Historically, the dominant approach to instruction has been for teachers to break down information and present singular facts and behaviors to receptive students. An instructional environment where the teacher disseminates information portrays the learner as a passive agent in the learning process. Conversely, educational researchers have described a complex ecology when teachers, students and tasks interact to complete academic work (Doyle, 1977, 1983). While much attention has been directed at how teachers and students interact as the learning ecology evolves, less attention has been dedicated to the examination of the interaction between learning tasks or experiences and students (content-embedded accountability) in the evolution of this complex ecology (a program of action). The purpose of this qualitative case study was twofold. First, was to examine the learning ecology created throughout an adventure education unit in the physical education curriculum. Second, was to examine the role of content-embedded accountability in the developing program of action. Participants included Ivana, a 23 year veteran physical education teacher and her physical education class (N=19). Data were collected throughout an adventure education unit (N=8 classes) using qualitative research techniques (e.g. field notes, formal interviews, informal conversations). Data were inductively coded through a method of constant comparison. Multiple processes of open and axial coding were completed to develop major themes and supporting categories. Overall, the strong program of action (PoA) was co-created by Ivana and her students. Structures within the adventure education model provided a framework that allowed the teacher to align content, instruction and assessment and students to focus on their learning to be civil and self-directed. Ivana was influenced by structures in the adventure education (AE) model to (a) bridge the global school initiative for teaching civility with student learning, (b) select activities based on student engagement with relevant content, (c) implement instructional methods that included students' social participation and (d) align assessment with the content and her instructional methods. A significant feature in this ecology was the role of content-embedded accountability, which helped to shape the PoA. Ivana's role as a facilitator and structures in the adventure model for learning tasks held students accountable for their self-directed engagement with the content espoused in the AE model. The structure of content embedded in learning tasks eventually defined how Ivana facilitated student learning. Instructional models such as AE can assist teachers to define content, align instructional methods and create learning tasks that initiate a system of accountability. Future researchers could benefit from considering the connection between a teacher seen as a "technical virtuoso" and the instructional model from which they operate.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:36:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 IracyaraMAS_DISSERT.pdf: 1210761 bytes, checksum: 705ea4fe266607ab077595767dca76d0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-17 / A escola tem se guiado por a??es pedag?gicas do professor consideravelmente limitadas, as quais t?m dificultado configurar com nitidez inten??es educativas que contemplam a sua organiza??o curricular. Nesse sentido, esta disserta??o tem por objetivo apresentar uma experi?ncia pedag?gica da educa??o f?sica a partir da operacionaliza??o de temas transversais com os conte?dos curriculares no ensino m?dio integrado no IFRN, campus SGA. Os fundamentos te?rico-metodol?gicos seguiram a linha qualitativa da pesquisa-a??o. Participaram desta pesquisa estudantes dos cursos de Edifica??es e Inform?tica do 1? ano do ensino m?dio integrado e a professora-pesquisadora, que ? servidora efetiva do instituto. Optando pela pesquisa-a??o, estruturamos uma interven??o pedag?gica com inten??o de promover a constru??o de conhecimento dos conte?dos da educa??o f?sica com os temas transversais, tanto em amplitude como em profundidade, alicer?ada no aporte te?rico da teoria da a??o dial?gica (FREIRE, 2011) e da concep??o aberta no ensino da educa??o f?sica (HILDEBRANDT, 1986). A pesquisa teve como procedimentos a observa??o participante e a filmagem das aulas de educa??o f?sica. As observa??es e os discursos dos estudantes foram organizados em categorias de quest?es, a saber: 1. Percep??o dos estudantes sobre a educa??o f?sica; 2. Sentidos e significados dos conte?dos da educa??o f?sica na interfase com os temas transversais nas aulas; 3. Di?logos sobre a intera??o do conhecimento na rela??o professor-estudante. As observa??es e a an?lise dos depoimentos dos estudantes apontaram, em alguns momentos, que as aulas de educa??o f?sica ainda s?o