Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Lecture Method | 2 |
| Middle School Students | 2 |
| Problem Solving | 2 |
| Teaching Methods | 2 |
| Age Differences | 1 |
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Concept Teaching | 1 |
| Content Area Reading | 1 |
| Control Groups | 1 |
| Essay Tests | 1 |
| Experimental Groups | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Education Level
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkSchwerdt, Guido; Wuppermann, Amelie C. – Education Next, 2011
In recent years, a consensus has emerged among researchers that teacher quality matters enormously for student performance. Students taught by more-effective teachers learn substantially more over the course of the year than students taught by less-effective teachers. Yet little is known about what makes for a more-effective teacher. Most research…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Science Achievement, Lecture Method, Teaching Methods
Twyman, Todd; Tindal, Gerald; Mccleery, Jennifer – Journal of Experimental Education, 2006
Two groups of middle school students were taught U.S. colonial history during a 5-week period using 2 different instructional strategies. In the experimental group, concepts and problem-solving strategies were explicitly taught; in the control group, content was presented using lectures and reading. All students took a pretest and several…
Descriptors: United States History, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Concept Teaching
