To see the other types of publications on this topic, follow the link: Teaching and learning resources.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Teaching and learning resources'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the top 50 dissertations / theses for your research on the topic 'Teaching and learning resources.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Browse dissertations / theses on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.
1
Rowell, Janet L. "Student Perceptions: Teaching and Learning with Open Educational Resources." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2545.
Full textAbstract:
The purpose of this study was to analyze factors that may contribute to student perceptions of courses using Open Educational Resources (OER). Specifically, the 6 independent variables tested were the course discipline, age, gender, course delivery mode, enrollment status, and number of credit hours taken. The dependent variables were measured as mean scores of 6 OER perception dimensions: motivation to learn, quality of learning experience, value of OER, cognitive learning, affective learning, and course quality. A 27-item online survey was administered to gather data from students enrolled in a course that used OER in the fall semester, 2014. There was a 23% response rate with 80 completed surveys.
Independent-samples t tests were used to determine if significant differences existed between 5 of the 6 independent variables (the number of credit hours taken was tested using a different method) and each OER perception dimension mean. A Pearson product-moment correlation was used to determine whether there were significant relationships among the 6 dependent OER perception dimension means and the number of credit hours taken. The level of significance used was < .05.
The findings of the independent-samples t tests revealed that there were no significant differences between the independent variables and the 6 OER perception dimension means. The motivation to learn perception mean was highest at 3.97 on a 5-point Likert-type scale; the value of OER had the lowest perception dimension mean of 3.37. The Pearson product-moment correlation determined that there was a significant weak negative relationship between the number of credit hours taken and the level of perceived cognitive learning dimension. All other correlations were found to have no significant relationships.
It can be concluded from the findings of the study that students are highly motivated to learn. From the perception rating of 3.37 for the value of OER, it can be concluded that student perceptions of the value of OER are slightly positive. It can also be concluded that as the number of credit hours in which a student is enrolled increases they have a lower perception of their level of cognitive learning.
2
Watters, Georgia George. "The Experiences of Military Parents Homeschooling Using Online Teaching Resources." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/529.
Full textAbstract:
U.S. military members and their families relocate from one duty station to another on average once every 3 years. Children in military families change schools often, introducing potential problems such as struggling to make new friends, having trouble adjusting to new teaching styles, and losing academic credits due to the transition from one school to the next. Homeschooling that incorporates online resources can provide instructional continuity, social interaction opportunities, and submission of required periodic assessments. The primary purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the experiences of military parents involved in homeschooling their children using online resources. The research questions were designed to explore these experiences and to create recommendations for other military families. A conceptual framework based on a constructivist learning approach and change theory informed this study. Data were collected from 9 parents with many years of experience homeschooling. The parents were interviewed via phone, e-mail, and Skype. Data were analyzed using open coding, axial coding, and hierarchical coding. Parent participants chose homeschooling due to dissatisfaction with available schools, family location, and flexibility. Online resources were described as making it easier and more engaging for students to learn and as simplifying the parents' instructional and management tasks. These alternative methods replaced or augmented traditional educational methods. Parent participants encouraged other parents to reach out and seek help early in the process. This study promotes positive social change by providing resources for alternative ways children can be educated while one or more military parent is serving and defending the United States of America.
3
George, Susan B. "Music and learning resources : a natural combination /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0033/MQ47451.pdf.
Full text
4
Roh, Jaemin. "The effects of cultural video resources on teaching and learning Korean language." Thesis, Boston University, 2011. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/33544.
Full textAbstract:
Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.
This dissertation sought to evaluate the potential of a customized, videobased instructional method, the Cultural Video Project (CVP), which was designed to meet the needs of both heritage and non-heritage students learning Korean as a second language in a university setting. The goal of this study was to design and create the CVP, document the implementation of the CVP, and then to assess the effects the CVP had on the area that speakers of English tend to have difficulty with, such as acquisition of honorific systems in Korean. The CVP was a series of short authentic Korean video clips and matching worksheets that the researcher created. The videos were adapted from contemporary Korean broadcasting programs and Korean films. The CVP videos were used during the face-to-face setting classroom meeting sessions as a lesson and after the classroom lesson was over, the videos were available on the school's Internet courseware for students to use for their individual practice and review. Each of the CVP video segments displayed linguistic structures, vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and cultural conventions that were partly addressed in the course's Elementary Korean course materials. The participating professor, Professor Q, helped in selecting the video segments and co-authored the matching worksheets in corporation with the researcher throughout the preparation and implementation period. During the interviews, Professor Q reported changes in her teaching philosophy while creating and implementing the CVP method in her teaching. She reported that the video technology combined with the university's courseware uses created positive impacts on her students' Korean learning experiences such as heightened interest and intense attention that helped to make dynamic and interactive lessons during the classroom meetings. Students reported their responses to the CVP in various forms: Interviews, written self-reports, in-class observation reports, results of the exams and two-forms of standard school course evaluations. The findings reveal that through the CVP practice, students increased their cultural understanding, improved the listening skills, and improved their understanding of language use in a variety of culturally specific social situations.
2031-01-01
5
Wright, Graham. "Leading the teaching and learning : a study of transformational leadership in secondary schools facing challenging circumstances." Thesis, University of Hull, 2007. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:772.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis researches headteacher leadership in secondary schools identified as facingchallenging circumstances. It adopts the hypothesis that headteachers with strong transformational leadership behaviours are more effective in raising standards of student attainment than headteachers with other types of leadership behaviour. The thesis focus is original as few educational studies link headteacher leadership behaviours to measurements of student attainment and none have been done on schools within the English education system that are designated to be facing challenging circumstances. The research design examines the leadership qualities that headteachers possess in challenging schools. Secondly, it considers the extent by which effective headteachers are transformational. Third, it investigates the relationship between headteacher leadership behaviours and student attainment. Finally, it explores the possibility of outlining a set of model behaviours that may work in similar schools to positively impact upon student attainment levels. The evidence is drawn from a quantitative research design based upon teaching staff and headteacher responses from eight schools. All eight schools were deemed by their last inspection (OFSTED) to be offering at least a satisfactory level of education with the current headteacher being in post for at least three years and leading the school at the time of the inspection. The schools were divided equally into two groups enabling comparisons to be made between those schools raising student attainment in line with national improvements and those schools raising student attainment at least twice as quickly. The conclusions of the study do not enable a model of good headteacher leadership practice that guarantees an effective transition for schools away from a formal classification of facing challenging circumstances to be established. However, the research has established a number of elements that constitute effective leadership behaviours and attributes in such schools. In addition, it has been able to demonstrate that where these elements have been employed in their greatest intensity, the greater has been the school improvement in terms of student attainment.
6
Maull, Keith E. "A model and architecture for composing digital learning resources: The Teaching Box Project." Connect to online resource, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1447684.
Full text
7
Waswa, Anne, and Mitchelle Wambua. "Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in Sweden : Methods, Resources and Assessment in Mathematics." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-45007.
Full text
8
Moore, Jeffery Logan. "A questionnaire survey of the teaching of computer studies, pupils attitudes toward computers and perceptions of the learning environment." Thesis, University of Hull, 1988. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:3111.
Full text
9
Raft, Melissa. "A retrospective inquiry into second language use for teaching and learning in a rural school." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65463.
Full textAbstract:
Many learners in the South African schooling system do not speak English as their first language. Mother-tongue instruction in schools is offered until Grade 3, after which learners are taught in English. As the country has eleven official languages, it is often challenging to teach learners in English because they lack exposure to English, especially in rural areas. Consequently, learners struggle to overcome their barriers to learning when learning in a second language1. This study is a secondary data analysis study. The purpose was to analyse data collected by previous researchers to gain a better understanding of how rural learners have experienced learning in a second language over the years. The research also aimed to understand the impact of living in rural areas on learners’ learning experiences. The study focused on learners in rural areas, I examined the deep impact that learning in a second language has on learners’ schooling. Schooling consists in learners’ school marks, their grammar, their careers, their expectations for the future, to gain a better understanding of the learners’ language experiences. I used stratified purposive sampling and then analysed the data through thematic analysis. The findings provided evidence-based descriptions of the challenges faced by a sample group of Grade 9 learners from 2012 to 2015. Although they faced challenges, they also possessed protective resources which helped them to deal with various challenges. The findings also indicated the extent to which the learners lacked the skills required to become proficient in a second language. It is recommended that teachers and parents/guardians work together to develop strategies for supporting the learners in rural contexts. Learners’ awareness of their assets and protective resources should be developed. Finally continued professional development for teachers should be made compulsory to ensure teachers are able cope with the demands of their jobs.Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
Educational Psychology
MEd
Unrestricted
10
Mntunjani, Lindiwe. "The use of mathematical resources to teach number concepts in the foundation phase." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2494.
Full textAbstract:
Thesis (MEd (Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.The poor performance of learners in mathematics has long been a matter of concern in South Africa. One certain fact from the Annual National Assessment (ANA) results is that the problem starts in the Foundation Phase (FP) with number concepts. The aim of this study was to explore how five Foundation Phase teachers located in challenging socio-economic school contexts in the Western Cape used mathematical resources to promote teaching for understanding of the important number concept area in CAPS. These resources included humans, materials, culture and time. The research was located within the interpretive qualitative research paradigm and used a case study approach. The participants in the study included five FP teachers teaching Grades 1 to 3 at two schools in the Western Cape. Data was collected through lesson plan analysis, lesson observations and semi-structured interviews. The data collected was then analysed through the lens of Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory. Socio-cultural theory maintains that knowledge is best acquired if it is mediated by language, more knowledgeable others and physical tools. Vygotsky believed that knowledge is first acquired interpersonally, then intrapersonally, as learners first learn from others, then internalise or individualise knowledge while going through the four stages of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). The findings of this study revealed that teaching for understanding was often compromised by teaching to enable learners to pass assessments. Teachers understood the importance of using resources to teach number concepts in the Foundation Phase, but inclined to rote teaching with work drills in preparation for assessments such as the Annual National Assessment (ANA) and the systemic assessment. Resources were often used when learners struggled to understand concepts and as calculation tools. This study supports the view from the literature that the way in which resources are used affects the teaching and learning of number concepts. It recommends that teachers should read and follow the CAPS mathematics document, as it clearly states what resources to use and how. This study further recommends that more research on the use of resources to teach mathematics in other content areas should be done.
11
Leung, Kin-yip. "A case study of using multimedia and hypertext resources in teaching and learning of Chinese vocabulary." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2004. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B39848851.
Full text
12
Leung, Kin-yip, and 梁建業. "A case study of using multimedia and hypertext resources in teaching and learning of Chinese vocabulary." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B39848851.
Full text
13
Ahl, Linda. "Approaching Curriculum Resources : Examining the potential of textbooks and teacher guides to support mathematics learning and teaching." Licentiate thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-25816.
Full textAbstract:
The driving forces of conducting the two studies presented in this thesis are: the strong position of curriculum resources in the mathematics classroom in general; teachers’ faith in curriculum resources to convey the intentions and goals of mathematics education; and the expected benefits to mathematics education through expanding the knowledge base of research in the area of curriculum resources in general, and teacher guides in particular. This thesis builds upon two studies conducted in Sweden. The first is a study on how teachers use teacher guides. The results of this study could be seen as one piece in the building of a theoretical understanding of how teachers use their tools in planning and enacting teaching. The data for Study I were collected through semi-structured interviews with five early-years mathematics teachers. In advance, the teachers were asked to copy the pages from the teacher guide they had used the week before the interview. The analysis of the interviews shows that less experienced teachers desire a wider scope of content in their teacher guide. More experienced teachers desire support from teaching activities, in the design of teaching in classroom practice. Another interesting result was that all teachers in our study, regardless of prior experience, knowledge, beliefs, etc., want the teacher guide to offer connections between theory and practice. The second study investigates what content is represented in Swedish textbooks. The results of this study map the terrain over how the most commonly used textbooks in Sweden construct the topic of proportion and proportional reasoning. My choice of textbooks is based on a questionnaire among all compulsory school mathematics teachers in the sixth largest municipality in Sweden, revealing that two curriculum resources together covered 97% of the classrooms in Grades 7-9. The study provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses in the presented structure regarding proportional reasoning in the most commonly used textbooks in Swedish lower secondary school. Teachers could use these insights when making decisions about how to use their textbooks, and to possibly reconsider how to organize the enactment of the national curriculum in order to develop deep understanding. The analyses could provide authors of teacher guides and textbooks with valuable information to consider regarding structure and design.
14
Visagie, Martha Jacoba. "Review of two sustainability learning programmes for industrial settings in relation to emerging green learning aspects." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017360.
Full textAbstract:
Driven by the needs of growing populations, industrial and governing powers are successfully accelerating the rate of industrial consumption, production and employment as if the earth’s resources are in unlimited supply. In contrast, a range of international sustainable development forums, inspired by visionary individuals, have made significant progress in creating awareness that the footprint of human activity is exceeding the earth’s sink and source capacity; and educating people in government, workplaces and communities to slow down industrial consumption and clean up production. Turning around conventional and short sighted ‘business as usual’ logic, and directing economies toward greener, long-term sustainability outcomes, still meet with resistance and hidden unsustainable agendas. The ‘green economy’ drive nevertheless since 2008 attracts financial and human resources and bold action in favour of more sustainable management of human-nature relations. The sustainable development movement for example advocates a ‘triple bottom line’ approach, holding that socially and ecologically responsible economic development would be sustainable. The sustainability movement has attained significant buy-in among governments and business communities. It forms the under-labouring philosophy of the programmes reviewed in this case study. The thesis reviews social-economic events paving the way for a global green economy. Taking a leadership role in the sustainable development movement the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) concurred to respond to the 2008 world-wide economic meltdown with a two-pronged ‘Green New Deal’ (UNEP, 2008). The Green New Deal financial package helps restore multi-national economic growth, employment and markets while re-shaping economies to follow an ecologically and socially responsible growth trajectory. South Africa implements green economy principles as part of the 2010 The New Growth Path overarching policy framework, with an implementation strategy embedded in the 2011 National Development Plan (NDP) (RSA. The Presidency, 2010; 2011). The New Growth Path emphasises that the transformation of South Africa’s un-sustainable economic and educational legacy to a more sustainable future is not expected to follow a smooth, linear process. The transition to a green economy is rather expected to be an event of “… noisy, healthy democracy” (RSA. The Presidency, 2010). A green, low carbon economy particularly constitutes a pledge to slow down and turn the human induced climate change trajectory around. McKinsey (2009) argues that this pledge is attainable on a world-wide scale, as sufficient and suitable environmentally sound techniques and technologies are already in place. Attaining buy-in from business stakeholders toward re-thinking and amending an economy’s self-defying large environmental footprint (inclusive of carbon, water and waste footprints) however requires education starting with awarenessraising followed by educational programmes and official curricula aimed at implementation and continuous improvement of green practices in day to day ‘doings and beings’ (Sen, 1997). This study at implementation level reviews two green economy training programmes and their emergence in South Africa around this rationale. The awareness generation and training programmes elected as case study examples are the ‘Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production’ (RECP) and ‘Industrial Energy Efficiency’ (IEE) programmes, of the hosting agency National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA). The RECP and IEE teams reach out to decision makers, engineers and artisans at industrial workplaces and workplace related events to add green competences to their business-as-usual skill sets. Implementing green options in industry typically slows down industrial scale resource consumption, pollution, waste generation and green-house gas (GHG) emissions while optimising resource productivity and enterprise excellence. Optimised supply side systems allow industry to reduce energy and material intensity of products thus reducing cost and producing more with less. In transitioning to a ‘Green GDP’ economy South Africa is awakening to the reality that natural resources constitute the original, albeit limited feedstock for growth and employment. The RECP and IEE approach also contribute to reduction of industrial waste, waste-to-landfill, and energy and resource security. Literature reviewed for this research provides evidence that the green economy’s triple bottom line philosophy is quantifiable thus manageable. A range of green economy management tools are emerging, including guidelines for carbon, water and environmental footprinting and the green-house gas abatement cost curve (see section 2.2.5) (McKinsey and Company, 2009). Transitioning from business as usual to ecologically sustainable industrial sectors however requires visionary, educated leadership, willing and capable of introducing modern and more efficient techniques and technologies. The boundaries of this half thesis embrace the globally and historically significant Tbilisi Declaration and other education and sustainable development agreements produced by United Nations and OECD mechanisms. Participating nations like South Africa incorporate the essence of these agreements into domestic policies and strategies, and align industries to remain competitive in international markets, which are increasingly enforcing green standards like ISO 14001 and ISO 50001. The focus of this case study guided by inductive, abductive and retroductive inference is to understand how the two sustainability learning programmes for people in industrial workplaces, supported by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and relevant donors, and overseen by the South African Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), relate to emerging green learning aspects. Producing a review of this nature requires a framework of laterally understanding emerging green learning aspects, for which I have reviewed green economy literature and also green learning and conventional education and training literature respectively. Themes emerging from the literature review informed an analytical instrument (questionnaire) in Phase One. In Phase Two the questionnaire was applied through nested case study methodology to show how the educational content and approaches of the RECP and IEE programmes relate to emerging green learning aspects and as such is suitable for mainstreaming in the national educational system. From an explicit educational perspective potential partners for collaboration include the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) the South African Qualifications Authority’s (SAQA’s) Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) and the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) representing the training needs of the industrial workforce but affiliated to QCTO and SAQA. In the extended scenario the NCPC-SA as a dti programme recognises the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) as lead agency guiding implementation of South Africa’s green economy, and specifically DEA’s National Environmental Sector Skills Planning Forum (NESPF), a national leader in green skills development in South Africa, as conduit for productively mainstreaming relevant RECP and IEE content and approaches toward green skills development for the green economy.
