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Education Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 7

2020 July - 19 articles

Cover Story: There is broad consensus that flexible in-service training provision is an appropriate way of supplementing lifelong learning by teachers. Since most in-service training in the teaching profession takes place outside normal working hours, flexible and needs-oriented digital provision now has the scope to replace rigid curricula. This article analyses the perception and acceptance of digital learning formats of vocational school teachers in Poland, Italy and Germany. The innovative aspect of the study lies in its link between general perceptions of online learning and technology and findings in relation to a specific online teacher training tool. The study explores how vocational school teachers perceive online learning as a tool for their own in-service training. The findings show that vocational school teachers view online learning overwhelmingly positively as an in-service training format. View this paper.
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Articles (19)

  • Article
  • Open Access
88 Citations
33,084 Views
24 Pages

Generation Z: Fitting Project Management Soft Skills Competencies—A Mixed-Method Approach

  • José Magano,
  • Cláudia Silva,
  • Cláudia Figueiredo,
  • Andreia Vitória,
  • Teresa Nogueira and
  • Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis

Generation Z is arriving in the workforce. Do these youngsters have the skills and traits to fit project teams? This study reviews the literature concerning project management competencies and the traits that are associated with Generation Z. To deep...

  • Article
  • Open Access
140 Citations
41,785 Views
18 Pages

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the latest pandemic with a high rate of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Crises like these can harm the academic functioning and psychophysical health of nursing students. With this qualitative study, we aim t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,398 Views
15 Pages

Active learning improves undergraduate STEM course comprehension; however, student comprehension using different active learning methods and student perception of active learning have not been fully explored. We analyze ten semesters (six years) of a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,656 Views
13 Pages

Perceived Benefits of a Standardized Patient Simulation in Pre-Placement Dietetic Students

  • Hattie H. Wright,
  • Judi Cameron,
  • Tania Wiesmayr-Freeman and
  • Libby Swanepoel

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a simulation-based learning (SBL) experience on perceived confidence in monitoring and evaluation, as part of the delivery of nutrition care of pre-placement dietetic students, and to describe t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
11,067 Views
17 Pages

Educator preparation programs have moved away from offering interest-based courses that prepare a teacher candidate on a more surface level and have opted to integrate more authentic experiences with technology that are infused into coursework. This...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,314 Views
16 Pages

Recent research into character reversals in writings produced by occidental children has shown that they mainly reverse the left-oriented digits (1, 2, 3, 7, and 9) and therefore appear to apply a right-orienting rule. But do they produce similar rev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
10,473 Views
17 Pages

For teachers in vocational education and training (VET), lifelong learning and related further training is important to meet the growing demands of the teaching profession. This paper analyses the perception of technology and e-learning of teachers i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,716 Views
16 Pages

Assessing the Effectiveness of Differentiated Instructional Approaches for Teaching Math to Preschoolers with Different Levels of Executive Functions

  • Aleksander N. Veraksa,
  • Margarita S. Aslanova,
  • Daria A. Bukhalenkova,
  • Nikolay E. Veraksa and
  • Liudmila Liutsko

Previous studies have found that the development of mathematical abilities, along with the development of executive functions, predict students’ subsequent academic performance. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of teaching th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
284 Citations
56,766 Views
11 Pages

The study sought to assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic in motivating digital transformation in the education sector in South Africa. The study was premised on the fact that learning in South Africa and the rest of the world came to a stand...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,368 Views
16 Pages

Small private colleges provide an important service to society while operating in a dynamic and competitive environment. The inability to operate in a manner that delivers desirable levels of satisfaction to students can prove fatal, more so given th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,639 Views
21 Pages

It has been shown that combining data from multiple sources, such as observations, self-reports, and performance with physiological markers offers better insights into cognitive-affective states during the learning process. Through a study with 12 ki...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
14,251 Views
10 Pages

The study was focused on understanding emotional and spiritual intelligence, and leadership linkages. The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between emotional and spiritual intelligence and self-leadership skills of university students...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
10,699 Views
19 Pages

Performance Appraisal in Universities—Assessing the Tension in Public Service Motivation (PSM)

  • Łukasz Sułkowski,
  • Sylwia Przytuła,
  • Colin Borg and
  • Konrad Kulikowski

Performance appraisal (PA) has become a prominent feature on the agenda of higher education institutions (HEIs). However, the traditional culture of the typical university is based on individual commitment, scientific teamwork, dedication to public s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,556 Views
19 Pages

Introduction: Leadership as the second factor in school improvement needs potential leaders to be effective. Method: The present study aimed to know the potential capacity of leaders in Spanish secondary schools through the adaptation of the DLI ques...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,242 Views
19 Pages

Patrimonializarte: A Heritage Education Program Based on New Technologies and Local Heritage

  • Leticia Castro-Calviño,
  • Jairo Rodríguez-Medina,
  • Cosme J. Gómez-Carrasco and
  • Ramón López-Facal

This paper presents the design of the Patrimonializarte program, which has been implemented in six classes and three different educational levels in two schools in Galicia (Spain). It involves working with elements of heritage in proximity to the sch...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,924 Views
19 Pages

Study Approaches of Life Science Students Using the Revised Two-Factor Study Process Questionnaire (R-SPQ-2F)

  • Miguel Leiva-Brondo,
  • Jaime Cebolla-Cornejo,
  • Rosa Peiró,
  • Nuria Andrés-Colás,
  • Cristina Esteras,
  • María Ferriol,
  • Hugo Merle,
  • María José Díez and
  • Ana Pérez-de-Castro

Students’ approaches to learning can vary between students of different ages, genders, years, degrees, or cultural contexts. The aim of this study was to assess the approaches to learning of different students of life science degrees. The Revis...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,708 Views
9 Pages

Silanes for Building Protection: A Case Study in Systems Thinking Approach to Materials Science Education

  • Rosaria Ciriminna,
  • Yael Albo,
  • Alexandra Fidalgo,
  • Laura Ilharco and
  • Mario Pagliaro

Silanes, and organically modified silanes in particular, are commercially used to protect the built environment from deterioration and, in indoor applications, to minimize water vapor condensation and microbiological contamination. Increasing their u...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,382 Views
22 Pages

The integration of Virtual Reality (VR) and gamification techniques can be used to produce a fun virtual laboratory, including virtual spaces and educational content. This study developed a prototype for a virtual laboratory for powder-bed binder jet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,271 Views
22 Pages

This paper presents a qualitative cross-level study with a focus on prospective and in-service teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of redox reactions in Germany. The objective was to investigate and analyze the differences in PCK betw...

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