Painting a Big Soup: Teaching and Learning in a Second-Grade General Music Classroom

1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackie Wiggins ◽  
Karen Bodoin
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
General Music ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Music Classroom ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

Through collaboration, a music teacher and a researcher attempted to learn more about the teaching/learning processes in one second-grade general music classroom. While some components of the teaching/learning processes that occurred in this music classroom were identified through tins qualitative study, the most important findings were those that emerged during the collaborative process of analysis and interpretation of data. Through active participation in the analysis process, the teacher came to understand the impact of the emergent issues on the teaching and learning in her own classroom and, as a result, made some concerted efforts to change her teaching. Her reactions point to the importance of providing teachers with opportunities to examine their own work and to consider how issues related to teaching and learning processes manifest themselves in their work. They also suggest that unless teachers have these opportunities, discussions of issues related to their teaching may be meaningless to them.

Assessing the impact of ISO: 9001 implementation on school teaching and learning processes

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco José Fernández-Cruz ◽  
Jesús Miguel Rodríguez-Mantilla ◽  
Ma José Fernández-Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Iso 9001 ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Educational Benefits ◽  
Average Impact ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

Purpose A growing number of schools are now implementing quality management systems (QMS). As a result, studies are being conducted to assess the educational benefits of these systems and their capacity to identify areas for improvement in school processes and performance. The purpose the present study is to assess the impact of ISO:9001 implementation on teaching-learning processes in the classroom, and in schools with at least three years’ experience of applying this standard. Design/methodology/approach To this end, a questionnaire was administered to a final sample of 2,185 subjects from 80 pre-school, primary and secondary education schools in the regions of Madrid, Castile and León, Andalusia and Valencia (Spain). Findings The results show that ISO:9001 implementation yielded a higher than average impact on teaching-learning processes. Specifically, improvements were observed in the subdomains of tutorials, evaluation and classroom teaching methodologies as a result of implementing this QMS. Originality/value This impact was higher in state-subsidized private schools in Valencia and Andalusia with over nine years’ experience of ISO:9001 in schools with internal funding plans and in those with fewer than 29 teachers on the staff.

Impact of quality management systems on teaching-learning processes

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco José Fernández Cruz ◽  
Inmaculada Egido Gálvez ◽  
Rafael Carballo Santaolalla
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Quality Management Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Quality management systems are being used more frequently in educational institutions, although their application has generated a certain amount of disagreement among education experts, who have at times questioned their suitability and usefulness for improving schools. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to this discussion by providing additional knowledge on the effects in educational institutions of implementing quality management systems. Specifically, this study investigates teachers’ and managers’ perception of the impact that quality management systems have on one essential dimension of schools, the teaching–learning processes, with impact being understood as sustained medium- and long-term organisational change. Design/methodology/approach The responses were analysed and classified into a set of sub-dimensions linked to quality management processes in a total of 29 Spanish primary and secondary education schools that have used such systems for at least three years. Findings The results showed that, according to the respondents, the following sub-dimensions were improving as a result of implementing quality management plans: teaching and learning processes, the analysis of student results, tutoring, consideration of attitudes and values and assessment processes. Conversely, quality management systems did not seem to have a clear impact on the teaching methodologies used by teachers or on family involvement in student learning. In fact, the perceived impact in these sub-dimensions varied among teachers of public and private schools as well as when comparing different regional autonomous communities. Originality/value As the main objective of a school is to guarantee student learning, one of the essential purposes of school quality assurance systems is to perform all the activities aimed at ensuring high levels of student performance.

Cultivating Teachers of General Music Methods: The Graduate Years

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christa R. Kuebel ◽  
Lisa Huisman Koops ◽  
Vanessa L. Bond
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Mentoring Relationships ◽  
General Music ◽  
Conference Calls ◽  
Music Methods ◽  
Or Team ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this autonarrative inquiry was to explore the professional identity development and mentoring relationships of three general music teacher educators during their time at one university. We present our stories of development and re-visioning as general music methods educators through our roles as educator, learner, and co-learner while having taught or team-taught general music methods at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) over the past 10 years. Data included individual journals and transcripts of monthly Google text chats and conference calls. We analyzed the data through the commonplaces of temporality, sociality, and place, and engaged in re-storying. Investigating the process of becoming a general music methods instructor provided important insights concerning the impact of time, people, and places on the transition from music teacher to music teacher educator.

Implementation of Augmented Reality in “3.0 Learning” Methodology

2013 ◽  
pp. 391-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Redondo ◽  
Isidro Navarro ◽  
Albert Sánchez ◽  
David Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Qr Codes ◽  
Architecture Education ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Augmented Reality Technology ◽  
The Impact

This chapter discusses the impact of using social media resources and new emerging technologies in teaching and learning processes. The authors of this chapter focus on Spanish architecture-education framework by analyzing three case studies carried out by students finishing architecture and building degrees. Students’ interaction with this resources is assessed, as well as their derived academic results, and the degree of satisfaction from students and teachers using these resources and technologies. To conduct the study, the authors worked with Web based freeware applications, such as Dropbox, blogging systems, Moodle, YouTube, Wikipedia, and Google Maps. Mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets PCs, were used to test QR-Codes (Quick Response Codes) and Augmented Reality technology based applications as Junaio and Ar-Media Plugin.

scholarly journals SolarSPELL Assessment: Impact of a Solar-Powered Digital Library as a Teaching-Learning Resource on Climate Change

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6636
Author(s):  
Laura Hosman ◽  
Marcela Georgina Gómez Zermeño ◽  
Lorena Alemán de la Garza
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Sustainable Community Development ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Solar Powered ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

Inclusive and quality education can provide nations with the tools to solve global problems. However, some barriers prevent equal access to this education. These obstacles include the lack of basic resources such as electricity and internet availability, which prevents appropriate training in the skills necessary for sustainable community development. Therefore, we have responded with the Solar-Powered Educational Learning Library (SolarSPELL) initiative, which offers a solar-powered digital library and provides an internet-like experience through its offline WiFi network. This educational innovation has been implemented in rural schools across the Pacific Islands, including in some of the more remote islands of Fiji, an area strongly affected by climate change. The objective of the study was to understand the impact of SolarSPELL on teaching and learning about climate change in the schools where it was implemented. This research used a case study method in which quantitative tools were applied to understand the characteristics of the schools and the impact of this educational innovation. The results showed that the SolarSPELL library was an impactful pedagogical resource in the schools where it was implemented. It served as support for teachers and motivated the students, promoted the democratization of knowledge in vulnerable areas, and provided appropriate educational resources to generate knowledge about problem-solving actions that can respond to climate change. The importance of this educational innovation lies in presenting strategies and best practices that help improve the quality of education, making it more inclusive and eliminating barriers to the acquisition of knowledge.

Education During the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 209-224
Author(s):  
Manju Lata ◽  
Anu Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

The lockdown situation has hampered the learning processes to a large extent across the globe. Many educational institutes promptly adapted to the situation and moved towards online learning, and many found constraints in this sudden migration. The purpose of the chapter is to identify the impact of a pandemic on the ongoing educational activities and how these activities were carried out with the help of technology-based solutions. A comparative analysis of the traditional and modern methods of teaching-learning has been carried out to check their suitability during the pandemic time. The significance of this chapter is to describe an integrative approach of continuing online teaching-learning activities throughout the lockdown time by establishing the connection between the online teaching-learning process and the traditional classroom-based methods. The challenges offered by the online environment have been outlined from the perspective of both the educational institutes and the learners.

Democracy in the Middle School Music Classroom

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Amanda R. Draper
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
General Music ◽  
Music Classroom ◽  
Music Program ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
Traditional Public School ◽  
School Music ◽  
Democratic Principles ◽  
Student Independence

Including democratic principles in a traditional public school general music program can be challenging, but the benefits are significant, including greater student independence and motivation for learning. Democratic practice is both an approach to teaching and an outcome of the experience. It prepares students to be participants in society by providing space for student voices and encouraging students to think deeply and ask challenging questions. It also involves negotiating a rebalance of control in which the music teacher is more of a teacher-facilitator, learning alongside the students and allowing their choices and decisions to be a driving force in the learning process. This article presents one model for incorporating democratic ideals in middle school general music.

Current and future impact of technology on physiology education.

1998 ◽  
Vol 275 (6) ◽  
pp. S8 ◽  
Author(s):  
R G Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
The World ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

There are at least three areas in which technology can impact education: teaching, learning, and assessment. Teaching, when viewed as communication of information, has been transformed by the technology revolution. Word processing, multimedia, distance learning, and access to the World Wide Web are some prominent examples. The impact of technology on learning, defined as knowledge or skill acquired by instruction or study, has been less dramatic, in part because of our limited understanding of cognitive processes. Some forms of assessment, the collection of evidence of learning, have benefited from technology, such as item analysis of multiple-choice questions. To be effective, the focus on instruction must start with the learner and, from there, consider what should be done to enhance learning. An emphasis on what is technologically appropriate, rather than what is technologically possible, will improve the quality of both teaching and learning.

MODULAR APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 139-148
Author(s):  
Lyaysan Ibyatova ◽  
Kseniya Oparina ◽  
Elena Rakova
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Modular System ◽  
Modular Approach ◽  
Performance Achievement ◽  
English Grammar ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Learning English

The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness of a modular approach in teaching and learning to assess students’ performance, achievement and motivation and to decide if a modular approach is more effective than traditional methods while performing an experiment with two groups of students learning English at a technical university. The researchers consider a modular specification to be a technology in which the content is divided into a number of units or modules, each of which is examined separately. A module is considered to be a set of learning opportunities organized around a well-defined topic which contains elements of instruction, specific objectives, learning activities and self-assessment and evaluation using criteria-referenced measurement. This project combines quantitative and qualitative research methods to address the impact of modular teaching, learning and assessment on engineering students. The authors use a unique modular system and their own book on English Grammar.This experiment shows that students of modular syllabuses find it useful and motivating and say that it encourages them to do better on the next modules. At the same time, modular learning and assessment does not remove the stress and workload of traditional approaches. Teachers in the modular system appreciate the better planning opportunity around the exams and the clarity of the focus of their teaching requirements. Still, the approach and the structure of modules used in the experiment requires improvement and development.  

scholarly journals Epistemological and didactic aspects of elearning. The role of electronic models in teaching/learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 156-167
Author(s):  
Nicoleta Sămărescu
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Scientific Practical ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

The eLearning instruments that have been researched in the last few years represent a necessity for the Romanian primary school also within the development of the alternative learning sources. These cognitive instruments as D.H. Jonassen names them, are utilized in the USA and are researched in other countries, too (France) in order to be implemented. The aim of this article is to implement and to recommend the utilization of electronic models: text and image processing sheets, presentation sheets, spreadsheets in the teaching­learning process in primary school. According to this aim, the research hypothesis has been issued in keeping with which we anticipate to be able to offer a well thought training in the eLearning field by updating the teaching and learning process with the help of the implementation of a set of electronic models which will increase the intercepting coefficient, the motivation, stimulation, imagination and enthusiasm degree for the learning actors and will redefine the teacher-pupil relation. The main objectives which derive from the hypothesis of our study confine to establishing the impact of electronic models of the eLeaming Set that has been proposed to be implemented on the actors primary school in the teaching-learning process; rendering the teaching-learning process efficient by implementing cognitive models with electronic support; working out an operational guide that contains scientific-practical recommendations and lesson models that utilize PeL; enriching the mathematical thinking. The study sample covers a population that wishes to know, to participate in the implementing of the new technologies. The sample was composed as follows: 121 teachers in primary schools, most of them students of the University in Pite

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