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Lindokuhle Soyikwa; Sakyiwaa Boateng – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
Our study investigates the challenges encountered by learners and teachers of physical sciences in rural schools, specifically in the Joe Gqabi district of South Africa. We utilised self-study and constructivism theories in rural settings to examine the complex challenges for physical sciences in rural schools. In an interpretivist qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, High School Teachers, High School Students
Jonathan Sebastian Pérez-Cañar; Miriam Eucevia Troya-Sánchez – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
This research sought to identify the effectiveness of cooperative learning on writing skills among 35 first-year students from a public high school in Loja, Ecuador. The mixed-method investigation employed the action research design throughout four phases: reconnaissance, planning, enacting, and reflection. A pre-test and post-test measured…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language), High School Freshmen, Writing Skills
Truong, Minh Hoa; Nguyen, Thi Phuc Trinh – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
Given that Vietnamese high school students continue to be passive knowledge receivers in their learning of writing although learner autonomy can make these students more active and independent writers, this qualitative study was conducted to explore six EFL teachers' beliefs about the necessity and viability of developing learner autonomy in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Griffiths, Steve; Campbell, Chris; McDonald, Christine V. – Issues in Educational Research, 2021
There is widespread support in the educational reform literature for learner-centred teaching practices, such as flipped learning, that emphasise academic rigour in a caring, supportive environment. These practices are typically emphasised during teacher training. However, when faced with the myriad challenges of beginning to teach, the early…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Science Teachers, Flipped Classroom, Curriculum Implementation
Moleko, Matshidiso M. – Issues in Educational Research, 2022
When geometry teaching lacks elements of flexibility, inclusivity and accessibility, it is often difficult for learners to follow and understand what they are being taught. In line with this, this paper reports on the application of universal design for instruction (UDI) to guide flexible and accessible teaching of geometry to maximise learning.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Inclusion, Access to Education, Geometry
Jonathan Bryce; Shirmeena Faheem; Aniyath Ali; Aishath Shina – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
Language plays a vital role in everyday life, and language learners should make the most out of their basic education in order to use language skills to function in their future working environment. Writing is a skill used for writing letters, writing reports, news, and official documents. It is important for second language learners to be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Strategies, English Language Learners, English (Second Language)
Kodkanon, Kanphitcha; Pinit, Pichet; Murphy, Elizabeth – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
The purpose of this study is to identify vocational teachers' experiences with interdisciplinary team teaching (ITT). Participants were five teachers from a science and technology-based vocational high school in Thailand. Qualitative data collection involved focus groups, interviews and observations. Findings were grouped into the following…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Vocational Education Teachers, Vocational High Schools
Moleko, Mirriam Matshidiso; Mosimege, Mogege D. – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
Understanding the challenges pertaining to the teaching and learning of mathematics word problems is important in order to formulate effective strategies that will address the challenges. The qualitative case study reported in this article describes the teachers' and the learners' experiences regarding mathematics word problems. Data were…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving
Yoo, Joanne; Loch, Sarah – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
In this article, we reflect on ways that young adolescents learn through embodied practice, which we define as moments when the body is "caught up" in learning activities. Our observations draw from two workshops conducted as part of the "IMC Sky High!" program which annually involves over 150 Year 7 and 8 students from schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents, Human Body, Learning Activities
Tsakeni, Maria – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
Physical sciences education comes with high expectations for learners to be successfully placed in tertiary institutions in related fields, and developing countries' aspirations to develop advanced and specialised skills to drive economies. However, some of the prevailing instructional strategies in science classrooms work to marginalise learners.…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Access to Education, Active Learning, Inquiry
Power, Anne – Issues in Educational Research, 2011
A three-year study was conducted involving teacher interviews and observation in one high school in NSW. Initially the contact between teacher and researcher came from an Australian Government Quality Teaching Program that provided 12-month funding to support teachers in professional learning. The role of the academic partner was to facilitate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Faculty Development, Learning Activities
Gökçe Erturan-Ilker – Issues in Educational Research, 2014
The aim of the study is to determine the effects of teacher's positive and negative feedback on high school students' perceived motivational climate and achievement goals in a physical education setting. Forty seven ninth grade students participated in the study. The design was a 2 x 2 between subjects factorial crossing feedback condition…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), High School Students, Student Motivation, Mastery Learning
Tan, Kym; Dawson, Vaille; Venville, Grady – Issues in Educational Research, 2008
This research investigates the use of cognitive organisers as a self-regulated learning strategy by gifted and talented science students in a Year 9 class at a metropolitan high school in Perth, Western Australia. The case study research design incorporates three primary methods of data collection including participant observation in classrooms,…
Descriptors: Research Design, Participant Observation, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries