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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"threshold concept"”.
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Sustainable development as a threshold concept : an investigation into chemical engineering students' knowledge
… studies aimed to investigate the sustainability conceptions held by engineering students and to assess their level of knowledge on sustainability concepts. The findings revealed that the level of knowledge is poor and engineering students had varying ideas on what sustainability is.
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Knowledge in Accounting: Using a threshold concept lens to identify knowledge of financial instruments in an Accounting course, as experienced by students at a South African university
This qualitative research aims to identify the threshold concepts in financial instruments using Meyer and Land's Threshold Concept Framework (2005) and applies the dimension of Semantics and Legitimation Code Theory (Maton, 2014) to analyse whether semantic gravity and semantic density are …
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The design of an intense accelerator-based epithermal neutron beam prototype for BNCT using near-threshold reactions
Near-threshold boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) uses proton energies only tens of keV above the (p,n) reaction threshold in lithium in order to reduce the moderation requirements of the neutron source. The goals of this research were to prove the feasibility of this near-threshold concept for …
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Beyond Black and White: Transformative Learning and Educator Practice in Australian Indigenous Studies
… their study with pre-existing prejudices, and misconceptions. Such learners can find the Australian Indigenous Studies curriculum challenging, as courses of study present perspectives that do not accord with their existing views. Such learners can be labelled by educators as racist or prejudiced. …
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Beyond Black and White: Transformative Learning and Educator Practice in Australian Indigenous Studies
… their study with pre-existing prejudices, and misconceptions. Such learners can find the Australian Indigenous Studies curriculum challenging, as courses of study present perspectives that do not accord with their existing views. Such learners can be labelled by educators as racist or prejudiced. …
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Troublesome or Threshold? : the experience of difficult concepts in prosthetics
… is experienced as difficult, and potentially threshold, concepts in prosthetics. Prosthetics and orthotics education is an under-researched area and this research assists in filling this gap. Consideration is given to the reasons why students have difficulties in learning certain concepts. …
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Journeys in feedback: undergraduate primary student teachers’ uses of personal and professional social networks to gather and interpret feedback, and the extent to which feedback influenced their reflective practices
… their ‘reflective practice’: defined here as a ‘threshold concept’ (Meyer and Land, 2003) of Qualified Teacher Status in initial teacher education (DfE, 2011a). While the UK’s National Student Survey (NSS) (HEFCE, 2016) consistently identified ‘feedback’ in higher education as weaker than …
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A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Impact of a Problem-Based Learning Approach to the Teaching of Software Development in Higher Education
… with Software Development is that it may be a Threshold Concept in Computing. The literature suggests that Problem-Based Learning (PBL) can improve the teaching of difficult concepts, and it has been promoted by professional and funding bodies as a teaching strategy that can improve learner …
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AN INVESTIGATION OF E-PORTFOLIO IMPLEMENTATION IN THE MALAYSIAN SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMME (MSTP)
… courses in one training semester. The idea of a ‘threshold concept’ was adopted to provide guidelines to direct the E-portfolio development and implementation. Kolb’s Experiential Learning (KEL) and Competency Based Training (CBT) were the main reference theories informing the design of the …
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The potential for a future-focused curriculum in New Zealand: The perceptions and practice of six secondary school technology teachers
… education is a subject that has seen significant conceptual change within its curriculum since its inception. In New Zealand, the national curriculum positions technology education as a means to expose students to learning, which can be future-focused in nature. The subject affords opportunities …
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The Effects of Load Ratio on Threshold Fatigue Crack Growth of Aluminum Alloys
… Design engineers have taken advantage of the FCG threshold concept to design for long fatigue lives. FCG threshold (DKth) is a value of DK (crack-tip loading), below which no significant FCG occurs. Cracks are tolerated if DK is less than DKth. However, FCG threshold is not constant. Many …