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1 What to do with the hypothese and research ideas in the field other than main research area?
By Reza Assadi · Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Mohammad Jawaid · Putra University, Malaysia

Hypothesis you consider before starting your research on the basis of research idea or knowledge or previous work reported in that area

Hypothesis you consider before starting your research on the basis of research idea or knowledge or previous work reported in that area

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33 In the light of recent insights in to child psychology, what are the main arguments for and against the Montessori method?
By Robert Gulyas · European Parliament

Roy Williams · University of Portsmouth

Robert, nice question, but I think it's the wrong one! One of the points (for me) about (good) Montessori education is that the drivers (the grit?) ... [more]

Robert, nice question, but I think it's the wrong one! One of the points (for me) about (good) Montessori education is that the drivers (the grit?) are internal motivation. What is that all about? Well, at a parent workshop at the Montessori training centre in Sandton, Johannesburg, we were explaining how learning is driven by internal motivation and mindfulness of their own needs (unconscious in small people, but 'perceptive' too). One of the parents said: "There is no such thing as internal motivation, only external motivation works. I run five large companies on that basis." (And he had arrived in a brand new Rolls Royce, which he thought made his point). So what's the point? I would always choose internal motivation, for my own learning, and for the learning of people I teach, if at all possible. I think external motivation is: 0. Lazy - it's too easy in the short term. Designing 'with' internal motivation takes a lot more thought and time (see also: The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Denmar translation - on 'shih') 1. Unsustainable - in the medium to long term. 2. Inefficient (you have to keep on applying it, everyday, so it becomes expensive) 3. Kills the passion for learning, curiosity, and innovation. But ... I dont have a Rolls Royce to show for my approach. So... another (real) story ... Mother Theresa was visiting Cape Town many years ago, and helping the sick - in fact cleaning up some wounds that were rather smelly. One of the South African Cabinet Ministers accompanying her said to her: "You are amazing. I wouldn't do that for a million dollars". To which she replied: "Neither would I". See also: Benchmarking and Mastery in Mathematics, here: http://www.slideshare.net/dustcube/benchmarking-1

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11 Is there a test to identify gifted students in school?
By Krishnan Iyengar · James Cook University

Erik Blair · The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago

I don't think there is any 'guaranteed' shortcut that would allow for school-wide identification as I feel there is no better way of knowing a student... [more]

I don't think there is any 'guaranteed' shortcut that would allow for school-wide identification as I feel there is no better way of knowing a student than interacting with them and getting to know them. The problem is that this is time consuming and not all kids welcome such engagement. So whole-school testing offers a more feasible method in relation to time but a less exact method in relation to insight. Perhaps the answer is a compromise. We should also consider that testing can be a brutal tool and can really affect kids emotionally - so I would prefer to limit it to when it is 'needed'. Perhaps the answer is to compromise: as soon as we think we have identified a gifted student we could start introducing materials that are designed to help identify giftedness - Megan (above) has some links that might help. But these resources shouldn't be given as tests per se, rather they should be exercises that are set as challenges.

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1 Are there theories/models of teaching using educational technologies for capacity building?
By Sandrine Sidze · United Nations University (UNU)

Pathiyil Hithes · Sreepathy Institute of Management And Technology

bbc videos of great migration,great melt,.... etc will do. I have got them 6 videoes each of 4.4Gb each

bbc videos of great migration,great melt,.... etc will do. I have got them 6 videoes each of 4.4Gb each

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6 Is anyone doing research on the influence of technology in the classroom?
By Saiorse Berney · Sheffield Hallam University

Pallavi Kaushal · Panjab University

i am also planning to take up this topic for research because i have observed that proper use of education technology can definitely improve level of ... [more]

i am also planning to take up this topic for research because i have observed that proper use of education technology can definitely improve level of learning in students of all age groups.i personally tried it in school and college. however, technology is only helpful if use carefully with prior planning. I am still looking for proper variables that i want t use.

