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Xu, Wenjing; Meng, Qun – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2023
The Compulsory Education Course Standards for Mathematics 2022 have highlighted the educational objectives of junior secondary mathematics by emphasizing the development of mathematical competence and practical learning. Model consciousness, as one of the fundamental mathematical competencies to be developed at the junior secondary level, can…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Standards, Educational Objectives
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
Investigations in Number, Data, and Space[R], published by Pearson Scott Foresman, is an activity-based K-5 mathematics curriculum designed to help students understand the fundamental ideas of number and operations, geometry, data, measurement, and early algebra. The curriculum encourages students to use prior knowledge to develop an understanding…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum, Prior Learning, Elementary School Mathematics
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Bamberger, Yael; Tal, Tali – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
The purpose of this study was to describe and understand the range of outcomes of class visits to natural history museums. The theoretical framework is based on the multifaceted process of learning in free choice learning environments, and emphasizes the unique and individual learning experience in museum settings. The study's significance is in…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Museums, Learning Processes, Grade 6
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Almasi, Janice F.; Garas-York, Keli; Shanahan, Lynn – Elementary School Journal, 2006
This study examined how the report of the National Reading Panel (NRP) in 2000 might have differed if qualitative research had been included in their examination of text comprehension instruction. Electronic and hand searches yielded 12 qualitative studies meeting criteria for inclusion in the study. Each of the studies was read and coded to…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Teaching Methods, Logical Thinking, Learning Activities
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Simpson, Gary – Science Education Review, 2004
The author describes the manner in which student learning outcomes can be successfully measured, in a student-centred classroom environment, using both formative and summative approaches. He argues that by carefully planning units of work and/or individual activities in negotiation with students, it is possible to ascertain what they already know…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Outcomes of Education, Student Centered Curriculum