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Hungwe, Chipo; Mugari, Zvenyika Eckson; Hungwe, Elda – Educational Gerontology, 2023
This paper employs textual analysis to explain how older adults are depicted in children's textbooks at primary school with specific focus on grade 3 level which is the beginning of Junior school at primary level. Because these textbooks are studied throughout the country, this discussion provides a picture of the national situation in so far as…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Illustrations, Textbooks, Elementary School Students
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Mary-Alice Hudson; Youngkyun Baek; Yu-hui Ching; Kerry Rice – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2020
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of a robotics-based intervention on elementary-aged students' interest in STEM subjects and careers. Participants were thirty-seven second and third grade students from two classrooms at an elementary school in the Southeastern United States. Action research was used to examine a multifaceted,…
Descriptors: Robotics, Elementary School Students, STEM Education, Grade 2
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Savard, Annie; Manuel, Dominic – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2020
This paper presents a collaborative research project developed by a researcher in mathematics education and a grade 3 Inuit teacher from Northern Quebec. Four learning situations were created, but discrepancies occurred between what was planned and agreed upon by both collaborators, and what was enacted during the project. We studied these…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Education, Grade 3, Elementary School Teachers
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Eun, Barohny; Knotek, Steven E. – Research in Education, 2022
A Vygotskian approach to assessment is proposed by invoking the distinction between the development of lower and higher psychological functions. Higher psychological functions are specifically human and develop with the use of cultural tools via mediation. Accordingly, a distinction is made between tests that are based on association, which have…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Sociocultural Patterns, Psychological Patterns, Teaching Methods
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Sibanda, Jabulani – South African Journal of Education, 2017
This paper interrogates the complexity of language use at the Grade Three-Four transition, using the South African context as a microcosm of similar educational systems. The paper describes the complex nature of the transition, particularly within a second language (L2) instructional context. It explores the dissonance between and among theory,…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Grade 4, Theory Practice Relationship, Language of Instruction
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Friedland, Aaron; Gilman, Michelle; Johnson, Michael; Demeke, Abera – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Although studies on the effects of Reading While Listening (RWL) to audiobooks on students' reading fluency is limited, the available emerging literature consistently demonstrates its favourable contribution to improve reading fluency. Since improving fluency is an important instructional goal of primary schools, understanding the role of RWL to…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Reading Fluency, Foreign Countries, Educational Objectives
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Pehkonen, Erkki; Näveri, Liisa; Laine, Anu – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2013
The article begins with a brief overview of the situation throughout the world regarding problem solving. The activities of the ProMath group are then described, as the purpose of this international research group is to improve mathematics teaching in school. One mathematics teaching method that seems to be functioning in school is the use of open…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Objectives
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Leal, Johanna P. – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2016
On-going bilingual programs without regard to needs analysis; little research on the actual effects of CLIL in Colombia and vague awareness or knowledge about the necessary considerations for effective CLIL programs, underpin the need to address a particular issue of curriculum as it is summative assessment. This small scale study takes place in a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Allen-Hughes, Lily – Online Submission, 2013
The intense focus of academics currently in practice in elementary schools limits the opportunities for developing social skills and abilities that are necessary 21st century skills. Through a specifically structured Morning Meeting a teacher can create a space in the classroom that encourages the growth of important social skills that will…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Educational Objectives, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Teachers
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Boyd, Maureen P.; Smyntek-Gworek, Sylvia – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2012
This illustrative case explicates how one teacher supports student critical thinking by personalizing instruction during Morning Meeting. Sought after learning outcomes outlined in Common Core Standards are met as he purposefully anchors learning in student contributions. Through classroom discourse analysis we show how this teacher decided in the…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Educational Objectives, Grade 3
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Stepanek, Jennifer; Peixotto, Kit – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2009
Response to intervention (RTI) is a framework for providing interventions and services at increasing levels of intensity until students succeed. The framework helps teachers and schools provide instruction and interventions matched to student needs, monitor progress frequently to guide decisions about changes in instruction or goals, and apply…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Learning Disabilities
Puentes, Christina – Online Submission, 2007
Students in elementary classrooms are not receiving science instruction that is engaging and challenging. The review of the literature indicates that the way that the information is presented has more of an impact on the students than simply whether they comprehend the information. Studies show that hands-on science instruction allows success…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Textbooks, Educational Strategies, Hands on Science
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Hughes, Sherick A. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2005
Preservice and novice mathematics teachers are often guided to look toward the Internet as a toolbox of good lesson plan templates--plans tailored to prepare students for the high-stakes accountability standardized test-driven curriculum that is sweeping schooling in the United States. This fast paced, win/lose curriculum testing game leaves…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Databases, Internet, Outcomes of Education