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An Examination of the Implementation of Mathematics Lessons in a Chinese Kindergarten Classroom in the Setting of Standards Reform
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Hu, Bi Ying; Quebec Fuentes, Sarah; Ma, Jingjing; Ye, Feiwei; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
In China, the "2001 Kindergarten Education Guidelines (Trial)", or "New Outline", delineates what constitutes high-quality, developmentally appropriate practices in all early childhood education curriculum domains, including mathematics. The "New Outline" is known for advocating a child-centered, play-based approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Mathematics Instruction, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
A Window into Mathematical Support: How Parents' Perceptions Change Following Observations of Mathematics Tutoring
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Westenskow, Arla; Boyer-Thurgood, Jennifer; Moyer-Packenham, Patricia S. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
This research study examined the perceptions of 24 parents of rising 5th-grade students with mathematics learning difficulties as part of a 10-week summer mathematics tutoring experience. During the summer tutoring program, parents observed their children participating in mathematics learning experiences during one-to-one tutoring sessions. At the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Mathematics Skills
Beginning Primary Teachers' Experiences with Curriculum Guides and Pacing Calendars for Math and Science Instruction
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Bauml, Michelle – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
Considerable research suggests that standardizing curricular materials can undermine teachers' ability to facilitate learning. Nonetheless, U.S. school districts' curriculum guides have become increasingly standardized, with teachers being required to follow predetermined pacing calendars indicating which standards to teach during specific months,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Kindergarten Teachers' Orientations to Teacher-Centered and Student-Centered Pedagogies and Their Influence on Their Students' Understanding of Addition
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Polly, Drew; Margerison, Ashley; Piel, John A. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
This study examined the influence of kindergarten teachers' orientations toward student-centered teaching and their influence on their students' understanding of addition. The study examined 120 students across 10 classrooms. Based on an interview and two classroom observations, 10 teachers were classified as either student centered or mainly…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Addition
Promoting Children's Communication: A Kindergarten Teacher's Conception and Practice of Effective Mathematics Instruction
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Jung, Hye Young; Reifel, Stuart – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2011
Communication is certainly not a new notion from the socioconstructivists' point of view, and expert teachers already recognize the importance of language as an essential tool in the dynamic process of teaching mathematics. However, dramatic differences exist in early childhood teachers' personal understandings and practices in mathematics…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Teaching Experience, Mathematics Instruction
Overly Scripted: Exploring the Impact of a Scripted Literacy Curriculum on a Preschool Teacher's Instructional Practices in Mathematics
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Parks, Amy Noelle; Bridges-Rhoads, Sarah – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2012
As part of a renewed focus on early childhood mathematics education, researchers have recently called for increased attention to preschool mathematics curricula. This article, which is based on a multiyear ethnographic study in a rural preschool primarily serving African American children, contributes to this area of interest by documenting the…
Descriptors: Scripts, African American Students, Ethnography, Minority Group Children
A Descriptive Case Analysis of Instructional Teaching Practices in Finnish Preschool Classrooms
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Salminen, Jenni; Hannikainen, Maritta; Poikonen, Pirjo-Liisa; Rasku-Puttonen, Helena – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2013
This study examined the diversity of teaching practices to illuminate the qualitative variety of instructional teaching practices among preschool teachers. Further, teachers' self-rated educational goals were explored to complement the multifaceted nature of preschool teachers' instructional teaching practices. The study was carried out as a case…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Case Studies