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Polotskaia, Elena; Fellus, Olga O.; Cavalcante, Alexandre; Savard, Annie – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2022
The transition from arithmetic to algebra in middle school can be critical for students having persistent difficulties in mathematics. The leading perception in our project is that holistic relational thinking is an effective problem-solving tool in both arithmetic and algebra. We worked in collaboration with two teachers of special classes to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Problem Solving, Algebra
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Tuohilampi, Laura; Nieminen, Juuso Henrik; Beswick, Kim – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2023
When a Year 7 student physically reacted to a prompt of another student by anxiously drumming the desk with his ruler, exclaiming "uuuuhh", the initial thought of the observing researcher, Laura, was: "this is an interesting account". This started a reflective journey of first applying robust research methodologies to the…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Problem Solving, Grade 7, Researchers
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Reyes, Cynthia C.; Bishop, Penny A. – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2019
Since middle school is a critical time for literacy learning in general and comprehension in particular, educators are left to ponder how best to teach these students. In addition, what role might student perception of reading strategies through visual depictions have in order to help teachers decide how best to guide their students with…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Visualization, Reading Strategies
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Kerret, Dorit; Orkibi, Hod; Bukchin, Shira; Ronen, Tammie – Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
To examine inconsistent past findings on green schools' influences on students, a mediation model was tested for 1903 Israeli students in Grades 5-6 in 30 green and 16 non-green schools. Results indicated that green school students reported more pro-environmental behavior (PEB) and more school satisfaction compared to their peers at non-green…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Well Being, Positive Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
Erickson, Elizabeth E. A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study explored the mathematical problem-solving styles of middle school and high school deaf and hard-of-hearing students and the mathematical problem-solving styles of the mathematics teachers of middle school and high school deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The research involved 45 deaf and hard-of-hearing students and 19 teachers from a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Special Education, Special Education Teachers
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Hare, John – Journal of Research in International Education, 2006
Holistic education lacks a single definition but may be described through a number of recurrent themes that appear in the literature. These themes have been used to develop underlying values that reflect this educational approach and the behaviours associated with these values are described. A person profile is presented from these values and…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Profiles, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods