectives of teachers from one primary and one secondary school in one education district (Education District A) and District-based support team members from another education district (Education District B) in the Western Cape. The study takes on a social constructionist paradigm and illustrates how our understanding and conceptualisation of disability have changed overtime. A social constructionist paradigm highlights the way in which disability is a socially constructed and how it changes according to our understanding thereof. The different models of disability and the role of education was also a main focus of this study. A qualitative research design was used, with purposive and opportunity sampling being applied. Data was gathered using focus groups and in-depth semi-structured interviews and was analysed using thematic analysis. The key findings of this study showed that the teachers and district-based support team members believe that inclusive education can be successful in South Africa provided that changes are made in how it is currently conceptualised and implemented. The teachers have a very different perspective on inclusive education from the support team members. The teachers believe that the success of inclusive education can only be ensured if barriers to teaching are prevented or eradicated, while the support team members believe the success of inclusive education depends on the identification and prevention of barriers to learning. Both groups do however believe that inclusive education is a very good ideal to strive towards but that it has not yet been achieved and that the inclusion and education of all learners are of great importance.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die bekendstelling van inklusiewe onderwys in die Suid-Afrikaanse onderwysstelsel kan gesien word as een van die eerste stappe om gelykheid en menseregte in post-apartheid Suid-Afrika te bevorder. Met die implementering van inklusiewe onderwys het die onderwysstelsel meer toeganklik en minder gefragmenteerd geword. Die doel van inklusiewe onderwys is om te verseker dat alle kinders, ook dié met gestremdhede, gelyke leergeleenthede kry. Die belangrikste dryfkrag agter inklusiewe onderwys in Suid-Afrika is die Onderwys Witskrif 6 oor Spesiale Onderwys: Die bou van 'n inklusiewe onderwys-en opleidingstelsel wat in 2001 gepubliseer is. Die doel van hierdie studie was om inklusiewe onderwys vanuit die perspektiewe van diegene wat dit moet implementeer te verstaan. Klaskamer opvoeders (onderwysers) asook distrikgebaseerde kringondersteuningspanne word gesien as die primêre bronne vir die bereiking van 'n inklusiewe onderwys-en opleidingstelsel. Hierdie studie het op die perspektiewe van onderwysers, van een primêre en een sekondêre skool in een onderwysdistrik (Onderwysdistrik A), en kringondersteuningspanlede, van ʼn tweede onderwysdistrik (Onderwysdistrik B), in die Wes-Kaap gefokus. Die studie neem 'n sosiale konstruktivistiese paradigma aan en illustreer hoe ons begrip en definiëring van gestremdheid oor tyd verander het. 'n Sosiale konstruktivistiese paradigma beklemtoon die manier waarop gestremdheid sosiaal gekonstrueer is en hoe dit verander volgens hoe ons begrip daarvan verander. Die verskillende modelle van gestremdheid en die rol van onderwys was ook 'n hooffokus van hierdie studie. 'n Kwalitatiewe navorsingsontwerp is gebruik, doelgerigte steekproefneming en geleentheid-steekproefneming was toegepas om die deelnemers te kies. Data is ingesamel deur middel van fokusgroepe en in-diepte semigestruktureerde onderhoude en is ontleed deur gebruik te maak van tematiese analise. Die belangrikste bevindings van hierdie studie was dat die onderwysers en distrikgebaseerde kringondersteuningspanlede van mening is dat inklusiewe onderwys slegs in Suid-Afrika suksesvol kan wees mits daar veranderinge gemaak word in hoe ons dit tans konseptualiseer en implementeer. Die onderwysers se perspektief van inklusiewe onderwys verskil heelwat van die perspektiewe van die kringondersteuningspanlede. Die onderwysers is van mening dat van inklusiewe onderwys slegs verseker sal wees indien hindernisse wat onderrig verhoed, voorkom of uitgewis word. Kringondersteuningspanlede is weer van mening die sukses van inklusiewe onderwys afhang van die identifisering en voorkoming van hindernisse van leer. Beide groepe is egter van mening dat inklusiewe onderwys 'n baie goeie ideaal is om na te streef, maar dat dit nog nie bereik is nie, ook dat die insluiting en opvoeding van alle leerders van groot belang is.
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Novak, Melissa A. "CASE STUDIES LISTENING TO STUDENTSUSING KINESTHETIC MOVEMENT WHILE LEARNING TO GRAPH LINEAR FUNCTIONS." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1498162366548228.
