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Hadar, Linor L.; Ruby, T. Lefcourt – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2019
The cognitive domain in mathematics, defined as thinking and understanding in the process of learning mathematics, is a main focus of curricula in many countries. This study explores breadth and depth of understanding as addressed in mathematics textbooks certified as aligned to Israeli national mathematics curricula. We compare opportunities for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Grade 8, Mathematics Instruction
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Tsybulsky, Dina – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2020
The article presents a research study that examined the ways in which digital curation promotes personalized learning, as well as the students' experiences of this learning process. The study was conducted in the context of K-12 education. Participants spent three months on a project that included curating a personalized digital collection. The…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Science Education, Learning Processes, Learning Experience
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Klein, Joseph – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014
Recent neurophysiological advances may support the advisability of delaying decisions when possible and practical. An empirical study, based on an educational dilemma, compared the outcome of postponing an educational decision overnight or for a longer period. 340 teachers read a report on an educational dilemma and gave an immediate opinion.…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Research Utilization, Educational Research, Educational Improvement
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Eilam, Billie; Poyas, Yael – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2009
Why is it so challenging to provide pre-service teachers with adequate competence to cope with the complexity of the classroom context? Three key difficulties are frequently reported as reducing the effectiveness of teacher education programs: the construction of an integrated body of knowledge about teaching, the application of theories to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Learning Processes, Intervention
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Yerushalmi, Edit; Magen, Esther – Physics Education, 2006
Students frequently misconceive the process of problem-solving, expecting the linear process required for solving an exercise, rather than the convoluted search process required to solve a genuine problem. In this paper we present an activity designed to foster in students realization and appreciation of the nature of the problem-solving process,…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Physics
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Avrahami, Judith; Kareev, Yaakov – Cognition, 1994
Three experiments using university students explored what constitutes an event and what determines its boundaries. Results supported the hypothesis that sequences of stimuli repeating in different contexts are cut out to become cognitive entities ("things" with a beginning and an end) in their own right. Results suggest that the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Students
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Zion, M.; Slezak, M.; Shapira, D.; Link, E.; Bashan, N.; Brumer, M.; Orian, T.; Nussinowitz, R.; Court, D.; Agrest, B.; Mendelovici, R.; Valanides, N. – Science Education, 2004
In the new biology-learning curriculum for Israeli high schools, known as Biomind, students experience "open-inquiry." This paper describes a qualitative action research project that was performed in order to investigate the characteristics of the open inquiry learning process. Specifically, the research investigates this process in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Action Research, Research Methodology, Biology
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers