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Teaching Early Numeracy to Children with Developmental Disabilities. Math Recovery Series
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Grindle, Corinna F.; Hastings, Richard P.; Wright, Robert J. – SAGE Publications Ltd (UK), 2020
This practical guide for teaching numeracy to children with a developmental disability is based on core concepts from the landmark Mathematics Recovery® text Teaching Number (aka 'the green book') that have been adapted for children with developmental disabilities. It sets out key principles of teaching and learning underpinning an evidence-based…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Developmental Disabilities
Exam Question Sequencing Effects and Context Cues
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Davis, Doris Bitler – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
Providing two or more versions of multiple-choice exams has long been a popular strategy for reducing the opportunity for students to engage in academic dishonesty. While the results of studies comparing exam scores under different question-order conditions have been inconclusive, the potential importance of contextual cues to aid student recall…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Multiple Choice Tests, Sequential Approach, Cues
The Integration of Study and Work-Integrated Learning Experience through the Sequential, Embedded Completion of Tertiary Qualifications
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Whannell, Patricia; Humphries, Judy; Whannell, Robert; Usher, Kim – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2015
A number of different models have been developed to integrate both Vocational Education and Training (VET) and university study with a view to producing work-ready graduates. This paper describes one joint initiative which allows students to integrate their theoretical study and work-integrated learning (WIL) experience by supporting a sequential,…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Integrated Activities, Sequential Approach, Qualifications
Leading by Example: Teacher Educators' Professional Learning through Communities of Practice
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MacPhail, Ann; Patton, Kevin; Parker, Melissa; Tannehill, Deborah – Quest, 2014
There has been a limited interest in examining physical education teacher educators' role and practices in embedding professional responsibility and commitment to continued professional learning for both teacher educators and pre-service teachers in a physical education teacher education (PETE) program (MacPhail, 2011) Directed by a landscape…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Role Models, Teacher Educators, Professional Development
Latvian Piano Teachers' Views on an Ideal Teaching Aid for Pupils--Young Pianists
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Zimele-Steina, Ineta – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2015
Currently, in Latvia, an adequate teaching aid that would meet the major requirements of young novice pianists is not available. Consequently, a question arises: "What could be an ideal teaching aid for them?" The opinion survey of 165 piano teachers from all regions of Latvia was carried out according to a three-point scale, in which 30…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Teachers, Music Education, Teacher Attitudes
Comparing the Use of the Empty Number Line in England and the Netherlands
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Murphy, Carol – British Educational Research Journal, 2011
Efforts to meet the needs of children's learning in arithmetic has led to an increased emphasis on the teaching of mental calculation strategies in England. This has included the adoption of didactical tools such as the empty number line (ENL) that was developed as part of the realistic mathematics movement in the Netherlands. It has been claimed…
Descriptors: Mental Computation, Foreign Countries, Arithmetic, Educational Strategies