estruturadas no modelo rola bola , sem planejamento, configurando-se mera atividade, e n?o como pr?tica pedag?gica que trata dos saberes do campo da cultura de movimento. Por n?o constituir-se pr?tica pedag?gica que aborda os conte?dos de forma sistematizada, n?o se tem de forma precisa a ordena??o e sequencia??o dos aprendizados de pr?ticas corporais, tampouco a introdu??o de temas transversais, os quais n?o poderiam ser aprendidos sem uma a??o pedag?gica concreta do professor. A intera??o professor-estudante afetiva e dial?gica favoreceu que os estudantes se permitissem participar das experi?ncias corporais de um jeito diferente, aceitando aprender os conte?dos curriculares em conjunto com os temas transversais, passando a perceber as aulas de educa??o f?sica como espa?os de experi?ncias de movimento que lhes permitiram atribuir sentido/significado, al?m do conhecimento sobre o universo da cultura de movimento. A nosso ver, acrescentamos tamb?m que a escola n?o valorizou o trabalho com os temas transversais, pois a recente discuss?o sobre a inser??o desses temas como tem?ticas relevantes, que devem ser tratadas pedagogicamente em conjunto nos componentes curriculares, ainda n?o ? contemplada expressivamente no projeto curricular da escola

La thèse se concentre sur la recherche de stratégies d'apprentissage dans les lycées vietnamiens quant à la participation aux projets d'apprentissage intégrés à l'enseignement et apprentissage de la science physique dans le cadre d'une éducation au développement durable. Elle développe cinq stratégies principales d'apprentissage dans le cadre d'un scénario de projet de l'exploitation des énergies solaires dans la vie courante, et cela dans trois classes de terminales de différentes écoles. Les résultats de la thèse révèlent de nombreux indices concernant les impacts de l'enseignement par les professeurs sur l'apprentissage de leurs élèves, ainsi que sur les méthodes d'apprentissage mobilisées par les élèves pour la réalisation du projet dans un contexte où ils doivent jumeler ce projet avec leurs cours courants sur la classe. Ces résultats sont analysés et nous aident à proposer des suggestions afin d'améliorer le déploiement des projets intégrés à l'enseignement/apprentissage des disciplines scolaires ainsi qu'à augmenter l'efficacité de l'éducation au développement durable dans le contexte scolaire. / The research focuses on student learning strategies in project based learning in context of sustainability education through secondary physics education in Vietnam. The intervention about a learning scenario for the grade-12 student project on solar energy at three different high schools has resulted in five possible learning strategies. In addition, the research outcome shed light on the relation between how the teacher implemented the project design and student achievements as well as how the student struggled with classroom activities and group-based assignments to fulfill their projects. Based on these results, the application of project based learning is suggested to change for more effective student learning and better sustainability education in the school.

Submitted by Ricardo Cedraz Duque Moliterno (ricardo.moliterno@uefs.br) on 2018-01-31T21:47:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o Elisangela - Vers?o final.pdf: 4721692 bytes, checksum: 932b8588b8105cec5dea658dc990cffd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-31T21:47:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o Elisangela - Vers?o final.pdf: 4721692 bytes, checksum: 932b8588b8105cec5dea658dc990cffd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-21 / Scientific Literacy is one of the big challenges in contemporary world. That way alternatives which promote practice that increase level of scientific Literacy is a challenge (deal) for educators. Inclusion of practice that involve Astronomy is a strategy which can collaborate in this process, and having support Significant Learning theories. Following this idea, this project promote a diffusion of this manner of learning though practise in Physical class and Basic Education Science, as well practice of experiments involving basic astronomical tools, observation of astronomical phenomena, planetarium sections, presentations, participations in Astronomy and Astronautic Brazilian Olympiad, science fairs and confection of didactic material for Teaching Astronomy are some activities include on this project. The report of all activities realized in the classes of Physics was through knowledges brought by students after researches, elaboration of experiment and presentation in classroom, promotes interest and improves understanding about the studied phenomena. As Educational Product, was created a homepage containing all material developed in this work, such as script of the experiments and descriptions of