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M. A. Clements, Editor; Berinderjeet Kaur, Editor; Thomas Lowrie, Editor; Vilma Mesa, Editor; Johan Prytz, Editor – Springer, 2024
This fourth international handbook discusses developments not recognized or dealt with fully in the first three Springer Mathematics Education handbooks and tackles controversial issues in the field. After starting with a provocative introductory chapter which asks whether controversy is a healthy feature of international mathematics education,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Equal Education, Social Justice
Guler, Nilufer, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
Teaching English language learners has long presented challenges for teachers tasked with bringing these students to a level of language comprehension comparable to that of native speakers. These challenges and issues can lead to difficulty comprehending core academic topics for those learning the English language. "Optimizing Elementary…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Elementary School Students, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Brown, Anthony L. – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: Over the last three decades, considerable attention has been given to the social and educational conditions of Black males. Such observations have led to the accusation that Black males are "in crisis." Although such pronouncements call national attention to the needs of Black males, these discourses have helped to normalize…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Males, African Americans, Educational Environment
Zhou, George; Nocente, Norma; Brouwer, Wytze – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2008
Over the last three decades, many studies have been conducted to identify students' preconceptions on various science topics. It is time now for a synthetic study of preconceptions to enhance our understanding of students' everyday cognition and to benefit our effort in developing effective instructional inventions for conceptual change. Through a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Physics, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods
Wells, Ryan – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background/Context: Many children of immigrants are not enrolled in high schools that sufficiently meet their needs, and subsequently, many are not making a successful transition to, and/or successfully completing, higher education. As immigration grows in the United States, educators and policy makers must understand how the educational processes…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Attendance, Academic Aspiration, Learning Processes
Tatum, Jerry L.; Foubert, John D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
Male perpetrated sexual aggression has long been recognized as a serious problem on college campuses. The purpose of this multiple regression correlation study was to assess the relationship between levels of moral development (measured by the Defining Issues Test) and the degree to which first-year college men (N = 161) ascribed to rape…
Descriptors: Campuses, Rape, Misconceptions, Multiple Regression Analysis
Russell, Roxanne – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2010
In this case study, we are able to take a close look at a situation not often encountered in the literature on ICTs in emerging economies: a private company from an emerging economy provided much-needed funding for a US NASA higher learning consortium through a contract for training and research and development in 3D visualization. This study…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Teacher Student Relationship, Visualization, Case Studies

Happs, John C.; Stead, Keith – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
Considered are two commonly used techniques, the interview and word association techniques. Highlighted is a third technique called the repertory grid. This third technique can be used to interpret students' knowledge based on an explicit, psychological theory of human behavior. (Author/CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Evaluation Methods, Interviews

Touger, Jerold S. – Physics Teacher, 1991
A study of textbook language dealing in depth with the concept of force is described. Textbooks and other historical materials from the 1840s to the present were examined. This provided a longitudinal framework in which to consider language usage. Student language was also investigated. (43 references) (KR)
Descriptors: Force, Language Usage, Misconceptions, Physics
Koplowitz, Herb – 1979
The world presented to our senses is essentially continuous in space and time. The simplest observations of children have shown that we are not born with ways of "breaking up" the world. The structures of our knowledge must be developed, and the major issue this paper considers is how those structures develop. The discussion focuses on Jean…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Epistemology
Good, Ron; And Others – 1988
The science learning cycle developed by Robert Karplus and others in the 1960's has been a useful model for many science teachers and researchers. This model stresses the use of structured inquiry to organize knowledge acquisition and problem solving. Recent research in the cognitive science tradition, however, has shown that learning and problem…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation

Hills, George L. C. – Science Education, 1989
Explores how some of the work in the history and philosophy of science might develop a more adequate understanding of students' untutored ideas. Describes how students' views can be interpreted. Explains and discusses the merits of commonsense-scientific theory analogy. (YP)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Misconceptions

Scharmann, Lawrence C. – School Science and Mathematics, 1990
Investigated was the influence of an instructional strategy to help freshmen undergraduate students overcome misconceptions regarding the nature of evolutionary theory. Discusses the strategy that included writing statements, small group discussion, teacher presentation, interactive lecture/discussion, and individual reflections. (YP)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Evolution

Saxena, A. B. – Physics Education (India), 1988
The misconceptions related to the concepts of force and acceleration among college students are explored. Misconceptions are identified and their occurrence among a large percentage of students are observed. Provided are some implications for physics teaching and an eight-item test. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Concept Formation, Force, Foreign Countries

Richardson, Daniel R. – Advances in Physiology Education, 1990
Presented are the results of a study of high school and college students concerning their thinking about functions of the human body. It was shown that students' thinking could be positively changed over the short term from teleologic to mechanistic. Sample survey questions are included. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Science, High Schools, Higher Education