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Ann-Kristin Glegola; Armin Jentsch; Natalie Ross; Johannes König; Gabriele Kaiser – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2024
The potential of tasks to foster mathematical learning and understanding is an important aspect of instruction and their implementation in teaching is thus often viewed to be positively related to the quality of instruction. Both the selection of tasks as well as their implementation in the classroom depend on many factors, with teachers'…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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Hsin, Ching-Ting; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Hsu, Chung-Yuan; Shih, Meilun; Sheu, Feng-Ru; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2019
This cross-sectional research was conducted to probe how 626 Taiwanese children's conceptions of learning differ by age and gender via drawing. Participants were from the kindergarten, the first grade, and the third grade. A coding scheme categorizing the people, learning domain, and place in the drawings was developed. Chi-square tests were then…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Kindergarten
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Schindler, Laura A.; Burkholder, Gary J. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2016
The purpose of this mixed methods sequential explanatory study was to explore how specific dimensions of supervisor support (mentoring, coaching, social support, and task support) influence the transfer of learned knowledge and skills to the job. Quantitative data were collected from employees (N = 48) who develop curriculum at an educational…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Sequential Approach, Transfer of Training, Prior Learning
Bingham-Newman, A. M.; And Others – 1974
This study attempted to develop, implement, and evaluate an experimental preschool education program based on Piaget's theory of cognitive development. A further goal was to examine Piaget's theoretical assumptions and postulated cognitive developmental trends for a 2-year period of the preoperational substage. A total of 48 3- to 5-year-olds…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Chen, Shu-fang – 1998
This study examined the decision-making processes of preschool teachers in creating developmentally appropriate practices. Five teachers of 4-year-old children in 3 private schools participated; these teachers' classrooms scored high on both the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale and the Classroom Practices Inventory. A model of preschool…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Decision Making