The purpose of the study is to investigate the popular assumption that the ‘‘digital natives’’ generation surpasses the previous ‘‘digital immigrants’’ generation in terms of their technology experiences, because they grow up with information and communication technology. The assumption presumes that teachers, the digital immigrants, are less technology savvy than the digital natives, resulting...

This study compared cooperating teachers’ and student teachers’ perceptions of important elements of the student teaching experience and identified selected characteristics of cooperating centers. Forty-nine cooperating teachers and 25 student teachers provided data. Questionnaire items were divided into five “core” areas based on a review of literature. Respondents rated the elements using a s...

This research seeks to analyse and propose a solution to support classroom-based teaching in the Department of Chocó, Colombia, which is located in a rural area and has been the subject of many social projects for the development of its people. Due to the disparities in different regions of the country, the education sector is forced to look for new working environments that are suitable for ru...

background: incivility among nursing students is a common academic problem. knowing the causes of students’ incivility will enable the faculty members and academic institutions to select correct strategies to deal with this problem. this study was conducted to explore the causes of incivility among nursing students from both educators’ and students’ points of view. methods: this qualitative con...

Teachers’ beliefs towards learning, teaching and ICT may have a strong impact on how learning opportunities are designed and implemented. However, research has shown that providing effective opportunities for teachers to develop skills and competence with ICT tools in order that they effectively redesign their learning environments are not straightforward. In this study we examined two teacher ...

Despite evidence from the USA that children in small classes of less than 20 do better academically there is still a vociferous debate about the effects of class size differences in schools, and considerable gaps in our understanding of the effects of class size differences. This article summarises results from the most complete UK analysis to date of the educational consequences of class size ...

We surveyed undergraduates to learn the extent to which they experience rapport with their instructors, assess the relation between rapport and student attitudes and behaviors, and determine instructor qualities and behaviors that appear related to establishing rapport. Most students reported experiencing rapport with at least 1 teacher and indicated that rapport is positively related to their ...

Process evaluation in the efficacy trial for Lunch is in the Bag examined utility of measuring user experience of the intervention to forecast use and sustainability. The multi-component multi-level behavior change intervention was implemented in Early Care and Education Centers (ECEC) to increase parents’ packing of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in their preschool children’s sack lunche...

Due to the recent increase in trade, travel and political and social co-operation, language competence has become a key skill in modern Europe. Great efforts have been made to improve language training at all education levels. Whereas in the past language teaching was mainly related to cultural themes with an emphasis on literature, communicative aspects in everyday international contact situat...