Learning Stories Research Articles

Exploring English Teachers’ Cooperative Practices in Teaching Writing Skills

Cooperative language learning (CLL) is considered one of the communicative approaches in which students participate in collaborative learning activities in actual classroom settings. This research aims to examine English instructors’ cooperative practices in instructing writing skills. I employed the narrative inquiry to explore the teaching and learning stories of teachers through their lived stories. This research study seeks to add to the discourse of cooperative practices in English language classrooms to enhance the writing skills of learners in the context of Nepal. Four English instructors from four public secondary schools in Rupandehi district were purposefully selected as participants for this study. The in-depth unstructured interview was used as a tool for collecting data. I adopted social constructivism as a theoretical framework. This study uncovered that the teacher participants used CLL activities such as think-pair-share and group work activities to energize, optimize and enhance students’ writing skills. Moreover, CLL increases learners’ insights and confidence by enhancing their creativity and critical thinking ability in writing through teamwork and makes them more responsible and accountable for learning themselves through their active engagement in various cooperative activities. The study reveals teacher participants’ effective practices of cooperative language learning in generating and creating fresh information to offer a solution to the assigned writing tasks and make learning successful. Teamwork, group work and think-pair-share activities contribute to the learners’ success in writing skills.

Utilizing ubiquitous learning to foster sustainable development in rural areas: Insights from 6G technology

Rural education frequently grapples with demanding situations such as isolation, confined assets, and a virtual divide. The emergence of the sixth generation (6G) era, characterized by its speedy connectivity, minimal latency, and robust reliability, stands out as a beacon of desire, promising to revolutionize these educational landscapes by adopting ubiquitous Learning (U-Learning) environments. This research delves into the transformative skills of the 6G generation in rural schooling through U-Learning. It highlights 6G's position in ensuring identical entry to advanced instructional materials, fostering immersive and tailored learning stories, and permitting immediate interplay within virtual school rooms. Employing a combined-methods framework, this look intertwines an in-depth literature assessment with empirical inquiries, such as case studies, surveys, and dialogues with critical rural schooling stakeholders. It scrutinizes the prevailing situations of pastoral training, 6G's technological advancements, and the conditions for deploying green U-Learning ecosystems. The findings indicated significant improvements in educational resource access, student engagement, and learning outcomes due to implementing 6G technology. The key benefits observed were high-speed connectivity, reduced latency, and enhanced reliability, facilitating more interactive and immersive learning experiences. 6G emerges as a pivotal pressure in reshaping rural education, addressing essential problems of accessibility, pupil engagement, and academic excellence. Achieving this vision needs concerted efforts in infrastructure improvement, instructional programming tailored to 6G, and collaborative endeavors amongst all stakeholders. Future research should focus on developing specific 6G deployment strategies and educational programs tailored to the unique needs of rural populations.

Being anti-racist as ceremonial journey: from and within reflective learning stories

ABSTRACT This paper explores the concept of being anti-racist as a ceremonial journey, using anti-racist reflective learning as its research framework. It examines my transformative journey as a racialized immigrant woman scholar by reflecting on personal experiences and engaging with community narratives. Through an anti-racist lens, the study highlights the importance of creating intercultural spaces for authentic engagement and mutual learning. By centring anti-racist learning experiences, the paper underscores my efforts to confront racism and foster social justice. Through critical reflection and communal dialogue, individuals navigate the complexities of racial consciousness, fostering empathy, solidarity, and personal growth. This paper argues that being anti-racist is not merely a personal endeavour but a collective journey towards equity and liberation, rooted in reflective learning and community engagement.