15
Ringsby, Jonna. "Pedagogical translanguaging in lower primary school : A study of how language resources can be used in English teaching." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för humaniora, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-36423.
Full textAbstract:
This essay presents research on the usage of pedagogical translanguaging in the teaching of English in lower primary schools in Sweden (grades F-3). The focus of the study is to research if and how pedagogical translanguaging is used in English teaching. The data was collected using a qualitative method. Through classroom observations, findings showed that the use of pedagogical translanguaging was recurrent in all six observations. The most common method of pedagogical translanguaging was the use of the first language to enhance pupils’ understanding and code-switching. This paper might help teachers that are struggling to uphold the old paradigm of target language only in foreign language learning but also opens up for a multilingual approach in other subjects.
16
Bower, Kim Susan. "To what extent does content and language integrated learning (CLIL) as a language-based project approach promote pupil motivation in the teaching of MFL in three secondary schools in England?" Thesis, University of Hull, 2013. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:8619.
Full textAbstract:
This research was undertaken at a critical time for language learning in England. From the government’s decision in 2004 to make languages optional in KS4, numbers studying modern foreign languages both in this key stage and within key stage 3 reduced at an alarming rate. The creation of an EBacc in 2011 in which languages is one of five subjects studied, caused a recent, small upturn in GCSE entries as the first cohort took the GCSE examination (Tinsley and Board 2013). However, the underlying reasons for the decline, including: the lack of a coherent national language policy based on a sound philosophical approach (Evans 2007; Macaro 2008); curricula with predominantly boring content, perceived by learners to be irrelevant, (Bell 2004; Coyle 2000) and a subject perceived as difficult and unimportant by many pupils (Dearing and King 2007) remain unaddressed. The introduction of primary languages, delayed by the arrival of the Coalition Government in 2009, will become compulsory for all pupils from the age of seven in September 2014; funding to support this introduction is no longer in place. To date in 2013 there has been no clear strategy of transition between key stages 2 and 3. One of the means of addressing the demotivation in KS4 and increasing take up, identified in the Languages Review (Dearing and King 2007), was that of immersion teaching and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), which were underway in a small minority of schools in England, although more widespread in Europe. A national statement and guidelines about CLIL were published in 2009 (Coyle et al. 2009b). Although CLIL should not be regarded as the answer to pupil motivation in the modern language classroom (Coyle 2011), evidence from schools where it is working would seem to suggest that pupils are making progress, are motivated and achieving success in summative assessment, and teachers are enthused. Research about CLIL in England is relatively sparse, but gathering momentum. In the most recent large-scale research project, Coyle (2011:5) calls for A thorough investigation of different CLIL models which focuses on acquiring new knowledge and skills through another language. This research forms part of the response to this need; my motivation for embarking on the study will now be explored.
17
魯葉大 and Yip-tai Darryl Lo. "A study of a 3D virtual learning environment in education: active world Eduverse." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31256405.
Full text
18
Fredlund, Tobias. "Using a Social Semiotic Perspective to Inform the Teaching and Learning of Physics." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Fysikundervisningens didaktik, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-247771.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis examines meaning-making in three different areas of undergraduate physics: the refraction of light; electric circuits; and, electric potential and electric potential energy. In order to do this, a social semiotic perspective was constituted for the thesis to facilitate the analysis of meaning-making in terms of the semiotic resources that are typically used in the teaching and learning of physics. These semiotic resources include, for example, spoken and written language, diagrams, graphs, mathematical equations, gestures, simulations, laboratory equipment and working practices. The empirical context of the thesis is introductory undergraduate physics where interactive engagement was part of the educational setting. This setting presents a rich data source, which is made up of video- and audio recordings and field notes for examining how semiotic resources affect physics teaching and learning. Theory building is an integral part of the analysis in the thesis, which led to the constitution of a new analytical tool – patterns of disciplinary-relevant aspects. Part of this process then resulted in the development of a new construct, disciplinary affordance, which for a discipline such as physics, refers to the inherent potential of a semiotic resource to provide access to disciplinary knowledge. These two aspects, in turn, led to an exploration of new empirical and theoretical links to the Variation Theory of Learning. The implications of this work for the teaching and learning of physics means that new focus is brought to the physics content (object of learning), the semiotic resources that are used to deal with that content, and how the semiotic resources are used to create patterns of variation within and across the disciplinary-relevant aspects. As such, the thesis provides physics teachers with new and powerful ways to analyze the semiotic resources that get used in efforts to optimize the teaching and learning of physics.
19
Khubana, Christopher Shonisani. "A case study analysis of the role of resources in the teaching and learning of senior primary geography in the Northern Province." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003312.
Full textAbstract:
The dynamic nature of Geography has meant that over the years it has undergone many changes. These changes - for example, in curricula, approaches and methods - have had a great impact on how Geography is taught and learned in schools. Learning theories on how children learn Geography are changing from behaviourism, in terms of which learners are regarded as passive recipients of knowledge in the form of facts, to socially constructivist theory, where learners learn by constructing their own knowledge. In the South African context this has meant moving away from the positivistic tendencies of the 1960s and 1970s, to constructivist practices embodied in the outcomes-based education envisaged for the 21st Century. These changes have impacted on the nature and use of resources. This research attempts to reveal teachers' and learners' perceptions of resources. In the previous curriculum, resources were largely limited to textbooks. In the new curriculum., our perception of resources has to become wider to encompass anything that can enhance teaching and learning. This study focuses on Grade 5 and 6 children in the Northern Province. In the intermediate phase, young children need a wide variety of resources. As we approach the 21 st Century, the information technology of media like computers and the Internet, together with traditional media and resources found in the environment, provide teachers and learners with great opportunities and a wide variety of choices. The study surveyed schools in the Northern Province, through a questionnaire. In order to understand the depth of the problem, three schools were selected for a case study. Data obtained from these studies were analysed and compared to determine trends and patterns regarding the availability or use of resources as teaching and learning aids. On the one hand the study highlights the severe lack of even basic infrastructure on which to develop a 'traditional' resource base and stresses the need for innovation and creativity (and dedication) among a teaching body which feels isolated and marginalised, while on the other hand this research has revealed teachers' desire and willingness to accept change and to adapt, given the necessary epistemological enforcement to effect change.
20
Kachilonda, Dick Daffu Kachanga. "Investigating and expanding learning in co-management of fisheries resources to inform extension training." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018659.
Full textAbstract:
This study investigates and expands learning associated with the co-management of fisheries resources to inform extension and training in the fisheries sector in two case study sites in Malawi. The study was located in the field of environmental education with a specific focus on community learning, agency and sustainability practices in co-management of fisheries resources. It focuses on how fisheries stakeholder learning can be mediated through expansive social learning processes to inform extension and training in the Malawi fisheries sector and aims at understanding learning as an emergent, agency centred process of change through social learning models that are said to have power to mobilise community agency for change. The empirical research for the study was conducted in two Malawian fishing communities: in Lake Malombe and the south-east arm of Lake Malawi using qualitative case study research design. The two sites were selected because they were the first sites in Malawi to implement fisheries co-management programmes following the failure of centralised management of fisheries resources. Data was generated through interviews, focus group discussions, document analysis, observations and change laboratory workshops in both sites. The two sites fall under one administrative office based in Mangochi where the two important institutions of the sector – the Fisheries Research Unit of the Department of Fisheries and the Fisheries College (a government institution responsible for the training of extension services) are also based. Both sites have implemented new governance structures named Beach Village Committees which are community-based organisational structures that function in parallel with traditional authorities to manage the fishery. Contextual and literature review work showed that extension services and programmes over the past hundred years, as observed in the fisheries sector in Malawi and in extension services elsewhere, have co-evolved with approaches to natural resources management. Early approaches to natural resources management involved traditional management (associated extension services and programmes were community based); later fisheries governance practices changed to centralised management and associated extension approaches were mainly top-down involving command and control or technology transfer. These early approaches have been problematic as resource users were pushed away from their own resources and were viewed as poachers. This resulted in loss of ownership among resources users. Recently in Malawi, after the change of government to democracy in 1994, fisheries management policy focused on co-management and/or adaptive co-management approaches, an approach that has also been adopted in other African water bodies. This has implications for extension service programmes in the fisheries sector that are not yet well defined. The study’s literature review revealed that co-management approaches assume collaborative learning, or co-learning, also termed social learning, or approaches that promote the engagement of different actors who are working on shared practice. They also assume a new form of agency among co-management stakeholders and extension workers. However, the theoretical foundations for establishing co-learning or social learning approaches in support of co-management policies are not well established in the fisheries co-management sector in Malawi, nor are the practices of how to support co-learning amongst diverse stakeholders in the fisheries co-management in the Lake Malawi context. This study sought to address this gap in knowledge and practice.