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20 Do the students have a role in development of their college curriculum ?
By Fatin Alkanzi · University of Khartoum

Anthony Fung · The Chinese University of Hong Kong

With student-centric learning, I believe students should be involved in their teaching in two ways. As current students may not know their subject ... [more]

With student-centric learning, I believe students should be involved in their teaching in two ways. As current students may not know their subject well enough, I do not think they can adequately contribute to the curriculum design. However, they can be involved in specifying the teaching methods that cater for their learning style. On the contrary, graduates who have gone in the field or on to further studies are in a perfect position to advise on the curriculum, to design what would be useful to future students.

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1 Does anyone know of any research into colaboration in Early Years education looking at the class layout? Does a 360 degree setting effect outcomes?
By Peter Claxton · SMART Technologies

Jane Murray · The University of Northampton

You might look at Elizabeth Jarman's Communication Friendly Spaces. She indicates there are data to support this approach. You might also look at the... [more]

You might look at Elizabeth Jarman's Communication Friendly Spaces. She indicates there are data to support this approach. You might also look at the work of Siraj-Blatchford et al. (2002) on the Researching Effective Pedagogy in the Early Years (REPEY) project as it alludes to 'open framework' settings. It may be important to note that in most such early childhood settings,it would be unusual for children to spend much time in whole class groups.

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13 To whom does "education" or "teaching and learning" belong to?
By Francisco Cua · FCC Consultants Inc.

Suzanne Hale

Yes, thank you for answering my question. I agree that the vessel of a program - how it is administered has a large effect on student success and out... [more]

Yes, thank you for answering my question. I agree that the vessel of a program - how it is administered has a large effect on student success and outcomes. Ideally, an education program is protected by a solid and consistent administrative structure- on the outside - so that within the program there can be movement, risk and experimentation on behalf of students and teachers. Education needs to flow, and that flow requires some outside protective structures.

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3 Is the insatiable appetite for reading a defining feature of hyperlexia?
By Patricia Ng · Glasgow Caledonian University

Alyssa Zisk · University of Rhode Island

I think that is relevant- we do need to think about how we speak about autism, and hyperlexia as a pathological term may be an example of how many thi... [more]

I think that is relevant- we do need to think about how we speak about autism, and hyperlexia as a pathological term may be an example of how many things related to autism which do not need to and should not be pathologized are.

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Open Core business of English in middle school?
I am working with student teachers in 3rd year of their training around English (L1) pedagogy and curriculum design in which this short program and th... [more]

I am working with student teachers in 3rd year of their training around English (L1) pedagogy and curriculum design in which this short program and their first practicum in schools will be their first encounter with teaching English rather than being a learner. We will use the Understanding By Design templates, International Bac Middle Years templates and the Australian Curriculum for English. I want them to interrogate what is "worth teaching" and why, rather than just what they will cover in a four week conventional unit plan for a middle years class. Science in Unis and schools here is becoming increasingly based around "Big Questions" inquiry rather than defined discipline content, but English lags behind here in challenging the established structures. Any suggestions for questions, quotations or readings/multimedia that would stimulate discussion about curriculum design for English in a more innovative way to help them approach this more holistically and critically?

By Jean Clayton · Australian Science and Mathematics School

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6 Is Classroom Management explicitly taught in Teacher Education across the globe?
By Brad Mclennan · University of Southern Queensland

Brad Mclennan · University of Southern Queensland

The literature suggests this is a global concern hence my interest in researching pedagogical frameworks that could best facilitate the content but im... [more]

The literature suggests this is a global concern hence my interest in researching pedagogical frameworks that could best facilitate the content but importantly enhance efficacy for beginning teachers. Thanks Jyotsna

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4 Can anyone name some open access journal on Education?
By Saurav Shome · Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

İzzet Kara · Pamukkale University

You can also have a look at http://www.eurasianjournals.com/index.php/ejpce

You can also have a look at http://www.eurasianjournals.com/index.php/ejpce

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2 Has anyone linked the use of Back Channel (Chat) Communications during lecture based classes?
By David Lankford · Houston Baptist University

Mark Reilly · Flinders University

Purdue have an application called Hotseat which may be of interest to you. Here is a link to some info :) http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/H... [more]

Purdue have an application called Hotseat which may be of interest to you. Here is a link to some info :) http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/HotseatOpeningtheBackchannelin/213668

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Open What factors (socio-demographic, psychological, contextual, etc.) influence development of digital literacy of children aged (7-11)?
Is there any research realized?

