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Livia Tomás; Ophélie Bidet – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2024
Qualitative research has been strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the possibilities that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies such as Skype, WhatsApp, and Zoom offer to qualitative scholars. Based on the experience of using such technologies to collect qualitative data for our PhD studies, we present how we dealt…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Interpersonal Relationship
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Gadella Kamstra, Lorena Salud – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2022
This article focuses on an investigation of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher (de)motivation in Spain which underwent a methodological transformation from mixed methods to a qualitative approach. Unexpected statistical results from the questionnaire in the piloting phase led to the creation of interview prompts, a dynamic data collection…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Research Problems, Mixed Methods Research, Qualitative Research
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Ramírez-Uclés, Rafael; Castro-Rodríguez, Elena; Piñeiro, Juan Luis; Ruiz-Hidalgo, Juan F. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2018
This article begins with a theoretical discussion of the characteristics that a task should feature to be regarded as a mathematics problem suitable for pre-primary students. Those considerations are followed by a report of a classroom experience in which three problems involving quotative or partitive division were posed to pre-primary school…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Task Analysis, Arithmetic, Class Activities
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Díaz-Reales, Antonia-María; Aguaded-Gómez, Ignacio – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2015
This paper examines the integration of Romanian immigrants in Lucena del Puerto (Huelva, Spain) through the life stories of two families of Romanian origin. The experiences of the groups presented in this study were analyzed. Both families were in the town for work, to grow and harvest strawberries. We observed a contrast between idealistic views…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migrants, Minority Groups, Immigrants
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Argelagós, Esther; Pifarré, Manoli – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
Internet has become one of the most important information sources for students' personal and academic life. In addition, the World Wide Web is receiving increased attention in education because of its potential to support new forms of learning. However, using the information from the net for learning requires the development of a set of abilities…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Qualitative Research, Secondary School Students, Guidelines
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Blanco-Anaya, Paloma; Justi, Rosária; Díaz de Bustamante, Joaquín – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Modelling-based teaching activities have been designed and analysed from distinct theoretical perspectives. In this paper, we use one of them--the model of modelling diagram (MMD)--as an analytical tool in a regular classroom context. This paper examines the challenges that arise when the MMD is used as an analytical tool to characterise the…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Barriers, Models, Video Technology
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Fernández-Río, Javier; Suarez, Carlos – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2016
Background: Adventure education is an instructional model where students participate in adventurous activities to acquire physical, cognitive, and affective skills. It also has strong connections with cooperative learning. Parkour is a fast-growing sport practiced by thousands of youngsters all over the world. The media does not portray it as an…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Adventure Education
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Zhao, Zhuxuan; Linaza-Iglesias, José L. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2015
Introduction: The study was carried out with children of 2nd, 4th and 6th grades of elementary school in order to explore what and how will children learn from a completely new videogame. Method: We organized children from 2nd, 4th and 6th grades of elemental school, giving them chance to play a freshly released videogame by that time. We formed…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Technology, Grade 2, Grade 4
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Gómez Ferragud, Carlos B.; Solaz-Portolés, Joan Josep; Sanjosé, Vicente – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
We conducted a qualitative research of case studies based on think-aloud protocols. The aim was to carry out in-depth analyse secondary students' cognitive difficulties appearing in early stages of transfer processes in problem-solving. The task was to relate several source problems to a target problem, in order to solve it effectively. Source and…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Units of Study, Problem Solving, Logical Thinking
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Zamora Cervantes, Alberto; Carrión Ribas, Carme; Cordón Granados, Ferran; Galí Pla, Bibiana; Balló Peña, Elisabet; Quesada Sabate, Miquel; Grau Martin, Armand; Castro Guardiola, Antoni; Torrent Goñi, Silvia; Vargas Vila, Susanna; Vilert Garrofa, Esther; Subirats Bayego, Enric; Coll de Tuero, Gabriel; Muñoz Ortiz, Laura; Cerezo Goyeneche, Carlos; Torán Monserrat, Pere – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2014
Traditional learning and assessment systems are overwhelmed when it comes to addressing the complex and multi-dimensional problems of clinical communication and professional practice. This paper shows results of a training program in clinical communication under Problem Based Learning (PBL) methodology and correlation between student…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Undergraduate Students, Problem Based Learning, Correlation
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Bonete, Saray; Calero, María Dolores; Fernández-Parra, Antonio – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Adults with Asperger syndrome show persistent difficulties in social situations which psychosocial treatments may address. Despite the multiple studies focusing on social skills interventions, only some have focused specifically on problem-solving skills and have not targeted workplace adaptation training in the adult population. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asperger Syndrome, Problem Solving, Intervention
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Vázquez-Cano, Esteban; López Meneses, Eloy; Sánchez-Serrano, José Luis Sarasola – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2015
This diachronic study describes an innovative university experience consisting of the development of multimedia concept maps (MCM) in relation to social educators and social workers main intervention areas and an active discussion in online forums about the results obtained. These MCMs were prepared by students who attended the Information…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Social Work, College Faculty, Intervention
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Ron-Balsera, Maria – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2015
Although school is usually considered the most promising institution for the social and economic integration of young people of migration background, the educational outcomes of young people of Ecuadorian background signal a broken promise. Their families, peers, and teachers mediate the effect of the intersections of age, gender, class and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Migrant Problems, Social Mobility
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Barberà, Elena; Layne, Ludmila; Gunawardena, Charlotte N. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This study was conducted at colleges in three countries (United States, Venezuela, and Spain) and across three academic disciplines (engineering, education, and business), to examine how experienced faculty define competencies for their discipline, and design instructional interaction for online courses. A qualitative research design employing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disciplines, Colleges, Teacher Attitudes