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The Development of Thought: Equilibration of Cognitive Structures

A Pilot Study of Reciprocal Peer Tutoring in Irish Medium Schools

Technology is touching every aspect of our lives and learning is not an exception. Mobile technologies and e-learning can be used to eliminate the boundaries of classroom. To circumvent the boundaries imposed by classroom and incorporate real-world elements as a part of the learning process, there is a need to establish a connection between class and the dynamic environment. In an attempt to take studies outside the classroom boundaries and use the real-world as a component in learning, we propose a system with an aim to improve link classroom studies with the outside world. Taking classroom studies as the basis, the system explores World Wide Web to find its applications in augmenting the teaching-learning process. These probable applications are recommended to the students. Although a large number of educational recommender systems are in use, having such recommender system can keep the interest of students alive by presenting some surprising results.We conducted a survey and collected responses from 69 students enrolled in the second and third years of the undergraduate program in computer engineering in our university. An analysis of the responses obtained shows that the students find the information recommended relevant to their observations as well as interesting. This indicates that the inclusion of dynamic environment in the process of learning in a personalized manner can lead to better learning outcomes.

Linking Classroom Studies with Dynamic Environment

The current research examined the possibility of applying a real student-centered method in EFL classes of the English department at Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. To this end, six lectures with different lecturers, different levels and also different subjects were observed in the English department of Cihan university. Some interviews were done with the lecturers and students before and after the lectures randomly in order to get some point from their views toward this novel method. The obtained data revealed that implementing a pure student-centered lecture is impossible and the lecturer need to apply a kind of eclectic method which is the mixture of student-centered and teacher-centered methods in such EFL classrooms. 
 

The Development of Thought: Equilibration of Cognitive Structures

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A Pilot Study of Reciprocal Peer Tutoring in Irish Medium Schools

Linking Classroom Studies with Dynamic Environment

The Possibility of Applying a Real Student- Centered Method in EFL Classes English Department, Cihan University

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