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Yaw Ofosu-Asare – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2024
Purpose: This paper aims to propose a conceptual framework for integrating information and communication technologies (ICT) into teaching practices for educators in rural Ghana lacking computer and internet access. Bridging the rural-urban digital divide is critical for equitable quality education. This research identifies distinct infrastructure,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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Sabiha Yeni; Nataša Grgurina; Mara Saeli; Felienne Hermans; Jos Tolboom; Erik Barendsen – Informatics in Education, 2024
There is an increasing interest in the integration of computational thinking (CT) in the K-12 curriculum. By integrating CT into other disciplines, the aim is to equip students with essential skills to navigate domain-specific challenges. This study conducts a systematic review of 108 peer-reviewed scientific papers to analyze in which K-12…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Mental Computation, Curriculum Implementation, Research Reports
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Jia-Fen Wu; Hsin-Luen Tsai – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This study reviews 105 articles concerning English-as-a-medium-of-instruction (EMI) taken from the Web of Science database (2005-2021). The growth trajectory, the productivity, co-citation analysis, and bibliographic coupling were performed to present the procedural change, the 'hotspot' themes, influential publications, authors, countries,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Code Switching (Language)
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Sims, Sam; Fletcher-Wood, Harry; O'Mara-Eves, Alison; Cottingham, Sarah; Stansfield, Claire; Van Herwegen, Jo; Anders, Jake – Education Endowment Foundation, 2021
Teachers have an important influence on pupils' academic progress, yet the quality of teaching varies widely. Policymakers, school leaders, and teacher educators therefore face the challenge of designing and commissioning professional development (PD) to help all their teachers become as effective as the best teachers. In the last two decades, a…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Program Design, Educational Quality
Schleifer, David; Rinehart, Chloe; Yanisch, Tess – Public Agenda, 2017
Teachers in most American schools work in isolation, separated from other teachers, making it difficult to benefit from their colleagues' expertise or to share their expertise with others about how to help more students learn. However, a growing body of research shows that when teachers work more collaboratively, student outcomes can improve,…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Persistence, Job Satisfaction, Teaching Methods
Kingston, Sally – Buck Institute for Education, 2018
The driving question for this brief is based on the most common question that teachers, principals, school leaders, coaches, and grant writers ask the Buck Institute for Education (BIE) about Project Based Learning (PBL): What evidence exists that shows the impact of Project Based Learning on student learning in core content areas? Research shows…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Academic Achievement, Evidence
Al-Sabbagh, Samah – Online Submission, 2009
Enquiry, Inquiry, Problem Solving etc. are all different terms describing one outcome, that is creating an environment where students are driven by curiosity, involved and in charge of their learning. The problem of a traditional classroom has always been that students are spoon fed with information and most of it is lost in time if it is not used…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Classroom Environment
Ellson, Douglas – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Discusses a collection of 75 research studies reporting great differences in one or more teaching productivity indices when two teaching methods and/or management systems are compared. In 26 percent of the sample cases, conventional instruction proved superior; the remaining 74 percent showed nonconventional methods such as programmed or…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Programed Instruction, Teaching Methods, Tutoring
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Hahn, Amos L.; Garner, Ruth – Educational Leadership, 1985
This article reviews the research on student summarization of text--presenting basic rules of summarization, relating grade-level abilities, and giving teacher guidelines. A 10-item reference list is provided. (DCS)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Reports, Skill Development
Walsh, Elsa – Principal, 1984
Educational reform efforts aimed at redesigning facilities or reorganizing the use of space are being abandoned in favor of attempts to develop the special characteristics found in schools identified as effective. This article examines how such interests are translated into practice in Olney, Maryland's, Belmont Elementary School and elsewhere.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, School Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness
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Jones, Beau Fly – Educational Leadership, 1986
To solve the problems of low achieving students, it is important to change the quality of teaching instruction. Cognitive instruction is presented as a critical component for this large scale-change. Includes extensive references. (MD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, DC. – 1991
Nineteen ninety-two is the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage to the Americas. This position statement challenges educators to participate in commemorating the quincentenary by seriously examining the available scholarship to enhance knowledge about 1492, and in turn, to enhance the knowledge of students. Specifically, educators are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, North American History, Social Studies
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Silvern, Steven B., Ed.; And Others – Childhood Education, 1988
Examines the findings of effective schools research and reading research that support the view that (1) more time should be devoted to reading children's literature and (2) more than basal materials is necessary for effective instruction. Shows how teaching children's literature can improve teacher effectiveness. (SKC)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction
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Guskey, Thomas R.; Gates, Sally L. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Examines recent research to show that group-based mastery learning programs have consistently positive effects on student learning outcomes, including academic achievement, material retention, involvement in learning activities, and student attitudes. These programs also affect teachers and have considerable potential for implementation in regular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction, Mastery Learning
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Padron, Yolanda N.; Waxman, Hersh C.; Rivera, Hector H. – ERS Spectrum, 2003
This report synthesizes the research on the education of Hispanic students, summarizing these problems and suggesting possible solutions for approaching them. (Contains 78 references.) (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic American Students
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