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Williams, Benjamin McKay. "Expanding perceptions of self and other through study abroad." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1163539049.
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Kotze, Jeannette. "The effect of a dynamic technological learning environment on the geometry conceptualisation of pre-service mathematics teachers / by Jeannette Kotze." Thesis, North-West University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1359.
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Löbler, Helge. "Learning entrepreneurship from a constructivist perspective." Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2006. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A16321.
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The aim of this article is to present a learning theory (constructivist theory) that supports and explains a lot of the requested changes in entrepreneurship education. It also explains how entrepreneurs learn and serves as a basis for designing entrepreneurship programs. If we look at the ‘skills’ and competencies of entrepreneurs from a constructivist’s perspective we find most of them by observing children under the age of five or six: they are motivated to learn, they are interested in a variety of different topics, they ask excellent questions, they try many things to get insights, they are creative, they are impatient. In short, they create and govern their own learning process, which is open for any content, style, goal, experience, etc., and allows them to take every opportunity to answer the question in concern. In this sense it is similar to the entrepreneurial process where the entrepreneur tries everything and is ready to learn what is needed to be successful.
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Cooper, Carol. "Problem-based learning and mental health nursing : a constructivist grounded theory." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2013. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/4780/.
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This thesis explores the experiences of a group of newly qualified Mental Health Nurses (NQN) who were educated using a new Problem-based Learning (PBL) curriculum. It begins by outlining the literature and other drivers that shaped the design and delivery of this programme. Drawing on an initial evaluation of the programme together with a consideration of the literature a number of foreshadowed questions were identified that informed the constructivist grounded theory approach that the study adopted. Data were collected from former students and their supervisors using telephone interviews and analysed using constant comparison. The resultant theory describes a temporal model of the students’ experiences and identifies three basic processes that shaped their learning. These were: Struggling; Resolving; Performing. The findings support the use of PBL in developing the necessary skills and knowledge needed for Mental Health Nurses. The quality of the theory is appraised using relevant criteria. The thesis concludes by comparing the theory with the literature and considers the implications of the study for education and future research.
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Sinicaitė-Karikova, Ramunė. "Informacinės technologijos ir matematikos mokymo filosofija." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2011~D_20140627_171114-81206.
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Darbe nagrinėjamas informacinių technologijų fenomenas dabarties žinių visuomenėje, interneto technologijas siejant su mokymo(si) procesu. Pateikiama mokymosi proceso samprata technologinio kitimo amžiuje. Aptariamas konstruktyvizmu grindžiamo mokymosi aiškinimas (konstrukcionizmo pedagoginė teorija), atskleidžiami esminiai konektyvizmo principai ir užduotys, su kuriomis turi susidurti besimokantysis skaitmeninio amžiaus eroje. Pristatomi matematikos mokymo filosofijos (matematikos filosofijos) keliami klausimai. Galiausiai ieškoma atsakymų į klausimus: kokį vaidmenį kompiuterinės technologijos, pastarojo meto interneto tecnologijos ir paslaugos atlieka matematikos mokymo bei mokymosi proceso metu, kaip jį paliečia, kokias galimybes atveria, kaip keičia šį procesą.This theme paper analyses the phenomenon of information technologies in relation with the present knowledge-based society and the Web technologies in the process of education. The concept of learning process is discussed in the age of technological change. The constructivism based learning (constructionism learning theory) is presented in this paper too. Besides this, the most essential principles and tasks of connectivism which a learner is supposed to deal with in the digital surroundings are being analysed as well. Moreover, the issues raised by the phylosophy of mathematics education (and the phylosophy of mathematics) are also introduced in this paper. Finally, the reply search to the following issues – what role do computer-based technologies, modern internet technologies and services play in the process of teaching and learning mathematics; how do the above mentioned factors influence a process of education; what are the perspectives of the mentioned processes; how do the discussed issues change the process of teaching and learning mathematics – is analysed in the paper.
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Hrina-Treharn, Terri L. "Mathematically Gifted Students’ Attitudes Toward Writing In The Math Classroom: A Case Study." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1321111305.
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Hoffman, Brittany. "Investigating Personal Learning in an Ecotourism Setting." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77576.
