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Sylvia Rojas-Drummond; Ana Laura Trigo-Clapés; Ana Luisa Rubio-Jimenez; José Hernández; Ana María Márquez – Theory Into Practice, 2024
While prior research has established the benefits of dialogic teaching-and-learning practices, their widespread school implementation has proven challenging. How might research on dialogic education help teachers enrich their everyday practices? In this article, we adapt and apply an established conceptual framework to previously published…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Persuasive Discourse, Perspective Taking, Classroom Communication
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Hourigan, Mairéad; Leavy, Aisling – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2021
The authors use finding the area of irregular shapes as the context for developing flexible strategies for measuring area. This article builds on their paper, "Setting a Design Challenge: Promoting the Discovery of the Relationship between Area and Perimeter" (EJ1272407). As part of Lesson Study research within an initial teacher…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Geometric Concepts, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 5
Alicia Schroeder-Schock – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This action research study in a North Dakota public school addresses the need for effective professional development (PD) to enhance instruction and academic outcomes for mathematically promising learners. Despite annual PD investments, concerns persist regarding the limited efficacy of short-term workshops (Knight & Skrtic, 2021; Kraft et…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Grade 1, Elementary School Teachers, Individualized Instruction
Lorraine Raqueno Catienza – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Western Pacific educational institutions are investing heavily in technology in classrooms to meet the needs of K-12 students. Measuring the effective use of digital technologies in the learning environment has become a routine part of monitoring and evaluating classroom instruction. One area of technology integration that has seen tremendous…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Game Based Learning
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Lucia Kovácová; Lubomír Held; Katarína Kotuláková – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2025
The greenhouse effect poses a significant environmental challenge to humanity today. Research shows that many students lack adequate knowledge about this phenomenon. To address this issue, we have developed educational materials that utilize various instructional approaches to improve primary school students' understanding and attitudes toward the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Climate, Environmental Education, Logical Thinking
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Wiets Botes; Anita Philip – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2025
This study investigated whether the Key Concepts in Science Project influenced the pedagogical development of Natural Science teachers. Grounded in social constructivism, emphasising collaborative learning and hands-on interaction, the study employed qualitative methods to collect empirical data. Through photographic evidence, field notes, and…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Cooperative Learning
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Eleni Mavropoulou; Marios Koutsoukos; Dimitrios Terzopoulos; Iosif Fragoulis; Andreas Oikonomou – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2024
The era of innovation in education is well underway. Effective practices demonstrate the power of technology in motivating students and improving learning outcomes. This paper examines the integration of the talking image, a new and innovative technology, into the educational process through a case study. It also sets out the methodology and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students
Christy Sutton – ProQuest LLC, 2024
As the popularity of growth and fixed mindset in education grows, there is an increasing need to investigate how mindset is actually portrayed in the classroom, especially from the students' perspectives. This dissertation proposal aims to build upon the research conducted in the previous phase of the study. The research component study revealed a…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Poverty Areas, Disadvantaged Environment, Public Schools
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Gabriele Stupuriene; Tatjana Jevsikova; Yasemin Gülbahar; Anita Juškeviciene; Austeja Gindulyte; Agne Juodagalvyte – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
The demand to incorporate informatics into primary education is seen as a critical necessity both today, and for the future of modern societies. Numerous countries are currently revising their primary education curricula in order to incorporate informatics concepts and computational thinking skills. Although many successful initiatives have been…
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Education
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Lee, Tammy Dutton; Newton, Mark; Glass, Bonnie – Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, 2021
The COVID-19 global pandemic created new challenges for teachers and school systems as teachers were forced to rapidly transition to remote learning using new digital tools and resources. Teaching elementary science in "normal times" is challenging due to issues involving teacher preparation, limited access to materials and lack of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Educational Change, Teaching Methods, COVID-19
Geiger, Vince – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2018
The purpose of this article is to provide insight into how teachers identify initial ideas for the design of numeracy tasks. A design-based research approach was employed utilising classroom observations, video-stimulated recall techniques and semi-structured teacher interviews. Data collection and analysis were informed by a rich model of…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Benedict-Chambers, Amanda; Fick, Sarah J.; Arias, Anna Maria – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2020
This study investigated how practice-based science methods courses, at three different institutions, provided opportunities for preservice teachers (PSTs) to develop new ways of enacting and noticing ambitious teaching through analyzing rehearsal lessons. We examined 194 written rehearsal reflections for similarities and differences in the types…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Reflection
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Jeff Irvine; Wendy Telford; Paul Alves; Amanda Cloutier – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has been called an educational catastrophe. It caused massive disruptions in education, learning loss for students, and massive increases in teacher workloads, stress, and health-related issues. There were significant issues of student disengagement and rampant cheating on assessments. This paper looks not at the huge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary School Mathematics
Ruth Renee Colyer – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation examined the impact of the CREST-MECIS community of practice on K-12 STEM teachers and undergraduate and graduate students, addressing the urgent need for innovative approaches in science education to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The study was grounded in response to three primary problem statements: 1) the…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Elementary School Teachers, STEM Education, Undergraduate Students
Rachel Funderburk – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study sought to determine (a) the decision-making processes administrators and teachers followed when purchasing and implementing a sensory path intervention in elementary schools and (b) the perceived supports and barriers to the effective use of the sensory path as a means to positively impact student outcomes. Five elementary school…
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Administrators
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