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Technology As Enabler Of Learner Autonomy And Authentic Learning In Chinese Language Acquisition: A Case Study In Higher Education, Mario Valdebenito, Yalin Chen Dec 2019

Technology As Enabler Of Learner Autonomy And Authentic Learning In Chinese Language Acquisition: A Case Study In Higher Education, Mario Valdebenito, Yalin Chen

East Asian Languages & Cultures: Faculty Publications

Based on the Constructivist approach, meaningful learning only occurs when learners have agency to construct meaning through social interactions. The ability to self-direct, communicate, collaborate, and transfer learning to real-life situations are crucial skills for the 21st century. These skills allow new generations to adapt to this new information era in any field and/or disciplines they pursue; foreign language acquisition is not an exception. In this article, the authors argue that language learning can help learners cultivate such abilities with the aid of a holistic curriculum design and the effective use of technology. The authors also explore how using tools, …


What Can A Studio Approach To Teaching Tell Us About The Academic And Social Learning Of Middle School Students? An Exploration Of Student Understanding Of How Making Art Supports Their Academic And Social Learning., Maureen Creegan- Quinquis, Maureen A. Creegan-Quinquis May 2019

What Can A Studio Approach To Teaching Tell Us About The Academic And Social Learning Of Middle School Students? An Exploration Of Student Understanding Of How Making Art Supports Their Academic And Social Learning., Maureen Creegan- Quinquis, Maureen A. Creegan-Quinquis

Educational Studies Dissertations

This study explores the types of social and academic learning typically overlooked in public school education. Art-based approaches to academic learning have been labeled as“fluff.” Education policymakers hold a biased view of the arts. When asked to consider art as a viable epistemology, cognition theorists have dismissed art as irrational. These biased views have contributed to the marginalization of the field of art education. The purpose of this study was to question this bias through an art-based studio approach to research. The goal was to explore how middle school students understand the role of visual arts in their own academic …


La Reseña Como Estrategia De Enseñanza De La Escritura En Español En Estudiantes De Grado Sexto De La I.E.D Domingo Savio Del Municipio De Guasca, Cundinamarca, Sandra Liliana Ávila Martín, Maritza Córdoba Gutiérrez, Edith Rocío Vásquez Vargas Jan 2019

La Reseña Como Estrategia De Enseñanza De La Escritura En Español En Estudiantes De Grado Sexto De La I.E.D Domingo Savio Del Municipio De Guasca, Cundinamarca, Sandra Liliana Ávila Martín, Maritza Córdoba Gutiérrez, Edith Rocío Vásquez Vargas

Maestría en Didáctica de las Lenguas

El estudio se enfocó en el diseño de una propuesta de intervención pedagógica que, mediante la reseña como estrategia de enseñanza, permitió fomentar los procesos de aprendizaje de la escritura argumentativa en estudiantes de grado sexto de la IED Domingo Savio de Guasca, Cundinamarca. Para ello, se caracterizaron las necesidades formativas, los alcances y limitaciones de la propuesta; así como también las implicaciones pedagógicas derivadas de su implementación. Así, se asumió un proceso de investigación acción que implicó un diseño instruccional (ADDIE) y la recolección de datos mediante encuestas y pruebas diagnóstico a estudiantes, y con entrevistas a docentes y …