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It has been proposed that for ecotourism to be the sustainable response to mass tourism, it should not only support local communities and their environments but also educate visitors. This study aimed to understand visitors' perceptions of personal impacts, including personal learning, in an ecotourism setting and why these impacts differed between visitors. To fully comprehend the nature of personal impacts, I took a primarily qualitative approach, using participant observation and a series of survey questionnaires. This study reveals that the visitor's construction of personal meaning is achieved through the interaction between the visitor's prior knowledge, quality social interaction on the tour and the fulfillment of the desire for an 'authentic' experience. With this finding, I suggest considering learning in an ecotourism setting as personal change and provide practical suggestions for encouraging all visitors to achieve personal understanding.Master of Science
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Al, Muhaimeed Sultan A. "Task-Based Language Teaching Vs. Traditional Way of English Language Teaching in Saudi Intermediate Schools: A Comparative Study." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1383257660.
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Kilavuz, Yeliz. "The Effects Of 5e Learning Cycle Model Based On Constructivist Theory On Tenth Grade Students." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608670/index.pdf.
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The main purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of 5E learning cycle model based on constructivist theory approach over traditionally designed chemistry instruction on ninth grade students&rsquounderstanding of acid-base concepts. Sixty tenth grade students from two classes of a chemistry course taught by the same teacher in Ankara Atatü
rk Anatolian High School 2004-2005 spring semester were enrolled in the study. The classes were randomly assigned as control and experimental groups. Students in the control group were instructed by traditionally designed chemistry instruction whereas students in the experimental group were taught by the instruction based on constructivist approach. Acid-Base Concepts Achievement Test was administered to both groups as a pre-test and post-test in order to assess their understanding of concepts related to acid-base. Students were also given Attitude Scale Toward Chemistry as a School Subject at the beginning and end of the study to determine their attitudes and Science Process Skill Test at the beginning of the study to measure their science process skills. The hypotheses were tested by using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and t-test. The results indicated that instruction based on constructivist approach caused significantly better acquisition of scientific conceptions related to acid-base and produced significantly higher positive attitudes toward chemistry as a school subject than the traditionally designed chemistry instruction. In addition, science process skill was a strong predictor in understanding the concepts related to acid-base.
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Chapman, Hazel Margaret. "The health consultation experience for people with learning disabilities : a constructivist grounded theory study based on symbolic interactionism." Thesis, University of Chester, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620698.
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Aims. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of the health consultation experience for people with learning disabilities, particularly in terms of their self-concept Background. Annual health checks have been introduced as a reasonable adjustment for health providers to make in meeting the needs of people with learning disabilities, who experience significantly poorer health outcomes than the general population. Evaluation of the health consultation from the service user perspective can inform this service provision. Design. A constructivist grounded theory approach, based on symbolic interactionism, was used to explore the meaning of the health consultation experience for the person with learning disabilities, and its effects on their sense of self. Methods. Purposive and snowballing sampling was used to recruit 25 participants with learning disabilities through a GP practice, self-advocacy groups and a health facilitator. Nine individual interviews, three interviews with two participants, three focus groups (n=7, n=5 and n=3), and an audio-recorded health check consultation were carried out (with two participants interviewed twice and four attending two focus groups), as well as a member check used to assess the resonance of the findings. Data collection was undertaken in different primary care trusts across the north west of England. Data were subjected to constant comparative analysis, using a symbolic interactionist approach, to explore all aspects of the health consultation experience and its effects on the self. Findings. Current expectations, attitudes and feelings about health consultations were strongly influenced by previous experience. Participants negotiated their own reality within the consultation, which affected their self-concept and engagement with their health care. Respectful and secure health professional – service user relationships, developed over time, were central to an effective consultation. Perspectives on the consultation, and engagement within it, were co-constructed with a companion, who could help to promote the personhood of the service user with support from the health professional. Anxiety, embarrassment and felt stigma were identified as significant barriers to communication and engagement within the consultation. Conclusions. People with learning disabilities have similar health consultation needs and expectations to other people, but may have more difficulties in engaging with the process and building trusting relationships with the health professional, due to previous negative experiences, anticipated stigma and loss of self within health settings leading to a fear of disclosure. This, combined with difficulties in communication and cognitive processing, results in less satisfactory outcomes persisting over time. The effects of triadic consultations are generally positive, particularly where relatives or health facilitators are involved. However, continuity of companion as well as health professional is needed, and more service user engagement should be supported. Fundamental attitude change by health professionals, supported by specific educational initiatives to enhance their understanding of the service user perspective, is needed to reduce health inequalities. Participatory research by people with learning disabilities should inform future health care practice.
