The purpose of this study was to examine the importance of all four components of the National Community Service and Trust Act’s definition of service learning, to assess the effects of service learning pedagogy on college students, and to further the research of service learning. More specifically, this study focused on how civic responsibility is affected by the inclusion of the other three c...

INTRODUCTION Based largely on the writings of educational philosopher and activist Paulo Freire (see, e.g. 1970, 1977, 1989, 1993), educational researchers have demonstrated the contemporary relevance of dialogic and critical pedagogy to teachers and students of all ages, especially in urban schools (Cammarota & Fine, 2008; Darder, Baltodano, & Torres, 2003; DuncanAndrade & Morrell, 2008; Gay, ...

While the inquiry approach to science teaching has been widely recommended as an epistemic mechanism to promote deep content understanding, there is also increased expectation that process and other transferable skills should be integral part of science pedagogy. To test the hypothesis that coupling process skills to content teaching impacts academic success measures, we meta-analyzed twenty-on...

Based on the International Conference on Information Systems’ (ICIS) 2014 senior scholars’ forum, we share insights on the relationship between evolving university business models and the adoption of electronic pedagogy. In recent years, particularly with the initiation of MOOCs, the potential for delivering high-quality and widely distributed coursework has expanded. However, particular instan...

Pedagogy, “the principles and methods of instruction” (Wordnet), implies a relationship among actors playing the roles of teacher and student and has a direct impact on the students' learning performance. In the past, the teacher was a transmitter of knowledge and the student a passive receiver. Nowadays, students are encouraged to challenge, deepen and create their own knowledge and teachers a...

The trainer during a course on ICT pedagogy, in an effort to promote efficiency and skills to the trainees, decided to intervene. He did not totally abide by the standard training procedures and course curriculum, but determined to alter the training modes and adopt certain initiatives based on the trainees’ learning profiles and knowledge level. The results proved positive. In the article it i...

This paper deals, not with the mechanics of teaching in studies of science and technology, but with communicating Causal Layered Analysis (CLA) as an activity of building with and beyond scientific knowledge, enabling the creation of value towards the future. In undergoing a process of unpacking the genealogy of science, creating a critical distance from hitherto unquestioned assumptions, probl...

Problem-based learning, process-oriented guided inquiry learning, and peer-led team learning are student-centered, active-learning pedagogies commonly used in science education. The characteristic features of each are compared and contrasted to enable new practitioners to decide which approach or combination of approaches will suit their particular situation.