Decision-based learning in religious education
Student learning in religious educational settings is subject to the same pedagogical forces, both effective and ineffective, as found in secular settings. Lectures, readings, assignments, testing and other activities associated with typical instruction, while of some value, tend to leave students w...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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| In: |
Teaching theology and religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 110-125 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AH Religious education FB Theological education HA Bible ZF Education |
| Further subjects: | B
schema building
B curriculum innovation B decision-based learning B conditional knowledge |
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| Summary: | Student learning in religious educational settings is subject to the same pedagogical forces, both effective and ineffective, as found in secular settings. Lectures, readings, assignments, testing and other activities associated with typical instruction, while of some value, tend to leave students with knowledge that is mostly fragmented. In this paper, we explore the use of an innovative pedagogy called decision-based learning that is designed to assist students in organizing their knowledge of historical and scriptural content more efficiently than they do with traditional instruction. This preliminary study represents an attempt to capture student impressions of this innovative pedagogy. Students' overall impressions were positive; they reported an enhanced sense of realism for the sacred text as well as an improved overall understanding of the historical content. A few recommendations are also made regarding usability and curriculum integration. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9647 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Teaching theology and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/teth.12538 |