44 research outputs found
The Quest for Deeper Learning and Engagement in Advanced High School Courses
No full text· GLEF and a research team from the University of Washington worked with Washington\u27s Bellevue School District to develop and assess the impact of project-based learning on upper-level courses in high school.
· Research suggests that Advanced Placement (AP) courses may focus too much on accelerated content at the expense of deeper conceptual learning.
· The number of students taking AP courses has grown, but along with this the number failing has increased. GLEF and the research team tested project-based learning (PBL) to counteract this trend.
· Results after two years are promising. Students in the PBL-AP courses are performing as well or better than students in traditional AP courses.
· Other education funders are encouraged to use an iterative design process, work with a diverse design team, and bring in partners who can contribute needed expertise and resources
Div. 11 Gr. 5 class, Beairsto School
No full textLeonard Lemay, David Heard, Gary Green, Nancy Vye, Bonny Zubeck, Sylvia Abramchuck, Maeva Pollen, MaryLynn Schultz, Randy Feury, Mark Pow, Ricky Wood, David Deleenheer, Iris Drabuik
Farm accounts; a manual for farmers and those desiring a simple method of keeping accounts
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Farm accounts; a manual for farmers and those desiring a simple method of keeping accounts
No full textFarm accounts; a manual for farmers and those desiring a simple method of keeping accounts
No full textTeachable Agents
No full textTeachable Agents This paper discusses Betty’s Brain, a teachable agent in the domain of river ecosystems that combines learning by teaching with self-regulation mentoring to promote deep learning and understanding. Two studies demonstrate the effectiveness of this system. The first study focused on components that define student-teacher interactions in the learning by teaching task. The second study examined the value of adding meta-cognitive strategies that governed Betty’s behavior and self-regulation hints provided by a mentor agent. The study com-pared three versions: a system where the student was tutored by a pedagogical agent (ITS), a learning by teach-ing system (LBT) , where students taught a baseline version of Betty, and received tutoring help from the men-tor, and a learning by teaching system (SRL), where Betty was enhanced to include self-regulation strategies, and the mentor provided help on domain material plus how to become better learners and better teachers. Re-sults indicate that the addition of the self-regulated Betty and the self-regulation mentor better prepared students to learn new concepts later, even when they no longer had access to the SRL environment
The Learning Sciences, Technology and Designs for Educational Systems: Some Thoughts About Change
No full textFarm accounts : a manual for farmers and those desiring a simple method of keeping accounts
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