Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Author "Power, Jason"
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The importance of supporting technological knowledge in post-primary education: a cohort study.
Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Power, Jason; Phelan, Joseph (Routledge, 2019)ABSTRACT Background: Substantial research highlights the differences between scientific and technological knowledge. Considering that learning is heavily focused on the acquisition of knowledge, it is important to examine ... -
Investigating the factor structure of pupils attitudes towards technology.
Power, Jason; Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal (ASEE, 2016)As STEM education becomes the focus of educational reforms in knowledge based economies, technological literacy is seen as a key outcome of many STEM related programmes. When considering technological literacy it is vital ... -
Investigating the relationships between spatial ability, interest, and task experience on knowledge retention in engineering education.
Hyland, Tomás; Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Power, Jason; Gordon, Seamus (TERG, 2018-06)Spatial ability has been established as having a significant effect on performance and subsequently on retention in engineering education. However, the cause for this phenomenon is not yet fully understood. Based on ... -
Visualizing success: investigating the relationship between ability and self-efficacy in the domain of visual processing.
Power, Jason; Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall (ASEE, 2016-01)The purpose of this study is to investigate the spatial reasoning capacities and related selfefficacy beliefs of student teachers. In recent years self-efficacy has been a focal point for those investigating various modes ...