21
Johnson, Kyle F. "The Development of Two Units for Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: "Teaching Styles and Cultural Differences" and "Understanding Students' Learning Styles"." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2860.
Full textAbstract:
To create a much-needed program for training novice and volunteer English teachers, Dr. Lynn Henrichsen put together a team of interested TESOL graduate students who developed materials and resources for this purpose. Under his supervision and mentorship, each student helped with the development of units for a website and book titled, Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (BTRTESOL). Recognizing the target audience as novice teachers with little or no training in teaching English as a second language, each graduate student approached the development of each unit for this BTRTESOL program with this in mind. These untrained teachers are filling the gap that exists in areas of the world that are in need of well trained, certified TESOL teachers but lack resources because of poverty and the large quantity of students wanting to learn English. Owing to the great demand for English skills and the lack of trained teachers, there is a great need for the resources that this program and project provide. My part in this program included the design and development of two units, "Teaching Styles and Cultural Differences" and "Understanding Students' Learning Styles." These two units seek to help novice teachers understand teaching styles, learning styles, the role of culture, and the cultural mismatches that may exist between a teacher's style of teaching and a student's style of learning. These training units help novice teachers learn how to identify, teach, and expand students' learning styles in order to help them improve students' learning. Additionally, the units include information directing users to other resources for more information on these topics.
22
Kubulenso, Saga. "The OSeMOSYS teaching kit – an example of open educational resources to support sustainable development." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-264273.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis explores the role of open online educational resources as a tool for building longterm capacity for Sustainable Development planning. The focus is on energy and climate mitigation related to SDG 7 and 13. In particular the thesis explores medium to long term energy systems analysis and modelling - a critical activity for energy infrastructure development. An open teaching kit and online course for the Open Source energy Modelling System (OSeMOSYS) is presented. The OSeMOSYS teaching kit is derived from training and teaching experience on the use of the tool by the OpTIMUS community of practice and its partners. Several international organisations and consortium have long experience in carrying out capacity building initiatives and programmes in energy systems analysis and modelling across the globe. Yet, knowledge transfer, dissemination and application of newly learned tools are not as effective as they might be. Enabling conditions for sustained, effective and contentflexible long-term capacity building and teaching in energy systems analysis is necessary. Yet few accessible resources exist. Availability and access to open educational materials can contribute to the development of solid and long-term capacity, particularly in developing country contexts, which often rely on international support for such activities. The OSeMOSYS open educational resources, including the online course presented in this thesis, provide a ready-made example of an energy systems analysis course that can be directly deployed at higher education levels and in-house capacity building initiatives. Its open nature promotes and facilitates the development of a network of practitioners who can contribute back to the community. Users have the option of contributing to, using and reconfiguring materials and course examples of varying levels and specifics. These can then be shared and taken up by the community of practice.Detta examensarbete utforskar rollen av öppet tillgängliga onlinebaserade material för inlärning och utlärning som ett verktyg för långvarande kunskap för hållbar utveckling och energiplanering. Fokuserande på energi och minskad klimatpåverkan i relation till hållbarhetsmålen 7 och 13. Mer specifikt utforskar examensarbetet medium till långvarig energisystemsanalys och energimodellering – en nyckelaktivitet för energiinfrastrukturutveckling. Ett öppet utlärnings-kit och onlinekurs för det öppna energimodelleringssystemet OSeMOSYS presenteras. OSeMOSYS utlärnings-kit är framtaget med hjälp av tidigare erfarenheter i utlärning av verktyget utfört av OpTIMUS Community of practice och partners. Flera internationella organisationer och konsortium har lång erfarenhet av att utföra kapacitetsuppbyggnads initiativ och program i energisystemsanalys och energimodellering världen över. Trots detta är kunskapsöverföring, spridning och applicering av nyligen inlärda verktyg inte lika effektiva som de kunnat vara. Att möjliggöra varaktig, effektiv och kontentflexibel långvarig kapacitetsuppbyggnad och utlärning av energisystemsanalys är nödvändigt. Tillgång och tillgänglighet till öppna pedagogiska material kan bidra till utvecklingen av hållbar långvarig kunskap, speciellt i ett utvecklingsland-perspektiv, vilka ofta är beroende av stöd från internationella organisationer för liknande aktiviteter. OSeMOSYS öppna pedagogiska resurser, inkluderande en onlinekurs presenterad i detta examensarbete, bidrar med ett färdigt exempel av en kurs i energisystemsanalys som är direkt applicerbar i högre utbildningsnivåer och landspecifika kapacitetsuppbyggnadsinitiativ. Dess öppna natur främjar och underlättar utvecklingen av ett nätverk av utövare vilka kan bidra tillbaka till samhället. Användare har möjlighet att bidra till, använda och ändra material och kursexempel i varierande svårighetsnivå och specifikt ämne. Dessa kan sedan spridas och tas upp av nätverket av användare för ytterligare samhällsnytta.
23
McMurry, Benjamin L. "Self-Access Centers: Maximizing Learners' Access to Center Resources." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd966.pdf.
Full text
24
Yusoff, Nuraini. "An empirical study of the teaching and learning of speaking and listening skills in relation to work place needs with reference to the National Curriculum, in some secondary schools in the County of Humberside." Thesis, University of Hull, 2001. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:11171.
Full textAbstract:
One broad question addressed in this research is "What are the links between the learning of speaking and listening skills in secondary school, and the future use of speaking and listening in the work place?" To facilitate the answer to the above question, this study also seek to answer the following question: "What is the present situation in teaching and learning speaking and listening skills in secondary school after the introduction of the National Curriculum in 1989?" In order to answer the above questions this research adopted a multi-method approach known as triangulation technique. The techniques used were interviews, observations and questionnaire. The sample consisted of 1105 Year 11 students, 14 heads of English Department, 5 English teachers, 1 moderator, 2 careers officers and 2 employers. The data was analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings show that there is no explicit link between the learning of Speaking and Listening in Humberside secondary schools, and future use of Speaking and Listening in the work place. Whatever links the school has with work places are more for the students' future plans: further education or employment; the duration for work experience is too short and the development of Speaking and Listening at work place is not one of its purposes. It was found that The HoDs and the teachers based their teaching on English in the National Curriculum. It was observed that some activities were set up by teachers but little teaching of Speaking and Listening was based on them. The opportunity for the students to be involved actively in Speaking and Listening activities was limited and there was minimal use of technology to promote Speaking and Listening. Speaking and Listening were used as tools to achieve other learning, especially literature and writing. The teacher still dominated the class and reading and writing still dominated the integration of skills. Listening has been badly neglected. Based on the two answers it can be deduced that at the secondary school level in the County of Humberside, even after the introduction of the National Curriculum, there is no planned link between schools' teaching and learning of Speaking and Listening skills with their future use at work place. It was also found an aspect of the teaching and learning of Speaking and Listening has been neglected. Based upon the findings, certain recommendations for actions and future research were made. It was recommended for the HoDs and the teachers to attend in-service training and to be part of the national networks that could promote Speaking and Listening. In addition all teachers are recommended to carry out action research. Apart from that there should be equivalent awareness-raising programmes for persons outside school who will meet the school leavers. Future research is needed in evaluating the effectiveness of in-service training and school and industry partnership in bringing positive changes to Speaking and Listening of students and school leavers. Research is also needed to determine whether school leavers who possess the recommended Speaking and Listening skills are in fact more effective than those who do not meet the requirements of work place.
25
Chung, Jung-Eun. "The Development of Two Units for Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: "Using Songs to Increase Participation, Recall, and Enjoyment" and "Using Games for English Language Teaching"." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2678.
