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Anila Asghar
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Latest papers
Evolution education is a complex landscape.
Nature ecology & evolution · 2019
The status of evolutionary medicine education in North American medical schools.
BMC medical education · 2015
Latest funding
- $65,609
Dynamics of affect and cognition in cooperative learning
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $45,321
Collaborating for pedagogical improvement: Investigating professional discourse among secondary science teachers and its potential to produce actionable knowledge for the classroom
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $147,288
Dynamics of affect and cognition in cooperative learning
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
2 publications.
Evolution education is a complex landscape.
Dunk RDP, Barnes ME, Reiss MJ, Alters B, Asghar A, Carter BE, Cotner S, Glaze AL, Hawley PH, Jensen JL, Mead LS, Nadelson LS, Nelson CE, Pobiner B, Scott EC, Shtulman A, Sinatra GM, Southerland SA, Walter EM, Brownell SE, Wiles JR
The status of evolutionary medicine education in North American medical schools.
Hidaka BH, Asghar A, Aktipis CA, Nesse RM, Wolpaw TM, Skursky NK, Bennett KJ, Beyrouty MW, Schwartz MD
Dynamics of affect and cognition in cooperative learning
Principal investigators: Mercier, Julien
Keywords: learning processes; cognition; affect; collaborative learning
Collaborating for pedagogical improvement: Investigating professional discourse among secondary science teachers and its potential to produce actionable knowledge for the classroom
Principal investigators: Peters, Stephen
Keywords: Inservice teacher education; Professional development effectiveness; Teacher collaborative dialogue; STEM education; Student centred pedagogy; Constructivism; Discourse Analysis; Video playback interview methodology; Professional learning communities; Applied interaction analysis
Dynamics of affect and cognition in cooperative learning
Principal investigators: Mercier, Julien
Keywords: learning processes; cognition; affect; collaborative learning
Bridging the gap between research on cognitive deficits, learning disabilities, and science education to improve the engagement and achievement of students with learning disabilities in science
Principal investigators: Asghar, Anila
Keywords: (1) Learning disabilities; (2) Cognitive deficits; (3) Special education; (4) Cognitive measures and assessments; (5) Science anxiety; (6) At risk students; (7) Science education research; (8) Pscyhophysiological measures; (9) STEM education; (10) Inquiry and problem-based science
Countering religious extremism through education in multicultural Canada
Principal investigators: Ghosh, Ratna
Keywords: counter-terrorism; identity; extremism; violence; critical education; resilience; inclusiveness
Science teaching in pre-modern and modern Islamic societies: pedagogical approaches in religious, institutional, and geographical contexts
Principal investigators: Ragep, Faiz J.
Keywords: science and religion; Islamic scientific education; Islam; transmission of knowledge; history of science; scholarly networks; science pedagogy; institutions; Islamic manuscripts database; intercultural dissemination; transition of science education
Transforming teacher training and students' academic achievement with advanced digital technologies
Principal investigators: Asghar, Anila
Keywords: learning; training; learning technologies; life-long learning; self-regulated learning; student achievement; teacher training; STEM; interdisciplinary research
Islam, evolutionary science, and education: contemporary Muslim responses to modern science
Principal investigators: Asghar, Anila
Keywords: evolution; science education; religion
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
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