Implementasi Media Google Classroom dalam Pembelajaran Teks Cerita Hikayat Kelas X-5 di SMA N 11 Semarang

Cross-age stories or also known as hikayat story texts have their own uniqueness when compared to other types of texts. The uniqueness of the hikayat story text is in the presentation of the language in the story that uses archaic language, the contents of the story, and the plot used in the story. These uniqueness certainly requires an effective strategy in the learning process. After the Covid-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of human life, one of the aspects that has an impact is the field of education. In the field of education that is very influential is an educator or teacher. A teacher is required to always update and actualize the times and technology in relation to the learning process. Teachers must find alternative solutions to various problems for the smoothness and achievement of learning. One alternative solution to this problem is the implementation of Google Classroom media with a hybrid learning system. The hybrid teaching and learning process can use the help of electronic technology, one of which is Google Classroom. The method used is descriptive qualitative. The purpose of this article is to describe the implementation of Google Classroom in teaching story texts for class X-5 at SMA N 11 Semarang. The results obtained from this article are that the implementation of Google classroom in learning story texts for class X-5 at SMA N 11 Semarang runs well and smoothly and can improve student learning outcomes. Keywords: technology, media google classroom, hikayat story text

Teacher inquiry and learning stories: a site for pedagogical change

ABSTRACT This article draws on the research findings of a case study at Greerton Early Learning Centre in Aotearoa, New Zealand, utilising data from the teachers’ research inquiries into their professional practice. Teachers’ inquiries included Learning Stories – a research-based sociocultural narrative assessment approach – written for children and families. Teachers, as part of usual practice, to deepen collegial understanding of their local curriculum (the learning and teaching culture), shared Learning Stories. The research findings indicated that the dialogical process involved in sharing Learning Stories strengthened teachers’ pedagogical practice. Constructing case study data using teacher inquiries was useful because it allowed for a zooming-in approach to understanding children’s learning identities by way of the Learning Story narrative assessments [Carr 2001. Assessment in Early Childhood Settings: Learning Stories. Sage] that captured learners’ lived experiences over time, across cultures, and community spaces. A zooming-out focus then enabled wider comments about the effectiveness of strengthening children’s learning identities and stretching teachers’ pedagogical practice through analysing Learning Stories that tracked the continuity and progress of both learning and teaching. All participants provided informed consent, including choosing to forgo anonymity.

Telling stories of learning and beyond: using the learning story approach to help kindergarten teachers to conceptualise play-based teaching and learning in China

ABSTRACT Play-based teaching and learning approaches are recognised as enabling teachers to interact with children and support learning in a relaxed environment to promote children’s holistic development. Recent studies increasingly emphasise that teachers’ engagement can promote children’s opportunities to learn through play. This article presents results from a qualitative case study undertaken in a kindergarten in China, with three Chinese kindergarten teachers exploring play-based teaching and learning in their classrooms. Learning story, a narrative assessment approach, was introduced to the Chinese kindergarten teachers prior to the research as a tool for them to record and reflect on their play-based learning practices. Nine learning stories were collected and nine follow-up semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore three research questions: 1). what was the teacher’s role in playful activities? 2). what learning was identified? 3). how were play and learning linked and sustained over time? Findings indicate that the three Chinese teachers demonstrated a continuum of guidance for their interaction with children in play and that cultural factors played a role in teachers’ conceptualisation and implementation of play-based learning. These findings contribute to understanding of play-based pedagogy in a particular cultural context.

An Early Childhood Educator’s Learning Story in the Time of COVID

While it began with a variety of narrative representations of writing personal experiences, since Ellis (2004; Bochner & Ellis, 2016), evocative, performative, and creative nonfiction forms of storying have coalesced to form contemporary autoethnography. For over a decade, Canadian arts education researchers have blazed trails to employ those forms of autoethnography as “learning stories” (Carr, 2001; Carr & Lee, 2012) to study teaching and learning practices in a variety of school and community educational contexts. Learning stories enable educators to reveal teaching and learning experiences that cannot be represented by, or communicated through, other research forms. The present inquiry, which begins with the story of an early childhood educator, is rooted in the fusion of evocative autoethnography and learning stories with arts-based research, particularly a/r/tography.

