Research in the field of vocabulary learning has shown that child L2 learners need to meet words again and again in new contexts in order to expand and deepen their word knowledge. In an instructional setting, cognitive processing is enhanced not only by the interplay between language use and metalinguistic reflection during classroom interaction but also by the activation and articulation of d...

Being in control of a computer has been found to be a significant factor in becoming involved in computer use yet, like all individuals, initial teacher training (ITT) students differ in how much they feel that they are in control. It is proposed that those who have a more internal locus of control (who are more likely to believe that they are in control of events) are more likely to enjoy bein...

Our evaluative study, which is reported here, is linked with a civics project initiated by the Dutch National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO) during the 1980s. The project focused on the education of twelve-to sixteen-year-old students at the lowersecondary level and was executed at request of the Dutch National Association for Social Studies Teachers. At that time, there was much id...

OBJECTIVE To determine the status of gardens in California schools. DESIGN A self-administered Internet and mailed survey was sent to all California principals (N = 9805). PARTICIPANTS 4194 California school principals. VARIABLES MEASURED School garden practices, attitudes associated with the use of gardens in schools, and perceptions of barriers to having and using school gardens in acad...

A brief critical analysis and suggestion for guidelines concerning environmental and health education in the elementary school are presented from the viewpoint of emerging pedagogic experiences and theoretical philosophical reflections. The major points discussed are: the importance of transdisciplinarity, the enhancement of participatory education where technical knowledge and popular wisdom m...

Study of professional growth is useful for reflective purposes at any time during a career. The concept of known knowns and unknowns with a training twist can be used to summarise the overall stages of any trainee. At the start of vocational training the trainee does not know what they do not know, they have not yet recognised how much they have to learn. This happens in the second stage (that ...

In this paper we present a model of e-learning suitable for teacher training sessions. The main purpose of our work is to define the components of the educational system which influences the successful adoption of e-learning in the field of education. We also present the factors of the readiness of e-learning mentioned in the literature available and classifies them into the 3 major categories ...

OBJECTIVES There is growing appreciation of the value of early preparation of future medical educators. Staff development programmes, conferences and workshops pertaining to the training of educators may be crucial to the pursuit of a school's larger educational mission to educate students, doctors and scholars and to provide comprehensive knowledge, research, patient care and service. This stu...

Teachers, who are in a key position to raise qualified individuals should possess the desired characteristics to be able to fulfill this duty. This situation entails teacher training to include being qualified in cognitive, emotional and psycho-motor aspects during the process of pre-service education. These characteristics should exclude tendencies towards academic dishonesty and include being...

This study reports on factors that limit the participation of blind and partially sighted learners in mathematics and science education. Since the teacher, still remains one of the most crucial factors in any education system, the researcher deemed it important to investigate the role of the teacher as understood by a blind technician in promoting the participation of blind and partially sighte...