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Grubbs, Michael E.; Love, Tyler S.; Long, David E.; Kittrell, Danielle – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
Although the currently employed STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) acronym is of recent origin, dating to the early 2000s (Chute, 2009), the United States has long emphasized the importance of teaching STEM in its public schools. Early efforts, such as "Science, the Endless Frontier" (Bush, 1945) and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, STEM Education, Science Instruction, Student Interests
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Dove, Anthony; Dove, Emily – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2017
In preparing future elementary educators in mathematics, helping them overcome their anxieties of mathematics and teaching mathematics is paramount. This study examined how different instructional practices (in-class lecture, flipped learning with teacher-created videos, flipped classroom with Khan Academy videos) compared in improving students'…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Elementary School Curriculum, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Mamantov, Tonya Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A challenge for todays instructional leaders is identifying the most effective method of educating English Language Learners (ELLs) who participate in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. The primary purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of three programs used for ESL students in twelve elementary schools in a Urban…
Descriptors: Investigations, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners
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Willett, Rebekah – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
This article focuses on data collected from a project called "Shared Spaces: Informal Learning and Digital Cultures". The project aimed to build links between young peoples' leisure and learning experiences, by engaging with the content and styles of learning connected with digital cultures in homes and community centres. The article focuses on…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Informal Education, Constructivism (Learning), Computer Uses in Education
Winch-Dummett, Carlene – International Education Journal, 2004
Which pedagogical processes and practices that target the recognition, value and sharing of world views in teaching and learning can be identified as strategies for learning to live together in an Australian multicultural classroom? The question is addressed by this paper, which presents two discrete but complementary pedagogical models that…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, World Views, Parent Participation, Urban Areas