This paper suggests that recent changes in higher education, the demands of the knowledge society and an increased need for students to become autonomous, reflective e-learners increases the need for academics to understand the learning process. In order to understand e-learning, teachers need to understand learning as e-learning is embedded in learning. Without an understanding of what learnin...

The proposition that teaching is a reflective profession prominent within educational discourse. Theories underpin reflection are critical component of initial teacher education (ITE) programmes. This study aims to assess the reliability modified Reflective Practice Questionnaire (RPQ) in population ITE students; and compare findings other studies using RPQ professions. reports cross-sectional ...

Research and experience suggest that structured reflections and metacognitive thinking positively influence prospective teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), and beliefs and attitudes (dispositions) about mathematics and science learning and teaching. To provide a motivating learning environment for such activities, prospective teachers from different educational cultures will be paire...

the effect of test on teachers, students, and their classroom behaviors has ever been amenable to scholarly studies. to explore such an effect, 20 professors offering ma tefl preparation courses and 30 candidates received plsp and apals inventories. paired-sample t-tests revealed significant differences. however, the respective componential multivariate anova revealed non-significant and signif...

a knowledge of soil surface conditions, especially desert crust, salt crust and desert varnish is useful for improving classification of remotely sensed data. desert crust can generate high levels of reflectance, similar to those areas with high salt concentration and non-saline soil. therefore, soil surface crusts might bias thematic remote sensing of soils. in this study, we evaluated the eff...

Reflection has an important role in promoting teachers' professional development. In order to obtain development, teachers must have a deep understanding of the meaning reflection, understand reflective teaching, be familiar with process master method reflection and develop habit reflection. Taking improvement own quality competence as starting point, article firstly elaborates self-development...