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Berti, Anna Emilia; Barbetta, Valentina; Toneatti, Laura – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2017
This study examines how third-graders' conceptions about the origin of species are affected by formal instruction and whether children can learn not only about evolution but also about natural selection. We interviewed the same group of third-grade children (8-9 years old) twice, before and after following a curriculum about these topics.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level
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Store, Jessie C.; Richardson, Kerri D.; Carter, Tyrette S. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2016
Based on a study with six elementary school teachers and 115 students in grades 3, 4, and 5, this article discusses ways that teachers might support an understanding of variable as students explore pattern-finding activities. The practices emerged from interviews with teachers and a yearlong observation of teaching algebraic thinking during an…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Interviews
Roberts, Kathryn L.; Brugar, Kristy A. – Geography Teacher, 2014
In this article, Kathryn Roberts & Kristy Brugar discuss their assessment of third-, fourth- and fifth-grade children's understandings of the types of maps commonly found in their social studies text and trade books, and the knowledge and misconceptions it revealed. They then discuss how teachers might begin to address those issues with…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Maps, Textbooks, Intervention
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Hodges, Thomas E.; Rose, Terry D.; Hicks, April D. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2012
With the implementation of Response to Intervention (RtI) throughout the United States and the strong evidence that validates the use of RtI as a way of supporting struggling students, teachers need ways to understand and reach tier 2 students within their classrooms. One approach to gaining a better understanding of students' misconceptions is…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Misconceptions, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods
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Lannin, John K.; Chval, Kathryn B. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2013
As beginning teachers start to recognize the complexity of teaching mathematics in elementary school classrooms and how their new vision for teaching mathematics creates new challenges, they experience discomfort--a healthy awareness that much is to be learned. Brousseau (1997) notes that changes in the roles that are implicitly assigned to the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Student Role
Merrill, Margaret L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
To support and improve effective science teaching, educators need methods to reveal student understandings and misconceptions of science concepts and to offer all students an opportunity to reflect on their own knowledge construction and organization. Students can benefit by engaging in scientific activities in which they build personal…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Concept Mapping, Elementary School Science
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Gomez-Zwiep, Susan – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2008
This study sought to determine what elementary teachers know about student science misconceptions and how teachers address student misconceptions in instruction. The sample included 30 teachers from California with at least 1-year of experience teaching grades 3, 4, and 5. A semistructured interview was used. The interview transcripts were…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods, Grade 4
Simsek, Canan Lacin – Online Submission, 2007
Earthquake, a natural disaster, is among the fundamental problems of many countries. If people know how to protect themselves from earthquake and arrange their life styles in compliance with this, damage they will suffer will reduce to that extent. In particular, a good training regarding earthquake to be received in primary schools is considered…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Interviews