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Farahani, Gohar Omidvar. "Existence and Importance of Online Interaction." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27169.
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This research explored the existence and importance of interaction in online courses as perceived by online learners and instructors. The study was based on data from online students and instructors in the fall 2002 semester at Mid-Atlantic Community College(1). Two web-based surveys were used to collect data. Eighty-eight of 267 online students completed the survey, for a response rate of 33%. The study was based on constructivist theory which suggested that students learn by actively participating in the learning process through interaction with the instructor, other students, and course materials. This interaction was measured by different online interaction modalities and a five-step interactivity model developed by Salmon. This model suggested that the intensity of interactivity involves five steps: access and motivation, online socialization, information exchange, knowledge construction, and development. In addition, student characteristics (age and gender) and pedagogical variables (online experience and learning preferences) were included. Findings of the survey revealed that students perceived a moderate to high level of availability in a majority of the interactivity modalities. The highest interaction was reported between students and instructor through email communication and feedback on students? work by instructors. In addition, student ratings of the availability of different interaction modalities in online instruction were correlated with their perceptions of the importance of these modalities. Students reported satisfaction with the level of interactivity in their online courses. In contrast, responses to Salmon?s model revealed a high level of unavailability of the various interactivity criteria. The result of instructor survey, based on 13 responses, revealed that online instructors perceive interaction with students through email communication and providing feedback on their work were important. They did not perceive many of the interactivity criteria introduced by this research to be important. Therefore, they reported these criteria as unavailable in their online courses. This study is important because the extent of systematic research on availability and importance of online interaction is limited.
(1)- To preserve the anonymity of respondents, this name is a pseudonym.Ph. D.
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Njai, Samuel. "Constructivist Pedagogical Approaches in Higher Education: A Qualitative Case Study ofStudents and their Learning Experiences in a Collaborative Learning Space." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1628816416767585.
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Njai, Samuel. "Constructivist Pedagogical Approaches in Higher Education: A Qualitative Case Study ofStudents and their Learning Experiences in a Collaborative Learning Space." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1628816416767585.
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Varughese, James. "The ICT pedagogic challenges and enablers of grade eight natural science and mathematics teachers in South African classrooms / Varughese J." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7286.
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In South Africa, Science and Technology Education faces many problems. Insufficient numbers
of Science and Technology teachers, inadequate in–service training, large classes, instruction
with the aim of narrowly orienting students towards examination passes an insufficient
integration of technology in the curriculum, and insufficient physical infrastructure dominates
the list. The Department of Education envisages the use of ICT as a tool for learning
and teaching. ICT has the potential to improve the quality of education and training. If adequate
resources are available, and teachers have confidence in the usefulness of ICTs, then
the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) may improve the teaching
and learning of Mathematics and Science.
A review of the literature indicated that the deployment of ICT resources alone will not bring
about desirable pedagogical practices in the classroom. There exists a need for interventions
that will enhance ICT pedagogical practices in South Africa. The following main research
questions were formulated:
What are the ICT pedagogic practices used by grade 8 Mathematics and Science teachers in
South African classrooms?
How do the barriers that grade 8 Mathematics and Science teachers encounter, as well as
the support they receive, influence their pedagogical practices?
What is the Principal’s role in promoting the emerging pedagogic practices using ICT in
South African classrooms?
This research comprises a secondary data analysis of the SITES 2006 South African data
base. The population and sample for this study was based on the South African grade 8
Mathematics and Natural science teachers. In SITES 2006, the samples comprised more
than 504 schools. Due to the fact that ICT is only significantly implemented in two out of nine
provinces in South Africa, 25 strata were created to secure fair representation of the population
with 666 Mathematics teachers and 622 Natural Science teachers.
Bromfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory and Engeström’s Activity Theory was used to
investigate Natural Science and Mathematics teachers’ progress in their ICT pedagogical
practices through the time–frame 2004 to 2013, as stipulated in the South Africa’s White paper
on e–Education policy. Statistical analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences
was used to address the research and sub–questions. The study found that South African
Mathematics and Natural Science teachers’ level of ICT use is small; when they do use ICT, it is enhanced 21st century pedagogic practices. This is in accordance with findings from the
international literature study.Thesis (Ph.D. (Education))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012.
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Forster, Colin. "The application of constructivist learning theory to homework practice : a case study of a trial of pencil-free approaches to home-learning in Key Stage Two Science." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2011. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/3524/.
