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Alonso-Cortés-Fradejas, M. Dolores; López-Aguado, Mercedes; Llamazares-Prieto, M. Teresa – Journal for the Study of Education and Development, 2021
The purpose of this study is to analyse how vocabulary depth develops in the early years of primary school and to ascertain the effect it has on the quality of the texts produced by the students. A total of 332 Spanish students from the first to fourth grades participated by doing a synonyms/antonyms task to evaluate their vocabulary depth, along…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Mawela, Ailwei Solomon; Mahlambi, Sizwe Blessing – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2021
The teaching and learning of mathematics in South Africa are conducted through the authorised Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT). South Africa has eleven official languages, and English is a Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) from the Intermediate and Further Education and Training (FET) Phase. This study explores teachers' views on…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Multilingualism
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Anderberg, Elsie; Akerblom, Annika – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2011
The article investigates the interplay between the meaning given to certain key expressions and pupils' understanding of science subject matter, in a qualitative study of learning.The intentional-expressive approach to the epistemological role of language use served as a theoretical frame, within the wider context of phenomenographic research on…
Descriptors: Language Role, Epistemology, Language Usage, Science Education