Is there any research realized?

By Stano Javorsky · University of Trnava

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11 What drives innovation?
By Mario Blanco · California Institute of Technology

Mario Blanco · California Institute of Technology

The presence of active manufacturing motivates innovation. As indicated in a recent Forbes article: “The decline of manufacturing in [the USA] sets... [more]

The presence of active manufacturing motivates innovation. As indicated in a recent Forbes article: “The decline of manufacturing in [the USA] sets off a chain reaction. Once manufacturing is outsourced, process-engineering expertise can’t be maintained, since it depends on daily interactions with manufacturing. Without process-engineering capabilities, companies find it increasingly difficult to conduct advanced research on next-generation process technologies. Without the ability to develop such new processes, they find they can no longer develop new products. In the long term, then, an economy that lacks an infrastructure for advanced process engineering and manufacturing will lose its ability to innovate.”

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1 What's your perception of teachers' rights and your knowledge about this issue?
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Teodoro Kaufman · Rosario National University

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4 Why are Technology, Engineering, and Science not being taught as core subjects as fundamental rights since childhood?
By Vedvyas Dwivedi · C U Shah University Wadhwan City, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India

Mukund Hambarde · CG Council of Science and Technology Raipur

"Fundamental rights" the word must erased out and replaced by "Fundamental duties. With any logic Engineering and Technology are not fundamental right... [more]

"Fundamental rights" the word must erased out and replaced by "Fundamental duties. With any logic Engineering and Technology are not fundamental rights. They should not be taught at early stage. At early stage only one aspect must be taught and inculcated deep in mind and that aspect is "Values of life" . Education should aim primarily at making "a good man" and secondly as good Engineer/Doctor etc

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1 "Moving" or "Stopping" Knowledge around: which is for you "Academic Fashion Show" in educational research?
By José Santamaría · Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

Bijan Riazi-Farzad · Institute of Education, University of London

Hi Jose, Better resources allow you to make more of a difference. Better resources require money. Money follows fashion more than it does good resear... [more]

Hi Jose, Better resources allow you to make more of a difference. Better resources require money. Money follows fashion more than it does good research. So, it is not surprising that some researchers follow the fashion show model to get noticed. It is their way of trying to make more of a difference. Maybe, we idealists, living in our imagined utopias are making less of a difference than those pragmatists, some of whom may have less to offer the world than we do. (I wonder if that is going to put the cat amongst the pigeons :-)

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6 Early Years Education – Proposing curriculum programs for sustainable quality education and personal values achievements
By Adrian Toader-Williams · International Academy of Science

Ana María Sánchez Peralta · University of Granada

First years must be with general concepts very clear, rewarding the right things. I think is necessary to know the environment, (place, people, manner... [more]

First years must be with general concepts very clear, rewarding the right things. I think is necessary to know the environment, (place, people, manners), to respect it but no more, no influence with this so much. Values taught by example (teachers, parents. Adult are observed). Simple, good, and clear. Let them have their own criteria is good, with good example, to teach but not to manipulate. (They realize and not accept). Give importance to all kind of learning, draw, math, music, language, sport, dance, eating, reading, like an important help for all kind of profession is true and funny. Early audiovisual media, with rigorous hour hand from little, I think is positive. They are specially skilled with them, and they must take advantage of it. From little they can make it obedient, happy and blameless. With more age they must know hazards and what not to do. Must send the adult in this. Turn off when the adult want. (We are responsible of their acts. They must know it). It is a learning more. Little by little by age.

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