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This case study, based in one primary school in Gloucestershire, explores the experiences and perceptions of children, parents and teachers in relation to homework; innovative, discussion-based science homework tasks are trialled. A review of the existing literature reveals that primary homework is largely ineffective in enhancing children's learning, and can often cause or contribute to stress for children and parents; this stress often contributes to arguments in the home. A review of constructivist learning theory suggests that traditional models of homework take little account of children's learning needs, which can lead to task-oriented rather than learning-oriented approaches being adopted. Semi-structured interviews were utilised in order to explore the perceptions of four individual teachers, and six children and six parents. Each child was interviewed with their parent, creating an ethical, dynamic and revealing research context in which the researcher was able to explore issues in some depth; a diverse range of perceptions were identified, with many participants, including teachers, expressing mixed feelings about homework. 'Pencil-free', discussion-based science homework tasks were trialled for one half-term in two classes in Key Stage Two. The researcher observed two class-based feedback discussions following children's engagement with pencil-free homework tasks. Following the trial of innovative homework tasks, children and parents were once again interviewed to explore their experiences and perceptions of the pencil-free tasks. Analysis of the observation notes and the interview transcripts suggests that, for most but not all children, there were benefits associated with the innovative approaches in relation to learning and stress-levels. The research methods enabled the research objectives to be met. Further research in this area could explore the range of ways in which teachers are making homework more interesting and meaningful for children, whether this is positive in terms of the children's affective responses, and how teachers close the assessment loop on homework to provide meaningful feedback to children on their homework.
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Smith, Sara. "'Doing the portfolio' : pre-registration training for biomedical scientists and developing the capable practitioner." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/621053.
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Integration of work-placements into undergraduate degrees is now established on awards linked to professional registration in healthcare. Pre-registration training forms the basis for development of capability and entry onto a professional register. This enquiry explores how key stakeholders on a programme leading to registration as a Biomedical Scientist (BMS) position themselves in their role and the subsequent impact of this upon the development of the capable BMS. It draws upon current knowledge of work-based pedagogy and utilises a constructivist grounded theory (CGT) approach to explore the perceptions and experiences of individuals and groups to develop an interpretative portrayal and deeper understanding of the implementation of pre-registration training in one region of England. Data gathering and analysis was divided into two stages. The first employed analysis of professional documents to provide an insight into current discourses around BMS training. This provided initial developing categories and directed the creation of a questionnaire. Questionnaire responses confirmed the relevance of the developing categories and a summary of responses provided an ‘ice-breaker’ to guide stage two of data gathering. This stage employed focus groups and interviews to enable a greater understanding of how individuals make sense of their experiences. Initial, focused and theoretical coding allowed synthesis and conceptualisation of the data gathered and presented direction for the enquiry. The findings expose the challenges of integrating professional registration training into an academic programme of study. Three theoretical categories were identified: Role conflict, Expectations and Ownership. Conceptualising the interactions and intersections of these categories enabled the recognition of ‘Doing the portfolio’ as a way of describing and conceptualising the stakeholders positioning within the current programme. The registration portfolio has become an objective reductionist measure of learning, reflecting the positivist typology of practice in this profession. This provides a theoretical explanation as to how the programme is delivered and why there is a need to rethink conceptualisation of the role of the programme in supporting pre-registration training and the development of the capable BMS. To ensure that BMS students are supported to develop not only technical skills but also professional capability there is a need for a paradigm shift from a positivist episteme to one that embraces both the positivist and socio-cultural paradigms, viewing them as complementary and parallel. The novel research approach used in this enquiry has generated rich insights into how stakeholders interact with the pressures of internal and external influences and the impact this has upon behaviours and strategies adopted. The theoretical understanding proposed, which recognises the tensions emerging from a positivist typology of practice, has a range of implications for practice and for the development of practitioner capability through pre-registration training and beyond.
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Yahaya, Ros Aizan. "Immersive virtual reality learning environment : learning decision-making skills in a virtual reality-enhanced learning environment." Queensland University of Technology, 2007. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16489/.
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New advances in computer programming and more powerful technology have opened up new opportunities for learning though immersive virtual reality simulations. This research highlighted the importance of the role of a lecturer in fostering learning in a technology rich learning environment. Undergraduate business studies students worked collectively to try resolve a problem depicted through an immersive simulation involving a burning factory. The simulation provided a rich personal experience that enabled students with lecturer support to generate effective strategies to address the problem.
