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Pawlaschyk, Thomas; Wegner, Sven-Ake – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2020
In this note, we report on an implementation of discovery-oriented problems in courses on Real Analysis and Differential Equations. We explain a type of task design that gives students the opportunity to conjecture, refute and prove. What is new is that the complexity in our problems is limited and thus the tasks can also be used in homework…
Descriptors: Homework, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Calculus
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Wild, Elke – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 2003
Examines a survey among high school teachers that focuses on their attitudes, convictions, and assessment of external factors and conditions that effect the goal of parent cooperation in homework supervision. Concludes teachers are open minded. Offers clues to optimizing the cooperation between parents and teachers. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Homework, Parent Participation
McAdams, Richard P. – Executive Educator, 1994
Fulbright teachers from England, Germany, Denmark, and Canada aired their views about American education during a 1991 conference. The foreign teachers admired America's commitment to providing universal access to education and academic second chances. They deplored local school funding disparities; teachers' heavy workloads and low status; and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education