Memory Struggles: A Story of Collective Learning and Construction of the Memories of Pied-noirs in the Context of French Post-Colonialism

Memory Struggles: A Story of Collective Learning and Construction of the Memories of Pied-noirs in the Context of French Post-Colonialism

Metode Pembelajaran Dalam Kisah Nabi Adam dan Relevansinya di Masa Sekarang (Kajian Q.S Al-Baqarah Ayat 31-34)

The meaningful learning story of Prophet Adam in Q.S Al-Baqarah Ayat 31-34 describes the educational interaction between Allah SWT, the Angels, and Prophet Adam AS. This story is full of meaning about the learning process. The Learning Methods in the story of Prophet Adam include the Story Method, Direct Instruction, Questioning Method, and Demonstration Method. These methods are very effective and relevant to modern education. These methods can be combined to create learning that is interesting, effective, and relevant to the needs of today's students. Teachers can utilize various media and technology to support the implementation of these methods. The right and effective methods will produce an intelligent, humanist, and noble generation. This research focuses on the learning methods in the story of Prophet Adam in Q.S. Al-Baqarah Ayat 31-34. By studying the learning methods in the story of Prophet Adam, educators can find new inspiration and insights to design effective learning methods in the modern era.

Kemampuan Siswa Kelas X SMA Negeri 6 OKU Menulis Cerpen dalam Pembelajaran Bercerita Berpasangan

The aim of this research is to describe the teaching and learning process of class X SMA Negeri 6 OKU students writing short stories in learning to tell stories in pairs and to explain the ability of class The method used in this research is descriptive method. Data collection techniques use observation techniques and test techniques. In making short stories using the learning technique of learning to tell stories in pairs. The results of the short story writing test in pair storytelling learning showed that of the 30 samples who got a score of 66 and above, there were 23 people (76.67%), 7 students who got a score of 65 or below (23.33%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that class X.2 students at SMA Negeri 6 OKU are able to write short stories in learning to tell stories in pairs. The advice for teachers is that they should always provide motivation to students, so that students are conditioned and happy to participate in learning. Students should take advantage of the opportunity given by the teacher to ask questions about learning material that is unclear and not yet understood, and increase their vocabulary. For researchers, with this research researchers can find out the abilities of class X.2 students at SMA Negeri 6 OKU. For other researchers, it is hoped that they can conduct research on writing short stories using different media, methods, and techniques in the future.

What is ideal EDI learning for academic librarians? Discovering EDI learning stories through appreciative inquiry

Academic libraries across North America purport to be prioritizing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), but investigations into how librarians learn about EDI are lacking. In this study, we interviewed 21 academic librarians in Canada about their EDI learning journeys using the strengths-based appreciative inquiry approach. This paper focuses on the question, “What shapes ideal learning experiences related to EDI for academic librarians?” In uncovering librarians' stories of learning transformations, we found that EDI learning often elicits discomfort; it involves recognizing one's biases, being vulnerable, and making mistakes. However, these learning stories can motivate and inspire others to learn and engage in critical self-reflection through questioning assumptions and underlying beliefs. EDI learning in professional contexts was inextricably linked to learning in informal and personal contexts, and positionality is essential to how learning is shaped. Learning was described to be ideal in low-pressure, authentic, brave environments that facilitated meaningful conversations, with institutional support. However, there seemed to be a disconnect between one's learning and one's ability to effect change.

Diversity and development of Indigenous rehabilitation professional student identity

