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Kwon, Hyunkyung; Capraro, Mary Margaret – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2021
Problem-posing activities have been shown to motivate students' learning while promoting a multifaceted and interesting educational environment. Moreover, these activities enable students to be engaged in personal interpretations of their own mathematical thinking. The purpose of this study was to determine if using a handson learning intervention…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Student Motivation
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McKibben, Jason D.; Murphy, Timothy H. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2021
Researchers have reported that participation in agricultural education reinforces STEM concepts, often through project-based learning. The use of projects is common in agricultural education. However, the instructional importance of certain elements of these projects is not well understood. We conducted a quasi-experimental study to examine the…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Active Learning, Student Projects, STEM Education
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Brown, Christopher P.; Barry, David P. – Teachers College Record, 2021
Background/Context: Over the last two decades, policymakers' standards-based accountability reforms in the United States have fundamentally changed public schooling in general and kindergarten specifically. As this has occurred, little has been learned about how the children themselves make sense of these changes in schooling.…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Student Experience, Student Attitudes
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Geng, Jingyi; Schnur, Tatiana T. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2015
In 4 word-translation experiments, we examined the different representational frameworks theory (Crutch & Warrington, 2005; 2010) that concrete words are represented primarily by category, whereas abstract words are represented by association. In our experiments, Chinese-English bilingual speakers were presented with an auditory Chinese word…
Descriptors: Translation, Chinese, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Pando, Magdalena; Aguirre-Muñoz, Zenaida – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2021
This article is a qualitative study that explored bilingual/ESL science teachers' reflections about subject matter knowledge (SMK) and instructional practice in the elementary grades. Thirty-three teachers were part of a 5-year professional development program designed to enhance instructional quality and effectiveness to teach English learners.…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Science Teachers
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Bryant, Brian R.; Bryant, Diane Pedrotty; Porterfield, Jennifer; Dennis, Minyi Shih; Falcomata, Terry; Valentine, Courtney; Brewer, Chelsea; Bell, Kathy – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a systematic, explicit, intensive Tier 3 (tertiary) intervention on the mathematics performance of students in second grade with severe mathematics difficulties. A multiple-baseline design across groups of participants showed improved mathematics performance on number and operations…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 2, Elementary School Students
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Sabo, Hannah C.; Goodhew, Lisa M.; Robertson, Amy D. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
We report some of the common, prevalent conceptual resources that students used to reason about energy, based on our analysis of written responses to questions given to 807 introductory physics students. These resources include, for example, associating forms of energy with indicators, relating forces and energy, and representing energy…
Descriptors: Energy, Science Instruction, Introductory Courses, Physics
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Kinard, Tim; Gainer, Jesse – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2015
What is realia and theory-building? Tim Kinard and Jesse Gainer explain that when students explore using "realia," they are not just being exposed to abstract concepts or text on a page, they are using "real-life" objects to build understandings of the natural world while they builds vocabulary about it. Handling and discussing…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, English (Second Language), Preschool Children, Hands on Science
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Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Irby, Beverly J.; Tong, Fuhui; Guerrero, Cindy; Koch, Janice; Sutton-Jones, Kara L. – Education Sciences, 2018
The overarching purpose of our study was to compare performances of treatment and control condition students who completed a literacy-infused, inquiry-based science intervention through sixth grade as measured by a big idea assessment tool which we refer to as the Big Ideas in Science Assessment (BISA). First, we determine the concurrent validity…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, English Language Learners, Inquiry, Active Learning
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Hannon, Brenda – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2013
Recent studies show that a new strategy called differential-associative processing is effective for learning related concepts; however, our knowledge about differential-associative processing is still limited. Therefore the goals of the present study are to assess the duration of knowledge that is acquired from using differential-associative…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Cognitive Processes, Associative Learning
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Gupta, Dittika; Wilkerson, Trena L. – Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 2015
This study examines the effects of early exposure of fraction instruction on K-3 students participating in a longitudinal fraction research study from 2007 to 2013. An explanatory multiple-case study research along with purposeful criterion sampling was used to gain insight into students' fractional understanding as they progress through the…
Descriptors: Fractions, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students
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Northcote, Maria; Gosselin, Kevin P.; Reynaud, Daniel; Kilgour, Peter; Anderson, Malcolm – Issues in Educational Research, 2015
Higher education institutions are developing more and more online courses to supplement and augment the courses they offer in on-campus modes. In fact, some universities now offer the majority of their courses through online contexts. However, for academic staff who design and teach these courses, the transition from teaching on-campus courses to…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Universities, Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes
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Miller, Heather R.; McNeal, Karen S.; Herbert, Bruce E. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2010
This study characterizes the impact of an inquiry-based learning (IBL) module versus a traditionally structured laboratory exercise. Laboratory sections were randomized into experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught using IBL pedagogical techniques and included manipulation of large-scale data-sets, use of multiple…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Inquiry, Geology
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2010
For the thirty-third year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. This is Volume #2 of the 33rd "Annual Proceedings of Selected Papers on the Practice of Educational Communications and Technology." This volume includes…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Management Systems, Technology Uses in Education, Web Sites
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Morgan, James R.; Barroso, Luciana R.; Simpson, Nancy – Advances in Engineering Education, 2009
Demonstrations can be very effective at enhancing student learning and represent a mechanism for embedding laboratory experiences within a classroom setting. A key component to an effective demonstration is active student engagement throughout the entire process, leading to a guided laboratory experience in a lecture setting. Students are involved…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Learner Engagement, Student Participation, Models
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