Gamification and Controversial Heritage: Trainee Teachers’ Conceptions

Augmented Reality and Gamification in Heritage Museums

Augmented Reality (AR) technology is one of the fastest growing areas in the computing field and it has pervaded many applications in the market including museums. However, there is a need for a survey exploring the effectiveness of augmented reality as a communication medium in museums. This paper reviews the development of Augmented Reality as a mass communication [1] tool in museums. We intr...

Addressing preservice teachers' conceptions of motivation1

Preservice teachers' prior knowledge about teaching and learning may di!er substantially from the theories and ideas presented in their education courses. In the present study, a refutational (conceptual change) text on motivation was used in an e!ort to address preservice teachers' conceptions of motivation. Results indicated that preservice teachers who read the refutational text performed si...

Student Teachers’ Conceptions of Mathematical Proof

ion Step two is for each student teacher, individually, to produce their own representation of their conception of mathematical proof using any or all of the above key terms (or others that they might choose), arranging them on a blank piece of paper from their own perspective, and joining Mathematics Education Review, Volume 9, May 1997 pp21-32 27 key terms in what they consider a meaningful w...

School Placement of Trainee Teachers: Theory and Practice

Supporting teachers' self- reflection and professional development with gamification

The paper deals with a gamified approach developed to support teachers’ reflection and awareness on a set of specific behaviours that can support informal learning. The approach adopts a metaphor, vegetable gardens to be grown, to represent the teachers’ participatory practice and is enriched with specific game mechanics (tasks, goals and badges). The metaphor was reified in two different modal...