Listen to the story {Play} A new report from the Danish Evalueringsinstitut (IVA) shows that 71% of the teachers claim that practical problem-based learning empowers motivation among pupils in comparison to traditional pedagogy. According to the teachers, the pupils take more initiative when they are working on an authentic problem …
Listen to the story {Play} New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of California on how to empower your performance takes a mindful approach. The research team has looked into the possibilities to cause positive changes in cognitive functions by manipulating expectations. The study is focusing on long-term …
Cognitive science shows that the more senses involved when you are learning the more you remember. With this conclusion, a well-developed digital learning environment will become a perfect starting point for learning. This is improved by the prospects of developing content that besides qualitative knowledge-creation also intend to empower the …
Research on learning motivation until now has been rather general, according to Dr Julia Dietrich of Friedrich Schiller University in Jena (FSU). In a research project in collaboration with Jaana Viljaranta (University of Eastern Finland), Julia Moeller (Yale University) and Bärbel Kracke (FSU) the team is bringing the first building …
What can a museum do to develop design skills? As a matter of fact, it could be a dynamic creative space for such skills development. In this spirit, Victoria and Albert Museum in London launched a school project. With the mission to “promote design education for the future” that is called …
Vocational school students that participate in an education where they switch between the classroom and practical work are more motivated and learn more, according to a new research report. The pilot project started in 2014-15 with students of health care, construction, cars and service in Norway. The mixed curriculum also …
eLearningworld news A new survey on quality of life and motivation at work, carried out by the Ministry of Civil Service and Administrative Reform with TNS Ilres, public servants and employees in the educational service generally better results than their colleagues in other sectors. 51% said they were extremely satisfied …
eLearningworld News New research from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University School of Medicine shows that the company of a friend and a gamified application is the best environment to reach your exercising goals. This means that social interaction and a gamified mechanisms that …
eLearningworld News Ten Danish vocational schools has participated in the pilot project ”IT as pedagogic tool in vocational education”. The main result of the data that has been systematically collected is that 1. using IT in vocational education increases the students motivation och engagement, 2. IT improves the diversity in …
eLearningworld News from US New research from the University of New Mexico shows significant benefits of including gamification mechanics in products and services. It both triggers inner-motivation as well as health benefits. Professor Nick Flor at Anderson School of Management explains: “Primitive humans evolved an innate affinity for playing games, …
