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Bridging worlds: New learning spaces for new times: Evaluation Report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2021)
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Diving deep into numeracy, cross-curricular professional development
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-10-18)
The numerical ability of Irish students in international and national assessments is weaker than for literacy, particularly among higher-performing students. The aim of this study was to design a national teacher professional ...
Developing and assessing computational thinking in secondary education using a TPACK guided scratch visual execution environment
(International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools (IJCSES), 2021-05-18)
Effective and reliable assessment approaches to computational thinking in secondary education are in demand. This paper uses a guided technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) framework, incorporating a visual ...
Teacher agency and learner agency in teaching and learning a new school subject, Leaving Certificate Computer Science, in Ireland: Considerations for teacher education
(Elsevier, 2021-07-30)
A new school subject, Leaving Certificate Computer Science, was introduced in September 2018 into Irish schools in a period of curriculum reform and change. Drawing on concepts of teacher agency and learner agency, and ...
Analysis of three methodological approaches in the use of gamification in vocational training
(MDPI, 2021-07-28)
A reduced interest and low motivation in learning amongst vocational students has become a challenge with many traditional strategies not capable of providing a solution to motivation and encouraging participation in ...
Bridging worlds: Building a bridge for our educational ecosystem and linking formal and non-formal learning
(Education Matters, 2021)
The Bridging Worlds project, funded
by Reinvent Ireland, is an exploratory
programme with the ambitious aim of
creating a wraparound model linking the
formal and non-formal education sectors.
It provides a comprehensive ...
An investigation of emergency virtual observation (EVO) in initial teacher education, in Australia and Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Routledge, 2021-04-27)
When the World Health Organisation declared the novel Coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, a change occurred across all levels of the educational landscape. It posed specific challenges in the context of initial teacher ...
An action learning approach to mathematics learning in the light of the cognitional theory of Bernard Lonergan
(Routledge, 2021-12-28)
The educational benefits of challenge- or problem-based approaches to learning are now well established. Action Research (AR) and Action Learning (AL) together provide educators with an ethic, a research methodology and a ...
Is it feasible to use a humanoid robot to promote hand hygiene adherence in a hospital setting?
(Elsevier, 2021-11-18)
Healthcare associated infections (HCAI) are a prevalent preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. Improving hand hygiene adherence is important for HCAI prevention. In this feasibility study, the objective was to ...
Articulating minority language value in diverse communities: The case of compulsory Irish language education
(Routledge, 2021-02-10)
In newly multilingual communities, where the language of education can no longer be assumed to be the home language of students, debates around language education policy can reflect broader sociocultural and political ...