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Khairunnisak, Cut; Maghfirotun, Siti; Juniati, Amin Dwi; de Haan, Dede – Indonesian Mathematical Society Journal on Mathematics Education, 2012
The meaning of fractions with integer multiplication is something that is difficult to understand by students. They tend to think that the product it produces a larger number, while the multiplication of fractions with integers, the result can be any number larger or smaller. This study is a research design that aims to develop a local…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Grade 5
Kay, Victoria – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Over the last decade there has been an increased focus on high-stakes standardized tests in reading and math. Social studies has been devalued in the classroom as many teachers and administrators focus their attention on reading and math instruction to avoid the punitive consequences of the No Child Left Behind Act. (2001). Based on this…
Descriptors: Social Studies, High Stakes Tests, Literacy Education, History Instruction
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Jackson, Julie; Allen, Gayle; Dickinson, Gail – Science and Children, 2008
Making connections is always an important task for teachers. Science teachers are encouraged to connect new learning with students' prior knowledge, learning with student interests, learning with cultural experiences, and classroom activities across academic disciplines. Strategies that facilitate these connections help teachers enrich and enhance…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Student Interests, Academic Achievement
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Higgs, Peter L.; McNeal, Shannon – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2006
Children can learn a lot about social studies by "reconstructing a culture" in the classroom. To reconstruct a culture, students can make use of prior knowledge to build a hierarchy of concepts about culture as well as learn social science subject knowledge appropriate to their grade level. In addition, they can have the tactile…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Prior Learning, Thinking Skills, Social Sciences