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Vladimir Miškovic – Australian Mathematics Education Journal, 2023
The purpose of this article is to present and discuss two recommended sequences of learning the areas of polygons, starting from the area of a rectangle. Exploring the algebraic derivations of the two sequences reveals that both are valid teaching progressions for introducing the area formula for various polygons. Further, it is suggested that…
Descriptors: Algebra, Geometric Concepts, Plane Geometry, Mathematical Formulas
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Bal, Mehmet Suat; Bozkurt, Necati – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The purpose of this study was to review concept teaching for a history course, and analyze and compare the case of secondary education history curriculum and course books in Turkey in this context over the past decade. The concepts to be taught were written item-by-item in the 10th-grade (2008) history course curriculum, whereas this was not the…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, History Instruction, Secondary School Curriculum, Textbooks
Pombo, Jose M. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This dissertation chronicled a multifaceted study utilizing the Historical, Philosophical, Societal and a Takeaway (HPST) Framework, an organizational tool used for document analysis. Utilizing a case study format, this research unpacked how a charter school teacher used HPST within her own ninth grade Advanced Placement World History class. As a…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Charter Schools
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Ramaligela, M. S.; Gaigher, E.; Hattingh, A. – Africa Education Review, 2014
This study explored how Technology teachers in medium- and well-resourced schools use commercially prepared textbooks in their classrooms. A qualitative-interpretive design was used with a purposively selected sample of four schools from a city in the Gauteng province, South Africa. Data were analysed according to the conceptual framework of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Qualitative Research, Textbook Content
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Makgato, Moses; Ramaligela, Sylvia Manto – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2012
Learning support materials, including commercially prepared textbooks, play a central role in the implementation of a new curriculum. In South Africa, classroom resource materials such as textbooks are reported to have had a considerable influence on Teachers' pedagogical practices. The aim of the article is to explore the criteria that Grade 9…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Selection, Foreign Countries, Textbook Content
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Igbaria, Abdul Kareem – International Education Studies, 2013
This study dealt with analysis of the study units in the textbook "Horizons" for 9th-grade students studying English in mixed ability classes. The study sought to examine the variety in the cognitive level represented by the WH-questions in the textbook according to Bloom's taxonomy. The study also attempted to examine the extent in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, English Instruction, Teaching Methods