Moreover, it shows that these differences are associated to the level of adoption of student-centered teaching practices.
At the other end of the spectrum, the chemistry faculty (n = 20) had primarily teacher-centered views and experienced contextual factors that hindered the adoption of student-centered practices.
Faculty in the three departments thus hold different individual characteristics which, according to our conceptual framework, should result in departmental differences in the level of adoption of student-centered instructional practices.
Any future redefining of nursing education must consider these factors to successfully favor the adoption of student-focused pedagogical strategies.
The most recent myth is that Finland's education success is a result of its traditional culture in the 1970s and that its position as a top, world-class education system is in decline because of the adoption of progressive student-centred approaches to teaching and learning since the 1990s.
(R04) Participants also expressed concern about learners' ability to access mobile computing devices; 40% identified cost as a limiting factor in adoption of the technology (students 43%, residents 40% and faculty 40%): I would've upgraded to an iPhone earlier but I didn't have the money … you have to remember that people that can't afford this are actually becoming disadvantaged.
Notability is seeing adoption from students of all ages, ranging from first grade to graduate school.
Research shows that teachers' and peers' encouragement and support significantly influence student adoption of technology for self-directed learning.
Unlike self-efficacy and sense of belonging, research on science identity has not produced initial assessment tools to gauge student adoption of science identity.
While the use of high-impact practices such as distributed practice is certainly a key ingredient in leading to student learning (Dunlosky et al. 2013), it is important to recognize that students' adoption of these practices requires several antecedent conditions to be in place before this can happen.
We pinpoint some challenges for institutions of higher education and student learning in the adoption of these technologies for teaching, learning, student support, and administration and explore further directions for research.
