This study assessed the depth of online learning, with a focus on the nature of online interaction in four distance education course designs. The Study Process Questionnaire was used to measure the shift in students’ approach to learning from the beginning to the end of the courses. Design had a significant impact on the nature of the interaction and whether students approached learning in a de...

This qualitative action research study explores the contribution of teacher-made materials based on meaningful learning to development tenth graders’ writing skills. It was carried out with 35 students at a state-funded school in Florencia - Caquetá, Colombia. The instruments used for data collection were students’ artifacts, teacher’s field notes, and focus group interview. findings evince tha...

Abstract Even though children are natural scientists, many preschools isolate and limit science, which can cause to miss out on valuable learning experiences school readiness skills. Additionally, minimizing science at the preschool level fails set a solid foundation for K‐12 education. In this single case study, we focused daily work of one constructivist‐oriented teacher who utilized science‐...

We developed our required ten-week Executive MBA Leading Organizational Change course to specifically maximize meaningful learning according to the stipulations of Ausubel’s (1968) cognitive assimilation theory. The centerpiece of our work is the implementation of an eight-step explicit conceptually transparent learning model whose components are internally consistent and require the assimilati...