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Haydari, Veysel; Costu, Bayram – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2021
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the Common Knowledge Construction Model (CKCM) based instruction on 5th grade students' conceptual understanding of the "biodiversity" topic. The study is conducted with 74 fifth grade female students at middle school in the district of Usküdar, Istanbul. Semi-experimental method is…
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Grade 5, Middle School Students, Concept Formation
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Karsli Baydere, Fethiye – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2021
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the Context-Based Approach (CBA) enriched by Prediction-Observation-Explanation (POE) on 5th grade students' conceptual understanding of the States of Matter, Heat and Temperature. In this study, quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were employed. The quantitative…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Chemistry
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Bishop, Jessica Pierson; Hardison, Hamilton; Przybyla-Kuchek, Julia – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2016
In this paper we consider how mathematics instruction that values, attends to, and builds on students' mathematical ideas is realized through discourse. We describe interactions that build on students' thinking and in which students help to determine the direction of mathematics lessons as responsive. Using a framework we developed to characterize…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Active Learning, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Classroom Communication
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Silverman, Rebecca D.; Proctor, C. Patrick; Harring, Jeffrey R.; Doyle, Brie; Mitchell, Marisa A.; Meyer, Anna G. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2014
The primary aim of this study was to explore the relationship between teachers' instruction and students' vocabulary and comprehension in grades 3-5. The secondary aim of this study was to investigate whether this relationship differed for English monolingual and Spanish-English bilingual students. To meet these aims, we observed and…
Descriptors: Monolingualism, English, Bilingual Students, Vocabulary
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Mesquita, Isabel; Farias, Claudio; Hastie, Peter – European Physical Education Review, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a hybrid Sport Education-Invasion Games Competence Model (SE-IGCM) unit application on students' improvements in decision making, skill execution and overall game performance, during a soccer season. Twenty-six fifth-grade students from a Portuguese public elementary school participated in a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Team Sports, Decision Making, Grade 5
Mamantov, Tonya Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A challenge for todays instructional leaders is identifying the most effective method of educating English Language Learners (ELLs) who participate in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. The primary purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of three programs used for ESL students in twelve elementary schools in a Urban…
Descriptors: Investigations, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners