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Marinho, Paulo; Leite, Carlinda; Fernandes, Preciosa – Research in Mathematics Education, 2017
This article describes mathematics teachers' evaluation practices and the reasoning and beliefs that support those practices. The data were collected in two Portuguese schools representing very different results in the national exams, through semi-structured interviews with mathematics teachers and departmental curriculum coordinators as well as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Summative Evaluation, Mathematics Tests, Educational Practices
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Tseng, Chung-Hsien; Tuan, Hsiao-Lin; Chin, Chi-Chin – Research in Science Education, 2013
This study has two purposes: the first is to explore experienced science teachers' perspectives on inquiry teaching, and the second is to categorize these perspectives into patterns. Fifteen junior high school science teachers experienced at inquiry teaching were selected, and a semi-structured interview was conducted to collect the teachers'…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
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Metzger, Aaron; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Oosterhoff, Benjamin; Babskie, Elizabeth; Wray-Lake, Laura – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2016
The development of civically engaged citizens is vital for democratic societies. Although several studies have explored children and adolescents' conceptualizations of civic engagement, less is known about youths' understanding of the individual skills and attributes best suited for civic action. The current study utilized a Q-sort methodology to…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Theodocion, Kelley E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Numerous researchers have investigated distance education in postsecondary settings, but there is a paucity of research regarding the design and delivery of online professional development for K-12 educators. The goal of this mixed methods sequential exploratory study was to examine attitudes of middle grades educators toward an online…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Faculty Development, Middle School Teachers, Mixed Methods Research
Fonger, Nicole L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Representational fluency (RF) includes an ability to interpret, create, move within and among, and connect tool-based representations of mathematical objects. Taken as an indicator of conceptual understanding, there is a need to better support school algebra students' RF in learning environments that utilize both computer algebra systems…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Computer Uses in Education