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Using Virtual Reality in the Classroom: Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Its Use as a Teaching and Learning Tool
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Cooper, G.; Park, H.; Nasr, Z.; Thong, L. P.; Johnson, R. – Educational Media International, 2019
Virtual reality (VR) platforms act as a potentially transformative tool in learning and teaching. The aim of this study was to examine pre-service teachers' (PST) perceptions about VR, inclusive of their beliefs about its capacity to be used as a teaching and learning tool. A case-study, conducted at an urban university in Australia involved a…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
Testing for Medical School Selection: What Are Prospective Doctors' Experiences and Perceptions of the GAMSAT and What Are the Consequences of Testing?
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Kumar, K.; Roberts, C.; Bartle, E.; Eley, D. S. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018
Written tests for selection into medicine have demonstrated reliability and there is accumulating evidence regarding their validity, but we know little about the broader impacts or consequences of medical school selection tests from the perspectives of key stakeholders. In this first Australian study of its kind, we use consequential validity as a…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Foreign Countries, Online Surveys
Identifying Needs and Enhancing Learning about Climate Change Adaptation for Water Professionals at the Post-Graduate Level
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George, David Alan; Tan, Poh-Ling; Clewett, Jeffrey Frank – Environmental Education Research, 2016
Using a participatory learning approach, we report on the delivery and evaluation of a climate change and risk assessment tool to help manage water risks within the agricultural sector. Post-graduate water-professional students from a range of countries, from both developed and emerging economies were involved in using this tool. Our approach…
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Risk Assessment, Water Quality
The Use of Short Role-Plays for an Ethics Intervention in University Auditing Courses
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Taplin, Ross; Singh, Abhijeet; Kerr, Rosemary; Lee, Alina – Accounting Education, 2018
This paper reports how short 10-minute role-plays can be used as an effective tool for ethics education within university auditing classes. A mixed method approach elicited student perceptions of role-plays in developing ethical awareness. While many students self-reported difficulty in recognising and dealing with the ethical dilemmas…
Descriptors: Accounting, Role Playing, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning
Education as a Tool for Peace? The King Abdullah Scholarship Program and Perceptions of Saudi Arabia and UAE Post 9/11
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Hilal, Kholoud T.; Denman, Brian D. – Higher Education Studies, 2013
Since 9/11, Saudi Arabia has made significant attempts to change its public image because of its alleged association with global terrorism. Given its charitable interests in promoting education as a tool for peace within the Arab region, it has established the King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP), considered to be the most heavily endowed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Opinion, Terrorism, Peace
Pathways to Apprenticeships.
Dumbrell, Tom – 2003
A study interviewed participants in and providers of pre- apprenticeship (PA) programs in Australia and identified their potential role as a component of overall vocational education and training (VET) provision. Data were derived from a special series developed from national VET statistical data for 1994-2000 and were refined by discarding…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Apprenticeships, Career Development, Developed Nations