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Mind the Gap! Using a Discourse Perspective to Bridge Students' Experiences of Learning Mathematics across Grade Levels
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Marie Therese Farrugia – Journal of Education, 2024
Presently, in Malta, syllabi are being replaced by learning outcomes. For ages 3-7, the outcomes are framed holistically (e.g. identity, communication, etc.), and it is recommended that children learn mathematics informally through play and projects. For ages 8-11, learning outcomes are subject-based, and new mathematics textbooks are being phased…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Objectives, Play
Instructional Policy from Pre-K to Third Grade: The Challenges of Fostering Alignment and Continuity in Two School Districts
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Stein, Abigail; Coburn, Cynthia E. – Educational Policy, 2023
In an effort to improve learning for young children and respond to preschool fade out, some districts are working on "PreK-3" initiatives to create better connected learning pathways for children. In these pathways, primary grades continue to build on what children learn in preschool; they also present potential implementation challenges…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Primary Education, Alignment (Education), Developmental Continuity
Parents' Conceptions of School Readiness, Transition Practices, and Children's Academic Achievement Trajectories
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Puccioni, Jaime – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The author empirically tests the conceptual model of academic socialization, which suggests that parental cognitions about schooling influence parenting practices and child outcomes during the transition to school (Taylor, Clayton, & Rowley, 2004). More specifically, the author examines associations among parents' conceptions of school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Parent Attitudes, Parents, Socialization
Transactional Associations between Classroom Engagement and Relations with Teachers from First through Fourth Grade
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Archambault, I.; Pagani, L. S.; Fitzpatrick, C. – Learning and Instruction, 2013
Using structural equation modeling with a population-based cohort of French-speaking children from Quebec (Canada), prospective associations were made between two previously established factors underlying student performance--classroom engagement and the teacher-student relations. Our results show developmental continuity in classroom engagement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Structural Equation Models, French Canadians, Academic Achievement
A Cross-Age Study of Children's Knowledge of Apparent Celestial Motion
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Plummer, Julia D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
The US National Science Education Standards and the Benchmarks for Science Literacy recommend that students understand the apparent patterns of motion of the Sun, Moon, and stars by the end of early elementary school, yet no research has specifically examined these concepts from an Earth-based perspective with this age group. This study examines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Standards, Science Education, Scientific Literacy
Rethinking Parent Involvement during the Transition to First Grade: A Focus on Asian American Families
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Sy, Susan R. – School Community Journal, 2006
Asian American parents' involvement practices challenge the traditional definition of parent involvement (participation in school activities). In this paper, I argue that research and practices focusing only on this narrow definition of parent involvement may not be culturally sensitive approaches to supporting the home-school connection. The…
Descriptors: School Activities, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Context Effect