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Designable Elements of Integrative Learning Environments at the Boundary of School and Work: A Multiple Case Study
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Bouw, Erica; Zitter, Ilya; de Bruijn, Elly – Learning Environments Research, 2021
Learning environment designs at the boundary of school and work can be characterised as integrative because they integrate features from the contexts of school and work. Many different manifestations of such integrative learning environments are found in current vocational education, both in senior secondary education and higher professional…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Vocational Education
Educating for Innovation: Students' Perceptions of the Learning Environment and of Their Own Innovation Competence
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Ovbiagbonhia, A. R.; Kollöffel, Bas; den Brok, Perry – Learning Environments Research, 2019
Developing students' innovation competence is becoming increasingly important in higher education, yet few studies have actually investigated whether current learning environments are aimed at promoting this competence and whether students perceive that they have mastered this competence. This study aimed to map students' perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Innovation, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, College Students
Maximising Meaning: Creating a Learning Environment for Reading Comprehension of Informative Texts from a Vygotskian Perspective
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van Rijk, Yvonne; Volman, Monique; de Haan, Dorian; van Oers, Bert – Learning Environments Research, 2017
Sociocultural theories based on the work of Vygotsky have been increasingly influential in educational sciences. Developmental education (DE) is a pedagogical approach based on Vygotskian theory that has inspired primary schools in the Netherlands to change the learning environment innovatively in a comprehensive way. In this article, we focus on…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Reading Comprehension, Developmental Programs, Grade 4
Perceptions of STEM-Based Outreach Learning Activities in Secondary Education
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Vennix, J.; den Brok, P.; Taconis, R. – Learning Environments Research, 2017
We investigated and compared the learning environment perceptions of students, teachers and guides who participated in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-based outreach activities in secondary education. In outreach activities, schools and teachers work together with companies and other external institutions in learning…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Secondary Education, High School Students
Interpersonal Behaviour Styles of Primary Education Teachers during Science Lessons
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Fisher, Darrell; den Brok, Perry; Waldrip, Bruce; Dorman, Jeffrey – Learning Environments Research, 2011
This study reports the first development in Australia of primary science teacher typologies of teacher-student interpersonal behaviour, which was measured by students' perceptions using the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI). Earlier work with the QTI in The Netherlands has revealed eight different interpersonal styles, which were later…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Student Attitudes, Multivariate Analysis
Learning Environment Perceptions of European University Students.
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Wierstra, Ronny F. A.; Kanselaar, Gellof; van der Linden, Jos L.; Lodewijks, Hans G. L. C. – Learning Environments Research, 1999
Describes a study of the experiences of 610 Dutch students and 241 other European students who studied at least three months abroad in an international exchange program. Students' perceptions of eight characteristics of the university learning environment were measured concerning the home university, the host university, and the ideal learning…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Higher Education