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Evaluating the Effects of the Analogical Learning Approach on Eighth Graders' Learning Outcomes: The Role of Metacognition
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Wang, Chia-Yu – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2023
Teaching with analogies is an important pedagogy that helps learners construct abstract conceptions through reasoning with something familiar. Heat concepts were chosen for this study because they have an intangible nature and involve complex mechanisms that often challenge school-aged learners. Learning this kind of complex concept with analogies…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Science Instruction, Grade 8, Abstract Reasoning
The Effectiveness of Supplemental Instructional Activities on Eighth-Grade Students' Understanding of the System of Equations Unit in Pre-Algebra
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Elizabeth Pursell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Cognitive development of eighth-grade students, as identified by Jean Piaget, occurs during a time when many of them are transitioning between concrete operations and formal operations where the ability to think in abstract concepts becomes possible. Because of this period of transition, many eighth-grade students find difficulty in demonstrating…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Units of Study, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
The Relationship between Routine and Non-Routine Problem Solving and Learning Styles
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Kablan, Zeynel; Ugur, Sevinç Süzer – Educational Studies, 2021
This study aims to investigate the relationship between learning styles and the efficacy of routine and non-routine problem solving. It also compares these relationships with respect to routine and non-routine problem types. The study sample consisted of 356 eighth-grade students in four different schools. In this study, correlational and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cognitive Style, Predictor Variables, Correlation
Examination of Science Learning Equity through Argumentation and Traditional Instruction Noting Differences in Socio-Economic Status
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Acar, O. – Science Education International, 2015
This study compared student scientific reasoning and conceptual knowledge in argumentation-based and traditional instruction, taught in school regions with low and high socio-economic status (SES) respectively. Furthermore, concrete and formal reasoning students' scientific reasoning and conceptual knowledge were compared during both instructions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Socioeconomic Status
The Relationship between Music and Visual Arts Formal Study and Academic Achievement on the Eighth-Grade Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) Test
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Baker, Richard Allen, Jr. – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the policy implications allowing administrators to exempt a student from required arts instruction if the student obtained unsatisfactory scores on the high-stake state mandated tests in English and mathematics. This study examined English language arts and math test scores for 37,222 eighth grade students…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, Music Education, Poverty, Educational Assessment
The Relationship between Music and Visual Arts Formal Study and Academic Achievement on the Eighth-Grade Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) Test
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Richard Allen Baker Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the policy implications allowing administrators to exempt a student from required arts instruction if the student obtained unsatisfactory scores on the high-stake state mandated tests in English and mathematics. This study examined English language arts and math test scores for 37,222 eighth grade students…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, Music Education, Poverty, Educational Assessment