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Pitchford, Nicola J.; Chigeda, Antonie; Hubber, Paula J. – Developmental Science, 2019
Globally, gender differences are reported in the early acquisition of reading and mathematics as girls tend to outperform boys in reading, whereas boys tend to outperform girls in mathematics. This can have long-term impact resulting in an under-representation of girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects. Recent research…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Computer Software, Low Income, Foreign Countries
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Kirsch, Claudine; Bes Izuel, Asunción – Language Learning Journal, 2019
The present small-scale study investigates language learning in primary schools in Luxembourg and the ways in which this process is mediated by peers and the iPad app iTEO. This study draws its data from the larger longitudinal qualitative research project iTEO (2013-2017) and is based on 13 hours of audio and video-recordings. The participants…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Teaching Methods, Video Technology, Learning Strategies
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Thien, Lei Mee; Razak, Nordin Abd – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2014
Commitment is a complex attitude that is potentially influenced by the nature of the groups and is contingent on the context in which an individual functions. Thus, different sociocultural environments will prescribe different imperatives for individuals' or groups' attitudes toward their work, particularly teachers' commitment in a multi-ethnic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Ethnic Groups, Elementary School Teachers
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Baker, Elizabeth A. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2017
Informed by sociocultural and systems theory tenets, this study used ethnographic research methods to examine the feasibility of using speech recognition (SR) technology to support struggling readers in an early elementary classroom setting. Observations of eight first graders were conducted as they participated in a structured SR-supported…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Ethnography, Grounded Theory
Ukwuoma, Collins U. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the philosophical teaching perspectives of lecturers in teacher preparatory colleges in the Niger Delta of Nigeria as it relates to their choice of the language for classroom instruction. Specifically, the study explored the lecturers' perceptions regarding the role of Nigerian Creole in teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Shanahan, Lynn – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2012
The purpose of this interpretive case study was to explore--through a close analysis of one class project--students' use of audio signs and the teacher's scaffolding of the use of audio signs. Two research questions guided this study: (a) In what ways did the fifth-grade students use audio signs, specifically transitions sounds, when constructing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Student Centered Curriculum, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)