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Jamal, Mariuam; Anas, Ammar; Koka, Nisar Ahmad – Arab World English Journal, 2020
Undergraduate learners learning English in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia often complain that they face problems in understanding audios played in their listening skills' classroom. Audio materials are recorded by native English speakers at a speedy pace with challenging linguistic or content input in unfamiliar or less familiar contexts or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Chan, Man Ching Esther; Clarke, David – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2017
Contemporary curriculum demands the development of both problem solving skills and negotiative skills required for collaborative group work. Tasks are required that create the best possible conditions for students to develop both of these skill sets. Open-ended tasks have been shown to provide these conditions, but they also require the teacher to…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Task Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Skill Development
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Blackley, Susan; Bennett, Dawn; Sheffield, Rachel – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
This pilot study examined student engagement with a web-based digital professional portfolio through the 3C process of collect-critique-curate. To overcome common problems associated with electronic portfolios, including cost; specificity; lifelong access; and ease of use, the study used "Weebly" as its portfolio platform. The creation…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Electronic Learning, Pilot Projects
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Ekici, Didem Inel – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This empirical study attempted to investigate the effect of using online communities of practice in teacher education on pre-service teachers' critical thinking dispositions. California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory and the comments posted to the online community of practice were used as the data collection tools. Results showed that…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
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Hardré, Patricia L.; Ling, Chen; Shehab, Randa L.; Nanny, Mark A.; Nollert, Matthias U.; Refai, Hazem; Ramseyer, Christopher; Herron, Jason; Wollega, Ebisa D.; Huang, Su-Min – Teacher Development, 2017
Many secondary math and science teachers don't understand the nature and application of engineering adequately to transfer that understanding to their students. Research is needed that investigates and illuminates the process and characteristics of development that addresses this gap. This mixed-method study examines the developmental experiences…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Active Learning, Inquiry, Mixed Methods Research
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Buffagni, Claudia; Garzelli, Beatrice; Ghia, Elisa – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2017
The present contribution focuses on Benigni's auteur film "La vita è bella" (Italy, 1997) as a tool for the development of language competence in L2 English, Spanish and German, as well as of translation skills from Italian into these languages. The project, developed at the CLASS Language Centre at the University for Foreigners of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Films, Film Study, Technology Uses in Education