Full textAbstract:
As English continues to become the universal language in commercial, educational and social settings worldwide, there is an increasing demand for English language teachers (ELT). While many teachers are native English speakers, many of them lack formal training in pedagogy and content knowledge. One challenge of novice teachers is how to create a learning experience that is both engaging and enjoyable for English language learners. Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (BTRTESOL) created by Dr. Lynn Henrichsen, is a basic but comprehensive program to provide skills and resources to teachers with limited formal training, time and financial resources. Two of the units of the BTRTESOL program focus on creating positive learning environments through the use of songs and games, thus improving motivation, participation and learning among English language learners. This project details the development of two BTRTESOL units titled "Using Songs to Increase Participation, Recall and Enjoyment" and "Using Games and Other Fun Yet Effective Activities for English Language Teaching." It also explains the rationale for using songs and games to enhance the curricula and provides practical examples for producing enjoyable and effective activities.
26
Ingutia-Oyieke, Lilian. "Information and communication technologies in teaching and learning : a comparative evaluation of 2 university libraries in Kenya." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09222008-153304.
Full text
27
Miller, Lynne Dee. "The teaching/learning of reading in reading resource rooms: An exploratory study." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184457.
Full textAbstract:
The purpose of this study was explorative, descriptive, and generative. Through systematic observation, interview, and analysis procedures, the researcher addressed the following questions: (1) What occurs in the reading resource rooms visited related to reading teaching/learning? (2) What variables, grounded in the collected data, appear to be core (grounded theory terminology) to reading teaching/learning in the reading resource rooms visited? (3) What substantive research questions related to the teaching/learning of reading can be generated from the data collected? The procedures for data collection and the methods of data analysis were based on grounded theory methodology. Grounded theory methodology provided a means for dealing systematically with descriptive, qualitative data. The data were comprised of (1) written field notes of observations made in seven pull-out reading resource rooms and (2) transcriptions of follow-up tape recorded interviews with teachers from these resource rooms. Observations were made during morning hours on consecutive days in seven (7) pull-out reading resource rooms primarily serving students in the 4th through 6th grades. A few 3rd grade students were also being served. All students were part of the school district's Chapter 1 reading program. Exit interviews were conducted with each reading resource room teacher after completion of observational data collection in all seven resource rooms. Findings and conclusions included the presentation of substantive descriptive details and their conceptual analysis; the discernment of core and salient variables related to the teaching/learning of reading in the reading resource rooms visited; and, the identification of substantive areas for further research.
28
Porter, Anne L. "Building leadership capacity in the development and sharing of mathematics learning resources, across disciplines, across universities." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-80842.
Full textAbstract:
In this paper we examine an Australian project in which we seek to develop leadership capacity in staff and students throughout the country, such that they may contribute to and lead others to contribute to the development and sharing of learning support resources for mathematics and statistics across disciplines and universities. One of the tangible outputs is a set of video based learning support resources that can be embedded in subjects across
disciplines and shared across institutions. However the guiding aim is to develop leadership capacity, in its simplest form leading others to lead others to contribute to the project. Leadership may also be developed and exercised across different aspects of the project
whether it be mapping needs, drawing together disciplines groups, finding ways to recognise and reward those engaged in the process, developing resources and the associated skills, ensuring copyright adherence, creating learning designs for optimal use of resources,
evaluating the impact on student outcomes, peer review and the dissemination of findings.
29
Collett, Philip Godfrey. "Computer assisted language learning for academic development programmes : an appraisal of needs, resources and approaches." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003338.
Full textAbstract:
A major objective of Academic Development Programmes is to support the student in acquiring a level of language competence which is sufficient to enable the student to cope with the linguistic demands of academic courses. Language teaching programmes in the Academic Development context in South Africa suffer from a number of constraints: staffing, time on task, relevance, and difficulty of integration with learning in other coUrses. A review of developments in the field of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) shows that computers can be used to support language learning. CALL materials range from simple instructional programs to powerful linguistic research tools and need to be integrated into wider language programmes so as to support and enhance other teaching and learning activities. However, relatively little research has been done to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of CALL in language development courses within Academic Development programmes in South Africa. The development of a system designed to enable students to practise proof-reading and editing is described and evaluated. Suggestions are made for using this system with other CALL materials within a computer assisted language development environment. It is argued that CALL can be used feasibly and effectively in this environment to enhance learning and to counteract constraints.
30
Helsper, Charles Bernard. "Incorporating internet technology as as educational and learning tool." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1818.
Full text
31
Seng, Connie Swee Hoon. "Teachers' and students' perceptions of storytelling as a language teaching and learning resource." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/18652/.
Full textAbstract:
Just as teachers’ perceptions of teaching and learning can influence their instructional practices, learners’ perceptions of teaching and learning can affect their motivation and achievement. Yet, research on the link between teachers’ perceptions and practices, or between learners’ perceptions and achievement is not always conclusive. The present study investigated 34 primary four teachers’ and 116 primary four students’ perceptions of storytelling as a language teaching and learning resource. A teacher questionnaire and a student questionnaire were administered to the teacher and student participants respectively. Interviews were also conducted with a subset of teacher and student participants to triangulate the questionnaire data. The questionnaire responses indicated that 98.3% of the student participants enjoyed listening to or reading stories, but relatively fewer students (81.0%) enjoyed acting out stories. The teacher questionnaire findings affirmed that all the teacher participants had a positive perception of storytelling. However, the positive perceptions did not translate into practice for all the 34 teacher participants. Nine of them did not attempt to infuse storytelling into their English language lessons to teach English language skills. They cited a number of reasons which suggested diffidence and a need for some professional development training and support from their school management (Principal, Vice-principal, or Head of the English department). Analysis of the teacher and student interview responses using content analysis and discourse analysis indicated that the interview data endorsed and elaborated on the teacher and student questionnaire responses. Both groups referred to language benefits as well as socio-emotional value that could be gleaned from storytelling activities. This should argue for storytelling to be considered by educators as a plausible pedagogical resource for primary school children.
32
Forbes, Deidre. "Addressing the digital divide : using CALL material to teach grammar to learners of English First Additional Language in classrooms with limited computer and multimedia resources." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19962.
Full textAbstract:
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Because English is the most widely-spoken second language in South Africa, it is becoming increasingly important for learners to be able to master the English language, including English grammatical structures; not only to do well at their internal and external school examinations, but also to communicate effectively in a progressively anglicised educational, occupational and commercial society. Educators of English First Additional Language (FAL) often have to augment existing textbook material, especially in the field of grammar teaching and learning, as many of the more recent textbook publications do not make sufficient provision for the communicative teaching and learning of grammatical structures. One way in which textbook material could be augmented would be to develop interactive multimedia learning material for the teaching of grammar. However, many South African English FAL classrooms are underresourced in terms of computers and other technological tools needed to use such interactive computer assisted language learning (CALL) material. The learners being taught in these technologically barren classrooms may fall far behind their peers in terms of exposure to interactive educational technology, i.e. they may become victims of the digital divide. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the digital divide could be addressed with the development and use of computer assisted language learning material that makes provision for learner interactivity and could be used in classrooms with minimal access to technological tools. To determine the attitudes of educators with regard to grammar instruction in general, as well as the use of technology in the teaching and learning of grammar and the general accessibility of technology in English FAL classrooms, educators of English FAL at nine rural, Afrikaans-medium schools situated in low-income communities in the Western and Northern Cape were asked to complete a questionnaire. The results of this survey were used to ascertain what kind of multimedia learning material would be suitable for use in technologically challenged English FAL classrooms. As part of this study, exemplar material has been developed to make a recommendation regarding the type of multimedia material that could be used in technologically under-resourced classrooms.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Aangesien Engels die taal is wat die meeste as tweede taal in Suid-Afrika gebesig word, raak dit toenemend belangrik vir leerders om die Engelse taal, insluitende die grammatikale strukture van Engels te bemeester; enersyds om goed te doen in hulle interne en eksterne skooleksamens en andersyds om effektief te kan kommunikeer in ’n toenemend verengelsde onderwys-, werks- en ekonomiese gemeenskap. Opvoeders van Engels Eerste Addisionele Taal (EAT) moet baiekeer bestaande handboekmateriaal aanvul, aangesien baie van die nuwe handboeke nie voldoende voorsiening maak vir die kommunikatiewe onderrig en leer van grammatikale strukture nie. Een manier waarop handboekmateriaal aangevul kan word, is om interaktiewe multimedia-leermateriaal te ontwikkel om grammatika te onderrig. Baie Suid-Afrikaanse klaskamers is egter nie voldoende toegerus met rekenaars en ander tegnologiese materiaal wat nodig sou wees om sodanige interaktiewe rekenaar-ondersteunde leermateriaal te gebruik nie. Leerders wat onderrig word in sulke tegnologies swak toegeruste klaskamers mag dus toenemend tekort skiet in vergelyking met hulle meer bevoorregte tydgenote. Die hoofdoel van hierdie studie was om te ondersoek of hierdie digitale skeiding aangespreek kan word deur die ontwikkeling en gebruik van rekenaar ondersteunde leermateriaal wat, terwyl dit voorsiening maak vir leerder-interaktiwiteit, ook gebruik kan word in klaskamers met minimale toegang tot tegnologie. Om die houdings van opvoeders ten opsigte van grammatika-onderrig in die algemeen, sowel as die gebruik van tegnologie in die leer en onderrig van grammatika; en die algemene beskikbaarheid van tegnologie in Engels EAT klaskamers te ondersoek, is opvoeders aan nege plattelandse, Afrikaans-medium skole geleë in lae-inkomste woonareas in die Wes- en Noord-Kaap gevra om ’n vraelys te voltooi. Die uitslag van hierdie ondersoek is gebruik om vas te stel watter tipe multi-media leermateriaal geskik sou wees vir gebruik in tegnologies swak toegeruste Engels EAT klaskamers. As deel van hierdie studie is voorbeeld-materiaal ontwikkel om ’n aanbeveling te maak rakende die tipe materiaal wat onder hierdie omstandighede gebruik sou kon word.
33
Porter, Mary. "The benefit of distance learning." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2776.
Full textAbstract:
This project will address the issues concerning the benefits of distance learning, a growing area in our education system today. Distance learning takes place when the teacher and students are separated, and technology is used to bridge the instructional gap.
34
Perselli, Ann-Katrin. "Från datasal till en-till-en : En studie av lärares erfarenheter av digitala resurser i undervisningen." Doctoral thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för utbildningsvetenskap, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-22695.
Full textAbstract:
In this thesis a study upper secondary school teachers’ experiences from using digital resources is presented. The study was carried out in two upper secondary schools where the students had each recently been given their own laptop, a so-called one-to-one computer. The purpose of the study was to describe and analyse the teachers’ experiences of using digital resources in teaching. Four teachers, three men and one woman, from two upper secondary schools in a Swedish municipality, participated in the study. Empirical material was collected during autumn 2010 and spring 2012. The methods used in the collection were interviews and participatory observations, so-called go-along observations. The study’s theoretical approach has its foundation in phenomenological philosophy. In the result care, time and teachers’ lived experiences of didactic work emerge as important for the utilisation of digital resources in teaching. In the teaching, the teachers’ experiences and knowledge of their subjects, teaching, digital resources, and life experiences and knowledge seemed to interact. This interaction between experiences and knowledge is described in the study as lived experiences of didactic work. The study shows that teachers dealt with the new digital technology and designed learning environments for the students with the starting point of their lived experiences of didactic work and assumptions about the students’ interest for digital resources. The teachers’ care with relationship building and creation of trust and confidence was shown to have importance for how, and to what extent, digital resources could be used in teaching. Both similarities and differences in the teachers’ experiences of, and knowledge about, how teaching is carried out with one-to-one computers emerged in the study. Two of the teachers were more experienced users of digital resources in comparison with the two others. The teachers’ experiences of digital resources are often related to their own interest in these, but their experiences are also related to the lack of time for learning to use digital resources as pedagogical tools.På omslaget har en liten felaktighet i titeln smugit sig in. Titeln på omslaget ska lyda: Från datasal till en-till-en
35
Lee, Hon-yiu. "The role of information technology in resource-based learning : a case study of a Hong Kong secondary school /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25474583.
Full text
36
McCormick, Sophie Jane Aubrey. "An exploration of the biology teacher's model of Ecodisc, an interactive multimedia resource." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.362453.
Full text
37
Al-Barakat, Ali Ahmad Ghaleb. "Primary science textbooks as a teaching and learning resource in the United Kingdom and Jordan." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368305.
Full text
38
Albaddi, Muhamed Ahmed. "TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF YOUTUBE AS A POTENTIAL LEARNING RESOURCE FOR ENGLISH EDUCATION IN LIBYA." OpenSIUC, 2013. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1187.
Full textAbstract:
The present study investigated Libyan preparatory school English teachers' attitudes to, willingness to use, and familiarity with YouTube as a potential teaching tool. The methodology followed a survey design of twenty-five Likert-scale questions and four mixed-type questions. For the purpose, 124 teachers were randomly selected out of a population of 1,170 preparatory school teachers at 150 schools in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. The result revealed that the participants had positive attitudes to and willingness to use YouTube applications as a beneficial tool for teaching the English language in Libya. On the other hand, participants' level of familiarity with YouTube applications did not match their generally positive perceptions of the affordances of YouTube. They recognized their own lack of computer skills and emphasized the need for special training in order to be able to become effective implementers of YouTube and multimedia resources in general. Overall, participants recognized the importance of using technology in their classrooms and the benefits of YouTube as a potential learning resource for the educational system in Libyan schools. Their enthusiasm was not related to their age or marital status. That is, beyond age differences or marital status, participants demonstrated an open mindedness towards the adoption of multimedia technology in their teaching. These results have direct implications for the adoption of multimedia technology in Libyan schools. They show that Libyan teachers are not outsiders to the general tendencies in our contemporary world, where technological innovations are changing the way we teach and learn. However, the results also suggest that Libyan teachers need training in computer assisted language learning, access to computers and Internet in order to be able to embrace the challenges of the 21st century.
39
Temp, Daiana Sonego. "FACILITANDO A APRENDIZAGEM DE GENÉTICA: USO DE UM MODELO DIDÁTICO E ANÁLISE DOS RECURSOS PRESENTES EM LIVROS DE BIOLOGIA." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2011. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/6656.
Full textAbstract:
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorThe research regarding the learning of genetics is an important theme within the area of of Biology teaching, because it involves the discussion about forms of apprenticeship and difficulties in understanding and relating abstract concepts that proceed from different areas. Due to the necessity of investigating the main difficulties of the students in relation to the learning of genetics, this work had as objective to develop a teaching model which might facilitate genetics' learning and the demonstration of the correlation between genotype and phenotype, besides the analysis of the auxiliary resources present in teaching books. The research utilized qualitative and quantitative approaches using as collection instrument a questionnaire for the general characterization of the group and the comparison of pre and post-tests applied. Seventy three students, enrolled in the second year of high school in a public school of Santa Maria, RS, took part in the research. The tests were elaborated with questions that encompassed contents related to genetics. The teaching model was used in the period between the application of the pre and post tests. The analysis of the pre-test showed that the main questions were related to the identification of the chromosome structure, genes and DNA; relations between genotype and phenotype; the identification of genealogies and calculation of probabilities, concepts and karyotype. After the use of the teaching model it could be observed that it was efficient for the learning of issues as chromosome structures, genotype-phenotype interaction and karyotype, confirming that that the use of different models and practices of teaching are important tools for the consolidation of learning. The analysis of the teaching books showed that pictures were the resource present more often, while resources like cartoons and indication of sites were present in only one of the seven books. Therefore, the analysis of teaching books is important, because they are a source of learning and of conceiving for the students, and they must have teaching resources, like the indication of sites and didactic models to aid in learning.
A pesquisa com relação à aprendizagem de genética é importante tema dentro da área de ensino de biologia, pois envolve a discussão sobre formas de aprendizado e dificuldades em compreender e relacionar conceitos abstratos e oriundos de diferentes áreas. Devido à necessidade de investigação sobre as principais dificuldades dos alunos com relação à aprendizagem de genética, este trabalho teve como objetivo desenvolver um modelo didático que facilitasse a aprendizagem de genética e a demonstração da correlação entre genótipo e fenótipo além da análise dos recursos auxiliares presentes nos livros didáticos. A pesquisa utilizou as abordagens qualitativa e quantitativa utilizando como instrumento de coleta um questionário para a caracterização geral do grupo e a comparação das questões do pré e pós-teste utilizados. Participaram da pesquisa 73 alunos matriculados no segundo ano do ensino médio em uma escola pública de Santa Maria, RS. Os testes foram formulados com questões que englobavam conteúdos relacionados à genética. No período entre a aplicação dos testes foi utilizado o modelo didático. A análise do pré-teste mostrou que as principais dúvidas estavam relacionadas à identificação da estrutura cromossômica, genes e DNA; relações entre genótipo e fenótipo; identificação de genealogias e cálculos de probabilidade, conceitos e cariótipo. Após o uso do modelo didático observou-se que o mesmo foi eficiente com relação aos grupos relacionados às estruturas cromossômicas, interação genótipo e fenótipo e cariótipo, confirmando que o uso de modelos e práticas diferenciais de ensino são ferramentas importantes para a consolidação do aprendizado. A análise dos livros didáticos mostrou que o recurso presente com mais frequência foram as figuras, sendo que recursos como charges e indicação de sites esteve presente em apenas um dos sete livros. Assim, é importante a análise dos livros didáticos, pois os mesmos são fonte de aprendizagem e de concepções para os estudantes e devem apresentar recursos pedagógicos, como a indicação de sites e modelos didáticos para auxiliar na aprendizagem.
40
Fu, Jun. "Fostering digital literacy through web-based collaborative inquiry learning." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2011. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1238.
Full text
41
Zambelo, Elisabete Aparecida [UNESP]. "O uso de jogos de empresas no ensino superior: um estudo sobre a prática docente." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/93021.
Full textAbstract:
Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0
Previous issue date: 2011-02-28Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:13:21Z : No. of bitstreams: 1
zambelo_ea_me_bauru.pdf: 1037216 bytes, checksum: bfff6e70051d8a32def92237b759d471 (MD5)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Buscar entender como a utilização dos jogos de empresas influenciam no processo de aprendizagem é fundamental para que o uso dos mesmos seja ampliado e mais frequente no ensino superior. Isto está diretamente relacionado ao professor/instrutor quando o mesmo opta por utilizar o jogo de empresas como um recurso didático pedagógico. O presente trabalho apresenta uma análise dos fatores relacionados ao professor/instrutor no processo de ensino aprendizagem mediado por jogos de empresas. A pesquisa é de natureza aplicada nas formas de abordagens quantitativa e qualitativa, com objetivo exploratório e procedimento técnico de pesquisa bibliográfica. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados foram dois questionários on line com perguntas semi-abertas, fechadas e de múltipla escolha. Os dados foram submetidos a análise descritiva, pois foram obtidos junto a professores e coordenadores de cursos do ensino superior e evidenciaram certa resistência por parte dos professores em usar jogos de empresas como um recurso didático pedagógico. Como principais conclusões, pode-se destacar que o professor precisa levar em consideração alguns aspectos fundamentais para o sucesso dos jogos de empresas> estar motivado e disposto a enfrentar desafios que podem surgir; dispor de tempo para preparar-se para o uso do jogo de empresas; adequar e adaptar, da melhor forma possível a sua disciplina ao jogo; cercar-se do maior número possível de informações a respeito do uso de jogos; treinar, exercitar e familiarizar-se com o jogo, antes de utilizá-lo. É necessário despertar no professor/instutor o interesse em invetir tempo para o uso de jogos de empresas que proporcionam ao processo ensino/aprendizagem mais qualidade e treiná-los para explorar, adequadamente, os potenciais do jogo
Seek to understand how the use of business games inluences the process of learning is fundamental to their use is extended and more frequent in higher education. This is directly related to the teacher/instructor when it chooses to use the business game as teaching resource teaching. This paper presents an analysis of factors related to teacher/instructor in the teaching and learning process mediated by games companies. The research is of applied nature in the forms of qualitative and quantitative approaches, aiming exploratory procedure and technical literature. The data collection instruments were two questionnaires with questions on-line semi-open, closed and multiple choice. Data were subjected to descriptive analysis, since they were obtained from teachers and coordinators of the courses of higher education and showed some resistance from teachers in using business games as a teaching resource teaching. The main conclusions can be noted that the teacher needs to consider some fundamental aspectos to the success of business games: be motivated and willing to face challenges that may arise; have time to prepare for the use of game enterprises, adapt and adjust, as best we can to discipline his game, sorround yourself with the widest possible range of information regarding the use of games, coaching, exercise and become familiar with the game before using it. It is necessary to awaken the professor/instructor interest in investing time to use of business games that provide the teaching/learning process more quality and train them to operate properly, the potential of the game
42
Askren, Joe. "An Exploratory Case Study of Hospitality Students’ Perceptions of Experiential Learning." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6674.
Full textAbstract:
The purpose of this study was to explore how students described the curriculum in the Introduction to Food Production class and how they perceived the curriculum prepared them for their future in the hospitality industry. The exploratory questions that guided the study were how do students describe the experiential learning curriculum in the Introduction to Food Production course, what ways do students perceive the curriculum in the Introduction to Food Production course prepares them for their future in hospitality industry, and what changes in the curriculum do students think might improve the Introduction to Food Production course and why? The theoretical framework for this study was based on Kolb’s experiential learning theory model (1984).
Data collection methods were semi-structured interviews, student journals, and a researcher reflection journal. The cross-case analysis generated nine major themes: hands-on basics taught by professionals, memorable curriculum with useful application, challenging group work forced students to develop diverse insights, well designed facility for learning, gained confidence through memorable moments, observed industry best practices for success, connected to real world with hands-on methods, managerial skills needed for success in the future, and students desire more educational elements to the course and program. These nine themes summarize the students’ experiences in a hands-on teaching facility at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. Implications for practitioners and policy makers were described. Results of this study contributed empirical research on experiential learning theory and hospitality program curriculum. These results also add to the body of literature related to hands-on teaching activities, group work assignments, and industry-based projects.
43
李漢耀 and Hon-yiu Lee. "The role of information technology in resource-based learning: a case study of a Hong Kong secondaryschool." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31256363.
Full text
44
Lonzo, Lavonia Lonzo. "Adult Public Library Patrons' Perceptions of an Academic Library E-Learning Resource." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5370.
Full textAbstract:
Many Americans lack the skills required to use public access computers and the Internet at public libraries (PLs). Staff members of a PL in the Midwestern United States provide basic computer training to support patrons' Internet and public access computer use. However, adult patrons who are beyond the basic skills level and those with sensory-disabilities are underserved. The purpose of this qualitative single-case study was to understand how an academic library's information literacy e-resource affected the PL's adult patrons' learning based on the perceptions of adult patrons at a PL. Kling's social informatics served as the study's conceptual framework and the research questions centered on how academic library's e-resource affected the participants' learning. Purposive homogeneous sampling was used to identify 10 participants over the age of 18 who were patrons at the target site. Data were collected using observations, semi structured interviews, and document review. The data were analyzed using coding and structural analysis. Themes supporting the findings of an academic e-resource affecting the participants' learning included standards-based e-resource sharing across library types, digital exclusion, digital inclusion, change, and innovation. A white paper was developed including a summary of the findings and the recommendation that library leaders adopt the academic library's e-resource system to improve access and to support individuals who have sensory disabilities as well as patrons beyond the basic skills level at the study site. The implications for social change include enhanced e-services and the potential expansion of the patron base to include underserved stakeholders within the urban PL community.
45
Jones, Janet. "Multiliteracies for academic purposes : a metafunctional exploration of intersemiosis and multimodality in university textbook and computer-based learning resources in science." University of Sydney, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2259.
Full textAbstract:
Doctor of EducationThis thesis is situated in the research field of systemic functional linguistics (SFL) in education and within a professional context of multiliteracies for academic purposes. The overall aim of the research is to provide a metafunctional account of multimodal and multisemiotic meaning-making in print and electronic learning materials in first year science at university. The educational motivation for the study is to provide insights for teachers and educational designers to assist them in the development of students’ multiliteracies, particularly in the context of online learning environments. The corpus comprises online and CD-ROM learning resources in biology, physics and chemistry and textbooks in physics and biology, which are typical of those used in undergraduate science courses in Australia. Two underlying themes of the research are to compare the different affordances of textbook and screen formats and the disciplinary variation found in these formats. The two stage research design consisted of a multimodal content analysis, followed by a SF-based multimodal discourse analysis of a selection of the texts. In the page and screen formats of these pedagogical texts, the analyses show that through the mechanisms of intersemiosis, ideationally, language and image are reconstrued as disciplinary knowledge. This knowledge is characterised by a high level of technicality in image and verbiage, by taxonomic relations across semiotic resources and by interdependence among elements in the image, caption, label and main text. Interpersonally, pedagogical roles of reader/learner/viewer/ and writer/teacher/designer are enacted differently to some extent across formats through the different types of activities on the page and screen but the source of authority and truth remains with the teacher/designer, regardless of format. Roles are thus minimally negotiable, despite the claims of interactivity in the screen texts. Textually, the organisation of meaning across text and image in both formats is reflected in the layout, which is determined by the underlying design grid and in the use of graphic design resources of colour, font, salience and juxtaposition. Finally, through the resources of grammatical metaphor and the reconstrual of images as abstract, both forms of semiosis work together to shift meanings from congruence to abstraction, into the specialised realm of science.
46
Mngonyama, Nomawethu Thelma. "Comparing the teaching and learning of Ohm's law in Grade 10 Physical Sciences in resourced and underresourced schools." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5933.
Full textAbstract:
Magister Educationis - MEd (Mathematics and Science Education)The research study was conducted in two rural schools in the same district that served as the sample .One school is a well- resourced Dinaledi school and the other one is an under- resourced school. According to the National Diagnostic reports of the last few years, the performance of learners in the National Senior Certificate examination in Physical Sciences was poor especially in those questions that require learners' higher order thinking skills. It appeared that educators found it difficult to teach some of the topics that were based on practical work because the majority of the rural schools were underresourced. Due to the disparities and poor performance in the achievement of learners in the districts, the researcher decided to conduct this research study in an attempt to compare the teaching and learning of Ohm's law in Physical Sciences in resourced and under-resourced schools in the district. The theoretical framework that underpins this research is constructivism, as the focus is on constructing meaning and knowledge gained by the learners using apparatus such as electric circuit boards. Two classes of Grade 10 learners, one each from a resourced school and under-resourced school, were selected purposively. The classes were observed whilst being taught Ohm's law. All the learners wrote the same test and their performance was compared. The two Physical Sciences educators who taught the classes were interviewed after the lessons. The study found that in the resourced school learners were exposed to hands-on activities as part of a practical-oriented class. Their interaction with the apparatus while learning about Ohm's law put them in a much better position to answer questions, especially higher order questions. On the other hand in the under-resourced school learners were exposed to a theoretical-based teaching method which placed them at a severe disadvantage in answering questions during assessments. This study has implications for fellow science teachers, curriculum advisors and other education department officials as it describes actual practices of educators in two schools and examines the influence that resources have on learners' performances.
47
Stannett, A. "Resource use in teaching and learning at school : An investigation of some factors influencing teachers, students and librarians." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.355372.
Full text
48
Bradley, Radakovich Kristy A. "The effects of presentation mode and pace on learning immunology with computer simulation a cognitive evaluation of a multimedia learning resource." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4742.
Full textAbstract:
Multimedia learning tools have the potential to benefit instructors and learners as supplemental learning materials. However, when such tools are designed inappropriately, this can increase cognitive taxation and impede learning, rendering the tools ineffective. Guided by the theoretical underpinnings provided by cognitive load theory and the cognitive theory of multimedia learning, this study sought to empirically evaluate the effectiveness of a multimedia simulation tool aimed at teaching immunology to novices in an instructional setting. The instructional mode and pace of the tool were manipulated, the three levels of each variable yielding nine experimental groups. The effects of mode and pace on workload and learning scores were observed. The results of this study did not support the theory-driven hypotheses. No significant learning gains were found between the configuration groups, however overall significant learning gains were subsequently found when disregarding mode and pace configuration. Pace was found to influence workload such that fast pace presentations significantly increased workload ratings and a significant interaction of mode and pace was found for workload ratings. The findings suggest that the learning material was too high in intrinsic load and the working memory of the learners too highly taxed for the benefits of applying the design principles to be observed. Results also illustrate a potential exception to the conditions of the design principles when complex terminology is to be presented. Workload findings interpreted in the context of stress adaptation potentially indicate points at which learners at maximum capacity begin to exhibit performance decrements.ID: 030646246; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-126).
Ph.D.
Doctorate
Psychology
Sciences
Modeling and Simulation
49
Zambelo, Elisabete Aparecida. "O uso de jogos de empresas no ensino superior : um estudo sobre a prática docente /." Bauru : [s.n.], 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/93021.
Full textAbstract:
Resumo: Buscar entender como a utilização dos jogos de empresas influenciam no processo de aprendizagem é fundamental para que o uso dos mesmos seja ampliado e mais frequente no ensino superior. Isto está diretamente relacionado ao professor/instrutor quando o mesmo opta por utilizar o jogo de empresas como um recurso didático pedagógico. O presente trabalho apresenta uma análise dos fatores relacionados ao professor/instrutor no processo de ensino aprendizagem mediado por jogos de empresas. A pesquisa é de natureza aplicada nas formas de abordagens quantitativa e qualitativa, com objetivo exploratório e procedimento técnico de pesquisa bibliográfica. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados foram dois questionários on line com perguntas semi-abertas, fechadas e de múltipla escolha. Os dados foram submetidos a análise descritiva, pois foram obtidos junto a professores e coordenadores de cursos do ensino superior e evidenciaram certa resistência por parte dos professores em usar jogos de empresas como um recurso didático pedagógico. Como principais conclusões, pode-se destacar que o professor precisa levar em consideração alguns aspectos fundamentais para o sucesso dos jogos de empresas> estar motivado e disposto a enfrentar desafios que podem surgir; dispor de tempo para preparar-se para o uso do jogo de empresas; adequar e adaptar, da melhor forma possível a sua disciplina ao jogo; cercar-se do maior número possível de informações a respeito do uso de jogos; treinar, exercitar e familiarizar-se com o jogo, antes de utilizá-lo. É necessário despertar no professor/instutor o interesse em invetir tempo para o uso de jogos de empresas que proporcionam ao processo ensino/aprendizagem mais qualidade e treiná-los para explorar, adequadamente, os potenciais do jogoAbstract: Seek to understand how the use of business games inluences the process of learning is fundamental to their use is extended and more frequent in higher education. This is directly related to the teacher/instructor when it chooses to use the business game as teaching resource teaching. This paper presents an analysis of factors related to teacher/instructor in the teaching and learning process mediated by games companies. The research is of applied nature in the forms of qualitative and quantitative approaches, aiming exploratory procedure and technical literature. The data collection instruments were two questionnaires with questions on-line semi-open, closed and multiple choice. Data were subjected to descriptive analysis, since they were obtained from teachers and coordinators of the courses of higher education and showed some resistance from teachers in using business games as a teaching resource teaching. The main conclusions can be noted that the teacher needs to consider some fundamental aspectos to the success of business games: be motivated and willing to face challenges that may arise; have time to prepare for the use of game enterprises, adapt and adjust, as best we can to discipline his game, sorround yourself with the widest possible range of information regarding the use of games, coaching, exercise and become familiar with the game before using it. It is necessary to awaken the professor/instructor interest in investing time to use of business games that provide the teaching/learning process more quality and train them to operate properly, the potential of the game
Orientador: José de Souza Rodrigues
Coorientador: Manoel Henrique Salgado
Banca: Rui Manuel de Sá Pereira Lima
Banca: Antonio Fernando Crepaldi
Mestre
50
Cole, Jason. "Foreign language learning in the age of the internet : a comparison of informal acquirers and traditional classroom learners in central Brazil." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:db80473a-2075-4e91-bb07-a706bb6a433f.
Full textAbstract:
Several recent studies (e.g., Benson and Chik, 2010; Sockett, 2014) suggest that as a result of changes in technology and the concomitant emergence of a globalized culture, highly effective out-of-class, informal English acquisition is becoming more common. The present study compared high-level, well-motivated Central Brazilian classroom-trained learners (CTLs) with fully autonomous self-instructed learners (FASILs) of similar backgrounds. Using linguistic tests, a questionnaire and a structured interview, the study analysed group differences as well as individual differences in language proficiency, learner histories, behaviour, beliefs, and attitudes. The key research question asked whether there existed, in more than rare circumstances, FASILs who attained levels of proficiency at least as high as highly-motivated, well-trained CTLs? Furthermore, if the knowledge and skills of FASILs were, in some respects, superior to those of CTLs, what variables accounted for the advantage? FASILs significantly outperformed CTLs across a battery of linguistic tests measuring a range of knowledge and skills. Test results indicated that while CTLs tended to plateau at upper intermediate levels, FASILs generally improved through advanced levels, often achieving native-like levels of knowledge and use. The strongest contributing factor to proficiency was found to be self-determined motivation driven by a personalized relationship with English often marked by a transnational identity. The evidence suggests this type of motivation, significantly more associated with FASILs than CTLs, led users to engage deeply with the linguistic details of informal sources. The findings challenge dominant paradigms in several fields of SLA which prioritize expert regulation over independent discovery and controlled, collaborative environments over real-world contexts of use entered into for personal reasons. A hoped for consequence of this study is that SLA research and teaching practice will begin to recognize and promote rather than regulate or dismiss the unique learning arcs that more and more English learners experience in their everyday lives.