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Wibowo, Jonas; Krieger, Claus; Gaum, Christian; Dyson, Ben – European Physical Education Review, 2023
Theoretical foundations are fundamental to research in health and physical education. They reflect historical and cultural ideas and values. In this article, we seek to introduce the philosophy of "Bildung" from the Nordic-German cultural region to an English-speaking audience as one theoretical foundation for student-centered teaching.…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Student Centered Learning, Health, Physical Education
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Hallman-Thrasher, Allyson; Spangler, Denise A. – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
We share ideas for preparing for and enacting high-cognitive demand tasks in ways that support students in articulating and justifying their ideas. We offer strategies for developing and posing several types of purposeful questions: (1) eliciting thinking, (2) generating ideas, (3) clarifying explanations, and (4) justifying claims.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Development
National Assessment Governing Board, 2018
The purpose of geography education is to foster the development of citizens who will actively seek and systematically apply the knowledge and skills of geography in life situations. Geography education must be responsive to the abilities and needs of students and to the societal and workplace requirements of the community, the nation, and the…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Geography Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 4
National Assessment Governing Board, 2009
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a survey mandated by the U.S. Congress to collect and report information about student achievement in various academic subjects, such as mathematics, science, reading, writing, history, geography, and civics. The National Assessment Governing Board sets policy and the overall dimensions…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Academic Achievement, Civics, National Competency Tests
Fluellen, Jerry E., Jr. – Online Submission, 2007
Power Teaching weaves four factors into a seamless whole: standards, teaching thinking, research based strategies, and critical inquiry. As a prototype in its first year of development with an urban fifth grade class, the power teaching model connects selected district standards, thinking routines from Harvard University Project Zero Research…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Pilot Projects, Grade 5, Urban Education
National Assessment Governing Board, 2009
This framework identifies the main ideas, major events, key individuals, and unifying themes of American history as a basis for preparing the 2010 assessment. The framework recognizes that U.S. history includes powerful ideas, common and diverse traditions, economic developments, technological and scientific innovations, philosophical debates,…
Descriptors: United States History, Democracy, National Competency Tests, History Instruction