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Moraitis, Peter; Carr, Amanda Jane; Daddow, Angela Audrey – International Journal of Training Research, 2012
This paper reports on a collaborative project aimed at addressing the learning challenges faced by non-traditional students at the interface of TAFE and Higher Education. Our pedagogy is informed by engagement with a critique of competency-based education that espouses "bringing knowledge back into" the curriculum (Wheelahan, 2010a) and a critique…
Descriptors: Expertise, Discourse Communities, Vocational Education, Curriculum Design
Ibrahim, Ali S. – Teacher Development, 2012
Induction and mentoring of novice teachers have gained considerable worldwide attention. However, in the United Arab Emirates, graduates from teacher education programmes are recruited as teachers without being provided with any formal school-based support. They suffer from stress, overload, and low self-esteem and a high percentage leave…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Mentors, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction
Mulder, Martin – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
This contribution aims at informing readers about a current education and training design approach which is based on theory building and practical experience. It is about the development of comprehensive competence-based education, which is different from earlier attempts to develop competence-based education. In many education development…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Vocational Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles
Mayfield, Linda Riggs – Learning Assistance Review, 2012
This small, descriptive, pilot study addressed survey data from four levels of nursing students who had been taught to maximize their learning styles in a first-semester freshman success skills course. Bandura's Agency Theory supports the design. The hypothesis was that without reinforcing instruction, the students' recall and application of that…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Cognitive Style, Learning Strategies, College Freshmen
Knight, Sue; Collins, Carol – Theory and Research in Education, 2010
In this article we argue for the necessity of far-reaching change in school curricula and pedagogy. More particularly, we argue that developing students' understanding and engagement in the disciplines which make up the school curriculum requires an unearthing of the philosophical issues underlying science, mathematics, the arts, geography,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Development, Curriculum Development, Ethics
Hamilton, Buffy J. – Knowledge Quest, 2011
In this article, the author discusses the role of school librarians as teachers in our learning ecosystems. In the author's partnership as an embedded librarian with English teacher Susan Lester at Creekview High School, they have sought in their Media 21 learning initiative to engage student participation, creating and sustaining conversations…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Instructional Leadership, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Smith, Wayne – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2011
In his book "Physical Education Futures" (Routledge, London) David Kirk (2010) introduces the notion of the idea of the idea of physical education, which challenges all physical educators to think more deeply and broadly about physical education as a school subject. The notion of the idea of the idea enables a "big picture"…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Critical Theory, Debate, Adoption (Ideas)
Groth, Randall E. – Mathematics Teacher, 2011
The lesson study model of professional development that originated in Japan is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. At its core, lesson study is a means of bringing teachers together to carry out the process of planning a lesson, implementing and observing it, and then examining it during a debriefing session. The debriefing…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Secondary School Teachers, Professional Development, Instructional Improvement
Ciudad-Gomez, Adelaida – Journal of International Education Research, 2011
The aim of this work is to develop a proposal for a methodology in the university environment that enables us to design our course with an approach based on the development and acquisition of competences within the framework of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), allowing a transition from a model focused on teaching to a model focused on…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Instructional Design, Accounting, Instructional Development
Krajcik, Joseph – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2011
Paul Black, Mark Wilson, and Shih-Ying Yao in "Road Maps for Learning: A Guide to the Navigation of Learning Progressions" provide a number of important ideas to consider regarding the development of assessments and curriculum materials to support development of core ideas. One major idea that the author found most valuable is the focus on student…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Educational Change, Learning Processes, Alignment (Education)
Konrad, Moira; Helf, Shawnna; Joseph, Laurice M. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2011
Even evidence-based instructional methods may not be sufficient for closing achievement gaps. If teachers are not maximizing instructional time, achievement gaps are likely to widen over time; therefore, instruction need not only be effective but efficient as well. The purposes of this article are to (a) provide practitioners with a broad…
Descriptors: Evidence, Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
Willis, Jerry – Educational Technology, 2011
This is the first in a series of two articles examining the current status of instructional design (ID) scholarship and theory in four different cultures or traditions. In this article, the focus is on, first, ID models based on traditional behavioral theories of learning and, second, on models based on cognitive science and the learning sciences.…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Instructional Design, Instructional Systems, Scholarship
Teng, Khor Ean; Hung, Chung Sheng – Open Praxis, 2013
This paper describes the framework for the development of OER-based learning materials "TCC121/05 Programming Fundamentals with Java" for ODL learners in Wawasan Open University (WOU) using three main development phases mainly: creation, evaluation and production phases. The proposed framework has further been tested on ODL learners to…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Programming, Instructional Materials, Material Development
Mason, Robert T. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2013
This research paper compares a database practicum at the Regis University College for Professional Studies (CPS) with technology oriented practicums at other universities. Successful andragogy for technology courses can motivate students to develop a genuine interest in the subject, share their knowledge with peers and can inspire students to…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Database Design, Practicums, Computer System Design
Stearns, Michael A.; Margulus, Lisabeth S. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2013
In July 2008, Riverbend Public Schools (RPS) in Western Michigan and Grand Valley State University (GVSU) received a grant from the Wallace Foundation that supported the development of a specialized educational
leadership program. The project was designed to customize an existing degree program in the university's College of Education, focusing on…
Descriptors: Participant Satisfaction, Followup Studies, Leadership Training, Educational Administration