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Direct linkAngela Schanke – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Mathematics is traditionally taught using direct instruction, which has been found to engender negative affective responses towards the subject, including anxiety and low self-efficacy (Borko et al., 1992; Mischo & Maas, 2013). Direct instruction places authority on the instructor and involves teaching students about mathematics instead of…
Descriptors: Failure, Problem Solving, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Teachers
Elizabeth Jane Rose Stretch – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The sentiment that creativity is the most important skill needed to solve the problems that we face is repeated by different business and industry leaders around the world (Bronson & Merryman, 2010; NEA, n.d.; Nussbaum et al., 2005; Sammio, 2017). The call for creativity has been amplified in response to the problems and obstacles caused by…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 6, STEM Education, Failure
Sagun Giri – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Past efforts to teach novices programming through pair programming and project-based learning utilizing different low floors, high ceilings and wide walls platforms have been successful. Building from related work, this study investigates the effectiveness of Productive Failure (PF) pedagogical design in supporting youth and novices when learning…
Descriptors: Coding, Youth, Computation, Thinking Skills
Montaine, Brenda R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Focused on an equity of educational access issue, this qualitative study identified grade 4-6 teacher perceptions of English language learning in Southern California. The historic failure of English language learners (ELLs) on standardized tests in Southern California was presented as an important problem to solve. The literature review for this…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, English Language Learners, Teacher Attitudes
Scoresby, Jon M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects on a student's metacognition, reflection, and learning in a specifically designed educational simulation supported by unique technology. The simulation allows players' actions to be recorded for the purpose of review to identify mistakes. The simulation also allows students to start at and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Computer Simulation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Reflection
Wright, Johnnie M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Social promotion is defined as the practice of allowing students who failed to meet performance standards and academic requirements the opportunity to pass on to the next grade with their peers. Although the A+ Educational Reform Act abolished the use of the practice, social promotion continues to occur in numerous school districts across one…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Student Placement, Academic Failure
