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Improving Speaking Fluency through 4/3/2 Technique and Self-Assessment
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dos Santos, Jardel Coutinho; Ramírez-Ávila, María Rossana – TESL-EJ, 2022
This quasi-experimental research aimed to examine if and to what extent the adaptation of the 4/3/2 technique and self-assessment contributes to the improvement of students' speaking fluency. 24 ninth graders ranging from 11 to 13 years old were separated randomly into control and experimental groups, each having 12 participants. The data were…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response)
Comparison as a Universal Learning Action
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Merkulova, T. V. – Russian Education & Society, 2016
This article explores "comparison" as a universal metasubject learning action, a key curricular element envisaged by the Russian Federal State Educational Standards. Representing the modern learner's fundamental pragmatic skill embedding such core capacities as information processing, critical thinking, robust decision-making, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking
Intellectual Engagement and Other Principles of Mathematics Instruction
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Peterson, Blake E.; Corey, Douglas L.; Lewis, Benjamin M.; Bukarau, Jared – Mathematics Teacher, 2013
In this article, mathematics teachers in the United States were asked what constitutes a high-quality mathematics lesson. The returned responses varied greatly. This same question was asked of Japanese teachers also. For a clearer picture both American and Japanese teachers were directed to comment on videotaped mathematics lessons taught in both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Best Practices
Teacher Induction across the Pacific: A Comparative Study of Canada and Japan
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Howe, Edward R. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2008
This paper compares and evaluates teacher induction in Canada and Japan, following an overview of each educational system and an assessment of higher education in each region. Based on the author's personal teaching experience and research, suggestions for educational reforms are made to enhance the role of teachers. Teachers need opportunities to…
Descriptors: Teacher Orientation, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Experience
Crazy Paving or Stepping Stones? Learning Pathways within and between Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education
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Harris, Roger; Rainey, Linda; Sumner, Robert – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2006
One of the significant issues in vocational education and training is student pathways and how students use them to achieve their personal goals. These "pathways" can be within or across sectors, as well as into and out of paid work. This study focuses on the pathways--to and fro--between vocational education and training (VET) and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Politics of Education, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Sexual Minority Youth Perspectives on the School Environment and Suicide Risk Interventions: A Qualitative Study
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Rutter, Philip A.; Leech, Nancy L. – Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, 2006
This qualitative study explored the experiences of five gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents' perspectives on their schools' acceptance of their sexual orientation, and perceptions of these schools' approach to suicide risk intervention. Focus groups were tape recorded, transcribed, and analyzed through constant comparative analysis. Themes that…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Focus Groups, Suicide, Sexual Orientation