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Cherbow, Kevin – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
Recent reforms in K-12 science education call for curricular materials that are designed to be "coherent for students." This form of coherence arises when the classroom community sees their science work as addressing their questions and problems. In enactment, the teacher sometimes has to improvise from the planned trajectory of the…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Creative Activities, Educational Change, Science Education
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Lee, Kenneth T. H.; Sullivan, Amanda; Bers, Marina U. – Computers in the Schools, 2013
Research shows the importance of social interaction between peers in child development. Although technology can foster peer interactions, teachers often struggle with teaching with technology. This study examined a sample of (n = 19) children participating in a kindergarten robotics summer workshop to determine the effect of teaching using a…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Robotics, Kindergarten, Child Development
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Thijs, Jochem; Koomen, Helma; Roorda, Debora; ten Hagen, Judith – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2011
The present study used an interpersonal theoretical perspective to examine the interactions between Dutch teachers and kindergartners. Interpersonal theory provides explanations for dyadic interaction behaviors by stating that complementary behaviors (dissimilar in terms of control, and similar in terms of affiliation) elicit and sustain each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
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Goulart, Maria Ines Mafra; Roth, Wolff-Michael – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2006
One important challenge for researchers is to understand what happens inside classrooms that make the environment available for children's learning. This study develops the margin|centre dialectic as a general framework for describing participation of very young children in science-related activities. It employs a cultural-historical approach that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Figurative Language, Case Studies, Classroom Environment