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Bobeczko, Daniel S. Jr. "A Phenomenological Study of Kindergarten Teacher Perceptions of Standardized Testing and its Influence on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1449343351.
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Vanderbeke, Joelle, and zu Hörste Hanna Meyer. "Multimedia Students: Engaging across platforms. An Investigation of Student Engagement in the Media and Communication Master Programme at Malmö University." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-21445.
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This thesis investigates student engagement in the Media and Communication Programme at Malmö University through the lens of audience- as well as learning theories. It has two main aims: Building a systematized theoretical framework to distinguish different nuances of audience activity in a cross-mediatic learning environment, and exploring factors influencing student engagement in our Media and Communication Master Programme (MCS). Constructivist Grounded Theory (Charmaz 2006) with a multi-method approach for data collection is applied to gather rich data and analyse it accordingly through coding processes and constant comparison. Following social constructivism, it argues that each student, actively constructing knowledge, has her own subjective learning preference. This thesis takes a non- normative stand on the subject. A matrix of audience activity, grounded in audience theories and developed through the collected data, is established. In a second step this is used to illustrate the concepts participation, engagement and collaboration and then further employed to examine factors influencing student engagement. Thereby, the matrix is tested, refined and further developed. Through this approach eight states a student might be situated in while studying as well as possible barriers for student engagement were identified. Factors influencing student engagement this study found are the personal situation of the student, the access Hyflex education allows, possibilities and challenges of physical and virtual learning spaces, the interaction between teachers and students, the structure of the programme and how students are connected with each other. By looking at student engagement in a media rich environment from an audience- as well as education-angle this thesis expands existing research. It presents influencing factors for student engagement. More importantly the theoretical model is a useful tool to investigate different kinds of student activities and to develop educational media tools. It could also be transferred to research other audiences.
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Guion-Utsler, Judith E. ""A Certain Kind of Person": The Development of Social Justice Allies Through Critical Service-Learning." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366192417.
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Gangata, Hope. "An analysis of the pedagogical concepts used by anatomy teachers to facilitate the teaching and learning of anatomy to physiotherapy undergraduates in the United Kingdom : a constructivist grounded theory study." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2018. http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/4277/.
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Anatomy is a challenging subject to learn because it is voluminous, requires three-dimensional cognitive skills and is easily forgotten. Furthermore, anatomy is facing diminishing teaching attention and time. There is a scarcity of literature offering pedagogical guidance for teaching anatomy for physiotherapy in the UK, despite anatomical knowledge underpinning an ever widening scope of physiotherapy. The study provides a pedagogical theory and guidance on how anatomy for physiotherapy undergraduates could be taught more effectively in the UK. The research design generated data through in-depth semi-structured interviews with eight anatomy teachers for physiotherapy from an identified sample of 50 participants in the UK who taught anatomy modules and were registered physiotherapists. The combined interview transcripts generated 72,292 words of data that were analysed using coding techniques of grounded theory. Chronologically, the study found that anatomy teachers explicitly taught anatomy during the 1st year, largely through practical anatomy tutorials. During the 2nd and 3rd years, clinical physiotherapy lecturers implicitly revised anatomy during their teaching sessions, while student placement supervisors implicitly reinforced anatomical knowledge and skills during hospital placements. Conceptually, five pedagogical concepts emerged that are supported by literature for medical education and were explained using the Four-Component-Instructional-Design framework derived from the Cognitive-Load theory. The anatomy-teachers-for-physiotherapy used a spirally arranged curriculum, extensive use of visual anatomical imagery, promoted kinaesthetic anatomical skills, applied anatomical knowledge and skills to physiotherapy situations and used anatomical principles for metacognitive strategies. The study deviated from the Cognitive-Load theory in three ways. The long-term memories of physiotherapy students had limited capacities that stored temporary anatomical information, instead of having unlimited capacities for permanent information. The teachers used haptic learning that is ignored by the Cognitive-Load theory. Recommendations were made on how anatomical teaching could be improved and are addressed to Anatomy Theme-Leads, anatomy-teachers-for-physiotherapy and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
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Taylor, Bethany H. "Moving on : "it's not just about finding a place to put your head" : a constructivist grounded theory study exploring the end of co-residence for adults with learning disabilities and their family members." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/19507/.
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The end of familial co-residence is becoming an increasingly common transition experience for families living with learning disability. Despite this being a significant event in the lives of such families there is very little research exploring the process, particularly from the perspective of the family. The purpose of this study was therefore to explore, conceptualise and theorise the experiences of adults with learning disabilities and their families throughout the end of familial co-residence, a transition labelled as, ‘moving on’. This thesis presents a constructivist grounded theory study of the experiences of people with learning disabilities and their family members. All participants were over the age of 18, had the capacity to provide informed consent and were embarking on this transition, or had already ended familial co-residence. A review of the existing literature concerning the experiences of caring for pwld, and this particular transition, informed the sensitizing concepts and foreshadowed questions. Narrative interviews were conducted over a 12-month period with eight families. Interviews incorporated creative approaches to enable engagement, consistent with the inclusive approach adopted throughout this study. The resulting ‘moving on’ stories were analysed and the mid-range theory of renegotiation is presented in this thesis. In essence, this theory highlights the relational and temporal significance of the transition process, occurring over time and shaped by family relationships. The proposed renegotiation theory is discussed in the light of existing literature. The quality and value of the renegotiation theory as a contribution to the field of learning disability and family care research is regarded. Finally, recommendations and implications for research and practice are considered.
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Hamady, Christopher M. "High School Teacher Attitudes Towards and Experiences with Classroom Computer Technology." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1564608421089315.
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Scheele, Paul R. "Researching Critical Incidents of Transformation." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1363186617.
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Rusanganwa, Joseph. "Enhancing Physics Learning through Instruction, Technical Vocabulary and ICT : A Case of Higher Education in Rwanda." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Pedagogik och vuxnas lärande, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-85835.
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The overarching aim of this thesis is to explore how teaching and learning in tertiary education is performed in times of change both in language policy and learning approaches. The study takes social constructivist and socio-cultural theories as its major points of departure. These theories are combined with cognitive theory of learning with multimedia. The four studies comprising this thesis are born out of a new situation demanding the mastery of a scientific language in English and new ways of teaching and learning backed with ICT. The studies set out to investigate (i) how students and teachers adapt to a change of medium of instruction (ii) what teachers and students of physics learn when constructing a multimedia vocabulary learning instrument (iii) the impact of two methods of teaching vocabulary on students’ test performance and (iv) how teachers reflect on the use of ICT in Physics teaching. To attain these targets, the study employed a blend of qualitative and quantitative designs to gather relevant data. In three studies, data were gathered from classroom practices in tertiary education. The fourth study included teacher interviews on their experiences with ICT. Findings indicate that the understanding of physics was facilitated by a variation in language use in different classroom spaces, students and teachers’ collaborative selection of technical vocabulary and a multimedia tool of technical vocabulary software constructed by two teachers and the researcher. According to the teachers, the quality of physics teaching would be enhanced further by adopting learner-centred teaching methods and the integration of more advanced ICT. The studies show that teachers and students are on their way to develop ICT tools for teaching and learning. Given adequate support, this can pave the way for transforming teaching and allowing for further quality development in innovative and creative ways of learning with ICT.Det övergripande syftet med denna avhandling är att undersöka hur undervisning och lärande inom högre utbildning sker i tider av förändring både inom språkpolicy och inom lärande. Studien tar socialkonstruktivistiska och socio-kulturella teorier som utgångspunkt. Dessa teorier har kombinerats med en kognitiv teori om lärande med multimedia. Studien består av fyra studier som behandlar den nya situation som uppstått när studenter och lärare behöver bemästra ett vetenskapligt språk på engelska och nya sätt att undervisa och lära med stöd av IKT. Studiernas syfte är att undersöka (i) hur studenter och lärare anpassar sig till ett förändrat undervisningsspråk (ii) vad lärare och studenter inom fysik lär när de konstruerar ett multimedia instrument (iii) utfallet av två olika metoder att lära studenter ett fackspråk inom fysik som det visar sig i olika test (iv) hur lärare reflekterar över användningen av IKT inom ämnesområdet fysik. För att uppnå dessa mål används en kombination av kvalitativa och kvantitativa metoder. I tre studier samlades data från klassrumspraktiker inom högre utbildning. I den fjärde studien intervjuades lärare om sina erfarenheter med IKT. Resultaten visar att förståelse av fackspråkliga begrepp underlättades av att olika språk användes beroende på avstånd eller närhet till eleverna i klassrummet. Samarbete mellan studenter och lärare i att välja ord och begrepp som skulle användas och mellan lärarna och forskaren i att konstruera ett multimedia-instrument påverkade också lärandet positivt. Enligt de intervjuade lärarna skulle kvaliteten i fysikundervisningen kunna förbättras ytterligare genom att använda elevcentrerade undervisningsmetoder och mer avancerad IKT. Studierna visar att lärare och studenter är på väg att utveckla IKT redskap för undervisning och lärande. Med adekvat stöd kan detta bereda vägen för en transformering av undervisningen och ge utrymme för vidare kvalitetsutveckling genom uppfinningsrika och kreativa sätt att lära med stöd av IKT.
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Lindsey, Charles Vance. "The Experiences and Perceptions of Students Exposed to Popular Film as a Pedagogic Tool in Counselor Education: An Exploratory Study." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2005. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1125525459.
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Hsieh, Pi-Jung, and 謝碧容. "Understanding Use and Academic Performance of Web-based Learning Systems: A Constructivism Learning Theory Perspective." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45420400561622715313.
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Students will not realize the benefits of universities investing in e-learning if they fail to use Web-based learning systems. System use is an important theoretical construct because of its potential to help discover the causal links most important to e-learning research. In the downstream, system use assumes the role of an independent variable to the outcome of Web-based learning system success. In the upstream, learner’s perception is an important measure for using Web-based learning systems. Prior research has exclusively adopted a technological perspective, detrimental to understanding the multi-faceted nature of Web-based learning systems. However, the measure of Web-based learning systems must incorporate different aspects of the learning environment. Constructivism leaning is an approach to teaching and learning in which student’s active learning is paramount. However, prior researches have failed to explore the impact of constructivism learning theories on using Web-based learning systems. In response to the concern that system use is not sufficient to measure the success of Web-based learning systems, understanding and explaining academic performances with respect to adopting Web-based learning becomes crucial. Thus, this research model combines DeLone and McLean’s updated IS success model with constructivism learning theories to comprise three dimensions: perceived technology quality, content interaction, and social interaction, to study learners’ behavior and consequent academic performance with respect to learner’s perception. The research methodology in this study is based on empirical data collected through a questionnaire survey of universities in Taiwan. Perceived technology quality and content interaction is a more reliable indicator of Web-based learning system use than social interaction. This implies that self-assessments influence the cognitive constructivist when deciding to use the Web-based learning system. Examination of the latter clarifies the relationship between Web-based learning systems use and academic performance. Findings indicate that use of the Web-based learning system is the variable that most affects academic performance. By providing a multidimensional evaluation of Web-based learning systems from learners’ perspectives, this research contributes to the development of more effective Web-based learning systems.
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詹惠如. "A Programming Language Online Learning and Testing System Based on Fuzzy Theory and Constructivism." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/68769623031551614272.
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To assist teachers in carrying out multi-dimensional instruction and assessment, it has become a tendency to apply e-learning as well as on-line assessment into classrooms. However, most of the e-learning systems use the same mode of assessment to all subjects. The absence of taking the uniqueness of each subject into accounts may reduce the learning efficiency. Moreover, the evaluation of learning achievement and the following suggestions are essential. In this thesis, we aim to figure out two points: (1) how to design more modes of assessment by considering the needs and features of different subjects on an e-learning platform, and (2) how to adjust the weights for assessment through learners’ feedback to improve the accuracy of the assessment and the following suggestions gradually. Based on the fuzzy theory and the constructivism, this thesis proposes a portable assessment system for online-learning and program compilation. The proposed system provides a learning environment which is suitable for courses in programming languages and is able to improve the assessment through self-adaptation.
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Tittenberger, Peter, and Dario Schor. "Learning Theories." 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/221.
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There are three fundamentally different ideas about the nature of learning and the properties/nature of knowledge. These ideas include both a view of how learning occurs and also a view of what knowledge actually is. These three basic approaches are referred to as behaviorism, cognitivism and constructivism.
A basic understanding of the three theories is required to complete this tutorial. Refer to the references section in this tutorial for an overview of the differences between these theoretical approaches to learning and knowledge.
In this interactive tutorial you will be presented with 25 characteristics of these three learning theories. Your goal will be to determine which of these characteristics refer to behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism.
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Nelson, Charles Puryear. "Contradictions in learning to write in a second language classroom: insights from radical constructivism, activity theory, and complexity theory." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/812.
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