scholarly journals Improvement in Context: Exploring Aims, Improvement Priorities, and Environmental Considerations in a National Sample of Programs Using “Small Data”

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 791-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Philibert ◽  
John H. Beernink ◽  
Barbara H. Bush ◽  
Donna A. Caniano ◽  
Andrea Chow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Small Data ◽  
Accreditation System ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Program Leaders ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Supportive Learning Environment

ABSTRACT Background In 2013, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) transitioned into a new accreditation system to reduce burden, focus on outcomes, and promote innovation and improvement. One component is a self-study that includes aims, an environmental assessment, and setting improvement priorities. The ACGME initiated voluntary site visits following the self-study. Objective We explored common themes in program aims and assessment of their environment. Methods Using grounded theory, inductive and deductive qualitative methods, and truth grounding, we analyzed data from voluntary site visits of 396 core and subspecialty programs between June 2015 and September 2017, with a focus on common themes. Results We report common themes for aims and the dimensions of the environmental assessment. Themes for strengths include a collegial, supportive learning environment; responsive leaders; and experiences that prepare residents for unsupervised practice. Improvement priorities encompass low learner engagement and “content mismatch” in didactic education, balancing education and service at a time of growing clinical volumes, and improving the utility of assessment systems. Common opportunities encompass collaborations that improve education, involving alumni and harnessing technology to enrich education, while threats include an unsustainable effort for many program leaders, clinical pressures on faculty, and loss of external sites important for education. Linked dimensions of the environmental assessment suggest benefit in a growing focus on learners, and approaches to ensure a humanistic learning environment that allows for growth, self-determination, and inclusion. Conclusions The findings highlight actionable themes for the environmental assessment. We discuss implications for programs, institutions, and the ACGME.

Physics Teachers’ Conception on Creating a Supportive Learning Environment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Diate ◽  
Ivy Claire Mordeno ◽  
Amelia Buan ◽  
Elesar Malicoban ◽  
Neal Alfie Lasta
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Physics Teachers ◽  
Supportive Learning Environment

scholarly journals Elementary students’ affective variables in a networked learning environment supported by a blog: a case study / Variables affectives des élèves du primaire dans un contexte d'apprentissage en réseau soutenu par un blogue: une étude de cas

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Allaire ◽  
Pascale Thériault ◽  
Vincent Gagnon ◽  
Evelyne Lalancette
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Networked Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Affective Variables

This study documents to what extent writing on a blog in a blended learning environment could influence the affective variables of elementary-school students’ writing. We grounded our framework more specifically in Deci and Ryan’s theory of self-determination. Our research team used both pre and post-tests and we conducted the analysis on the basis of inferential and correlational statistics using SPSS 17®. Results indicate an increase in motivation to write in pupils who used the blog, whereas the number of comments made per post did not seem to have any definitive impact on this subject. Cette étude documente dans quelle mesure l'écriture de blogues dans un contexte d'apprentissage en réseau peut influencer les variables affectives de l'écriture chez les élèves du primaire. Le cadre d’analyse est fondé plus spécifiquement sur la théorie de l'autodétermination (Deci & Ryan, 1985), sur le rapport à l'écriture (Chartrand et Prince, 2009) et sur la théorie transactionnelle de Rosenblatt (1991). L’équipe de recherche a conduit des tests avant et après l’exercice d’écriture afin de mesurer les variables affectives. L’analyse est basée sur des statistiques déductives et corrélationnelles, traitées avec SPSS 17®. L’analyse qualitative est également utilisée pour identifier les intentions d’écriture et les thèmes des messages affichés sur le blogue. Les résultats indiquent une augmentation de la motivation d'écrire chez les élèves ayant utilisé le blogue, tandis que le nombre de commentaires formulés par message ne semble pas avoir eu d’effet décisif.

scholarly journals Relatedness-Supportive Learning Environment for Girls in Physical Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Gibbons
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Alternative Strategies ◽  
Healthy Relationships ◽  
The Social ◽  
High School Physical Education ◽  
Supportive Learning Environment

The challenges and issues associated with girls’ disengagement from high school physical education are serious and long standing. This disengagement has provided the impetus for the examination of alternative strategies to facilitate girls’ engagement in physical education. The purpose of this paper is to share a range of gender-inclusive practices in physical education grounded in the concept of a relatedness-supportive learning environment. "Relatedness" is the feeling of being connected to others in a social context. In turn, "relatedness support" refers to the social environments in which individuals have the opportunity to develop healthy relationships with others.

scholarly journals Applying Measurement of Situational Self-Determination Theory to Use of a Self-Access Centre at a Japanese University

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Graham G. Robson ◽  
Darrell J. Hardy
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Learner Motivation ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Self Study

One way to promote autonomy in the second language can be through the use of Self-access Centres (SACs). These are spaces for students to engage in activities such as self-study or communication with other learners, or native-speakers of the target language. However, merely having these spaces available does not guarantee that students will use the facility effectively, or even attend at all, so a degree of learner motivation linked with visiting the SAC would be necessary. Deci and Ryan’s (1985) Self-Determination Theory (SDT) has been used as the base for numerous studies in second language learning, including those in Japan. Proponents claim SDT is both universal and can be measured on different levels, which are global, situational and state. The authors sought to validate a measure of four subscales of SDT (Intrinsic Motivation, Identified Regulation, Introjected Regulation and External Regulation) written for this study at the situational level among undergraduates using an SAC at a Japanese University (n = 83). The rationale for items at this level comes from the field of psychology (Vallerand & Ratelle, 2002) and a study of second language constructs (Robson, 2016). A factor analysis confirmed four reliable factors, as hypothesized. Further, simplex correlations between the subconstructs somewhat confirms the underlying continuum posited by SDT researchers. These results may lead to a body of work that validates SDT theory in second language learning.

scholarly journals Open Calculus: A Free Online Learning Environment

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Korey ◽  
Kim Rheinlander ◽  
Dorothy Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Dartmouth College ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Online Homework ◽  
Experimental Control ◽  
Instructional Videos ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Self Study

Dartmouth College mathematicians have developed a free online calculus course called "Open Calculus." Open Calculus is an exportable distance-learning/self-study environment for learning calculus including written text, nearly 4000 online homework problems and instructional videos. The paper recounts the evaluation of course elements since 2000 in two experimental/control course situations involving nearly 300 students.

Discussion Board Assignments and Their Impact on Creating Engaged Learning Environments in Art History Online Courses

2013 ◽  
pp. 681-689
Author(s):  
Anahit Ter-Stepanian
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Art History ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Discussion Board ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Engagement Strategies ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Online Format

The adaptation of traditional, face-to-face courses to the online format presents both challenges and opportunities. Many pedagogical practices need to be rethought when designing online courses. A successful online course needs to be intellectually stimulating and engaging. The chapter demonstrates how to create an engaging learning environment without any additional budget. The author describes approaches that she has developed, experimented with, and found to be effective in asynchronous online art history courses, as well as learner engagement strategies she has implemented in the eLearning environment. Advantages of scenario-based discussions board assignments and the effects of role playing in discussion forums are discussed. The author shares examples of personalized discussion board assignments aimed to motivate online learners, create a collaborative learning environment, improve peer-to-peer interaction, and prevent plagiarism.

Using Online Simulation to Engage Users in an Authentic Learning Environment

2011 ◽  
pp. 1460-1476
Author(s):  
Brian Ferry ◽  
Lisa Kervin
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Authentic Learning ◽  
Support Material ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Learning Framework ◽  
Virtual Experience ◽  
Online Simulation ◽  
Extended Interaction ◽  
Authentic Environment

This chapter describes how we used an authentic learning framework (Herrington & Oliver, 2000) to inform the design of an online simulation that included gaming features specifically designed to enhance learner engagement. We describe our analysis of user responses to the simulation, focusing particularly on learner engagement and what the users learned from using the software. Our research revealed that users initially approached the software from a gaming framework, however with extended interaction with the software, moved toward treating the virtual experience as an authentic environment, even to the point of empathizing with some of the virtual characters and downloading some of the support material that they might use in real classrooms. We offer some explanations for this change and conclude the chapter by identifying future directions for researchers who may be interested in this field.

Designing Purposeful Student Interactions to Advance Synchronous Learning Experiences

2021 ◽  
pp. 1228-1245
Author(s):  
Courtney K. Baker ◽  
Margret Hjalmarson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teacher Leaders ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Student Interactions ◽  
Synchronous Learning ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Collaborative Learning Environment ◽  
Instructional Decision

This article brings together the results of a self-study conducted by two instructors of the same course for mathematics teacher leaders in a synchronous online learning environment using the videoconferencing tool Blackboard Collaborate. The combined self-study focused on the authors' instructional decision-making and on their use of scaffolded discourse to create a collaborative learning environment for teacher leaders in mathematics education. Findings indicate that two specific interactions were emphasized to highlight student engagement within the course: student-student interactions and student-content interactions. Results challenge the perception of participation as engagement and suggest the value of creating purposefully planned learning opportunities to engage students in online synchronous learning.

The Blended Learning Environment in Higher Education

2016 ◽  
pp. 180-197
Author(s):  
Ellen Boeren
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination

This chapter explores the author's experiences with blended learning, both as a tutor and as a student at a British Russell Group University. The chapter starts from the importance of encouraging an autonomy supporting learning environment, featured within self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000). In the first part of the chapter, definitions of blended learning will be briefly reviewed. Secondly, the role of the learning environment will be explained, drawing upon previous research on learning environments undertaken by Darkenwald and Valentine (1986), mentioning the importance of the learning environment within motivational theories. Thirdly, results of a critical analysis on the own teaching and learning practice will be conducted, comparing the perspective of being a tutor and being a student. Finally, recommendations for future teaching practice will be discussed, before concluding this chapter.

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