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Research on teaching and learning mathematics at the tertiary level
Research in tertiary mathematics education is a fast growing field as evidenced by the success of the Topic Study Group on Mathematics Education at Tertiary Level in the International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME); the continued success of the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education conference in the United States (RUME), now at its 19th annual conference; the university…
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- 9783319418148
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- vii, 32 p.; ill
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- 370 BIZ r
Gender equity in STEM in higher education : international perspectives on pol…
This timely volume brings together a range of international scholars to analyse cultural, political, and individual factors which contribute to the continued global issue of female underrepresentation in STEM study and careers. Offering a comparative approach to examining gender equity in STEM fields across countries including the UK, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Africa,…
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- Edition 1
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- 9780367512934
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- xxv, 227 p.; ill.
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- 378.008 GEN g
Measuring professional competence for the teaching of Mathematical Modelling:…
This open access book presents a structural model and an associated test instrument designed to provide a detailed analysis of professional competences for teaching mathematical modelling. The conceptualisation is based on the COACTIV model, which describes aspects, areas and facets of professional competences of teachers. The manual provides an overview of the essential teaching skills in appl…
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- 9783030780715
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- x, 129p.: ill.
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- 370.7 WES m
Student feedback on teaching in schools : using student perceptions for the d…
This open access book provides a comprehensive and informative overview of the current state of research about student perceptions of and student feedback on teaching. After presentation of a new student feedback process model, evidence concerning the validity and reliability of student perceptions of teaching quality is discussed. This is followed by an overview of empirical research on the ef…
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- 9783030751500
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- xiii, 271p. : ill.
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- 371.144 STU s
Northern lights on civic and citizenship education : a cross-national compari…
This open access book presents an in-depth analysis of data from ICCS. An international group of scholars critically address the state of civic and citizenship education in the four Nordic countries that participated in the IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) in 2009 and 2016. The findings are of particular relevance to educators at all levels, from school education t…
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- 9783030667887
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- viii, 160 p.; ill
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- 372.830948 NOR n
Becoming a teacher : research on the work-integrated learning of student teac…
This book disseminates original research on learning in and from practice in pre-service teacher education. Authors such as Lederman and Lederman describe the student teaching practicum (or work-integrated learning [WIL]), which is an essential component of pre-service teacher education, as the ‘elephant in the room’. These authors note that 'the capstone experience in any teacher education…
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- 9781928523369
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- xxxviii, 432p.: ill.
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- NWU Self-Directed Learning Series vol. 4
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- 371.102 BEC b
Being a presence for students : teaching as a lived defense of liberal education
This book offers a lived defense of liberal education. How does a college professor, on a daily basis, help students feel the value of liberal education and get the most from that education? We answer this question, as professors, each day in the classroom. John William Miller, a philosophy professor at Williams College from 1924-1960 and someone noted for his exceptional teaching, developed on…
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- 9781643150086
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- VIII, 135 p.
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- 370.112 FRA b
Teaching through stories : renewing the Scottish storyline approach in teache…
This book aims to meet the demands on teaching and learning in the twenty-first century, and in specific, how teacher education may transform pedagogical approaches and didactic methods to support future teachers in enhancing needful skills. In particular, it focuses on the pedagogical approach of Storyline, and how a Storyline can be applied in teacher education. It argues that teacher educati…
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- 9783830989868
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- 444 p.
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- 371.102 KAR t
Innovative learning environments in STEM higher education : opportunities, ch…
As explored in this open access book, higher education in STEM fields is influenced by many factors, including education research, government and school policies, financial considerations, technology limitations, and acceptance of innovations by faculty and students. In 2018, Drs. Ryoo and Winkelmann explored the opportunities, challenges, and future research initiatives of innovative learning …
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- 9783030589486
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- xv, 137p. : ill.
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- 507.11 INN i
Education materialised : reconstructing teaching and learning contexts throug…
Manuscripts have played a crucial role in the educational practices of virtually all cultures that have a history of using them. As learning and teaching tools, manuscripts become primary witnesses for reconstructing and studying didactic and research activities and methodologies from elementary levels to the most advanced. The present volume investigates the relation between manuscripts and e…
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- 9783110741124
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- XII, 495 p.
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- Volume 23. In the series Studies in Manuscript Cultures
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- 091 EDU e
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