In this article we will develop the following hypothesis as it relates to the field of educational technology in higher education: students, teachers, and educational institutions are all concerned with a common underlying “learning model.” The organization of these various levels (students, teachers, institutions) around learning may be considered as a guide and as a sign of an expected educat...

In pedagogical formal systems one needs to systematically give examples of hypotheses made. This main characteristic is not the only one needed, and a formal definition of pedagogical sub-systems of the Calculus of Constructions (CC) has already been stated. Here we give such a pedagogical sub-system of CC corresponding to the second-order pedagogical λ-calculus of Colson and Michel. It thus il...

This paper sets out to look critically at the influences on pedagogy in early years education, at the ways in which it is enacted in practice and the pedagogical perspectives held by practitioners. The aim of the paper is to explore the current state of understanding and suggest areas to be included in an agenda for future research. The factors that influence practitioners’ actions are reviewed...

An educational resource targeting children with learning difficulties should be based on special teaching aids to achieve its educational purposes. Teaching supported by new technologies should guarantee the accessibility of the contents introduced over the web, as well as through the use of software applications. In this paper, we present a methodology for creating such resources and its appli...

Personalization of learning is a complex task to implement. This task is even more complex if one wants to adopt a generic approach taking into account the many different teaching situations, and the wide variety of pedagogical activities that may exist. In this paper, we describe the GEPPETO approach designed to assist teachers during personalization of pedagogical activities. This approach in...

REQUIRED) This paper argues that scenario based learning is an appropriate pedagogical strategy for business school education, both for students and for executive education. Beginning with a discussion of problem based learning, the pedagogical strategy within which scenario based learning is grounded. The approach is explained and two examples of scenarios are offered, one for students and one...

Peter Henrici coined the term “algorithmic mathematics” and “dialectic mathematics” in a 1973 talk. I will borrow these two terms and attempt to synthesize the two aspects from a pedagogical viewpoint with illustrative examples gleaned from mathematical developments in Eastern and Western cultures throughout history. Some examples from my teaching experience in the classroom will also be given.

Thirty preservice teachers enrolled in a field-based science methods course were placed at a public elementary school for coursework and for teaching practice with elementary students. Candidates focused on building conceptual understanding of science content and pedagogical methods through innovative curriculum development and other course assignments during the first ten weeks. Teaching pract...

This article presents and analyses a single pedagogic case of a small, rural primary state school in Queensland, Australia. The researchers spent one day per week for nineteen weeks serving the role of visiting teachers to the school. The goal of the research was to inquire into the pedagogical sustainability of this rural school and its relationship with community. Data was interpreted through...

Affect has been the subject of increasing attention in cognitive accounts of learning. Many intelligent tutoring systems now seek to adapt pedagogy to student affective and motivational processes in an effort to increase the effectiveness of tutorial interaction and improve learning outcomes. To this end, recent work has begun to investigate the emotions experienced during learning in a variety...