Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Author "Canty, Donal"
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Agendas, influences, and capability: perspectives on practice in design and technology education.
Doyle, Andrew; Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal; Buckley, Jeffrey (Springer, 2019)A philosophical shift in policy now situates the development of technological capability as the focus of Irish technology education. Internationally, the effectiveness of curricular reform in the discipline has previously ... -
Assessing design activity in engineering education: a proposed synthesis of adaptive comparative judgement and the CDIO Framework.
Hyland, Tómas; Buckley, Jeffrey; Gordon, Seamus; Canty, Donal (ASEE, 2018)One of the leading frameworks in engineering education specifically associated with design based competencies is the CDIO framework. This has been incorporated internationally into many institutions offering engineering ... -
Assessing visual perception in virtual reality environments.
Buckley, Jeffrey; Phelan, Joseph; Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal (University of Limerick, 2016-09)Recent trends in cognitive psychology have highlighted the significance of the situated context with which individuals must carry out cognitive processes. Understanding the cognitive and biological mechanisms which permit ... -
Bedömningsexempel och sambedömning med hög reliabilitet (Worked examples and collaborative assessment with high reliability)
Hartell, Eva; Canty, Donal; Seery, Niall; Doyleq, Andrew; Buckley, Jeffrey (Skolforum, 2017-10) -
A conceptual framework for assessment of learning in technology classroom based assessments
Canty, Donal; Seery, Niall; Buckley, Jeffrey; Dunbar, Rónán (Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2021-04-26)The technology education curriculum in Ireland has gone through significant reform with the introduction of four new subject specifications at lower secondary school level. These new technology subjects were implemented ... -
Digital badges for initial technology teacher education: a method for grading explicit soft skills.
Seery, Niall; O'Connor, Adrian; Canty, Donal; Buckley, Jeffrey (Irish Learning Technology Association, 2015-05)Soft skills encompass personality traits, social graces, communication, language, personal habits, friendliness, and optimism that characterise one's relationships with other people. Soft skills complement hard skills, ... -
Epistemological treatment of design in technology education
Seery, Niall; Phelan, Joseph; Buckley, Jeffrey; Canty, Donal (Springer, 2022-10-18)Design as a construct has multiple meanings depending on context, function, and agenda. This paper proposes to set out functions of design as it manifests in the context of technological activity for the purposes of ... -
Examining the components of fluid intelligence: implications for STEM education.
Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal (ASEE, 2018)Substantial empirical evidence illustrates the significance of spatial ability for STEM academic achievement. However, it is critical that research efforts continue to identify cognitive factors which are associated with ... -
An exploration into the criteria used in assessing design activities with adaptive comparative judgment in technology education.
Buckley, Jeffrey; Canty, Donal; Seery, Niall (Taylor & Francis, 2020-08)The use of design assignments for teaching, learning, and assessment is considered a signature of technology education. However, there are difficulties in the valid and reliable assessment of features of quality within ... -
An exploratory analysis into the relationships between spatial factors, domain-free general capacities and general fluid intelligence.
Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal (ASEE, 2017)The inception of psychometric research concerning individual differences in cognition was grounded in explaining and enhancing performance in education (Spearman, 1904). This work established the construct of a single ... -
Framing the constructive alignment of design within technology subjects in general education.
Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Gumaelius, Lena; Canty, Donal; Doyle, Andrew; Pears, Arnold (Springer, 2020-05-27)Design is core element of general technology education internationally. While there is a degree of contention with regards to its treatment, there is general consensus that the inclusion of design in some form is important, ... -
A heuristic framework of spatial ability: a review and synthesis of spatial factor literature to support its translation into STEM education.
Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal (Springer, 2018)An abundance of empirical evidence exists identifying a significant correlation between spatial ability and educational performance particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Despite this ... -
Heuristics and CAD modelling: an examination of student behaviour during problem solving episodes within CAD modelling activities.
Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal (Springer, 2018)Design activities typically involve and culminate in the creation of models representative of new ideas and conceptions. The format is often dictated by the specific discipline, with ideas in design and technology education ... -
Identifying, developing and grading 'soft skills' in design and technology education: a methodological approach.
Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal; O'Connor, Adrian; Buckley, Jeffrey; Doyle, Andrew (PATT2016, 2016-08)Soft skills (Professional skills) complement hard skills to enhance an individual's relationships, job performance and career prospects. Strategically targeting the development of these skills requires the recognition ... -
Identifying, developing and grading 'soft skills' in design and technology education: a methodological approach.
Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal; O'Connor, Adrian; Doyle, Andrew (ASEE, 2016)Abstract Soft skills (Professional skills) complement hard skills to enhance an individual's relationships, job performance and career prospects. Strategically targeting the development of these skills requires the ... -
Illustrating educational development through ipsative performance in design based education.
Seery, Niall; Delahunty, Thomas; Canty, Donal; Buckley, Jeffrey (ASEE, 2017)The Technology subject in general post-primary education is unique based on its conception and treatment of knowledge. The task specific utility of knowledge is emphasised and at the same time, in reflection of the breadth ... -
Implicit theories of intelligence in STEM education: perspectives through the lens of technology education students.
Buckley, Jeffrey; O'Connor, Adrian; Seery, Niall; Hyland, Tomás; Canty, Donal (Springer, 2019)The educational significance of eliciting students’ implicit theories of intelligence is well established with the majority of this work focussing on theories regarding entity and incremental beliefs. However, a second ... -
The importance of spatial ability within technology education
Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal; Gumaelius, Lena (Springer, 2022-01-01)Understanding the factors that impact learners with respect to their academic achievement is critical for enhancing educational provision, and the nature of these factors can vary widely. They could be, for example, ... -
Inducting ITE students in assessment practices through the use of comparative judgement.
Canty, Donal; Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall (Technology Education Research Group, 2019-06)A new curricular framework, presented by the Department of Education and Skills (DES), (2015), implements an assessment strategy that has changed from a predominantly summative to a more formative integrated approach. With ... -
Insights from eye-tracking and pupilllometry in design education research.
Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal (AIT, 2017-06-12)