Using technology-enhanced,cooperative, group-project learning for student comprehension and academic performance     

Malefyane Tlhoaele  Cor Suhre  Adriaan Hofman 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2016,41(3):263-278

Cooperative learning may improve students' motivation, understanding of course concepts, and academic performance. This study therefore enhanced a cooperative, group-project learning technique with technology resources to determine whether doing so improved students' deep learning and performance. A sample of 118 engineering students, randomly divided into two groups, participated in this study and provided data through questionnaires issued before and after the experiment. The results, obtained through analyses of variance and structural equation modelling, reveal that technology-enhanced, cooperative, group-project learning improves students' comprehension and academic performance.  相似文献   

Assessment and the co-regulation of learning in the classroom     

Linda Allal 《Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice》2020,27(4):332-349

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the processes of regulation of student learning that are associated with formative assessment in the classroom. It discusses the concept of co-regulation and presents a model of co-regulation developed in a situated perspective on classroom learning. This model conceptualises co-regulated learning as resulting from the joint influence of student self-regulation and of sources of regulation in the learning environment: namely, the structure of the teaching/learning situation, the teacher’s interventions and interactions with students, the interactions between students, and the tools used for instruction and for assessment. Examples of research showing how co-regulation functions are discussed, in particular students’ use of tools for self-assessment and peer assessment, and the role of teacher–student interactions that encourage active student participation in formative assessment.  相似文献   

蒙汉小学生异性同伴交往况状的分析     

吴建平 《内蒙古师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》1997,(2)

本文使用社会测量法，测查小学阶段蒙汉儿童异性同伴相互交往的状况。旨在研究蒙汉小学生异性同学之间是否能建立正常的同伴交往。对测查的结果作t检验、方差分析等。结果表明，整个小学阶段，蒙汉、城乡儿童，异性同伴相互交往的程度远远低于同性伙伴相互交往的程度，异性同学之间缺乏足够的交往；异性同学相互交往的程度，存在着明显的年级差异，但不存在民族差异和地区差异。  相似文献   

Addressing issues of peer rejection in child-centered classrooms     

Mona W. Matthews 《Early Childhood Education Journal》1996,24(2):93-97

In many early childhood classrooms, teachers are providing more opportunities for children to interact with peers as they learn. For most children, these interactions are successful. However, for a few children, their attempts to interact with peers are ignored or rebuffed. If interactions are an essential component of the instructional program, then being denied access to them is tantamount to being denied access to learning events. Therefore, the children experience the psychological impact of rejection as well as the impact of being denied access to learning opportunities. This article explores this issue by: (a) describing the sociometric dimension (i.e., interpersonal relationships) within groups, (b) providing illustrations of how the sociometric dynamics in one classroom affected three children, and (c) presenting suggestions for maximizing the learning experiences for all children.  相似文献   

Exploring tertiary English as a Foreign Language writing tutors’ perceptions of the appropriateness of peer assessment for writing     

Huahui Zhao 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2018,43(7):1133-1145

Despite the increasing volume of research in peer assessment for writing, few studies have been conducted to explore teachers’ perceptions of its appropriateness for writing instruction. It is essential to understand teachers’ perceptions of peer assessment as teachers play an important role in whether and how peer assessment is implemented in their instruction. The current study investigated tertiary English writing tutors’ perceptions of the appropriateness of peer assessment for English as a Foreign Language writing in China, where peer assessment has been increasingly discussed and researched but only occasionally used in teaching. The current study scrutinised the reasons behind its limited use via in-depth exploratory interviews with 25 writing tutors with different teaching backgrounds. The interview data showed tutors’ limited knowledge of peer assessment and unanimous hesitation in using it. The former was explained by insufficient instruction and training in peer assessment. The latter relates to the incompatibility of peer assessment with the examinations-oriented education system, learners’ low English language proficiency and learning motivation, and the conflict of peer assessment with the entrenched teacher-driven learning culture. Suggestions are made about training and engaging teachers to effectively use peer assessment in instruction.  相似文献   

Writing for Science as Scholarly Communication     

Finegold  Leonard 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2002,11(3):255-260

A humane method (from the perspective of faculty and of students) to improve the writing of students, from freshmen to graduate, is described. This method follows the standard procedure of submission of a paper to a journal, whereby the students (peer) review each other's work, revise their papers in light of the referee's comments (or rebut them). Then acceptance for publication by the editor is marked by a high grade. It has been used in a variety of physics-related courses (astronomy, high-fidelity sound, biophysics), and also in general university-wide courses (The Atomic Bomb, The Bhagavad-Gita). The method introduces students to broadly-accepted scholarly communication modes of communicating ideas, with anonymous reviews. With suitable organization the time spent by faculty can be readily reduced, and faculty efficiency improved, to make the method convenient and viable. Also, it seems that other disciplines can use this method to advantage.  相似文献   

学术期刊审稿专家数据库的建立与完善     

刘显亮 《江西教育学院学报》2006,27(6):145-146

介绍学术期刊编辑部审稿专家数据库建立与完善的基本方法。该数据库的建立可以提高审稿的时效性。  相似文献   

The role of collaborative interactions versus individual construction on students’ learning of engineering concepts     

Muhsin Menekse  Michelene T. H. Chi 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2019,44(5):702-725

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Classroom Use of Multimedia-Supported Predict–Observe–Explain Tasks in a Social Constructivist Learning Environment     

Matthew Kearney 《Research in Science Education》2004,34(4):427-453

This paper focuses on the use of multimedia-based predict–observe–explain (POE) tasks to facilitate small group learning conversations. Although the tasks were given to pairs of students as a diagnostic tool to elicit their pre-instructional physics conceptions, they also provided a peer learning opportunity for students. The study adopted a social constructivist perspective to analyse and interpret the students conversations, focussing on students articulation and justification of their own science conceptions, clarification of and critical reflection on their partners views, and negotiation of new, shared meanings. Two senior science classes participated in this interpretive study. Data sources were mainly qualitative and included audio and video recordings of students small group discussions at the computer, interviews with selected students and their teachers, classroom observations, and student surveys. Findings indicate that the computer-based POE tasks supported students peer learning conversations, particularly during the prediction, reasoning and observation stages of the POE strategy. The increased level of student control of the POE tasks, combined with the multimedia nature of the program, initiated quality peer discussions. The findings have implications for authentic, technology-mediated learning in science.  相似文献   

How to achieve accurate peer assessment for high value written assignments in a senior undergraduate course     

Daniel Jeffery  Krassimir Yankulov  Alison Crerar 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2016,41(1):127-140

The psychometric measures of accuracy, reliability and validity of peer assessment are critical qualities for its use as a supplement to instructor grading. In this study, we seek to determine which factors related to peer review are the most influential on these psychometric measures, with a primary focus on the accuracy of peer assessment or how closely peer-given grades match those of an instructor. We examine and rank the correlations of accuracy, reliability and validity with 17 quantitative and qualitative variables for three senior undergraduate courses that used peer assessment on high value written assignments. Based on these analyses, we altered the single most significant variable of one of the courses. We demonstrate that the number of reviews completed per reviewer has the greatest influence on the accuracy of peer assessment out of all the factors analysed. Our calculations suggest that six reviews must be completed per reviewer to achieve peer assessment that is no different from the grading of an instructor. Effective training, previous experience and strong academic abilities in the reviewers may reduce this number.  相似文献