Search Results - "Grace Oakley"

A Scoping Review of Research on the Use of Digital Technologies for Teaching Reading Fluency by Oakley, Grace

“…Background: Reading fluency is a crucial component of reading. Research indicates that the use of digital technologies can help students with reading…”
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Developing pre-service teachers' technological, pedagogical and content knowledge through the creation of digital storybooks for use in early years classrooms by Oakley, Grace

“…This article reports on an investigation of pre-service teachers' views on creating digital storybooks for use in early childhood classrooms, and how this…”
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Mobile Technologies in Children’s Language and Literacy: Innovative Pedagogy in Preschool and Primary Education by Oakley, Grace

“…This book examines the ways in which mobile technologies may contribute to or disrupt literacy learning in children. Also explored is the impact mobile…”
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Multimodal digital text creation using tablets and open-ended creative apps to improve the literacy learning of children in early childhood classrooms by Oakley, Grace, Wildy, Helen, Berman, Ye’Elah

“…This article reports on an exploratory mixed-methods study that investigated how the creation of multimodal digital texts, using tablets, and open-ended…”
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Introducing e-portfolios to pre-service teachers as tools for reflection and growth: lessons learnt by Oakley, Grace, Pegrum, Mark, Johnston, Shannon

“…E-portfolios are being introduced into initial teacher education programmes internationally to help pre-service teachers build records of their learning…”
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Global to Local Tensions in the Production and Enactment of Physical Education Curriculum Policy Reforms by Paveling, Barry, Vidovich, Lesley, Oakley, Grace

“…This paper discusses the findings of a study on the production and enactment of physical education (PE) curriculum policy reforms in an Australian context…”
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A legibility scale for early primary handwriting : Authentic task and cognitive load influences by Staats, Cornelia, Oakley, Grace, Marais, Ida

“…This study set out to examine the range of legibility demonstrated by Western Australian students required to handwrite tasks of increasing intrinsic cognitive…”
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Engaging in Networked Learning: Innovating at the Intersection of Technology and Pedagogy by Oakley, Grace, Pegrum, Mark

“…This paper reports on a case study of university lecturers' professional learning about digital technologies over four years, and their development of…”
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Becoming multimodal authors : pre-service teachers' interventions to support young children with autism by Oakley, Grace, Howitt, Christine, Garwood, Rebekah, Durack, Annie-Rose

“…This article describes two case studies of classroom-based teaching interventions, conducted by final-year pre-service teachers, which were successful in…”
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Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education by Fellowes, Janet, Oakley, Grace

“…"Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education" is a comprehensive textbook for all students studying literacy and language subjects in early childhood…”
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The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Principal: Tales from Remote Western Australia by Lock, Graeme, Budgen, Fiona, Lunay, Ralph, Oakley, Grace

“…This research investigated the experience of leadership in an isolated school. Data were obtained through structured and semi-structured interviews (Burns,…”
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I know it is important but is it my responsibility? Embedding literacy strategies across the middle school curriculum by Faulkner, Val, Oakley, Grace, Rohl, Mary, Lopes, Elaine, Solosy, Alex

“…This article reports a study on the responses of a group of 49 Western Australian middle school teachers to a year-long professional learning experience,…”
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Welcome to the Outback: The Paradoxes of Living and Teaching in Remote Western Australian Schools by Lock, Graeme, Budgen, Fiona, Lunay, Ralph, Oakley, Grace

“…Teaching in remote schools can prove to be a challenging experience. Twenty three teachers from remote schools, located in Western Australia, were interviewed…”
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Schools Going Mobile: A Study of the Adoption of Mobile Handheld Technologies in Western Australian Independent Schools by Pegrum, Mark, Oakley, Grace, Faulkner, Robert

“…This paper reports on the adoption of mobile handheld technologies in ten Western Australian independent schools, based on interviews with staff conducted in…”
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A cycle of insecurity: Primary teachers' practices and resources for the teaching of written grammar by Wishart, Jeannine, Oakley, Grace, Shand, Jennifer

“…This article reports on the qualitative findings of a mixed methods study that investigated primary school teachers' beliefs, practices and choices of…”
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A Wake-Up Call? Issues With Plagiarism in Transnational Higher Education by Palmer, Anne, Pegrum, Mark, Oakley, Grace

“…The views on plagiarism of 574 students at four Australian universities operating in Singapore were investigated through a survey and interviews. Analysis of…”
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Young children's use of an augmented reality sandbox to enhance spatial thinking by George, Rhys, Howitt, Christine, Oakley, Grace

“…Augmented reality (AR) technology is being introduced in educational settings for its ability to overlay virtual information onto physical environments. The AR…”
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The enactment of literacy curriculum policy by early childhood teachers in two Australian schools by Bromley, Tamara, Oakley, Grace, Vidovich, Lesley

“…Since the early 2000s, literacy education has become an area of intense focus in Australian education policy, positioned to have a role in Australia's pursuit…”
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Engaging Students in Inclusive Literacy Learning with Technology by Oakley, Grace

“…Abstract This chapter explores how the creation of multimodal texts using digital technologies, including mobile devices, augmented reality and the World Wide…”
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A legibility scale for early primary handwriting: Authentic task and cognitive load influences by Cornelia Staats, Grace Oakley, Ida Marais

“…This study set out to examine the range of legibility demonstrated by Western Australian students required to handwrite tasks of increasing intrinsic cognitive…”
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