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Krishna Seunarinesingh – Literacy, 2025
Existing research about English literature texts that are studied at secondary schools in developed countries suggests that teachers' choices can be determined by, for example, school policies, access to books, teachers' reasons for teaching literature, the degree of autonomy they have in choosing text and the influence that canonical literature…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, English Literature, Literature Appreciation
Marstaller, Mimi; Amoakoh, Josephine – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2023
Purpose: This paper aims to explore how teachers' choice of text, centering of student voices and collaboration with the community around a language arts curriculum impacted the engagement and learning experiences of 85 11th and 12th-grade refugee background students designated as English language learners. Design/methodology/approach: A…
Descriptors: Refugees, English Language Learners, Grade 11, Grade 12
Hamimed, Nadia – Arab World English Journal, 2021
This study aims to highlight the utilization of literary genre as a well-liked method for instructing both language skills (that is to say, writing, reading, speaking, and listening) and language fields (that are grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary). Why employing literary textbooks in foreign language classrooms and the main motives for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literary Genres, Teaching Methods
Sara Fatima; Ruhil Amal Azmuddin; Asiah Kassim – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2024
One of the most notable developments in English language pedagogy is the teaching of English for Science and Technology (EST). This includes providing language learners of various scientific fields with their specific language needs. This study was conducted as a component of a pilot study on qualitative data collection into the reading of EST…
Descriptors: Textbook Selection, English for Science and Technology, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Tran, Ngoc Hai; Truong, Thang Dinh; Dinh, Hong-Van Thi; Do, Le-Hang Thi; Tran, Tu-Anh Thi; Phan, Mai-Huong Thi – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2020
Teacher professional development (TPD) plays a vital role in enhancing student achievement and the education quality improvement at general education schools. Vietnam is carrying out the general education reforms including the curriculum, teaching methodology and textbook replacement. In order to make those reforms succeed, a lot of things have…
Descriptors: Professional Development, General Education, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
Jacquelynn S. Popp – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2018
This study explores texts used in four 7th-11th grade teachers' history/social studies lessons and these teachers' perspectives about the texts. Specifically, data from interview and observation field notes were analyzed to determine (a) the number, types, and modes of texts teachers used in their lessons and (b) teachers' perspectives on the…
Descriptors: Textbook Selection, Teacher Attitudes, Social Studies, History Instruction
Yang, Der-Ching; Sianturi, Iwan Andi Jonri – Irish Educational Studies, 2019
This study analyzed how the earliest teaching and learning of probability was organized in Singapore, the US, and Indonesia through an analysis of textbook as an intended mathematics curriculum. An analytical framework was developed comprising four perspectives: representational forms, cognitive demand levels, contextual features, and organization…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Probability, Cross Cultural Studies
Birova, Jana; Kralova, Zdena – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
In the study, the following research questions are responded: Are there any conception differences within the textbook series? How might the conception influence teaching French? The current study presents the results with implications for teachers of French at secondary schools. It points out some significant markers such as the preference of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, French, Secondary School Teachers
McDonald, Christine V. – Research in Science Education, 2016
A large body of research has drawn attention to the importance of providing engaging learning experiences in junior secondary science classes, in an attempt to attract more students into post-compulsory science courses. The reality of time and resource constraints, and the high proportion of non-specialist science teachers teaching science, has…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Specialists
Bergqvist, Anna; Chang Rundgren, Shu-Nu – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2017
Background: Textbooks are integral tools for teachers' lessons. Several researchers observed that school teachers rely heavily on textbooks as informational sources when planning lessons. Moreover, textbooks are an important resource for developing students' knowledge as they contain various representations that influence students' learning.…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
Peng, Hui – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study, carried out at a major technological university in China and based on a convenience sample of 116 students, is designed to identify which aspects of their classroom environments had the greatest effect on the students. Students completed a 26-item questionnaire which elicited general as well as specific views on the EFL classroom…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Wojcik, Teresa G.; Heitzmann, Ray; Kilbride, Candice; Hartwell, Daniel – Social Studies, 2013
Social studies methods textbooks constitute a rich source of data for trends in teaching and learning. This study examined twenty secondary social studies methods texts for the instructional approaches they recommend. The researchers concluded that methods texts published over the past fifty years consistently call for pedagogical variety and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Studies, History, Textbook Evaluation
Sartor, Valerie; Hill, Bart – CATESOL Journal, 2013
This article proposes to incorporate Freirean philosophy with a technique used in academic (monolingual) English courses: the multigenre research paper. When applying this technique in the ESL classroom, it is crucial to also use global and international texts of various genres in order to support students' cultural identities and also instill a…
Descriptors: Research Projects, English (Second Language), Second Language Programs, Teaching Methods
Gallingane, Caitlin; Han, Heejeong Sophia – Childhood Education, 2015
One of the key objectives of childhood education is to build empathy and understanding in students. Young children with the ability to comprehend and regulate their own emotions--and empathize with the emotions and experiences of others--go on to achieve greater learning outcomes and more positive relationships than children who do not develop…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Evidence, Educational Strategies
Makgato, Moses; Ramaligela, Sylvia Manto – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2012
Learning support materials, including commercially prepared textbooks, play a central role in the implementation of a new curriculum. In South Africa, classroom resource materials such as textbooks are reported to have had a considerable influence on Teachers' pedagogical practices. The aim of the article is to explore the criteria that Grade 9…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Selection, Foreign Countries, Textbook Content