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Arrighi, Linda; Hausmann, Markus – Learning & Memory, 2022
A recent meta-synthesis study with a sample of >12 million participants revealed that the male advantage in mental rotation (MR) is the largest cognitive sex/gender difference found in psychological literature. MR requires test takers to mentally rotate three-dimensional cubic figures under time restrictions. Previous studies have investigated…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Anxiety, Self Esteem, Gender Differences
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Sheree Rodney; Ami Mamolo – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2023
This paper examines preservice teachers' experiences when they engage with tasks using dynamic technological applets to analyse data pertaining to societal issues. We examine two vignettes that discuss preservice teachers' interaction with dynamic visual representations of data related to plastic pollution and food supply. We analyse this data…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Analysis
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Ferguson, Therese – Environmental Education Research, 2022
Caribbean nations are amongst those considered the most vulnerable to climate change impacts. This necessitates climate change education (CCE) to enhance the mitigation and adaptation capacities of the region's populace. CCE is necessary at all levels of the education system, from pre-primary through to the tertiary level. To facilitate this,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Environmental Education, Visualization
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Mardi, Fatemeh – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2020
This article expands Garrison, Anderson, and Archer's Community of Inquiry framework by adding a mechanism to understand the interactions among presences and domains in an online course. Based on a qualitative content analysis of student reflections, elements that create an optimal learning experience. The article discusses three findings and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teacher Student Relationship, Psychological Patterns, Holistic Approach
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Kaplan-Rakowski, Regina; Wojdynski, Tomasz – Research-publishing.net, 2018
This pilot study delivers a preliminary report on students' attitudes toward Virtual Reality Assisted Language Learning (VRALL). Learners (N=22) participated in a VRALL lesson and then completed a post-experience survey. Virtual Reality (VR) technology allows for learning experiences that increasingly remove geographic limitations to foreign…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Liljedahl, Peter, Ed.; Nicol, Cynthia, Ed.; Oesterie, Susan, Ed.; Allan, Darien, Ed. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
The theme of the 38th meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME 38) and the 36th meeting of the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA 36) was "Mathematics Education at the Edge." Academically, the theme provides opportunities to highlight and examine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Research