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Öztürk, Mesut; Demir, Ümit; Akkan, Yasar – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2021
This study was carried out to examine proportional reasoning problem solving processes of seventh grade students. This study was conducted with the explanatory sequential mixed method design. In this respect, firstly, quantitative data from 56 students were collected and analyzed. Then, qualitative data of the study was collected from six students…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving
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de Groot-Reuvekamp, Marjan; Ros, Anje; van Boxtel, Carla; Oort, Frans – Education 3-13, 2017
This study focuses on the development of the understanding of historical time of pupils in primary school. We present a developmental model with three stages: "emergent," "initial" and "continued" understanding of historical time. Based on this model, we constructed an instrument to measure how pupils aged 6-12…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Instructional Program Divisions, Gender Differences, Age Differences
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Clinton, Virginia; Seipel, Ben; Broek, Paul; McMaster, Kristen L.; Kendeou, Panayiota; Carlson, Sarah E.; Rapp, David N. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine if there are gender differences among elementary school-aged students in regard to the inferences they generate during reading. Fourth-grade students (130 females; 126 males) completed think-aloud tasks while reading one practice and one experimental narrative text. Females generated a larger number and a…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Protocol Analysis
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Griva, Eleni; Alevriadou, Anastasia; Semoglou, Klio – International Education Studies, 2012
The purpose of the present study was to identify the correlation between gender and reading preferences and reading strategies employed by 5th and 6th Grade students of primary school in Greece. The main objectives of the present study were (1) to identify possible differences between male and female students in employing cognitive and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Interests, Preferences, Reading Strategies
Choi, Soyoung – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The present study explored how seventh graders develop their understanding of climate change issues. Particularly, I focused on identifying students' ways of reasoning in evaluating and generating arguments. I also investigated whether students reason differently about climate change issues depending on the relevance of the issues to their daily…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Content Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7
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Chen, Wiyun; Hypnar, Andrew J.; Mason, Steve A.; Zalmout, Sandy – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of quality physical education (QPET) in a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) which is intended to promote physical activity (PA) behaviors in and outside of schools. Participants were nine elementary physical education teachers and their fourth- and fifth-grade students…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Student Behavior
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Tsai, Fu-Hsing; Yu, Kuang-Chao; Hsiao, Hsien-Sheng – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study developed an educational online game, Super Delivery, targeting knowledge about saving electricity, and conducted case studies of eight sixth-grade students using this game to explore the factors influencing the effectiveness of students' knowledge acquisition in digital game-based learning (DGBL). This study followed Miles and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Computer Games, Outcomes of Education
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Rostan, Susan M. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2005
This study focuses on behavior associated with young art students' developing artistic talent ("skills and art-making behavior") and creativity ("personal expressions of visual information"). The study examines the role of personal expertise in a student's development of problem finding, domain-specific technical skill,…
Descriptors: Expertise, Imagination, Talent, Art Education