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Alex Kourchev – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2024
This study explores different conceptualizations of creativity within an educational setting, using textual coding and network mapping on data from a creativity-focused course. Two primary conceptualizations emerged: the Freedom-Possession and Playful-Adaptation conceptualizations. Each was associated with unique practices and elements of the…
Descriptors: Creativity Tests, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Creative Activities
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Hilton, Gillian L. S. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2020
This paper examines the recent noticeable rise in parents and carers in England, deciding to home school their children. This rise has been attributed to schools advising parents with 'difficult' children, those with special educational needs or behavioural problems, that they have a choice; home educate or their child will be permanently…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Change
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Doyer, Ilse; Bean, Wilna L.; du Plessis, André – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2023
This paper presents the use of the time-on-task analysis (TOTA) diagnostic model as an instrument to improve the efficient management of allocated academic time in schools and focuses on the descriptive analytics produced by the TOTA model. The model aims to analyse how time is spent during the school day to enable school leaders, managers, and…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Time Management
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Katarzyna Gajda – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2024
The integration of mobile technology in language education represents notable progress, providing a versatile tool for learners of different ages to acquire a language. The poster will focus on research evaluating the efficacy of the Duolingo mobile app in augmenting Russian language proficiency for A1 and B1 level students at the University of…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction
Dhunny, Ridhwaanah Hanna; Angateeah, Khemduth Singh – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2019
This study explores the impact of spiral teaching on students' performance on Quadratics at O-level. Eight boys from Grade 11 participated in the action research study, in which a mixed method was used. Data were collected using questionnaires, worksheet and interviews. Analysis revealed that spiral teaching has positive impact on students in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 11, High School Students, Mathematics Instruction
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Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald A. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
With Response to Intervention (RTI) increasingly used for identification for special education services, interventions are systematically being implemented and evaluated to improve achievement for students with disabilities. This descriptive study provides baseline data on RTI interventions and tiered instruction from 15 school districts (5 large,…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Special Education, Intervention, School Districts
Mbogo, Chao; Blake, Edwin; Suleman, Hussein – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
The ubiquity of mobile phones provides an opportunity to use them as a resource for construction of programs beyond the classroom. However, limitations of mobile phones impede their use as typical programming environments. This research proposes that programming environments on mobile phones should include scaffolding techniques specifically…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Telecommunications
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Kétyi, András – Research-publishing.net, 2015
Following on preliminary research (Kétyi, 2013), in this project we looked for a mobile language learning solution, which combines computers and mobile devices. Our main idea was to explore whether by integrating mobile devices in our language teaching practice, our students at the Budapest Business School would gain valuable additional learning…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods, Courseware
Gickling, Edward E. – 1984
The paper reviews findings and implications of curriculum based assessment (CBA), an approach focusing on collecting, interpreting, and using data to help lower achieving students have opportunities for success in mainstreamed settings. An instructional delivery model is presented to guage the probability of task success and provide a structure…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Achievement
Pisarchick, Sally E. – 1989
This document discusses the importance of time management for learning-disabled students and techniques to enhance the teaching of time management skills. Teaching effective time management calls for consideration of the student's readiness to learn new material, effective transitions between activities, clear prioritization of educational…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
Arocena, Martin A.; Curtis, Jonathan J. – 1984
During the 1982-83 school year the Austin Independent School District implemented a successful bilingual preschool project. However, class A was more successful than class B in terms of results on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised. To understand what factors may have led to greater effectiveness, data were gathered from the two classes…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Research, Educational Objectives
Stallings, Jane; And Others – 1985
This study evaluated the effect of a comprehensive training program for teachers based on Madeline Hunter's Instructional Theory Into Practice (ITIP). To examine the question of implementation, teachers in the first through fourth grades in Napa Valley elementary schools were observed teaching two reading and two mathematics classes before and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
Harman, Patrick; Egelson, Pauline; Hood, Art; O'Connell, Debbie – 2002
This study examined the impact of smaller class size on elementary student achievement, focusing on types of instructional strategies utilized, student time on task, academic focus of the classroom, and types of interactions between teachers and students and between students and students. Two long-term class size reduction sites in North Carolina…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education
Romberg, Thomas A. – 1983
Data on how many minutes of instruction were allocated to various aspects of teaching initial addition and subtraction concepts and skills in the Developing Mathematical Processes (DMP) curriculum were summarized for 20 classrooms in grades 1-3. The same curriculum materials were used in each class at each grade level. The number of minutes spent…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum
Munroe, Mary Jeanne – 1983
Research has identified several aspects of effective teacher behavior, as measured by student performance. Three aspects of effective teacher behavior are in the areas of instruction, management, and acceptance. Instructionally, teachers should try to provide more variety to deal with different learning styles; they should ask purposeful questions…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
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