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The Use of Variation Theory of Learning in Teaching Solving Right Triangles
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Joel B. Mendoza; Minie Rose C. Lapinid – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2024
Teachers are often perplexed realizing students ending up with different understandings of the same lesson after attending the same class. This study investigates the use of Variation Theory as a pedagogical design tool in improving students' problem-solving skills in trigonometry. This action research utilizing the 'Learning Study' approach was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, High School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
A Technology Leader's Role in Initiating a Flipped Classroom in a High School Math Class
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Caverly, Gregg – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A mixed methods study was conducted to measure the effectiveness of a flipped classroom in a high school discrete mathematics course. In the flipped classroom, students watched videos of the teacher's lesson for homework while completing problems during class. Two sections of the course were involved in the study, with one group receiving the…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Classroom Techniques, High Schools, Mathematics Instruction
An Effective Method of Introducing the Periodic Table as a Crossword Puzzle at the High School Level
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Joag, Sushama D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
A simple method to introduce the modern periodic table of elements at the high school level as a game of solving a crossword puzzle is presented here. A survey to test the effectiveness of this new method relative to the conventional method, involving use of a wall-mounted chart of the periodic table, was conducted on a convenience sample. This…
Descriptors: Puzzles, Secondary School Science, Chemistry, Teaching Methods
Cognitive Processes of Students Participating in Engineering-Focused Design Instruction
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Kelley, Todd R. – Journal of Technology Education, 2008
Since the publication of the Standards for Technological Literacy in 2000 (ITEA), there have been a number of new programs developed that are designed to teach pre-engineering. Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is one such program. Project Lead the Way boasts serving over 1250 schools in 44 states and teaching over 160,000 students. Another program is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Technological Literacy, Technology Education, Problem Solving
On-Line Tutoring for Math Achievement Testing: A Controlled Evaluation
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Carole R. Beal; Rena Walles; Ivon Arroyo; Beverly P. Woolf – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2007
We report the results of a controlled evaluation of an interactive on-line tutoring system for high school math achievement test problem solving. High school students (N = 202) completed a math pre-test and were then assigned by teachers to receive interactive on-line multimedia tutoring or their regular classroom instruction. The on-line tutored…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Tutoring, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Using a Computer-Adapted, Conceptually Based History Text to Increase Comprehension and Problem-Solving Skills of Students with Disabilities
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Twyman, Todd; Tindal, Gerald – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2006
The purpose of this study was to improve the comprehension and problem-solving skills of students with disabilities in social studies using a conceptually framed, computer-adapted history text. Participants were 11th and 12th grade students identified with learning disabilities in reading and writing from two intact, self-contained social studies…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Social Studies, Problem Solving, Learning Disabilities