Mobile Learning to Support Computational Thinking in Initial Teacher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-62
Author(s):  
Cornelia Connolly ◽  
Raquel Hijón-Neira ◽  
Seán Ó Grádaigh
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject

Research on the role of mobile learning in computational thinking is limited, and even more so in its use in initial teacher education. Aligned to this there is a need to consider how to introduce and expose pre-service teachers to computational thinking constructs within the context of the subject area they will teach in their future classrooms. This paper outlines a quasi-experimental study to examine the role of mobile learning in facilitating computational thinking development amongst pre-service teachers in initial teacher education. The study enquires if there are significant differences in grades achieved in computational thinking and programming learning when mobile learning is introduced. Findings showed and reaffirmed the positive influence of the mobile applications on the development of computational thinking amongst the pre-service teachers who participated.

scholarly journals Re-forming Initial Teacher Education in Wales: A Personal Review of the Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-59
Author(s):  
John Furlong
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Partner Schools

The focus of this special issue is the changes to Initial Teacher Education (ITE) that have been instituted in Wales over the last two years. At the heart of the new approach is the insistence that in the future all programmes of ITE should be planned, led and delivered not by universities alone, but by universities working in close collaboration with a number of partner schools. But what is the justification for these radical changes? Why is a collaborative approach between universities and schools needed? This paper, which takes the form of a personal literature review, sets out the research evidence on which I drew in contributing the reform process. It considers evidence on three issues: the role of schools; the role of universities; and the ways in which they can effectively work together.

THEORETICAL DEFINITIONS FOR AUXILIARY CONCEPTS OF VARIOUS LEVELS OF ABSTRACTION

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
Valentin Karpovich
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Theoretical Concept ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Levels Of Abstraction ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Logical Constraints

Theoretical knowledge may contain various levels of abstraction represented by logical constructions from the observed characteristics of objects from the subject area of the theory. The degree of abstractness can be de-scribed by the complexity of the structures obtained from the initial observational terms. Such auxiliary construc-tions are characterized as explicit or implicitdefinitions of theoretical concepts in terms of observational. One of the techniques for constructing such definitions is the operationalization of abstractions by a system of reduction sentences. In this case a theoretical concept is characterized as “open” and plays a role of logical and methodo-logical constraints for expanding the possible connections of the theoretical model with the help of concepts from the domain of intended practical application.

‘Race’-Education Policy as Social Control?

1994 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Gabe
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
British State

This paper focuses on the instrumentalist Marxist model which has been used to explain the policies of the British state in the field of ‘race’-education. After discussing the model's core assumptions and its application in this field the paper explores the model's explanatory adequacy through a case study of the role of the quasi-state agencies of the ‘race’-relations industry in developing ‘race’-education policy in initial teacher education. It ends by considering whether a new conceptual framework is needed to understand ‘race’-education policy.

The Role of Fundamental Knowledge in Solving Problems of the Subject Area “Technology”(From the Point of View of the Project of the Concept of Teaching)

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
С. Кутепов ◽  
S. Kutepov
Keyword(s):  
Subject Area ◽  
Economic Education ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Technological Education ◽  
Hand Tools ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Behavior

long-awaited Concept of teaching the subject area “Technology”, the project of which is analyzed in the article,defi nes the problems facing the teacher. The author illustrates these problems and the characterized directions of teaching the subject area “Technology” with the possible fragments of the content of technological education. The author shows which information should be used at the stage of the development of schoolchildren’s basic application skills of the main types of hand tools (electrical including) as a resource for solving technological problems which are the priority results of the mastering the subject area “Technology”. The article suggests the knowledge necessary for ecological education of schoolchildren, formation of their world outlook, provided that the interdisciplinary relations are established. The problems of the environmentally friendly production organically associated with the problems of modern economy allow us to solve the problem of economic education. The article proves that the subject of “Technology” is supposed to create certain patterns of thinking and behavior of schoolchildren, introduce them into the world of professions, and ensure professional self-determination of schoolchildren.

The Role of the Practical Element in Initial Teacher Education

1988 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Friedrich Buchberger ◽  
Friedrich Busch
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Initial Teacher Education

scholarly journals Pengaruh pendidikan dan pelatihan terhadap kinerja pustakawan Universitas Gadjah Mada

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Sarwono Sarwono ◽  
Wiyarsih Wiyarsih ◽  
Isbandini Isbandini
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Performance Score ◽  
Library Education ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Training ◽  
Collection Methods

Introduction. This study aims to examine the role of education and training in influencing librarians’ performance at the Main library of UniversitasGadjahMada(UGM). The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of education and training on the performance of librarians of UGM is important to consider the library of UGM to organize education and trainin every year.Data Collection Methods. This research used quantitative approach with survey. The subject of this study wais UGM librarian regarding their perspectives in the librarian traiing.Sample this research is 74 librarians.Data Analysis. The data was analysed by usingSPSSResults and Discussions. The results showed that library education did not affect the performance of librarians.  General knowledge training affected the performance of librarians. The performance of UGM librarians in the category is quite good. The data analysis shows that majority of UGM librarians have undergraduate education of 28 people (37.8%) and the second most have master's degree which is 21 people (28,4%). UGM librarians who have attended general knowledge training more than 5 times are 19 librarians (25.7%) and librarians who follow librarian training of more than 5 6 (8.1%). The performance score of UGM librarian is in interval of 56% -75% so it shows that the performance of UGM librarian in the category is quite good.Conclusion. Training of general knowledge field give positive influence to the performance of UGM librarian if given as much as 2-3 times in a year. Training in the field of librarianship gives a positive influence on the performance of UGM librarians. The more training the librarianship is given the better the performance

scholarly journals El arte de la educación en México

2019 ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
José De La Cruz Diaz-Ledezma
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship

This article presents a vision of the relationship that can be established between education and art in our country, starting from the analysis of the objectives of teacher education and the role it plays in the educational process, presents a critical analysis of the intentionality of Basic education and teacher training. It is an intentional study of the role of the teacher in a country where the role of the educating State takes on the functions of designing, orienting, organizing and directing, through the school the destinies of the new generations, forming them in an educational process according to the interests and needs of. Objective: to identify the influence that the State exerts through education, in active teachers, in the training of teachers and in students of the different educational levels of our country. Methodology: qualitative documentary research, where different moments of teacher training are analyzed in the light of theory, educational laws and others related to the subject. Contribution: originate discussion points around the educational process and the State's aims in educational matters, from the training of teachers and their performance in the classroom as an agent not of transformation, but as a reproductive agent of the wishes of the State.

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