NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Moss, Diana L.; Lamberg, Teruni – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2019
This article describes a learning trajectory on expressions and equations based on the sixth-grade Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (NGA/CCSSO, 2010). A classroom teaching experiment using design research (Lamberg & Middleton, 2009) was conducted. The data was analysed using Corbin and Strauss' (2014) Constant Comparative method and…
Descriptors: Algebra, Equations (Mathematics), Mathematical Formulas, Grade 6
Giuriceo, Carol M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study focuses on the experiences and perspectives of sixth grade girls in a moderately-sized East Coast city as they construct meaning through active engagement in a science classroom and analyzes the ways in which girls change roles and incorporate social interaction during science activities to create their own unique engagement in science.…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Females, Ethnography, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Beishuizen, Jos; Wilhelm, Pascal; Schimmel, Marieke – Computers and Education, 2004
Inquiry learning requires the ability to understand that theory and evidence have to be distinguished and co-ordinated. Moreover, learners have to be able to control two or more independent variables when formulating hypotheses, designing experiments and interpreting outcomes. Can sixth-grade (9-10 years) children be trained to acquire these…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Learning Strategies, Predictor Variables, Computer Simulation