Authors:
Sara Cruz
1
;
José Alberto Lencastre
1
;
Clara Coutinho
1
;
Rui José
2
;
Gill Clough
3
and
Anne Adams
3
Affiliations:
1
University of Minho, Portugal
;
2
Centro Algoritmi University of Minho, Portugal
;
3
Open University, United Kingdom
Keyword(s):
Threshold Concepts, Tricky Topics, Technology-enhanced Learning, Creative Video Editing.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer-Supported Education
;
Information Technologies Supporting Learning
Abstract:
This paper presents a study developed in the framework of a training course for teachers of STEM areas on
the JuxtaLearn process. This process, divided into eight steps, aims to improve student understanding of
threshold concepts by planning, editing and sharing creative videos in CLIPIT. CLIPIT is an online platform
for collaborative learning designed to support the JuxtaLearn process. We describe the training of eight
teachers, and the subsequent supervision of one of them, a math teacher, made to understand how the
JuxtaLearn process was applied with her students. We collect qualitative data through the observation of the
teacher's work. Also, quantitative data through initial and final quizzes applied to the students, to understand
their level of understanding of the tricky topic, automatic records on CLIPIT and a satisfaction
questionnaire applied to the eight teachers to assess the ease of use with the CLIPIT. The results show that
teachers were able to put into practi
ce the eight steps of the JuxtaLearn process and suggest that students’
engagement in creating creative videos helped them in overcoming tricky math topics.
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