scholarly journals “Was that Interesting?” & “Does it Matter?”: The implications of On-Task learning experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke K. Fryer ◽  
Lily M. Zeng ◽  
Alex Shum ◽  
Chi-Wing Wong ◽  
Charlene C. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Analytic Approach ◽  
Single Class ◽  
University Courses ◽  
Interest Development ◽  
Task Interest ◽  
Interest Model

Interest is a critical fuel for and outcome of learning. Building on and refocusing the Four- Phase Model of interest development, this study provides a window into the ecology of the learning experience and interest it generates. This research tests a task interest model for understanding learning experiences in three university courses (mathematics, biochemistry and introduction to physics for non-majors) and pilots a micro-analytic approach to capturing these experiences during lectures/tutorials. Students' interest in tasks, a single class and the domain of study were collected. Short surveys were conducted through an online platform during class, immediately following task experiences. Latent variance-based modelling suggested strong forward connections between interest in most tasks were observed. The connections between prior knowledge and interest with future interest in course tasks varied strongly and was dependent on the nature of the tasks. The nuance of these connections and their implications for theory and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Mapping students' interest in a new domain: Connecting prior knowledge, interest, and self-efficacy with interesting tasks and a lasting desire to reengage.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke K. Fryer ◽  
Alex Shum ◽  
Peter Lau ◽  
Ada Lee
Keyword(s):  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Formative Assessments ◽  
Learner Readiness ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Task Interest

How students experience educational environments and the interconnections between their readiness, task experiences and their long-term desire to reengage with course content are critical questions for educators. Research postgraduate students (n=310) at a research- intensive university in Hong Kong, engaging in a 24-hour introductory teaching course, participated in this study. Learner readiness for the course was assessed as prior Domain interest, self-efficacy, and knowledge. Subsequently, students completed four formative assessments, reported their on-task interest in seven strategically chosen tasks and end-of- course Course and Domain interest. Longitudinal-SEM tested interconnections between readiness components, Task, Course and Domain interest. Initial self-efficacy beliefs for teaching predicted early Task interest, while Domain interest was a predictor of Task interest in explicitly practical task experiences. Strong interconnections between Task interest across the study were evident. Individual written and social (discussion) tasks presented strong contributions to future Course/Domain interest. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Engaging students in clinical Bacteriology: a fresh look

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Mark O'Brien ◽  
Stephanie Beames
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Clinical Microbiology ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Content Delivery ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
Laboratory Practice ◽  
Lecture Format ◽  
Active Class

Frequently there is a disconnectedness, either perceived or actual, between theoretical principles and laboratory practice in science education and this holds true for clinical microbiology where traditionally knowledge is delivered in ?chunks? in a lecture format with the misguided belief that students have to know ?everything about everything?. This preoccupation with content delivery often leaves no time for active class discussion or reflection. Moreover, laboratory classes are treated as add-ons to the process, rather than an integrated part of the whole learning experience. In redesigning our units (subjects) we have bridged the gap between the theory and practice of clinical bacteriology. In doing so, we have seen a transformation in the learning experiences of our students and in the way we teach.

Student Anticipations and Reactions to Hybrid Format Education

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Ginsberg
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Hybrid Format

Abstract This qualitative study examined student perceptions regarding a hybrid classroom format in which part of their learning took place in a traditional classroom and part of their learning occurred in an online platform. Pre-course and post-course anonymous essays suggest that students may be open to learning in this context; however, they have specific concerns as well. Students raised issues regarding faculty communication patterns, learning styles, and the value of clear connections between online and traditional learning experiences. Student concerns and feedback need to be addressed through the course design and by the instructor in order for them to have a positive learning experience in a hybrid format course.

Students’ meaningful learning experiences from participating in organic chemistry writing-to-learn activities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trisha Gupte ◽  
Field M. Watts ◽  
Jennifer A. Schmidt-McCormack ◽  
Ina Zaimi ◽  
Anne Ruggles Gere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Writing To Learn ◽  
Chemistry Laboratory ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving Skills

Teaching organic chemistry requires supporting learning strategies that meaningfully engage students with the challenging concepts and advanced problem-solving skills needed to be successful. Such meaningful learning experiences should encourage students to actively choose to incorporate new concepts into their existing knowledge frameworks by appealing to the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning. This study provides a qualitative analysis of students’ meaningful learning experiences after completing three Writing-to-Learn (WTL) assignments in an organic chemistry laboratory course. The assignments were designed to appeal to the three domains necessary for a meaningful learning experience, and this research seeks to understand if and how the WTL assignments promoted students’ meaningful learning. The primary data collected were the students’ responses to open-ended feedback surveys conducted after each assignment. These responses were qualitatively analyzed to identify themes across students’ experiences about their meaningful learning. The feedback survey analysis was triangulated with interviews conducted after each assignment. The results identify how the assignments connected to students’ existing knowledge from other courses and indicate that assignment components such as authentic contexts, clear expectations, and peer review supported students’ meaningful learning experiences. These results inform how assignment design can influence students’ learning experiences and suggest implications for how to support students’ meaningful learning of organic chemistry through writing.

Investigation of Attitudes Toward Chemistry and Learning Experiences of Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers

2021 ◽  
pp. 191-211
Author(s):  
Dwi Wahi/udiati ◽  
Hari Sutrisno ◽  
Isana Supiah YL
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Chemistry

The objective of this research was to investigate the level of students' attitudes toward Chemistry and Learning Experience (ATCLE). The research sample included 191 students (61 male and 130 female) from three universities; Universitas Negeri Mataram, Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram, and IK1P Mataram, Indonesia. The sample has been selected through cluster random sampling and snowballs random sampling. Mixed method research with a descriptive correlational survey model and a semi-structured interview was employed for the study. The data were collected by Chemistry Attitudes and Experiences Questionnaire (CAEQ) and an interview guide. Results showed no significant correlation in the level of attitude toward chemistry based on gender and grades. The finding also revealed that the attitude of pre-service chemistry teachers based on gender and grade were more positive towards research in chemistry than jobs related to chemistry. However, grades influenced the students learning experience, but there was no influence of gender on students learning experience. It is suggested that teachers need to develop a positive attitude toward chemistry and learning experiences of the students through inquiry-based learning practices.

The Impact of Web 2.0 Technologies on the Learning Experience of Students in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afaf Mubarak Bugawa ◽  
Andri Mirzal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Traditional Classrooms ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
The Impact

This article describes how the use of Web 2.0 technologies in the field of learning is on the rise. By their nature, Web 2.0 technologies increase the interactivity between users where interactivity is considered to be a key to success in traditional classrooms. This article reviews recent studies in the field of Web 2.0 technologies for learning and their impacts on the learning experiences and investigates relationship between Web 2.0 technologies and pedagogy in higher education on student learning. Key findings about the impacts of using social networks like Facebook, Twitter, blogs and wikis on learning experiences are also discussed. Web 2.0 technologies' characteristics and the rationale of Web 2.0 technologies in learning will also be explored.

scholarly journals Vocational thresholds: developing expertise without certainty in general practice medicine

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Vaughan
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Structured Learning ◽  
Clinical Expertise ◽  
Threshold Concepts ◽  
Powerful Learning ◽  
Hidden Knowledge ◽  
Identity Learning

Abstract INTRODUCTION This paper argues that particular experiences in the workplace are more important than others and can lead to transformational learning. This may enable practitioners to cross ‘vocational thresholds’ to new ways of being. AIM A notion of ‘vocational thresholds’ is developed, aiming to help build an understanding of the most powerful learning experiences of general practitioners (GPs). Vocational thresholds takes its cue from the idea of ‘threshold concepts’ - concepts that transform perspectives and integrate previously disconnected or hidden knowledge, sometimes in ways that are ‘troublesome’ to previously held beliefs. METHODS The paper is based on a thematic analysis of 57 GPs’ brief written accounts of a particularly powerful learning experience during their development. Accounts were provided in a conference session about an ongoing study of workplace-based structured learning arrangements in the fields of general practice medicine, engineering, and building. FINDINGS Most GPs’ accounts focused on development of dispositional attributes that moved them to a new understanding of themselves in relation to their work and patients. Just under two-thirds picked out informal and formal collegial relationships within purposeful learning arrangements as pivotal. A third picked out direct experiences with patients as shifting their perspective. CONCLUSION The emergent idea of vocational thresholds is offered as a way to frame the most important learning experiences identified by GPs. It supports a focus in early and ongoing development beyond accumulating clinical expertise and skills (knowing and doing), to dispositional capability (being) - vital for practitioners negotiating inherent and daily uncertainty. KEYWORDS General practitioners; Medical education; Vocational education; Identity; Learning experiences; Threshold concepts

scholarly journals Multicultural Learning and Experiences in Design through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
Abimbola Oluwatoni Asojo ◽  
Yuliya Kartoshkina ◽  
Babatunde Jaiyeoba ◽  
Dolapo Amole
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Intercultural Sensitivity ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Collaborative Teaching ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
International Learning ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The University

