scholarly journals Is Classroom Gamification Opposed to Performance?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 9958
Author(s):  
Antoni Hernández-Fernández ◽  
Noelia Olmedo-Torre ◽  
Marta Peña
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Study Experience ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Results

Learning through digital media is currently considered as a mixture of methodologies that aim to approach the reality of students to motivate them. Gamification emerges as one of the pedagogical methodologies on the rise in digital classrooms, but is it really practical? What are its effects? A gamification longitudinal case-study experience was carried out in the subject: complements for disciplinary training in technology of the master’s degree of secondary school teachers (technology specialty) that is taught at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, where gamified activities and alternatives to traditional master teaching have been introduced in a progressive way throughout three academic years (2016/17 to 2018/19). The results show that there is a negative correlation between the numerical scores of the different components of the evaluation and the marks obtained in the activities of gamification. It is surprising that the group less involved in the gamification obtained better academic results, although gamification improved the motivation and the valuations of the subject, due to the inclusion of more games in the course. This raises doubts on whether the positive effects of gamification on the climate of the classroom and on motivation are opposed to academic results.

scholarly journals Using Cartographies to Map Time and Space in Teacher Learning in and Outside School

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692199290
Author(s):  
Paulo Padilla-Petry ◽  
Fernando Hernández-Hernández ◽  
Joan-Anton Sánchez-Valero
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teacher Learning ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Pedagogical Relations ◽  
Over Time

This article explores the relations between teachers’ visual cartographies and oral narratives to better understand the spatial and temporal relations on teacher learning. It builds on a research project whose main questions were: 1) How and where do secondary school teachers learn to teach? 2) What are the consequences of this learning in their pedagogical relations and their students’ learning processes and results? Since narrative research has been a common way of approaching the subject and have led to an emphasis on learning as a journey across contexts and over time, some of its contributions to explore teachers’ learning paths are theoretically discussed, and visual methods, particularly cartographies, are also examined. Furthermore, the article presents the analysis of cartographies and video recordings of 29 secondary school teachers focusing on the interactions in different spaces and moments in time described by them. Findings suggest that learning to be a teacher may happen in interactions with objects, people and spaces beyond the boundaries of school, university and formal places of training and learning. They also show that the rhizomatic character of the cartographies may not prevent teleological thinking or the idea that any kind of learning is purposeful. Finally, this paper concludes that teachers’ learning does not fit the representational frame that distinguishes between formal contents and leisure activities, classrooms and private spaces, lessons and bodies, emotions and knowledge.

scholarly journals Challenge of Integrating Tawhid in Science and History

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Riski Munandar Hutapea ◽  
M Husnaini ◽  
Tahraoui Ramdane Murad
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Islamic Schools ◽  
Ultimate Objective ◽  
Purposive Sample

This study aimed to highlight the challenge that Secondary School teachers face in integrating the Islamic concept of tawhid in teaching science and history subjects. The research employed a qualitative design using a case study and collect data. A purposive sample consisting of 5 teachers from Al-Amin Islamic Secondary School was selected based on teaching experience. The teachers were interviewed according to a theme-based strategy, and collected data was transcribed and analyzed accordingly. Findings have shown that integrating tawhid in the subjects of Science and History is an aim that teachers in Islamic schools in Malaysia hope to achieve. However, obstacles and challenges continue to hinder their efforts. Theoretical and practical propositions and recommendations to make this aim achievable, such as revisiting the concept of tawhid integration, enhancing teachers' creativity skills in the classroom, and providing relevant training programs by school authorities, would undoubtedly help attain their ultimate objective.

scholarly journals Teachers' Voice in Zambia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-397
Author(s):  
Jianhua Luo ◽  
Gift Muyunda
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
General Education ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Development Center

Curriculum Development in Zambia is highly centralized, with the Curriculum Development Center (CDC) being charged with developing the curriculum through consultative and participatory approaches through the course and subject panels where teachers are engaged. Nevertheless, there has been no empirical evidence to show how teachers are actively involved in the development process. This study aimed to investigate the phenomenon of teachers' involvement in the curriculum development process in Zambia. This study was qualitative and used a case study design approach. Data was collected using a semi-structured interview guide from secondary school teachers and headteachers. Raw data were collected through semi-structured interview forms from secondary school teachers and headteachers. The researcher analyzed the data using MAXQDA qualitative software to identify initial codes and generate emerging themes quickly. The results showed that secondary school teachers were dissatisfied with the present way of curriculum development, which insignificantly neglects them, and also, the majority of them have never participated in the development of the curriculum. Further, the results revealed that most of the secondary school teachers in Lusaka were willing to participate at any stage of the curriculum development in Zambia. This study concludes by arguing that secondary school teachers are significantly neglected to participate in the curriculum development in Zambia and recommends that the Ministry of General Education (MoGE) broaden the scope of secondary school teachers' participation in the curriculum developed through the Curriculum Development Center (CDC).

scholarly journals Aperçu Sur La Place De La Demarche D’investigation En Sciences Experimentales Dans L’enseignement Du Secondaire Qualifiant Cas De L’academie De La Ville De Fes

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Ihsane Kouchou ◽  
Fatiha Kaddari ◽  
Nezha Bennis ◽  
Rida Hajji Hour ◽  
Asmae Bouayad
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Investigative Approach ◽  
Investigation Process ◽  
Research Studies

The investigative approach (DI) demonstrates more and more its potential in teaching. Indeed, it enables students to develop skills, attitudes and interests, which are necessary to live in a society increasingly dependent on the applications of science. This study falls within the framework of research studies questioning the application of the investigative approach in the teaching of science in Morocco. In this work, we aim to highlight the representations of secondary school teachers about the concept of investigative approach, see whether this approach is adopted or not in the teaching of experimental sciences disciplines (Science of life and earth, Science of physics and chemistry) and determine the constraints and the obstacles to its implementation. In order to achieve these objectives, a questionnaire was drawn up and was the subject of an exploratory study among 45 teachers of experimental sciences practicing in different secondary schools in Fez city. The results of this survey reveal, firstly, that the teachers questioned seem to have confusions about the investigation process and secondly, they highlight the presence of a set of constraints and difficulties which prevent its application in the classroom.

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