Essential knowledge for academic performance: Educating in the virtual world to promote active learning

Education has traditionally focused on the importance of content, and has guided curriculum design according to this principle. While content knowledge is important, to excel in the labor market today graduates need to develop procedural knowledge, with greater emphasis on capacity development for t...

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Published in:Teaching and teacher education 2014-01, Vol.37, p.217-234
Main Authors: Noteborn, Gwen, Dailey-Hebert, Amber, Carbonell, Katerina Bohle, Gijselaers, Wim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Capacity building approach
Content knowledge
Curriculum
Educational design
Educational development
Labour market
Learning
Procedural knowledge
Second life
Teaching
Virtual worlds
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Summary:Education has traditionally focused on the importance of content, and has guided curriculum design according to this principle. While content knowledge is important, to excel in the labor market today graduates need to develop procedural knowledge, with greater emphasis on capacity development for transferable skills. This need is amplified by emergent technologies, which increase the demand to develop knowledge in this domain. To disentangle and measure the impact of content and procedural knowledge on academic achievement, the study occurred in a virtual setting. Based on the findings, we provide recommendations for course designers and course developers to improve students‟ performance. •Academia focuses on content knowledge neglecting procedural knowledge.•The labor market demands the development of both.•Simulations offer a way of measuring, training and disentangling both.•Results show procedural knowledge influences academic performance.•Teachers should focus on both types of knowledge benefiting universities and students
ISSN:0742-051X
1879-2480
DOI:10.1016/j.tate.2013.10.008