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Amir Toghyani Khorasgani; Jahanbakhsh Rahmani; Narges Keshtiaray – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
In today's rapidly evolving global economy, it is essential to equip young learners with the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in the workforce and contribute to economic development. Education is a vital driver of human capital and development in countries, and the effectiveness of any educational system depends heavily on its curriculum.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Secondary School Students, Educational Objectives, Teaching Methods
Yoshiyuki Hara – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This present study closely examines a particular type of institutionalized interactions for second language (L2) learning, namely one-on-one instructional sessions between instructors and learners of Japanese at an intensive summer study abroad program in Japan. During these sessions, both instructors and learners employ various form-focused…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Teaching Methods
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Saito, Daisuke; Kaieda, Shota; Washizaki, Hironori; Fukazawa, Yoshiaki – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2020
Aim/Purpose: Although many computer science measures have been proposed, visualizing individual students' capabilities is difficult, as those measures often rely on specific tools and methods or are not graded. To solve these problems, we propose a rubric for measuring and visualizing the effects of learning computer programming for elementary…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Visualization, Learning Analytics, Computer Science Education
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Chen, Xiangming; Zhang, Yurong – European Journal of Education, 2019
As countries worldwide aim to reform their education systems and improve teaching and learning, lesson study (LS), which originated in East Asia, has recently attracted great attention. In order for international educators and policy makers to better understand the history and the state of the art of LS in East Asia, this article introduces three…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods, Instructional Improvement, Learning Processes
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Elliott, John – European Journal of Education, 2019
This article addresses the conceptual question "what is lesson study?" as an issue that arises in the context of the globalisation of lesson study as a method for improving teaching and learning beyond its presumed origins in the Japanese education system. To what extent can adaptations of the method in different national settings be…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Teaching Methods, Lesson Plans, Comparative Education
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Yamamoto, Yoko; Brinton, Mary C. – Sociology of Education, 2010
Cultural capital has been an important but often elusive concept in the study of educational processes and social class reproduction. The authors suggest that this is partly because a country's educational system and ways of evaluating students at different educational transitions set the context for the mechanisms through which embodied and…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Social Class, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Rohlen, Thomas P., Ed.; LeTendre, Gerald K., Ed. – 1998
The essays gathered in this volume are united by the common goal of understanding teaching and learning in Japan as it actually occurs. The essays seek to answer questions about the actual conduct of learning in different settings and at different points in the life cycle. This volume explores the expectations and associations found in specific…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Context, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Lewis, Catherine C. – 1986
This report addresses the relationship between education and creativity in Japan, with a focus on four issues. First, the definition and measurement of creativity is discussed. Approaches to the measurement of creativity are presented and criticized, and different meanings of creativity (i.e., originality, deviation from the group,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Creativity, Cultural Traits
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