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Alvi, Effat; Gillies, Robyn M. – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
A key question concerning educational researchers is how to promote students' self-regulated learning (SRL) in regular classrooms. We address this question by examining the beliefs and practices of a primary school teacher who supported students' SRL by employing an experiential learning approach. We gathered data throughout an 11 weeks long…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Experiential Learning, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Jorgenson, Simon; Howard, Scott; Welch, Brianna Tyler – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2018
Today more than ever, teachers must prepare young learners to understand and address complex social and environmental problems. Many of these problems are directly related to how humans use natural resources to meet their needs. This is a core concept in geography and geography education. The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework suggests…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Human Geography, Experiential Learning, Preschool Teachers
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Kuby, Candace R.; Rucker, Tara Gutshall; Kirchhofer, Jessica M. – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2015
This article is based on research in a United States second-grade classroom during a multimodal literacy workshop. Observing students working with tissue paper, foam board, string, pipe cleaners and other materials, we asked how is intra-activity with materials, time and space influencing literacy learning in Room 203? While the research…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Literacy Education, Manipulative Materials
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Habok, Anita – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
School readiness evaluations are becoming increasingly popular, and their implementation has become compulsory in an increasing number of kindergartens and schools in Hungary. In recent years, Diagnostic System for Evaluating Development (DIFER), developed by Nagy et al. has been used extensively for the diagnostic study of four- to eight-year-old…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Student Projects, Concept Mapping
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Akerson, Valarie, Ed.; Shelley, Mack, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES)-www.iconses.net which took place on October 21-24, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Experiential Learning, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
Lisenbee, Peggy; Hallman, Christine; Landry, Debbie – Geography Teacher, 2015
Geocaching is an inquiry-based activity encouraging creativity, active learning, and real-world problem solving. As such, it is an educational opportunity for students in all grade levels. Educators benefit by observing students using higher-order thinking instead of rote learning offered by using traditional worksheets, tests, or quizzes. Also,…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Inquiry, Active Learning, Navigation
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Kaldi, Stavroula; Filippatou, Diamanto; Govaris, Christos – Education 3-13, 2011
This study focuses upon the effectiveness of project-based learning on primary school pupils regarding their content knowledge and attitudes towards self-efficacy, task value, group work, teaching methods applied and peers from diverse ethnic backgrounds. A cross-curricular project was implemented within the curriculum area of environmental…
Descriptors: Research Design, Student Projects, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy