The poor assimilation of ICT in formal education is firmly rooted in models of learning prevalent in the classroom which are largely teacher-led, individualistic and reproductive, with little connection between theory and practice and poor linkages across the curriculum. A new model of classroom practice is required to allow for creativity, peer-learning, thematic learning, collaboration and pr...

Originated from America, the student-oriented flipped classroom, which focuses on the individual demands and expressions of students, has become a hot topic in education fields in and out of China, along with the development of information technology and updating of teaching ideas. This study attempts to establish a "task driven and ability targeted" flipped classroom mode, with creation class ...

Drawing on Bandura's triadic reciprocal causation model, perceived classroom environment and three intrapersonal factors (mathematics self-efficacy, maths interest and academic self-concept) were considered as predictors of test performance in two correlated mathematics assessments: a public examination (GCSE) and an on-line test, both taken by UK pupils at age 16 (n = 6689). Intrapersonal fact...

0360-1315/$ see front matter 2008 Published by doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2008.09.005 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 904 620 3573; fax E-mail address: [email protected] (A.C. Carle). Can modern, computer-based technology engage college students and improve their academic achievement in college? Although numerous examples detail technology’s classroom uses, few studies empirically examine whether ...

Virtual systems in engineering serve lifecycle management of product information and are based on modeling methods. In order to utilize the proven methods of modeling in engineering and establish a higher education system that can be integrated with laboratory systems of virtual engineering easily, the authors surveyed and analyzed some results in model based teaching environment. In this paper...

Student project teams are an important and integral part of many engineering classrooms. This paper examines the socialand task-related dimensions of such co-located and distributed teams.Studies of distributed teams in the workplace observe that members often face social issues of building trust and cohesion that co-located teams do not. It is posited that distributed teams in the classroom mu...

Classroom-based assessment validation has received considerable critical attention and many conceptualisations have emerged. While these are helpful in advancing our knowledge, there is a need for more learning-oriented teacher practice validation. This paper builds on previous theories approaches to redefine the validity of classroom-based terms practical, useful, trustworthy interpretation us...