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Samuel Finesurrey; Ixchel De Dios; Abigail Eusebio; Aslyn Harvey; Viviana Houck-Loomis; Alison Mosquera; Anjali Narine; Nathaniel Santiago; Branden Solomon; Juliette Vargas Hernandez – Middle School Journal, 2024
A group of middle school students, working with educators in Washington Heights, NYC, designed a school-wide oral history project as a strategy to enrich the cultural and socio-emotional well-being of our school. As part of New York State's required SEL intervention, we developed a Longitudinal Oral History Project, led by middle school students…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Oral History, Interviews, Social Emotional Learning
Jagielski, Donna Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2016
While attempting to provide real world experiences in STEM, educators face numerous challenges including adhering to curriculum requirements and working with potentially limited resources. The purpose of this action research study was to examine how the addition of authentic learning modules to the existing University of Arizona Middle School…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, STEM Education, Action Research, Active Learning
Hino, Keiko – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2015
The purpose of this study is to enhance our understanding of how students listen and attend to multiple solutions proposed by their classmates during the activity of comparison. This study examines ten consecutive lessons in each of the two eighth-grade classrooms in Tokyo that are organized in the style of "structured problem solving".…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Problem Solving
Nathan, Mitchell J.; Wolfgram, Matthew; Srisurichan, Rachaya; Walkington, Candace; Alibali, Martha W. – Grantee Submission, 2017
This classroom-based investigation sought to document how, in real time, STEM teachers and students attempt to locate the invariant mathematical relations that are threaded through the range of activities and representations in these classes, and how highlighting this common thread influences student participation and learning. The authors…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Symbols (Mathematics), Observation, High School Students
Cooper, Katelyn M.; Ashley, Michael; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
National calls to improve student academic success in college have sparked the development of bridge programs designed to help students transition from high school to college. We designed a 2-week Summer Bridge program that taught introductory biology content in an active-learning way. Through a set of exploratory interviews, we unexpectedly…
Descriptors: Active Learning, College Bound Students, High School Graduates, High School Seniors
Shin, Suhkyung; Brush, Thomas A.; Glazewski, Krista D. – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
This study explores how web-based scaffolding tools provide instructional support while implementing a socio-scientific inquiry (SSI) unit in a science classroom. This case study focused on how students used web-based scaffolding tools during SSI activities, and how students perceived the SSI unit and the scaffolding tools embedded in the SSI…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Science and Society, Inquiry
Cavellier, Matt – Independent School, 2017
For decades now, Shattuck-St. Mary's School (Minnesota) has worked tirelessly to support students as they pursue their passions. In particular, the Centers of Excellence--nine programs in which students can dive deeply into areas of personal interest--allow students to fulfill the traditionally rigorous preparatory school curriculum while…
Descriptors: Private Schools, High School Students, Majors (Students), Student Interests
Bottema-Beutel, Kristen; Mullins, Teagan S.; Harvey, Michelle N.; Gustafson, Jenny R.; Carter, Erik W. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Many youth with autism spectrum disorder participate in school-based, peer-mediated intervention programs designed to improve their social experiences. However, there is little research discerning how these youth view intervention practices currently represented in the literature, information which could improve the social validity of intervention…
Descriptors: High School Students, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Autism
Burner, Tony; Madsen, Janne; Zako, Nadia; Ismail, Adham – Educational Action Research, 2017
In Iraqi Kurdistan, the educational system is going through significant changes. The educational system influences the students' attitudes, and one wants the educational system to support the young democracy. In this study, student-centred learning (SCL) is seen as a first step to learning, but also to participation and engagement as a citizen.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Student Centered Learning, Secondary School Students
Henderson-Rosser, Aleigha; Sauers, Nicholas J. – Computers in the Schools, 2017
This study examined the impact of a one-to-one iPad program on inquiry-based instruction (IBI) in an all-girls science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-focused school with 99% African American students. Case study research was used and included three teachers at the school for the purpose of this study. Data collection included pre- and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Access to Computers, Handheld Devices
Capps, Daniel K.; Shemwell, Jonathan T.; Young, Ashley M. – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Science education reforms worldwide call on teachers to engage students in investigative approaches to instruction, like inquiry. Studies of teacher self-reported enactment indicate that inquiry is used frequently in the classroom, suggesting a high level of proficiency with inquiry that would be amenable to inquiry reform. However, it is unclear…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Science Education
Aslan, Sinem; Reigeluth, Charles M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Learner-centered education has been touted as an improvement over teacher-centered educational systems. However, educators and researchers need to be cautious about its problems, in addition to considering its benefits. The authors set out to identify challenges to learner-centered education through the eyes of educators in a truly…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Performance Factors, Barriers, Interviews
Aravani, ?vangelia – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This paper sets out to describe and analyze issues relating to the role of new literacies and technologies in the teaching process. More specifically, the article deals with how the educational design process of Ancient Greek changes through the implementation of technology by using online discussion protocols. These were utilized as a tool for…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Classical Literature, Case Studies, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Fjellström, Magnus – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2015
Project-based vocational education and training (PBVET) is a way to conduct vocational education in Swedish construction programmes. The educational settings used include projects ranging from minor construction to advanced houses. Due to limited research on this kind of educational setting, it is important to further develop knowledge on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Student Projects, Vocational Education
Ravitz, Jason; Blazevski, Juliane – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2014
This study examines the relationships between teacher-reported use of online resources, and preparedness, implementation challenges, and time spent implementing project- or problem-based learning, or approaches that are similar to what we call "PBL" in general. Variables were measured using self-reports from those who teach in reform…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, High School Students, Educational Change