One of the requirements for interior design students by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) is to be “prepared to work in a variety of contexts as well as across geographic, political, social, environmental, cultural, and economic conditions.” To help with this preparation, faculty partners from two institutions- the University of Minnesota Interior Design and the Architecture Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria- created unique learning experiences for their students by using Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). The main goal of this teaching methodology is to develop students’ cross-cultural competence by linking university classes in different countries. Two COIL projects were chosen to help students practice solving design problems while responding to specific socio-cultural contexts. Students from both countries seemed to greatly benefit from this learning experience. Findings from students’ reflections after the learning experiences indicated deeper intercultural sensitivity in their design solutions and appreciation of technology and collaborative teaching in developing this sensitivity. Overall the framework of COIL strengthened the integration of multicultural learning experiences in both settings.  

scholarly journals Praktik Pengalaman Lapangan

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Nila Fitria ◽  
Fidesrinur Fidesrinur
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Analytic Approach ◽  
Descriptive Data

<p><em>Abstrak - </em><strong>Program Pengalaman Lapangan (PPL) merupakan salah satu mata pelajaran yang harus diikuti oleh setiap mahasiswa keguruan termasuk mahasiswa PAUD. Pelaksanaan mata pelajaran PPL berbeda dengan mata pelajaran lainnya yang diikuti di kelas atau dilaksanakan di kampus baik secara teori maupun praktik. Berbeda halnya mata pelajaran PPL adalah mata pelajaran dalam bentuk praktik pengalaman lapangan sebagaimana kegiatan guru di sekolah-sekolah umumnya.</strong> <strong>Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif (<em>qualitative research)</em>. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan  deskriptif analitik, yaitu data dideskripsikan dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif, dan dimaknai secara mendalam berdasarkan perspektif emik yaitu penyajian data secara alamiah tanpa melakukan suatu manipulasi atau perlakuan terhadap subjek yang diteliti (Bogdan dan Taylor, 1975:31).</strong> <strong>Kompetensi mahasiswa PPL meningkat ditandai dengan meningkatnya 4 kompetensi yaitu : kompetensi pedagogik, kompetensi kepribadian, kompetensi professional, dan kompetensi sosial. Pengetahuan yang dimiliki oleh mahasiwa PPL, guru pamong, dan dosen pembimbing memiliki peran yang sangat besar pengaruhnya dalam pelaksanaan PPL. Sedangkan peran kelompok PPL dan kepala sekolah kurang memiliki peran dalam pelaksanaan PPL.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Kata Kunci -</em></strong> <em>Mahasiswa PPL, Kompetensi Pedagogik, Kompetensi Kepribadian, Kompetensi Profesional, Kompetensi Sosial</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Abstract</em> - <strong>Field Experience Program (PPL) is one of the subjects that should be followed by every student teacher including PAUD students. The implementation of PPL subjects is different from other subjects that are attended in class or held on campus in both theory and practice. In contrast to PPL subjects are subjects in the form of field experience practices as are the activities of teachers in general schools. The method used in this study is a qualitative method (<em>qualitative research</em>). This study uses descriptive analytic approach, which is descriptive descriptive data, and is interpreted in depth based on the perspective of emic that is the presentation of data naturally without doing a manipulation or treatment of the subjects studied (Bogdan and Taylor, 1975: 31). Competence of PPL students is marked by increasing the four competencies: pedagogic competence, personality competence, professional competence, and social competence. The knowledge that PPL students, pamong teachers, and lecturers have has an enormous role in PPL implementation. While the role of PPL groups and principals have less role in the implementation of PPL.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Keywords -</em></strong> <em>PPL Students, Pedagogic Competence, Personality Competence, Professional Competence,Social Competence.</em></p>

Melvin R. Novick: Contributions to the Theory and Practice of Educational and Psychological Measurement

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Linn
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Special Treatment ◽  
Psychological Measurement

I was privileged to have the opportunity to work closely with Melvin Novick on a half a dozen different committees during the last 10 years. These interactions always proved to be useful learning experiences for me. I have encountered few individuals with such a keen analytical mind. The depth and scope of Novick’s contributions deserve special treatment; I hope this review will at least serve as a reminder of some of his significant contributions to the theory and practice of educational and psychological measurement. For a full appreciation of these contributions, however, there is no substitute for his original publications.

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