the practical activities and observations realized, which will serve as methodological handle in diverse Learning contexts in Science. / A Alfabetiza??o Cient?fica ? um dos grandes desafios da contemporaneidade. Criar alternativas para a promo??o de pr?ticas que elevem o patamar do letramento cient?fico ? um desafio para os educadores. A inclus?o de atividades pr?ticas envolvendo a Astronomia ? uma estrat?gia que pode colaborar neste processo, tendo como base a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa. Neste sentido, este trabalho promoveu a difus?o desta pr?tica nas aulas de F?sica e Ci?ncias na educa??o b?sica, bem como a pr?tica de experimentos envolvendo a constru??o de instrumentos astron?micos b?sicos, observa??o de fen?menos astron?micos, exposi??es de planet?rio, semin?rios, participa??o na Olimp?ada Brasileira de Astronomia e Astron?utica e confec??o de material did?tico para o ensino de Astronomia. O relato das atividades realizadas nas aulas de F?sica a partir dos conhecimentos trazidos pelos estudantes ap?s pesquisa, elabora??o de experimento e apresenta??o em sala de aula, promove o interesse, e melhora a compreens?o dos fen?menos estudados. Como produto educacional foi constru?da uma homepage contendo o material desenvolvido neste trabalho, bem como o roteiro dos experimentos e descri??o das atividades pr?ticas e observacionais realizadas, para que possam servir como suporte metodol?gico em diversos contextos de aprendizagem em ci?ncias.

One of the important characteristics of effective teaching is to devote sufficient time to appropriate physical activity in physical education classes. The purpose of this study was to compare teaching effectiveness of prospective and in-service teachers in relation to student behaviors, course content activities and Academic Learning Time in Physical Education (ALT-PE) scores. Participants were 26 prospective and 28 in-service physical education teachers. Forty-minute regular lessons (n=54) of each teacher were video recorded in their natural settings and observed with the ALT-PE observational instrument. Learner involvement behaviors, context levels and ALT-PE scores were compared for two groups of teachers. MANOVA results have shown significant differences in student behaviors and course content activities between the groups. While prospective teachers spent significantly more time with management content, in-service teachers spent significantly more time with warm-up activities. Students in the classes of prospective teachers spent significantly more time with off-task and interim behaviors, but students in the classes of in-service teachers spent significantly more time with on task behaviors. The results, however, indicated no significant differences between the groups in motor appropriate behaviors of students. ANOVA results indicated that students spent 17.9% (for prospective teachers), and 18.7% (for in-service teachers) of total class time with ALT-PE behaviors. It seems fair to suggest that prospective and in-service PE teachers should decrease the time on management, transition, waiting, and theoretical explanations, while allocating more time on physical activity.

This study aimed at exploring the school effectiveness characteristics of two high schools, one with high (School A) and one with low (School B) levels of placement ratio in &Ouml / SS for their graduates, to observe their characteristics as perceived by their stakeholders (students, teachers, parents, school administrative staff and managers). In this study, a comparative pre-structured case study method was employed. The study was conducted in two private high schools in the province of Ankara, Turkey. The participants were 10 students, 10 teachers, 10 parents, 2 non-academic staff and 3 administrators from School A, and 10 students, 10 teachers, 7 parents, 3 non-academic staff and 2 administrators from School B. A framework drawn by the researcher as a result of review of relevant literature was used to conceptualize the study and to guide the interview schedules to collect data. According to this framework, six general areas in effective school literature were explored. These areas were academic emphasis, organization and administration, school climate, home-school relations, teaching staff, and physical and financial resources. The data collected through semi-structured interviews were analyzed using content analysis technique. The findings revealed that two case schools had major differences almost in all areas explored. The only major similarity between two schools was in the leadership and leader qualities under organization and administration area. The effective school characteristics of the school with high levels of placement ratio in &Ouml / SS, in all six areas explored were added to the conceptual framework drawn at the beginning of the study.