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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"reflection-in-action"”.
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Classroom reflection in action
This ethnographic study investigated what previous researchers termed interactive decision-making, decisions made by teachers while conducting a planned lesson. Specifically, this research attempted to understand the various types of interactive decisions teachers confront during reading and social …
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Embodied reflective practice : the embodied nature of reflection-in-action
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the applicability of aspects of Schön’s (1983) theories of reflection-in-action in relation to visual art practice. Schön’s (1983) theories demonstrate that whilst they are written with design disciplines in mind, they do not extend to consider the …
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Building a community of reflective practitioners : a reflection-in-action with MIT DUSP
In 1983, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor Donald Schön published The Reflective Practitioner. In this book, he challenged the prevailing view of professional practice, which he understood as linked to the positivist practice of technical rationality. He called on educational …
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Effects Of Interdisciplinary Designers Reflecting-In-Action During Design
<p>As a specific type of reflective practice, reflection-in-action emphasizes that unique and uncertain situations are understood through attempts to change them, and changed through the attempts to understand the situations (Schön, 1983). The purpose of this interdisciplinary research was to study …
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A Conceptual Model Incorporating Mindfulness to Enhance Reflection in a Situated Learning Environment
Key to designing instruction for situated learning is ensuring the ability of learners to transfer acquired knowledge to a variety of situations. Common to models of instruction and frameworks for situated learning is the importance of including activities for promoting reflection within the design …
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Beyond aesthetics : a contemporary approach to teaching visual language at a post secondary level
… aspects of visual language have been neglected. In this study I introduced students to a revised approach to the formal elements of art, that breaks away from the prescriptive nature of historical formalism and its association with elitism. I adopted a semiotic approach as developed by Fernande …
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Mindfulness in Conflict Coaching
This thesis examines how conflict coaching may benefit from integrating mindfulness into the conflict coaching process. Drawing from the literature on conflict coaching and on integrating mindfulness in the fields of ADR and executive coaching, this thesis argues that mindfulness meditation can …
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Thinking and practice in primary science classrooms : a case study
This thesis presents a case study of the thinking and practice of an experienced primary teacher as he planned and taught a term's science topic on toys with his class of 9-10 year olds. The teacher planned the topic as a series of activities intended to promote investigation and problem-solving by …
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For a ‘Dramaturgy of the Piano Recital’ – an investigation of interdisciplinary strategies for live classical piano performances
This research investigates interdisciplinary strategies for live classical piano performances. The questions which initiated this research emerged from my practice as a classical pianist, and they are concerned, in particular, with the space of the performance, the formalities of the concert …
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Composing with flexible phrases: the impact of a newly designed digital musical instrument upon composing Western popular music for commercials and movie trailers.
This practice-based research project is an original investigation into the process of producing five compositions employing a self-designed digital musical instrument (DMI) called the ‘Flexible Phrase System’ (FPS). This research consists of two interconnected design processes: one is the …
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The Meaning of Reflective Teaching to National Board Certified Teachers
This qualitative study examined how National Board certified teachers (NBCTs) perceive the meaning of reflective teaching and how their perceptions compare to the literature on reflective thinking and teaching. The study included five participants who had completed the National Board certification …
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Evaluating process and outcome in the education of general practitioners
I set out to develop methodologies linking the educational processes adopted by General Practitioner trainers to outcomes, in terms of quality performance by their learners in later life as doctors. Evidence about educational process and about quality of practice must be collected and analysed in a …
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Can the reflective practice of action learning enhance criticality in MBAs? : A Bourdieusian analysis of organizing learning sets in the Pakistani business schools
… to explore the cultural complexities of organizing action learning at three Pakistani business schools with the intention of investigating whether reflective practice can be established as a self-sustaining feature of MBA education. The study informs about the cultural conditions shaping the …
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National Board Certified Physical Education Teachers: A descriptive analysis
"The Carnegie Task Force on Teaching as a Profession in 1986 released ""A Nation Prepared"". This seminal document was produced in an effort to improve instruction within the United States. Among its recommendations, the Carnegie foundation called for the establishment of a National Board that …
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Dancing through the fourth wall: Process Drama as an enactment of Critical Pedagogy
This thesis explores the interplay of process drama and critical pedagogy and addresses the question of how the principles of the two pedagogies relate and whether process drama can enact critical pedagogy. While a significant and previously recorded association exists between the principles of …
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University tutors’ beliefs about and practices in assessing undergraduates’ writing - A New Zealand case study
… of professional activities, such as evaluating and giving written feedback on students’ written work, has rarely been explored. Very few studies on teacher cognition of giving feedback have included data of real practice collected by think-aloud, observation, and stimulated recall. …
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The case of Tapatoru: Building the capability of foundation educators through professional standards
RESEARCH QUESTIONS How isTapatoru being used to inform capability building? What are the organisation and individual drivers for the use of Tapatoru? What enables and inhibits organisational and individual use of Tapatoru? ABSTRACT This thesis is a story within which many stories are told. The …
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Being Home: Exploring the idea of home and belonging through art practice
In a time of worldwide mobility, global migration and subsequent cultural blending, our understanding of what makes us feel at home has become more significant. What do we call home, and what determines our sense of belonging? Is home simply a house – a place where we grew up? Firstly, I studied …
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The Quest for Life and Intelligence in Digital Puppets.
Performers and artists wishing to make collaborative improvisations using three-dimensional computer graphics will encounter the following difficulty: the animation process lacks the functionality required for spontaneous, serendipitous, real-time interaction. While human motion capture makes such …