Self-directed learning research and its impact on educational practice / / edited by Elsa Mentz, Roxanne Bailey.

• Superior document: NWU self-directed learning series ; Volume 3
• TeilnehmendeR: Mentz, Elsa,; Bailey, Roxanne,
• Place / Publishing House: Cape Town, South Africa : : AOSIS,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: NWU self-directed learning series ; Volume 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xli, 420 pages) :; illustrations.

This scholarly book is the third volume in an NWU book series on self-directed learning and is devoted to self-directed learning research and its impact on educational practice. The importance of self-directed learning for learners in the 21st century to equip themselves with the necessary skills to...

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Defining research focus in self-directed learning: an autoethnographic reflection / Divan Jagals
• Chapter 2 Evaluating undergraduate students' self-directed learning experiences during research-based learning / Walter Uys, Wallace Chigona
• Chapter 3 Implementing guidelines for deeper self-directed learning in Computer Applications Technology education: Implications for lifelong learning / Sukie van Zyl, Elsa Mentz
• Chapter 4 Lessons learnt in establishing a teaching presence in a cooperative blended learning environment: Facilitators' perspectives / Chantelle Bosch, Dorothy Laubscher
• Chapter 5 Puzzle video games and the benefits for critical thinking: Developing skills and dispositions towards Self-Directed Learning / Byron J. Bunt, Mary Grosser
• Chapter 6 Teachers' position regarding their curriculum as praxis: A self-directed learning capability perspective / Marisa Verster, Elsa Mentz, Charlene du Toit-Brits
• Chapter 7 A Cultural-Historical Activity Theory gaze at teacher professional development to enhance self-directed learning and its transfer to the classroom / Elsa Mentz, Josef de Beer
• Chapter 8 Facilitator experiences on implementing technology-supported cooperative learning professional development / Gordon Sekano, Dorothy Laubscher, Roxanne Bailey
• Chapter 9 Using cooperative learning as scaffold to develop Grade 10 Life Sciences learners' self-directed learning skills within their zone of proximal development / Monica de Lange, Neal Petersen, Betty Breed
• Chapter 10 A contextual consideration of parental involvement in homework to develop self-regulated learning / Bernadette Geduld, Marry Mdakane.