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Nour Awni Albelbisi; Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan; Akhmad Habibi; Shahid Rasool – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
The present paper aims at investigating the relationship between students' attitudes toward online homework use and mathematics anxiety among secondary school students. In this study, a model has been proposed by integrating the technology acceptance model (TAM) with mathematics anxiety theory. Three hundred and forty-five secondary school…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Anxiety, Homework, Secondary School Students
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Carmack, Lori – PRIMUS, 2022
This paper presents ideas for constructing mathematics homework assignments based on lessons from the cognitive science of learning and memory. In particular, we focus on two popular techniques from the field: spaced practice and mixed practice. The paper describes the techniques and supporting research, and then discusses various straightforward…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Homework, Learning, Memory
S. Blair Payne; Elizabeth Swanson – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2023
Nearly every secondary-age student must complete homework for their classes, and for many students with disabilities, completing homework at home is a struggle. Students with disabilities often require substantial support to execute homework assignments, and this responsibility frequently falls to their families. This dynamic can create a…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Middle School Students, Homework, Parent School Relationship
Biernacki, Paulina J. – Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2022
Allowing students to make choices (e.g., on the reading materials to read for an assignment) can contribute to creating learning environments that promote critical thinking, and intrinsic motivation among students. Given this potential that choice has to enhance instruction, it is reasonable to examine its potential as a contributor to enhanced…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Participative Decision Making, Educational Benefits
Groenhout, Rachel C. H. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Somalia has a long and rich oral literacy tradition of poetry, proverbs, and songs, while Somalia's print literacy history has been significantly disrupted by colonization and then the Somali Civil War. Many Somalis have fled the country since the start of the civil war in 1991, and an estimated 10,000 Somalis have made a new home in Maine. When…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Reading Programs, Childrens Literature
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Christopher V. H.-H. Chen; Scott Banta – Chemical Engineering Education, 2023
As more chemical engineering students enter careers beyond the field, students need more guidance in applying their problem solving skills to a challenges beyond the plant or refinery. Since Fall 2019, we have implemented case-based learning across our Material and Energy Balances course to help students practice chemical engineering thinking as a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Education, Problem Solving
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Contreras, José N. – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2022
Sequences are an important topic--not only in mathematics but also in the mathematics curriculum. Exploring sequences related to medial triangles offers learners opportunities to solve problems involving sequences within geometric contexts. Sequences related to medial triangles are also a rich source of beautiful and interesting geometric patterns…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Geometry, Geometric Concepts
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Driscoll, Alaina; Linker, Jenny M. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2022
Comprehensive school physical activity programs (CSPAPs) aim to increase students' physical activity opportunities across the entire school day. Targeted areas include physical education, classes throughout the curriculum, before and after school settings, and time spent both with families and in the community. Home fun (formally known as…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Homework, Family Environment
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Semanko, Anna M.; Hinsz, Verlin B. – Teaching of Psychology, 2022
Background: Equal employment opportunity guidelines and concepts are important for increasing equity in the workplace. Given the large number of undergraduate students currently in or entering the workforce, it is critical to convey these concepts in a manner that increases student understanding of appropriate organizational behavior. Objective:…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Industrial Psychology, Organizational Climate, Undergraduate Students
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Rohde Poole, S. B. – PRIMUS, 2022
This paper is written to provide ideas and guide faculty who want to design a mathematical modeling course for undergraduate mathematics majors and minors. We discuss course goals, assignments, and projects that can be used to help students gain experience relevant for careers and mathematical modeling opportunities. The authors designed this…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Instruction, Majors (Students), Mathematical Models
Himmele, Pérsida; Himmele, William – ASCD, 2021
Old habits die hard, particularly when they are part of the unexamined norms of schooling. In "Why Are We Still Doing That?," the best-selling authors of "Total Participation Techniques" lead a teacher-positive, empathetic inquiry into 16 common educational practices that can undermine student learning: (1) Round robin reading;…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Instruction