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Direct linkPetchey, Sara; Treagust, David; Niebert, Kai – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Abstract concepts dominate university science teaching, and much of this content is taught without sufficient connection to students' prior knowledge or everyday experiences. As this can be problematic for students, the aim of this research was to determine the utility and effectiveness of a professional development module on using analogies to…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Figurative Language
Burgoyne, Kelly; Whiteley, Helen E.; Hutchinson, Jane M. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2013
Children learning English as an additional language (EAL) often experience difficulties with reading comprehension relative to their monolingual peers. While low levels of vocabulary appear to be one factor underlying these difficulties, other factors such as a relative lack of appropriate background knowledge may also contribute. Sixteen children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Comprehension
Cheon, Jongpil; Grant, Michael M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a metaphorical interface on germane cognitive load in Web-based instruction. Based on cognitive load theory, germane cognitive load is a cognitive investment for schema construction and automation. A new instrument developed in a previous study was used to measure students' mental activities…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Cues, Web Based Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Kapon, Shulamit; Ganiel, Uri; Eylon, Bat Sheva – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
This paper deals with the features and design of explanations in public physics lectures. It presents the findings from a comparative study of three exemplary public physics lectures, given by practicing physicists who are acknowledged as excellent public lecturers. The study uses three different perspectives: the lecture, the lecturer, and the…
Descriptors: Physics, Lecture Method, Communication Skills, Translation
Tunteler, Erika; Resing, Wilma C. M. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Background: Various studies on analogical problem solving have shown that children can be taught to use analogies within a single session, but it is not known whether they can be taught a strategy for using analogical problem solving that persists over a period of time. Aim: Our study focused on the effects of prior assistance in analogy use on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 1, Teaching Methods, Educational Environment
Download full textNovotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This volume of the 30th annual proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education conference presents: plenary panel papers; research forum papers; short oral communication papers; and poster presentation papers from the meeting. Information relating to discussion groups and working sessions is also provided.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction
