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Contemporary Research in Irish Education: Volume 4: Book of abstracts of the 6th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar
(School of Education, NUI Galway, 2017-04-26)
We are delighted to welcome you to the 6th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar of the School of Education, NUI Galway. A central part of the School of Education s recurrent Research Seminar Series, this annual research ...
Everyday creativity on a university campus: crafting a challenge to journey beyond the formal
(NUI Galway, 2017-08-23)
This paper reports on an initiative to encourage staff, students and the wider community of an Irish university to engage in open, daily creative challenges, mediated by technology. The aim was to encourage creativity as ...
Dialectical dividends: fostering hybridity of new pedagogical practices and partnerships in science education and outreach
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2016-10-02)
Science literacy has become socially and economically very important. European countries stress that science graduates are fundamental for economic growth. Nevertheless, there is a declining student participation in science. ...
An straitéis litearthachta in iar-bhunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge: Cad is ciall le litearthacht san earnáil seo agus cad iad na dúshláin?
(An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta, 2016-05-15)
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Aithnítear in An Straitéis Náisiúnta chun an Litearthacht agus an Uimhearthacht a Fheabhsú i measc Leanaí agus
Daoine Óga 2011-20 (An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, 2011:12) go bhfuil dúshláin ar leith “do ...
Why choose teaching? An international review of empirical studies exploring student teachers career motivations and levels of commitment to teaching
(Taylor and Francis, 2015-03-18)
Why do individuals all over the world choose to become school teachers? What motivates them to become educators of young people, and how committed are they to this cause when they enter their teacher education courses? ...
Socio-demographic composition of primary initial teacher education entrants in Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-10-24)
The homogeneity of the teaching profession is an international, as well as national, phenomenon. In an era of significant demographic change in schools and education policy development in Ireland and across Europe, the ...
Using comment only marking in a mathematics classroom in the Republic of Ireland: experience and learning of a student teacher
(Journal of Teacher Action Research, 2016)
Formative assessment is a well recognised and researched method of assessing student learning and understanding in the classroom. One method of formative assessment is the use of comment only marking. In this paper, a ...
Contemporary research in Irish education: Volume 5: Book of abstracts of the 7th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar
(School of Education, NUI Galway, 2018-04-11)
We are delighted to welcome you to the 7th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar of the School of
Education, NUI Galway. A central part of the School of Education’s recurrent Research Seminar Series,
this annual research ...
Collaborative lesson hook design in science teacher education: Advancing professional practice
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2015-12-14)
This article documents the process of collaboratively developing lesson hook eresources for science teachers to establish a community of inquiry and to strengthen the pedagogy of science teaching. The authors aim to ...
Constructivism in the third space: challenging pedagogical perceptions of science outreach and science education
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2017-12-03)
Informal opportunities for young people to engage with science have increased in response to declining uptake in science and a shortage of science graduates. This paper is set in the context of the recent introduction of ...