New Digital Technologies: Educational Opportunities for Australian Indigenous Learners

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalini Watson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
National Priority ◽  
Indigenous Learners

This article presents a number of possibilities that digital technologies can offer to increase access for Indigenous people to higher education in Australia. Such technologies can assist Indigenous high school students acquire the knowledge and skills they require to be accepted into higher education courses. They can also assist Indigenous students to be more successful in their higher education studies. While this article is contextualised to the Australian higher education setting specifically, the principles derived within may be applied to other disadvantaged groups worldwide. It may be concluded that the despite the barriers to the uptake of digital technologies, the potential offered holds much promise for such groups. In Australia, Indigenous people are the most severely under-represented in higher education, with access rates that have been declining over the past 6 years. Therefore, this issue has been classified as a matter of the highest national priority (Bradley, Noonan, Nugent, & Scales, 2008, p. 16). Concurrently, evidence is mounting that digital learning environments are able to produce positive learning outcomes for Indigenous students, albeit with a number of barriers to their uptake. This literature review explores: current trends in digital technologies and tertiary instructional practices, barriers to the uptake of digital technologies for Indigenous learners in Australia, and the potential of digital technologies for accommodating Indigenous learning styles. A number of implications for practice are discussed, based on the review of the literature.

scholarly journals Piaget e Vygotsky: um paralelo entre as ideias de cooperação e interação no desenvolvimento de um espaço de aprendizagem digital

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Silva De Bona ◽  
Rafaela Fetzner Drey
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Space

Resumo: Este artigo se constitui de um estudo que visa a articular os conceitos de cooperação de Jean Piaget e de interação social de Vygotsky num espaço de aprendizagem digital. A articulação contempla um estudo teórico desses conceitos e também um exemplo prático que ocorre na Educação Matemática, sendo este possível devido ao espaço proporcionado pelas tecnologias digitais online. O exemplo prático está alicerçado numa pesquisa-ação em que os estudantes e a professora de Matemática estabelecem pleno diálogo para que a mobilização em aprender a aprender Matemática ocorra de fato. Neste estudo, constata-se a aproximação epistemológica destes conceitos – cooperação e interação social – no processo de aprendizagem de Matemática na rede social Facebook com estudantes do Ensino Médio Integrado do IFRS – Câmpus Osório. Palavras-Chave: Tecnologias Digitais. Educação Matemática. Cooperação. Interação. Aprendizagem. PIAGET E VYGOTSKY: A PARALLEL BETWEEN THE IDEAS OF INTERACTION AND COOPERATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL LEARNING SPACE Abstract: This article presents a study which aims at articulating Jean Piaget’s cooperation and Vygotsky’s social interaction concepts concerning a digital learning space. This crossing presents a theoretical research of these concepts and also a practical example which occurs in Mathematics Education. This becomes possible due to the space provided by online digital technologies. The practical example is based on an action-research where students and Math teacher established an interaction so that mobilization in learning how to learn Mathematics could be effective. In this study, the epistemological approach of these concepts – cooperation and social interaction – was the raised issue in the process of Mathematics learning at Facebook social network with Technical Integrated High School students from IFRS – Campus Osório. Keywords: Digital Technologies. Mathematics Education. Cooperation. Interaction. Learning.

scholarly journals “A Stepping Stone That Just Pushed Me Further Into Wanting to Go to University”: Student Perspectives on ‘What Works’ for Effective Outreach Strategies for Indigenous Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Katelyn Barney ◽  
Hayley Williams
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
University Student ◽  
School Students ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Outreach Programs ◽  
Student Equity ◽  
What Works ◽  
National Centre

In Australia, there are numerous outreach initiatives run by universities for Indigenous high school students that attempt to elevate aspirations of Indigenous students to go to university. The theoretical case for these initiatives is strong as much data exists surrounding the barriers Indigenous students face in entering university. However, the research and evidence base for these equity programs remains largely underdeveloped and limited (Bennett et al., 2015). Drawing on findings from interviews with Indigenous university students as part of a National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) Equity Fellowship, this paper identifies what works and what areas to strengthen in Indigenous specific outreach programs. The paper concludes by discussing the development of strategies and resources to build the evidence base of effective outreach activities for Indigenous students.

scholarly journals CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD ENGLISH TEACHERS BASED ON THE PERCEPTION OF THE STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES AND PERSONALITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Fausiah Sriyuliyana
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Psychological Aspect ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
School Students ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Pedagogical Aspect ◽  
Visual Learners

The  research aims are (i) Identifying the characteristics of good English teachers in SMAN 3 Sinjai Selatan. (ii) Knowing the characteristics of good English teacher based on the students’ learning style. (iii) Knowing the characteristics of good English teacher based on the students’ personality. This research was done by using a qualitative approach. The data were collected by using two instruments i.e. questionnaires and in depth interview. The results of this study reveal that (i) The characteristics of good English teacher based on the students’ perception in SMAN 3 Sinjai Selatan are categorized into four different categories, namely proficiency, pedagogical (both conceptual and practical), socio-affective and psychological aspect. The last category was the additional category in which age included in and differently from the work of Gi and  Hyo (2006) that only specified three categories, namely proficiency, pedagogical and socio-affective skills. (ii) In general, the characteristics of good English teacher based on the students’ learning style are dominantly in pedagogical aspect. Visual learners want English teacher who can keep the students’ focus and concentration in their learning; auditory learners expect English teacher who can engage the students’ motivation and interest toward learning English; and haptic learners propose the English teacher who concerns on the process rather than the achievement of the students in learning. (iii) The characteristics of good English teacher proposed by high school students based on their personality are dominantly on the teacher’s pedagogical and socio-affective aspects. Only a few ideas of the students that concern on the teacher’s proficiency and psychological aspect.

scholarly journals Doing Less with More: Cohorts, Education and Civic Participation in America

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Horowitz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Birth Cohorts ◽  
School Students ◽  
College Degrees ◽  
Geographic Space ◽  
The Impact

Decades of social science research demonstrate the impact of education on civic participation. However, prior scholarship generally assumes that the returns to education do not change over time or geographic space. Absolute educational effects are not always plausible; as more individuals obtain a college degree, there are a greater number of qualified individuals competing for the same social resources. The present study tests the impact of education on civic participation, and whether this effect changes as the number of college-educated individuals increases over birth cohorts. The present findings suggest that in some cases, a college degree's impact on civic participation declines as more individuals obtain college degrees. The findings challenge commonly held assumptions about the effect of higher education on civic participation. Furthermore, the findings suggest that while sending an individual to college may increase civic participation, encouraging all high school students to go to college may undercut the benefits of college attendance.Keywords: higher education, cohorts, civic engagement, volunteering

scholarly journals Exploring the English Achievement Assessment of Junior High School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1134-1138
Author(s):  
Pei-Chuan Cheng ◽  
Wen-Kuei Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Achievement ◽  
Achievement Assessment ◽  
Item Types

In the past years, most traditional item analysis only analyses difficulty and discrimination of each item, and test analysis only analyses overall test reliability and validity. As a result, EFL educators are lack of information on students’ response data for both students’ learning styles and item types in test questions preparation. Thus, the study presents the various item types of the English achievement assessment of Junior High School Students in Taiwan, and illustrates the various learning styles of the EFL students. The participants were randomly selected from one thousand four hundred and forty two junior high school students, who participated in Taiwan Assessment of Student Achievement in Junior High School English (TASA) held by National Academy for Educational Research (NAER). The data was analyzed based on the dichotomous scoring and the Student-Problem Chart Analysis. The result of Caution Index for Students shows that high achievement students account for one third of the sample students. However, the other students were classified as learning abnormality, inattention learning, and lack of learning adequateness, insufficiency learning, and lack of academic ability. Also, the result of caution index for problems shows that the test items of English Achievement Assessment were capable of measuring the English achievements of junior high school student and it also can differentiate high achievers from the low achiever in Taiwan. To improve the further test question preparation, only partial revisions are suggested for National Academy for Educational Research (NAER).

Students Using Indigenous Knowledge in Video Game Creation to Develop Design Thinking Skills

2011 ◽  
pp. 806-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Professor Neil Anderson ◽  
Lyn Courtney
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Simulation Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
First Time

This chapter describes an educational intervention to introduce and develop design thinking skills with two groups of Australian Indigenous high school students in Far North Queensland and reports on the first phase of the data collection. The initial data collection involved interviewing key personnel at the two sites to gauge their perceptions about the feasibility of the project. This project represents the first time that Australian Indigenous students have participated in videogame creation with an emphasis on using Indigenous knowledge to develop design thinking skills along with literacy and numeracy skills. During the intervention, Year 10 students will be introduced to design thinking skills in the context of developing computer video games using Australian Indigenous knowledge (e.g., a simulation game involving a fictitious island in the Torres Strait).

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