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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"authentic learning"”.
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Authentic learning in interactive multimedia environments
… address the growing rift between formal school learning and real-life learning. One theory of learning which has the capacity to promote authentic learning is that of situated learning. The purpose of the study was to investigate the way students learn from an interactive multimedia package and …
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Teacher professional growth in an authentic learning environment
… and applying what, is known about cognition and learning; b) modifying the location and nature ofprofessional development so that it is authentic, based in the classroom and focusing on tasks meaningful to the teacher; c) attending to the infrastructure underlying professional development; and d) …
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Authentic Learning in a Middle School Classroom: A Case Study
… case study is to explore and investigate how authentic learning is experienced in a middle school classroom within a K-12 public charter academy in the rural Midwestern United States. This was a qualitative case study, which allowed the researcher to observe the phenomenon of authentic …
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Authentic Learning with Portfolios: A Combination that K-12 Education Needs
… Students need systemic changes that make learning more meaningful and more engaging of their existing skills and interests. Authentic learning practices, like Project-Based, Community-Based, and Work-Based Learning, make such changes by orienting instruction around topics relevant to …
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The Effects Of Applying Authentic Learning Strategies To Develop Computational Thinking Skills In Computer Literacy Students
<p>This study attempts to determine if authentic learning strategies can be used to acquire knowledge of and increase motivation for computational thinking. Over 600 students enrolled in a computer literacy course participated in this study which involved completing a pretest, posttest and …
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Crafting a meso practice course using elements of authentic learning for undergraduate social work students in South Africa
Many teaching and learning practices in higher education, including social work education in South Africa, tend to be characterised by a transmission mode of instruction, whereby knowledge moves from the expert educator to the student. This study investigates the extent to which an authentic …
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A higher education case: millennial experience toward learning through a virtual world designed as an authentic learning environment
… educational initiatives encourage the use of authentic learning environments to realistically prepare students for jobs in a constantly changing world. Many students of the Millennial generation may be social media savvy. However, what can be said about learning conditions and student …
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Using social media to enhance knowledge sharing in authentic contexts : a case of undergraduate computer science students at Bindura University
… interaction on Facebook (FB) to explore authentic learning during industrial attachment are discussed. In this study, conversation analysis of Facebook posts was performed against nine elements of authentic learning by Herrington Reeves and Oliver (2010). This was done to investigate the …
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Augmented Reality Technology Used To Enhance Informal Science Learning
… with the use of tools and processes to enhance learning. An authentic learning experience can be described as experiencing real problems and consequences in context (Rosenbaum et al., 2007). Augmented reality technology can be used to create authentic learning experiences as it allows for many …
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Why Didn't They Get It? An Investigation into the Pedagogic Practices of a Vocational Curriculum
… in South Africa. Students are immersed in an authentic learning experience and the curriculum is centred around an assessment where students stage a Live Sound event that takes place in a real-world context. This study specifically examines the enabling and constraining factors that facilitate …
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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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Guidelines for Authentic Instruction in an Online Environment for Faculty in Higher Education: Design, Development, and Illustrative Module Prototype
… inform instructional designers when designing authentic tasks in the online environment. Herrington and Oliver (2000) state that designing authentic tasks for online learning can be captured using nine characteristics. Bonk and Dennen's (2003) research empirically demonstrated a Framework for …
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Creating Authentic Meaning for Inferential Statistics in a High School Setting
Creating authentic learning experiences for students to apply statistical concepts in areas that interests them aligns with best practices in the teaching. This four-lesson curriculum project is thus designed for a high school statistics class to support learning of the limited New York State Next …
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An Interactive Environmental Approach to Teaching English as a Second Language
… theories of place based and experiential learning. Each unit has an outdoor activity build into the language learning framework, and the lessons are focused on building communicative, reading, vocabulary and grammar skills within an authentic learning atmosphere. Additionally, there are …
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Adaptive Change For An All Boys College Preparatory Public Middle School: A Change Leadership Project
… promotes a full understanding of the value of authentic learning, project based learning, exhibitions of mastery, and capstone projects to change students’ lives, increase academic achievement, and prepare students for success in the next phase of their educational career.</p>
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Applying New Technologies to Upgrade Non-English Speakers’ English Speaking Skills
… interests in studies. This can create a positive learning environment to students, which meets the social requirements of this era. This project is to provide some ideas and methods of applying new technologies in English instruction to expose students in a more authentic learning environment and …
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Looking in the Mirror of Authenticity: A Self-Study of Teacher Education Practice
This study explored the notion of authenticity within the context of teacher education. A qualitative research approach was chosen employing methods associated with self-study in order to explore the dissonance I experienced as a relatively new teacher educator. The purpose of the study was to …
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An Understanding of Higher-Order Thinking in Social Studies: A Naturalistic Case Study of a Korean Middle School Classroom
… the development of higher order thinking and authentic learning. For some implications for classroom practice of higher order thinking in Korean social studies classrooms, this study suggests guided participation, reciprocal teaching, and cooperative learning in small groups. This study also …
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The challenge of authentic Computer Applications Technology education in practice
… curriculum documents and the teaching and learning materials provided, seem to regard the subject as a technical one that requires a rather technicist teaching modality. This discrepancy prompted me to engage in an investigation to ensure that my education practice will be fulfilling that …
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