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Showing 1 to 20 of 90 for “"Formal Learning"”.
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Formal and Non-Formal Learning in Virtual Environments
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Engaging Students in 21st Century Skills through Non-Formal Learning
… (CCSMP), and Partnership for 21st Century Learning (P-21) challenge educators to provide students with dynamic learning experiences that address the needs of learners in today's society. These new standards represent a paradigm shift away from the meticulous content memorization of many …
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Formal learning in radiation protection among Maltese family doctors : a survey.
… of this study were to determine the level of formal radiation protection education of family doctors registered in Malta and their attitude towards the acquisition of this knowledge. No published studies on formal radiation protection education for family doctors were found. Since no specific …
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Constructing a non-formal learning environment in an applied graduate training program: Building a community of practice
… purpose of this research was to enhance student learning outside of the classroom through the creation and facilitation of a community of practice. Using the social constructionist and communities of practice frameworks and employing a modified collaborative inquiry methodology, the objective was …
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Informal and non-formal learning amongst teachers in relation to the management of classroom discipline at a primary school
… schools. It is expected from teachers to manage learning in classrooms, while at the same time practise and promote a critical, committed and ethical attitude towards the development of a sense of respect and responsibility amongst learners. It is with this in mind that one should remember that …
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An investigation of mobile-mediated social learning using socio-constructivism: a case study of convergence of informal and formal learning at the Polytechnic of Namibia
Mobile phones are hardly used for teaching and learning in the study setting, the Polytechnic of Namibia. Formal learning that is widespread in the study setting does not allow the design of authentic learning tasks. Nevertheless, mobile learning allows the design of authentic learning tasks and …
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Social networks : encouraging collaboration among first year undergraduate students at the University of Cape Town
… in-depth understanding of the nature of students learning, mediated by their participation insocial networks in three learning locations at the University of Cape Town (UCT), namely, (i) formal learning locations, such as scheduled classes and laboratory sessions; (ii) semi-formal learning …
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A Confirmatory Multivariate Study of the Nature of Second Language Proficiency and Its Relationship to Learner Variables (Acquisition, Covariance, Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Lisrel, Foreign, Teaching English as A Foreign Language, Tefl)
… each other: (a) background learner variables ('formal learning in home country,' 'home country and family use of English,' and 'formal learning in an English-speaking country') and motivation affect proficiency; (b) background learner variables affect proficiency while the latter affects …
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Informal Language Learning: The Perspective of Higher Education Students in Brussels. A Case Study
This research explores informal language learning by Higher Education (HE) students in Brussels. Informal language learning is defined in this thesis as learning that takes place outside formal HE institutions. Informal language learning has been studied less than its counterpart, formal learning, …
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A multi-sensory curriculum for young children : [a paper] ...
… training of the sense as a prerequisite to formal learning, and since two ERIC searches failed to turn up such research it was decided to test out it the use of a multi-sensory curriculum does influence the achievement level of young children.
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Unpicking the learning from the doing: an exploration of informal learning in a voluntary group
This thesis is an exploration of informal learning in a voluntary group. The research identified a large body of learning which has been done over an extended period of time by a group of people who have been motivated to learn in order to do. This learning is both implicit in their stories and …
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The mountaintop and the swamp; the role of time in the practising of change commitments after a customised executive education programme
… of what happens to change commitments after formal learning programmes. Schön’s metaphor of the *mountaintop* and the *swamp* appears helpful in seeing this setting through a different lens. Building on the ontological distinction provided from either perspective, this study highlights the …
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Investigating factors affecting social media usage at North-West University Mafikeng Campus
Formal learning platforms have showed poor turnover over the years (Yuan & Powell 2013). Social media however has and continues to grow. The study explores how students' understanding and usage of social media in the learning process can contribute to the improvement of e-learning. The study …
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Learning in the open : quantifying personal learning environments
… whether it is possible to quantify personal learning environments by employing the concepts and culture that support the Quantified Self movement. Using an online ethnographic approach, it explores the synergies and opportunities apparent in a technologically mediated learning environment …
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Environmental learning among children : the development of environmental attitudes and ecological knowledge
… and developmental variables which can include formal education, but can also be independent of formal learning programs. This study concerns the development of environmental attitudes and ecological knowledge in upper primary school children in the Australian Capital Territory. To evaluate the …
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Environmental learning among children : the development of environmental attitudes and ecological knowledge
… and developmental variables which can include formal education, but can also be independent of formal learning programs. This study concerns the development of environmental attitudes and ecological knowledge in upper primary school children in the Australian Capital Territory. To evaluate the …
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Illuminating Children's Scientific Funds of Knowledge Through Social Media Sharing
… to view diverse funds of knowledge. Connecting learning to students’ funds of knowledge is particularly important for non-dominant learners, who experience tensions between home, community and school science cultures. This study is embedded in a research project which iteratively designed a …
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Assessing the uses and impacts of Facebook for teaching and learning in classroom education contexts in Malaysian universities
… and their outcomes and impacts for teaching and learning practices in Malaysian higher education. The research objectives were to identify how and why lecturers and students use Facebook as a teaching and learning platform in a formal classroom environment, and to evaluate how lecturers and …
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The experiences and perceptions of 6 NGO leaders on the role and value of formal and informal learning in leadership continuity in the NGO sector across 3 historical periods in South Africa
… research study I explore the role and value of formal and informal learning in leadership continuity in South Africa. In order to do this I look at the experiences and perceptions of 6 NGO leaders in South Africa whom I locate within three historical periods. Within this context, I also explore …
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Learning to become a subject: A hermeneutic phenomenological study of students in a Waldorf (Steiner) school in Germany
Learning to become a subject: A hermeneutic phenomenological study of students in a Waldorf (Steiner) school in Germany The centrals aim of Steiner pedagogy include enabling young people to develop as persons, to become socially responsible subjects capable of contributing constructively to society …
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