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Jessica F. Cantlon; Katherine T. Becker; Caroline M. DeLong – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2024
STEM experiences that capture students' curiosity have a unique role in inspiring awe in science, enculturing science engagement, and recruiting students to pursue STEM careers. Here, we present a unique interdisciplinary STEM experience for elementary school students that teaches them to write computer code to test primate intelligence at a zoo…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, STEM Education, Elementary School Students
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Ricca, Bernard P.; Bowers, Nicole; Jordan, Michelle E. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2020
Research around problem solving in collaborative groups has made progress, but several conceptual and methodological issues remain. These issues include the appropriate choices of units of analysis; the ability of current theoretical sets of macrocognition codes to capture group dynamics; detection and identification of potentially emergent…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Group Dynamics, Problem Solving, Cooperative Learning
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Hunt, Jessica; Westenskow, Arla; Moyer-Packenham, Patricia S. – Education Sciences, 2017
For children with persistent mathematics difficulties, research and practice espouses that an altered kind of mathematics instruction is necessary due to sustained performance differences. Yet, a critical issue in mathematics education rests in the question of why research locates the problem within these children. In this paper, we challenge a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Low Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Wilson-Lopez, Amy; Gregory, Stacie; Larsen, Victor – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2016
For decades, researchers have asserted that K-12 teachers should embed reading comprehension instruction within each academic discipline, including "technical subjects" such as engineering. Recently, this assertion has become a source of controversy among researchers and practitioners who believe that time spent on teaching reading…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Engineering, Reading Strategies
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Hunt, Jessica H.; Empson, Susan B. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2015
Little to no information exists explaining the nature of conceptual gaps in understanding fractions for students with learning disabilities (LD); such information is vital to practitioners seeking to develop instruction or interventions. Many researchers argue such knowledge can be revealed through student's problem-solving strategies. Despite…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Elementary School Students
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Jones, Dustin L.; Brown, Megan; Dunkle, Alisha; Hixon, Lindsay; Yoder, Nicole; Silbernick, Zach – Journal of Statistics Education, 2015
This study reports on the statistical content of five U.S. textbook series written for elementary students in grades 1-5. The researchers examined 17,688 pages and coded 7445 statistical tasks to determine (1) the distribution of statistical topics within textbooks, and (2) the relative emphasis on the phases of the statistical problem solving…
Descriptors: Statistics, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Elementary School Mathematics
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Hewitt, Dave – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2014
This article analyzes the use of the software Grid Algebra with a mixed ability class of 21 nine-to-ten-year-old students who worked with complex formal notation involving all four arithmetic operations. Unlike many other models to support learning, Grid Algebra has formal notation ever present and allows students to "look through" that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic, Problem Solving, Equations (Mathematics)
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Hance, Trevor – Science and Children, 2014
Designing opportunities for students to discover core science concepts can be challenging, however, with a good understanding of their interests, proper planning, and the use of technology and the outdoors, students can become engaged in a way that can leave a legacy for future students. Last fall, this author designed a nine-session unit for a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods, Grade 4
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Hsieh, Ya-Hui; Lin, Yi-Chun; Hou, Huei-Tse – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
Unlike most research, which has primarily examined the players' interest in or attitude toward game-based learning through questionnaires, the purpose of this empirical study is to explore students' engagement patterns by qualitative observation and sequential analysis to visualize and better understand their game-based learning process. We…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Learner Engagement, Educational Games, Teaching Methods
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Perso, Thelma – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2009
In May 2008, the first National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) test was administered across Australia to determine the standard of literacy and numeracy achievement of Australia's students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Some students did very well on the tests and some did not. This type of test can tell a great deal about…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Teaching Methods