BackgroundIn Canada, disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples continue to exist in health and education because of the past and current harms of racism and colonization. One step towards closing health gaps is clinicians who can provide health and social care services that are free of racism and mistrust. Indigenous health providers are in the best position to provide this culturally relevant and safe care to their own communities. Therefore, more Indigenous students graduating from health professional programs are required to meet these needs. Indigenous identity support can be a facilitator for Indigenous student academic success but developing one’s Indigenous identity can be challenging in post-secondary education environments. We explored how Indigenous rehabilitation students expressed, and wanted to be supported in their identity and academic success.MethodsUsing a narrative inquiry approach, we conducted interviews with seven students from the occupational, physical, and respiratory therapy programs of a Canadian university. Students were asked to tell their story of learning about, applying to, and being in their rehabilitation program and how their Indigenous identity impacted these experiences. Data analysis was conducted by Indigenous and non-Indigenous team members, analyzing the stories on interaction of the participant with (1) themselves and others, (2) time, and (3) situation or place.ResultsThe researchers developed seven mini-stories, one for each participant, to illustrate the variation between participant experiences in the development of their Indigenous and professional identity, before and during their rehabilitation program. The students appreciated the opportunities afforded to them by being admitted to their programs in a Indigenous Peoples category, including identity affirmation. However, for most students, being in this category came with feared and/or experienced stigma. The work to develop a health professional identity brought even more complexity to the already complex work of developing and maintaining an Indigenous identity in the colonized university environment.ConclusionThis study highlights the complexity of developing a rehabilitation professional identity as an Indigenous student. The participant stories call for universities to transform into an environment where Indigenous students can be fully accepted for their unique gifts and the identities given to them at birth.

Learning Stories as Assessment for Liberation

Learning Stories as Assessment for Liberation

대학 플립러닝 환경에서 학습몰입 요인의 질적 탐색

Although various studies on the effectiveness of class using flipped learning and instructional design have been attempted, there are few cases where learning engagement factors have been explored from the perspective of learners participating in classes. Therefore, in this study, we would like to explore the factors that affect learning commitment in flipped learning. Engagement varies depending on the degree of motivation experienced and felt by learners, so it was considered as a method of grounded theory to explore learning engagement factors in a situation learning-based university flipped learning environment. As a result of this study, the core categories and types of college students’ flipped learning stories include ‘learning context consistent with individual interests and goals’, ‘learning content that affects the entire learning process’, ‘learning environment to communicate online and share in classrooms’, and ‘learning strategies according to learners’ personal resources.’ It was found that basic psychological needs affect learning commitment through the process of hypothesizing formalization of key categories. It is meaningful that the model was presented based on the derived theory, and based on this, the instructor presented implications for instructional design in consideration of the learner’s basic psychological needs when planning the learning environment.

Local Wisdom Story to Teach Extensive Reading on Fiction

The research is intended to apply local wisdom story in reading learning. Local wisdom nowadays is one of recommended material to teach many subjects such as in reading subject. The research was conducted for third semester students of English Language Education Study Program of STKIP PGRI Trenggalek who were joining Extensive Reading on Fiction. Local wisdom story was used as material in learning. Qualitative research was used in the research. The students were assigned to comprehend the local wisdom story and analyzed it based on several components, such as the point of view, character’s traits, the role of each character and character based on the function and types. To know the students’ responses, questionnaire about the implementation of local wisdom story was distributed. The result of questionnaire showed that the student gave good and positive responses about the implementation of local wisdom story in learning Extensive Reading on Fiction class. They stated that the story given was interesting and attracted them to analyze some components of it.

The Maternal Health Literacy of South Asian Newcomer Mothers and Canadian-born Mothers: A Narrative Inquiry Using Propositional Analysis

Objective: First, this comparative analysis of comprehension aimed to guide care and assist with health education research and practice as indicated in mothers stories of learning. Second, this research aimed to determine the comprehension processes of participants by comparing and characterizing the quantity and quality of the concepts’ mothers use in their narratives. Maternal health literacy (MHL) allows mothers to apply health information across all healthcare settings to make decisions about their health. Comprehension and reasoning are essential MHL skills for applying health advice. Methods: Using narrative inquiry methodology and transformative learning theory as the lens, the comprehension processes of English-speaking South Asian Newcomer Mothers (SANMs) (n=7) were compared with those of English-speaking Canadian-born mothers (n=7). Through semi-structured interviews, the mothers discussed their comprehension of ultrasound examination preparation, health risk information, and shared decision making. Themes were identified using inductive thematic analysis, with two reviewers identifying latent themes concerning situational and sociocultural MHL practices. Then, excerpts were explicated using propositional analysis, which systematically identified the features of thought and behavior at an individual level, to identify semantic features of discourse comprehension as a form of methodological triangulation. Next, the narratives were quantified to identify latent patterns of comprehension processes, conceptual knowledge, and semantic discourse features. Results: The key findings indicated that mothers demonstrate MHL through reifying, posturing, and volition, and that all mothers engage in knowledge-building activities and experiential learning in their communities to learn relationally from each other. Conclusion: Ultimately, MHL empowers all mothers to become more engaged during medical appointments and in health decision making.

Application of the SAVI Model in Learning to Listen to Short Stories

The purpose of this research is to describe: (1) the components of short story listening skills, (2) the ability to listen after using the SAVI learning model; (3) the level of effectiveness of using the SAVI Model to teach students to listen to elements of short stories. It is a design that imagines a pseudo-experiment. The study population includes 20 students from class X. Cluster sampling was used, and pre- and posttest procedures were employed. Descriptive and inferential statistical approaches were used to analyze the data. As a result, (1) the ability to hear short story elements before the SAVI model is classified as low, (2) the ability to hear short story elements before the SAVI model is classified as high, and (2) the SAVI model showed an ability to hear elements of short stories before being classified as high. (3) The SAVI model applies effectively to learning story elements with tcount > ttable or 11.88 > 2.0414 at the 0.05 significance level. Based on the results of this study, the following suggestions are made: (1) Indonesian language and literature learning, especially literature listening, should be further improved by always providing students with short story listening training. (2) Teachers must use innovative teaching methods and learn to listen to elements of short stories. (3) To further improve their skills, students should actively practice listening to elements of short stories.
 Keywords: short stories, SAVI model, listening

Utilization of Pictures Story Media Using the Story Jumper Platform to Instill Pancasila Values

This research aims to examine the use of online illustrated stories using the storyjumper platform as a medium for instilling Pancasila values in undergraduate students of the Mathematics Education Study Program at Sunan Kalijaga University. The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative research method which aims to understand the phenomenon of the implementation and evaluation plans of the study program in instilling Pancasila values through the media of illustrated stories. The results of this research are that the use of ICT-based picture story learning media, besides being fun, is also able to provide learning motivation, especially for students. Storyjumper, which is a type of learning application that utilizes this technology, contributes to the creation of illustrated stories that instill Pancasila values. Although in practice, students experience several obstacles in terms of using the platform, solutions can be found. Choosing picture stories in learning is one of the media used by students because it has many positive values or advantages. Among the advantages of this media are that it is easy and flexible; cheap and economical; increasing student creativity; help and provide insight into the values of Pancasila

What Does Venture Capitalists Learn From IPO Failures?

Venture capital investors focus on early-stage enterprises, the market participants have limited information about their prospects. Their investment decisions involve complicated factors and potentially the failures in the past can affect their future investment decisions. In this paper, within the context of venture capital investment, I examined the impact of the rate of IPO failures in one sector on future investment in the same sector. However, the direction of effect is ambiguous. The learning effect from past failure can be positive if the VC investors gain valuable experience from it. Alternatively, the learning effect can be negative as it reveals the VCs incapability to invest in that given sector. I exploit a data set from Preqin and a fixed-effect model to help me identify results that are consistent with a positive learning story. This finding contributes to our understanding of how VC investors make investment decisions and how financial market participants react to failures more broadly.

A story of collaboration and action learning to create a sustainable future

ABSTRACT This paper explores how three organisations collaborate to support organisations and individuals to act on the challenges of sustainability through action learning, each using its unique skills. It examines the roles of each organisation and how by moving from individual to a collaborative they could do things better and do better things. The paper describes the challenges of collaborating at an organisational and international level and gives examples of two projects where the skills and capabilities of each organisation came together to create a new future for a commercial organisation and community.