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Bednorz, David; Kleine, Michael – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2023
The study examines language dimensions of mathematical word problems and the classification of mathematical word problems according to these dimensions with unsupervised machine learning (ML) techniques. Previous research suggests that the language dimensions are important for mathematical word problems because it has an influence on the…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Classification, Mathematics Instruction, Difficulty Level
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Pilz, Matthias – Vocations and Learning, 2016
The ways in which vocational education and training (VET) systems are structured vary significantly from country to country, both because different countries have different objectives for their VET systems and because VET is differently embedded within the education and labour market systems of any individual country. International research in…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Classification, Comparative Education, Models
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Jahnke, Isa; Haertel, Tobias; Wildt, Johannes – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
Creativity is one of the important skills of the twenty-first century and central to higher education (HE). When we look closer into research on creativity in HE, however, it is not clear how university teachers conceptualise student creativity. How do teachers grasp, observe and express student creativity? Different methods such as interviews and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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Wolbring, Tobias – Evaluation Review, 2012
Background: Many university departments use students' evaluations of teaching (SET) to compare and rank courses. However, absenteeism from class is often nonrandom and, therefore, SET for different courses might not be comparable. Objective: The present study aims to answer two questions. Are SET positively biased due to absenteeism? Do…
Descriptors: Research Design, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Attendance
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Randler, Christoph; Zehender, Irene – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2006
Species identification tasks are a prerequisite for an understanding of biodiversity. Here, we focused on different educational materials to foster the identification of six European reptile species. Our educational training unit was based on natural plastic models of six species and pupils either used an illustrated identification book or a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Animals, Teaching Methods, Books
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers