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Tyminski, Andrew M.; Wieman, Rob; González, Gloriana; Trocki, Aaron; Johnson, Kim; Perry, Jill; Eli, Jennifer A. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2019
This working group continues to develop a research program on the practice of launching mathematical tasks and its resulting impact on learners. Our research agenda contains two strands of inquiry exploring (1) theory and framework building concerning effective launches and (2) empirical examination of the link between launching and opportunities…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Mathematics Activities, Problem Solving, Elementary Secondary Education
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Abrahamson, Dor; Kapur, Manu – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2018
Whereas some educational designers believe that students should learn new concepts through explorative problem solving within dedicated environments that constrain key parameters of their search and then support their progressive appropriation of empowering disciplinary forms, others are critical of the ultimate efficacy of this discovery-based…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Research, Instructional Design, Educational Philosophy
Kester, Ralph J.; Hull, William L. – 1973
The objective of the research study was to determine if dimensions of the innovation diffusion process could be identified empirically. Questionnaires were administered to a sample of 300 educational practitioners in various roles in Kansas and Ohio. The data resulting from the 82 percent response are divided into two categories. One category…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Diffusion, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
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Huling, Leslie L.; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1981
The Interactive Research and Development Project is based on a strategy to bring classroom teachers, university researchers, and staff development personnel together to research questions of common concern and to plan a means to disseminate their findings. The development and implementation of a peer tutoring project designed to decrease…
Descriptors: Administrators, College School Cooperation, Educational Research, Inservice Teacher Education
National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges, Stockholm. Research and Development Unit. – 1983
A bibliography of English publications on scientific research on higher education in Sweden is presented. The publications, which are arranged according to projects and problem areas, include scientific articles, books, and other research projects, along with doctoral theses in Swedish with English summaries, and newsletters on the projects. The…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Role, Economics Education, Educational Change
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Krathwohl, David R. – Educational Researcher, 1994
Advice for doctoral students and fledgling educational researchers presents the following suggestions: (1) use what is known about problem finding to choose a dissertation topic, (2) be persistent in productivity and in the face of discouragement, and (3) replace the typical dissertation structure with a more functional one. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Research, Graduate Study
FRIEDMAN, MYLES I.
IN PHASE I (OF THREE) OF A RESEARCH PROJECT, 475 SOUTHERN DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN (RANGING IN AGE FROM 3 TO 6) WERE TESTED IN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DESCRIPTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND SEQUENCING OF COGNITIVE ABILITIES DESIGNED TO YIELD INFORMATION ON CHILDREN'S LEARNING WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING AND CURRICULUMS. COGNITIVE TASKS WERE SELECTED…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. National Council on Educational Research. – 1976
The National Council on Educational Research (NCER), and its parent organization, the National Institute of Education (NIE), were established by law in 1972. NCER functions as an advisory arm to NIE, by establishing general policies; recommending programs to strengthen educational research and to disseminate and implement research findings;…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Agency Role, Annual Reports, Basic Skills