Education

Supporting Secondary Students’ Understanding of Earth’s Climate System and Global Climate Change Using EzGCM: A... Abstract
Global climate change (GCC) is one of the greatest challenges of our age and a highly significant socio-scientific issue (SSI). Developing secondary students’ understandin ...
Socio-Scientific Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparing In-person and Virtual Science Learning Using Model-Evidence Link... Abstract
Science learning is an important part of the K-12 educational experience, as well as in the lives of students. This study considered students’ science learning as they eng ...
Using Extended Reality Technology in Traditional and Place-Based Environments to Study Climate Change Abstract
This exploratory study uses epistemic network analysis (ENA) to examine the use of extended reality (XR) technologies embedded in post-secondary classes, one in a traditio ...
Student Outcomes of Teaching About Socio-scientific Issues in Secondary Science Classrooms: Applications of EzGCM Abstract
Science education literature has highlighted socio-scientific issues (SSI) as an effective pedagogy for teaching science in a social and political context. SSI links scien ...
Transforming Issues-Based Science Education with Innovative Technologies Abstract
Issues-based science education represents a suite of approaches for science teaching and learning that prioritizes contextualization of learning experiences in real-world ...
Employing a Groundwater Contamination Learning Experience to Build Proficiency in Computational Modeling for Socioscientific Literacy Abstract
Computational models are employed to study and respond to pressing environmental issues such as groundwater contamination. This use of computational models, which often in ...
Examining How Students Code with Socioscientific Data to Tell Stories About Climate Change Abstract
Data and computational literacies empower youth to be active participants and future leaders in our increasingly data-driven society. We conducted a design-based research ...
A meta-analysis of technology-delivered literacy instruction for elementary students Abstract
Technology to support student learning has become increasingly prevalent in schools and homes during the last few decades. Several recent reviews have examined aspects of te ...
Effects of a concept mapping-guided virtual laboratory learning approach on students’ science process skills and... Abstract
Laboratory courses can help students learn in a meaningful way. In the past, students encountered difficulties in chemistry laboratory courses due to limited access to equip ...
Exploring influential factors in peer upvoting within social annotation Abstract
Upvotes serve important purposes in online social annotation environments. However, limited studies have explored the influential factors affecting peer upvoting in online collaborative learn ...
2024 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
2024 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named Four outstanding undergraduate teachers and mentors have been named MacVicar Faculty Fellows: professor of electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Karl Berggren, professor of political scie ...
Mapping the self in self‐regulation using complex dynamic systems approach Complex dynamic systems offer a rich platform for understanding the individual or the person-specific mechanisms. Yet, in learning analytics research and education at large, a complex dynamic system h ...
“Imagine it, build it” at MIT
“Imagine it, build it” at MIT MIT class 2.679 (Electronics for Mechanical Systems II) offers a sort of alchemy that transforms students from consumers of knowledge to explorers and innovators, and equips them with a range of impor ...
Improving part-time instructors’ student failure rate with an educational engagement information system Abstract
Higher education institutions rely on part-time faculty to teach a large percentage of courses in a range of disciplines. Existing research indicates that instruction by par ...
How do Canadian faculty members imagine future teaching and learning modalities? Abstract
This study, originally prompted by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on educational practices, examined Canadian faculty members’ expectations of teaching and learning mod ...
How free online courses from MIT can “transform the future of the world”
How free online courses from MIT can “transform the future of the world” From full introductory courses in engineering, psychology, and computer science to lectures about financial concepts, linguistics, and music, the MIT OpenCourseWare YouTube channel has it all — offeri ...
Meeting the challenges of continuing education online courses: Can we promote self‐regulated learning strategies with... Abstract
Online courses are particularly attractive in continuing education because they offer a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, although this requires learners to take greater responsibility ...
Viewing tailored nudges is correlated with improved mastery‐based assessment scores Abstract
Mastery-based assignments typically provide students with multiple opportunities to improve their performance, but getting students to take advantage of these opportunities is difficult. We r ...
Entangled eclecticism: a sociotechnical-pedagogical systems theory approach to learning experience design Abstract
This paper explores the adoption of an entangled eclecticism perspective in Learning Experience Design (LXD), integrating a sociotechnical-pedagogical systems approach. It e ...
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Notice: Notice to improve: St Aidan’s Church of England Academy A notice to improve issued to St Aidan’s Church of England Academy by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

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