How an online tutor motivates E-learning English
Published in Heliyon
Psychology; Education; E-learning; Motivation; Tutor; Tutoring; Communication.
Should the PBL tutor be present? A cross-sectional study of group effectiveness in synchronous and asynchronous settings...
Published in BMC Medical Education
BackgroundThe tutorial group and its dynamics are a cornerstone of problem-based learning (PBL). The tutor’s support varies according to the setting, and it is pertinent to explore group effectiveness in relation to different settings, for example online or campus-based. The PBL groups’ effectiveness can partly be assessed in terms of cognitive and...
Exploración del comportamiento de un instrumento para evaluar la función de tutoría académica en el contexto de escuelas...
This paper documents the process and results of an exploratory quantitative approach research exercise on the metric behavior of a questionnaire for the evaluation of university tutors applied in the context of a teacher training school.The work was supported by a questionnaire that evaluates the performance of university tutors under the student a...
Individualized Mathematics Instruction for Adults : The Prison Education Context
Individualized instruction tailors content, instructional technology, and pace to the abilities and interests of each student. Carrying out individualized instruction for adults returning to mathematics after some years away from schooling entail special challenges. Adults have, to a greater extent than children and adolescents, various prior knowl...
Faster learners transfer their knowledge better: Behavioral, mnemonic, and neural mechanisms of individual differences i...
Published in Developmental cognitive neuroscience
Why some children learn, and transfer their knowledge to novel problems, better than others remains an important unresolved question in the science of learning. Here we developed an innovative tutoring program and data analysis approach to investigate individual differences in neurocognitive mechanisms that support math learning and "near" transfer...
To Embrace Career Decision Making in STEM Education
Choosing a career is often a challenge, especially in new professional contexts, as seen today with the fourth industrial revolution for students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths). Students require not only technical and academic skills but also skills in making decisions in complex situations and environments. Higher and Vocati...
Comment favoriser l 'autonomie d'un élève de CE1 à besoin éducatif particulier dyspraxie en l'absence de son AVS ?
À travers ce mémoire de recherche, je me suis intéressée au développement de l’autonomie d’un élève à besoin éducatif particulier de ma classe de CE1, atteint de dyspraxie. En début d’année, je fus confrontée à une sollicitation permanente de cet élève lorsque son AESH était absente. Il était incapable de travailler seul et ma difficulté était de g...
Apprendre à lire le patient en formation initiale de masso-kinésithérapie : approches cliniques
La récente réingénierie des études de soignants paramédicaux en général et celle de MK en particulier (en 2015), introduit une nouvelle dimension dans les cycles de formation : le raisonnement clinique. Défini par Higgs (2008) comme « processus de pensée et de prise de décision qui permet au clinicien de prendre les actions les plus appropriées dan...
How teacher talk guidance during Invention activities shapes students’ cognitive engagement and transfer
Published in International Journal of STEM Education
BackgroundA key question in K-12 STEM education is how best to guide students as they engage in exploratory learning activities so that students develop transferable knowledge. We investigated this question in a study of teacher talk guidance of an exploratory activity called Invention. In this study, teachers worked one-on-one with students, guidi...
Evaluation of peer-led study groups in a PharmD program.
Published in Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning
Academic support in the form of formal, peer-led study groups was initiated at a four-year college of pharmacy utilizing paid group facilitators and a student program coordinator under the direction of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs. This study's purpose was to assess the first year of this program from the viewpoints of the student partici...
