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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"peer learning"”.
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Peer Produced Peer Learning: A Mathematics Case Study
… intervention intended to transform a peer produced reference resource into a peer produced learning environment. Through the work described in this thesis, PlanetMath.org, an early online community devoted to mathematics, has now become a mathematical practicum, and a laboratory for …
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A Model of Peer Learning Incorporating Scaffolding Strategies
Peer learning is a learning strategy that enables learners to interact with others and become active participants in their learning. To design peer learning activities, a model of peer learning is necessary to provide peers with guidance. However, previous models related to peer learning have not …
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Exploring Peer Learning in the Context of Dyadic Interactions in Kindergarten Aged Children
… aged children are now expected to interact with peers in their classrooms for the purpose of gaining new knowledge. Since children spend a great deal of time in the company of other children, it is assumed that the children know how to learn from each other. Previously studied have been …
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The use of telecollaboration with peer learning models for hearing second language learners of American Sign Language
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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Mediated activity and the role of technology in peer-to-peer learning at the University of Fort Hare
… African university students use technology for peer-to-peer learning (Czerniewicz and Brown, 2005). This study aims to explore the ways in which students mediate one another's learning and the ways in which they use (and don't use) information and communications technology (ICT) to do so. This …
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A critical analysis of magistrates' experiences of the peer learning initiative in the KwaZulu-Natal courts : transcending apartheid judicial education?
This dissertation investigates the peer learning activities initiated by the Joint Education and Training Committee (Jetcom) of the kwaZulu-Natal district court magistrates. A core aspect of the study considers how magistrates relate their understandings of peer learning to their professional …
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Peer learning and mentoring as strategies to increase professional identity and the perception of inclusion as applied to an all-male clinical group in cegep nursing
… of nursing school to increase opportunities for peer learning, professional identity, and feelings of inclusion. Through the completion of surveys and a structured interview, the results were analyzed and demonstrate that male students have overall higher professional identity than their female …
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Lifelong learning in amateur chamber musicians
Lifelong learning is essential for adults to adapt to an ever-changing world. It benefits both individuals and society. Lifelong learning includes formal learning that focuses on credentials and informal learning that happens along the way. Measuring this informal learning can be challenging since …
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Sense of community and peer review: A case study of a doctoral dissertation experience
… study was to understand whether participation in peer review activities related to feelings of sense of community in online doctoral students. The relationship between sense of community and peer review assignments was measured using a fully online Doctor of Education program at a large, …
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Instructional Technology and Self -Directed Learning: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Online Students' Self -Directed Learning Ability and Instructional Technology Competency
… study also suggest possible variations in the learning strategies that students with different levels of SDL ability applied for learning IT in an online course. Cognitive learning strategies of metacognitive self-regulation, elaboration, and critical thinking appear as substantial factors in …
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"I know where you can find out more": The role of peer educators in promoting quality use of medicines among seniors
… information needs. Seniors are trained as peer educators to convey QUM messages to other seniors in a single group session. However, there is a dearth of research assessing peer education for seniors about medicines, and little understanding of what peer educators do in practice. This …
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Bidirectional gaze guiding and indexing in human-robot interaction through a situated architecture
… opportunistic and lifelong robotic socio-visual learning, supports the bidirectional process of following referential behavior; and generates referential behavior useful for directing the gaze of human peers. This document critically probes questions in human-robot interaction around our …
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The Learning Ultimatum: Why facilitated learning is vital for nurturing authentic-agape, uplifting, indelible, future intelligent leaders who collaborate meaningfully and innovate purposefully.
… for up to 13 years, all being taught (not learning) the same facts, in the same way, at the same pace. We will explore Senge’s comments in more depth to assess the extent of systemic impact caused by ‘learning facts by rote,’ based upon extrinsic control (reward or punishment), as opposed …
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Decoding STEM: The Impact of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach Programming on English Language Learners
… pedagogies which place emphasis on textbook learning can be challenging for students, especially those who are learning English at the same time. This case study examines a cohort of English Language Learners (ELLs) selected from a larger longitudinal STEM study that aimed to investigate how …
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Tools for supporting English language learning in the family context
… how we can help parents learn English through peer-learning experiences with their children. I discuss the design and study of the learning experience facilitated by "Read Out Loud," a mobile application that supports parents who are learning English as they read storybooks with their children. …
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Social capital and faculty development in higher education
… arguing that formal initiatives neglect informal peer relationships and social capital, which can both enhance engagement in development activities and teaching practices. Grounded in Social Learning Theory and Social Capital Theory, the study explores how collaborative ties provide access to …
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Analyzing Student’s Problem-solving Approaches in MOOCs using Natural Language Processing
… processes are an essential part of learning. Knowing how students approach solving problems can help instructors improve their instructional designs and effectively guide the learning process of students. This thesis proposes a natural language processing (NLP) driven method to …
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A qualitative study of faculty/student perceptions of RN to baccalaureate nursing degree curricula and instructional needs through focus groups and follow-up interviews
… sharing, student presentations); 6) adult learning principles (self-direction, choices, peer learning, respect for experience); and 7) accommodations (acknowledgement for multiple roles, convenience, flexibility, credit for previous work, choices, physical environment).
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Peer Interaction, Cognition And Argumentative Writing (Key Stage 2 Children)
… research approach to investigate 10-year-olds in peer groups of three, interacting in preparation for a written argument. This situation was hypothesised to foster logical reasoning which could affect writing quality. The study contrasts the peer support strategy with the pervasive teacher direct …
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Finding Motivation and Connectedness for Learning with Special Education Students Qualifying Under Emotional Disturbance
… support them in rediscovering their desire for learning while also determining how educators can be supportive in cultivating academic engagement and agency. The theoretical framework looks toward co-created curriculum through an understanding of intrinsic motivation (Ryan et al., 2021), …
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