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Muhonen, Sari – British Journal of Music Education, 2016
The study reported in this article investigates students' experiences (n = 41) of their primary school songcrafting, examining the potential to support creative agency within school music education programmes. Songcrafting refers to a collaborative composing practice in which everyone is considered to be a capable creator of melodies and lyrics,…
Descriptors: Music Education, Student Experience, Cooperative Learning, Creative Activities
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Nazari, Hossein; Jafari, Ebrahim Mirshah; Nasr, Ahmad Reza; Marandi, Seyed Mohammad – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2017
This study aimed to evaluate the current physical education curriculum of elementary schools (first and second grades) in Iran. This is an applied study conducted using grounded theory and the research method is qualitative. The research population consisted of all professors in Iran in the field of physical education, of whom, 15 people were…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews
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Mosley Wetzel, Melissa; L. Roser, Nancy; Hoffman, James V.; Antonio Martínez, Ramón; Price-Dennis, Detra – Action in Teacher Education, 2016
The authors, a team of literacy teacher educators who are focused on extending our own understandings of preservice teacher (PST) learning, conducted a cross-case analysis of how PSTs learned to teach literacy in three concurrent practicum experiences. We draw on Grossman's framework of representations, decompositions, and approximations to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods, Literacy, Practicums
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McCarthey, Sarah J.; Kang, Grace – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
The study focused on two kindergarten teachers who were observed and interviewed throughout one school year. The contrasting cases demonstrate how two teachers drew upon their experiences with teaching writing and professional development (PD) with differing outcomes for their instruction and underlying beliefs about writing. Dana, an experienced…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Case Studies
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Cheep-Aranai, Rin; Wasanasomsithi, Punchalee – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2016
Learner-centeredness is a consistent theme in the field of education. Yet, the perspectives of young learners are still barely considered. Lightbown and Spada (2013) have pointed out that even though young children have not developed cognitive maturity and the metalinguistic awareness of adolescents or adults, they learn a language without any…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Play, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
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Chen, Jennifer J.; Li, Hui; Wang, Jing-ying – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
The Project Approach has been promoted in Hong Kong kindergartens since the 1990s. However, the dynamic processes and underlying mechanisms involved in the teachers' implementation of this pedagogical method there have not yet been fully investigated. This case study of one typical kindergarten in Hong Kong documented how and why eight teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Case Studies, Preschool Teachers
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Dimitriadis, Christos – Roeper Review, 2016
This article presents findings from a case study of an in-classroom program based on ability grouping for Year 2 (ages 6-7) primary (elementary) children identified as high ability in mathematics. The study examined the role of classroom setting, classroom environment, and teacher's approach in realizing and developing mathematical promise. The…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Classroom Environment, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics
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Sverdlov, Aviva; Aram, Dorit – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: The study examined the beliefs of kindergarten teachers (K-teachers) regarding the goals of kindergarten. We asked K-teachers to reflect on their own beliefs, their understanding of parents' beliefs, and their understanding of the beliefs that guide agents of the education system. We further examined differences between…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Beliefs, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
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Zangori, Laura; Forbes, Cory T. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Elementary students should have opportunities to develop scientific models to reason and build understanding about how and why plants depend on relationships within an ecosystem for growth and survival. However, scientific modeling practices are rarely included within elementary science learning environments and disciplinary content is often…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Models
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Wu, Shu-Chen – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
This study investigated Hong Kong and German children's perceptions of play and learning and their relationships. Forty-eight children (24 German and 24 Chinese) playing and learning in the classroom were observed and videotaped for five consecutive days. They were interviewed 3 times about their kindergarten experiences by using free- and…
Descriptors: Play, Student Attitudes, Kindergarten, Asians
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Hu, Bi Ying; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth; Leng Ieong, Sylvia Sao; Guo, Haiying – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
This research study examined the challenges faced by early childhood education (ECE) in rural China based on a qualitative study of 217 kindergarten classrooms in a large agricultural, rural province. This study utilised onsite teacher surveys, interviews, and observational field notes. This investigation's findings revealed important information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten
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Karadag, Ruhan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
The aim of this study was to explore pre-service teachers' perceptions on the use of game-based learning in a Primary Reading and Writing Instruction Course. A mixed method research was used in the study. Participants were composed of a total of 189 pre-service teachers taking the Primary Reading and Writing Instruction course during the fall term…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Games
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Dös, Bülent; Bay, Erdal; Aslansoy, Ceyda; Tiryaki, Betül; Çetin, Nurgül; Duman, Cevahir – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
Questioning has been utilized as a critical assessment tool for centuries. It has been thought that there is a relationship between asking good questions and effective teaching. In order to analyze teachers' questioning strategies from various aspects, this study was conducted during the 2014-2015 academic year with 170 primary school teachers…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Primary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Carley Rizzuto, Kerry – Teacher Educator, 2017
The purpose of this parallel mixed-methodology study was to examine how the perceptions of early childhood teachers toward their early childhood English Language Learners (ELL) shape their pedagogical practices. The study was conducted in 10 early childhood classrooms, ranging from grades pre-K to third, in one suburban school with a culturally…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, English Language Learners
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Vo, Tina; Forbes, Cory T.; Zangori, Laura; Schwarz, Christina V. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Elementary teachers play a crucial role in supporting and scaffolding students' model-based reasoning about natural phenomena, particularly complex systems such as the water cycle. However, little research exists to inform efforts in supporting elementary teachers' learning to foster model-centered, science learning environments. To address this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
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