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Hourigan, Mairead; Leavy, Aisling M. – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2019
This article presents an analysis of contextual tasks to support the development of counting in Foundation Year classrooms. The tasks allowed the students to engage in authentic and realistic number experiences on which to build their understandings of early number.
Descriptors: Numbers, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
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Pegrum, Mark; Bartle, Emma; Longnecker, Nancy – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
This paper examines the effect of a podcasting task on the examination performance of several hundred first-year chemistry undergraduate students. Educational researchers have established that a deep approach to learning that promotes active understanding of meaning can lead to better student outcomes, higher grades and superior retention of…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Multimedia Materials, Undergraduate Students, Science Education
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Hart, Melanie A.; Smith, Lori A.; DeChant-Bruennig, Ann – Physical Educator, 2006
The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the influence of a cup stacking instructional unit on the hand-eye coordination of children. Participants (N = 104) consisted of three grade level groups (first/second, third and fourth). Within each grade level participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group.…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Physical Education, Perceptual Motor Coordination