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• Future Teachers’ Perceptions of an Elementary Physical Education Practicum Experience

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Lance G. Bryant, Jim L. Stillwell, Brandi Nichols Abstract Understanding future teachers’ (FT) perceptions of their practicum experiences could prove insightful for physical education teacher education (PETE) programs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine FTs’ perceptions of… Read More ›

• The Canis-lupus duality: A narrative history of the wolf

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Dawn Bessee Abstract The literary depiction of the wolf has always been a reflection of the cultural regard for the Canis lupus. In Europe and Greece, the wolf was used to characterize unsavory qualities and was correlated to death or… Read More ›

• Young children representing data

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Joana Ribeiro, Ema Mamede Abstract The study aimed to understand young children’s ideas (4-6-year-olds, N=24) when collecting, organizing and representing data. It focuses on: 1) How do children understand data collection and organization? 2) What sort of difficulties do children… Read More ›

• Teaching and Learning to Teach with Recursive Mediated Learning Experiences

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Reuben L. Yarmus, James J. Vagliardo Abstract Data points continue to underscore an alarming crisis in U.S. public education especially for poor children, non- whites and English Language Learners as well as persistent, pervasive demographic dissonance between future teachers and… Read More ›

• Truthfulness in science teachers’ corporeal performances

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Peer S. Daugbjerg Abstract Relations between science teachers’ corporeal performances and their statements re- garding these actions are discussed. Dispositions of truthfulness are applied to grasp the personal nuances in these relations. Three teachers’ corporeal performances and truth- fulness are… Read More ›

• The Reflection Quadrant. A way to guide reflection

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Mart Ottenheim Abstract In a changing world were the Internet and computers play an important role in de lives of many students, a teacher should change his ways of teaching by using these new technologies. Those are not the only… Read More ›

• Reflective Practice in American and Taiwanese Classrooms

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Po-Yi Hung Abstract Reflective practice is important in both American and Taiwanese education, where the focus has changed from teacher-centered to student-centered pedagogy. Since the early 20th century, the importance of reflective practice in American education has been the subject… Read More ›

• Reflection-Based Methodology of Developing Speaking Skills

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Elena Frolikova Abstract Nowadays being a teacher is impossible without being a reflective practitioner. This means that the system of higher education in teacher-training universities should be aimed at both achieving educational goals and developing students’ reflection. In this paper… Read More ›