Reflection as a core student learning activity in higher education - Insights from nearly two decades of academic development     

Sven Veine  Martha Kalvig Anderson  Nina Haugland Andersen  Thomas Christian Espenes  Tove Bredesen Søyland 《International Journal for Academic Development》2020,25(2):147-161

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Experiential learning (EL) has great potential to prepare students to work on interdisciplinary and global challenges across traditional boundaries, as well as support them in the development of reflective skills. In this study, we explore reflection as a central element for EL in the university wide interdisciplinary course Experts in Teamwork (EiT). Based upon 17 years of experience with the development of EiT, perspectives from the literature, and critically analyzing current practices, we describe two key findings from this ongoing exploration: the need to develop a framework for such a course and the need for training of teaching staff.  相似文献   

Implementing Effective Group Work for Mathematical Achievement in Primary School Classrooms in Hong Kong     

Peter Kutnick  Dennis C. L. Fung  Ida. A. C. Mok  Frederick K. S. Leung  Johnson C. H. Li  Betty P.-Y. Lee  Veronica K. W. Lai 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2017,15(5):957-978

The Hong Kong Education Bureau recommends that primary school pupils’ mathematical achievement be enhanced via collaborative discussions engendered by group work. This pedagogic change may be hindered by Confucian heritage classroom practices and Western-dominated group work approaches that predominate in Hong Kong. To overcome these obstacles, we introduced a relational approach to group work in a quasi-experimental study. Our sample included 20 teachers randomly allocated to experimental (12) and control (8) conditions and their 504 mathematics pupils (aged 9–10). The relational approach focused on the development of peer relationships in a culturally appropriate manner and was implemented over 7 months. Pupils were pre-/post-tested for mathematical achievement and systematically observed, and the teachers were assessed for subject knowledge and pre-/post-tested for pedagogic efficacy. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) results show enhanced mathematical achievement, supported by improved peer-based communication skills and time-on-task for the experimental pupils. Experimental teachers raised their pedagogic efficacy. Results indicate the potential of the relational approach for boosting academic achievement via enhanced child-peer-teacher interaction and the need to reassess the role of peer-based latent collectivist learning in Confucian heritage classrooms.  相似文献   

Does learner expertise matter when designing emotional multimedia for learners of primary school mathematics?     

Chiu  Thomas K. F.  Jong  Morris Siu-yung  Mok  Ida A. C. 《Educational technology research and development : ETR & D》2020,68(5):2305-2320

Educational technology research and development - Recent research on multimedia learning has considered the integration of cognitive and affective aspects of media processing. The literature...  相似文献   

Controlling Bias in Both Constructed Response and Multiple‐Choice Items When Analyzed With the Dichotomous Rasch Model          下载免费PDF全文

David Andrich  Ida Marais 《Journal of Educational Measurement》2018,55(2):281-307

Even though guessing biases difficulty estimates as a function of item difficulty in the dichotomous Rasch model, assessment programs with tests which include multiple‐choice items often construct scales using this model. Research has shown that when all items are multiple‐choice, this bias can largely be eliminated. However, many assessments have a combination of multiple‐choice and constructed response items. Using vertically scaled numeracy assessments from a large‐scale assessment program, this article shows that eliminating the bias on estimates of the multiple‐choice items also impacts on the difficulty estimates of the constructed response items. This implies that the original estimates of the constructed response items were biased by the guessing on the multiple‐choice items. This bias has implications for both defining difficulties in item banks for use in adaptive testing composed of both multiple‐choice and constructed response items, and for the construction of proficiency scales.  相似文献   

Muscle activity and spine load during anterior chain whole body linkage exercises: the body saw,hanging leg raise and walkout from a push-up     

Stuart McGill  Jordan Andersen  Jordan Cannon 《Journal of sports sciences》2015,33(4):419-426

This study examined anterior chain whole body linkage exercises, namely the body saw, hanging leg raise and walkout from a push-up. Investigation of these exercises focused on which particular muscles were challenged and the magnitude of the resulting spine load. Fourteen males performed the exercises while muscle activity, external force and 3D body segment motion were recorded. A sophisticated and anatomically detailed 3D model used muscle activity and body segment kinematics to estimate muscle force, and thus sensitivity to each individual's choice of motor control for each task. Gradations of muscle activity and spine load characteristics were observed across tasks. On average, the hanging straight leg raise created approximately 3000 N of spine compression while the body saw created less than 2500 N. The hanging straight leg raise created the highest challenge to the abdominal wall (>130% MVC in rectus abdominis, 88% MVC in external oblique). The body saw resulted in almost 140% MVC activation of the serratus anterior. All other exercises produced substantial abdominal challenge, although the body saw did so in the most spine conserving way. These findings, along with consideration of an individual's injury history, training goals and current fitness level, should assist in exercise choice and programme design.  相似文献   

Editorial     

Kenneth E. Andersen 《Communication Studies》2013,64(1)

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Outstanding Mentor     

Andersen  Hans O. 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》1998,9(3):189-189

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Views of elementary and middle school Turkish students toward environmental issues     

Ozgul Yilmaz    Hans O. Andersen 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(12):1527-1546

This study was conducted in order to identify the intensity of Turkish students’ views with regard to environmental issues presented in the national curriculum and to determine how these views differ by gender, grade level, previous science achievement, socio‐economic status (SES), and school location. For this project, a 51‐item Attitude Toward Environmental Issues Scale (ATEIS) was created and utilized. In total, the scale involved 30 distinct environmental issues. These environmental issues are emphasized in the current Turkish science education curriculum. A total of 458 students in grade 4–8 classrooms completed the scale. Rasch analysis results indicated that, in general, the students felt environmental problems should be confronted in Turkey. But when students were presented with a range of survey items stating that a particular environmental issue should take precedence over economic growth, it was often very difficult for students to agree. On the other hand, when students were simply presented a range of survey issues concerning environmental problems in Turkey, it was easy for them to agree with the presence (or importance) of these environmental issues in Turkey. Subsequent analysis suggested that the set of ATEIS survey items were understood and functioned in a similar measurement manner for male and female students, as well as elementary and middle school students. Results of ANOVA analyses indicated that recent high achievement in science courses resulted in more positive attitudes toward environmental issues. T‐test analyses revealed that the older female students of this data set exhibited more support for environmental issues than did male students. Students with high family income, and those students living in urban areas, displayed more positive attitudes toward environmental issues than did students with low family income, and those living in suburban areas.  相似文献   

Unitarian Summer Schools     

Ida Rappaport 《Religious education (Chicago, Ill.)》2013,108(3):182-183

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Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World. Wagner,T (2012)     

Lori Andersen 《Roeper Review》2013,35(3):205-206

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