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The Complexity of Teacher Questions in Chemistry Classrooms: An Empirical Analysis on the Basis of Two Competence Models
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Nehring, Andreas; Päßler, Andreas; Tiemann, Rüdiger – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2017
With regard to the moderate performance of German students in international large-scale assessments, one branch of German science education research is concerned with the construction and evaluation of competence models. Based on the theory-driven definition of competence levels, these models imply a correlation between the complexity of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Chemistry, Science Teachers
Pre-Service EFL Teachers' Online Participation, Interaction, and Social Presence
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Satar, H. Muge; Akcan, Sumru – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
Participation in online communities is an increasing need for future language teachers and their professional development. Through such participation, they can experience and develop an awareness of the behaviors required to facilitate their future learners' participation in online learning. This article investigates participation, interaction…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Relationships among Tasks, Time, and Student Practice in Elementary Physical Education
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Rasmussen, Jennifer F.; Scrabis-Fletcher, Kristin A.; Silverman, Stephen – Physical Educator, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine how teachers structure class in elementary physical education and the impact their decisions have on the amount of appropriate practice students receive. Participants for this study were 10 third grade physical education teachers and their students. Each teacher taught two successive skill-related lessons…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Grade 3, Elementary School Teachers, Physical Education Teachers
Predicting Robust Learning with the Visual Form of the Moment-by-Moment Learning Curve
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Baker, Ryan S.; Hershkovitz, Arnon; Rossi, Lisa M.; Goldstein, Adam B.; Gowda, Sujith M. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2013
We present a new method for analyzing a student's learning over time for a specific skill: analysis of the graph of the student's moment-by-moment learning over time. Moment-by-moment learning is calculated using a data-mined model that assesses the probability that a student learned a skill or concept at a specific time during learning (Baker,…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Probability, Skill Development
Do Learning Activities Improve Students' Ability to Construct Explanatory Models with a Prism Foil Problem?
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Gojkošek, Mihael; Sliško, Josip; Planinšic, Gorazd – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2013
The transfer of knowledge is considered to be a fundamental goal of education; therefore, knowing and understanding the conditions that influence the efficiency of the transfer from learning activity to problem solving play a decisive role in the improvement of science education. In this article, the results of a study of 196 high school students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Student Improvement, Skill Development
Observed Parenting Practices of First-Generation Latino Families
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Domenech Rodriguez, Melanie; Davis, Melissa R.; Rodriguez, Jesus; Bates, Scott C. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
This study used an established behavioral observation methodology to examine the parenting practices of first-generation Latino parents of children 4 to 9 years of age. The study had three central aims, to examine: (1) the feasibility of using a behavioral observation methodology with Spanish-speaking immigrant families, (2) the utility of the…
Descriptors: Observation, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship