NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 126 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Sabiha Yeni; Nataša Grgurina; Mara Saeli; Felienne Hermans; Jos Tolboom; Erik Barendsen – Informatics in Education, 2024
There is an increasing interest in the integration of computational thinking (CT) in the K-12 curriculum. By integrating CT into other disciplines, the aim is to equip students with essential skills to navigate domain-specific challenges. This study conducts a systematic review of 108 peer-reviewed scientific papers to analyze in which K-12…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Mental Computation, Curriculum Implementation, Research Reports
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Krzic, Maja; Wilson, Julie; Hazlett, Paul; Diochon, Amanda – Natural Sciences Education, 2019
This study explored practices that Canadian soil scientists use to educate postsecondary students, K-12 students, and the general public. The most commonly used type of educational activities described by survey respondents, regardless of the settings and the type of target audience, were field-based hands-on activities. The other two commonly…
Descriptors: Soil Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries
Whitehurst, Grover J. – Center on Children and Families at Brookings, 2016
The nation's PK-12 education ecosystem is poised to embrace programs intended to enhance soft skills. Soft skills are generally defined by exclusion as personal qualities other than the formal knowledge transmitted by schools that affect student adjustment, i.e., the effort that students put into their work and their social skills. Such soft…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Student Behavior, Student Attitudes, Basic Skills
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bozkirli, Kürsad Çagri; Er, Onur – Online Submission, 2018
The purpose of this study is to investigate teacher views on improving the speaking skills of Syrian students. It is a case study which was designed with a qualitative approach. In the scope of the study, semi-structured interview forms were used to obtain the views of teachers who teach Syrian students Turkish on improvement of the speaking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Speech Skills, Case Studies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
McGee, Alyson; Haworth, Penny; MacIntyre, Lesieli – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2015
With a substantial increase in the numbers of English language learners in schools, particularly in countries where English is the primary use first language, it is vital that educators are able to meet the needs of ethnically and linguistically changing and challenging classrooms. However, despite the recognition of the importance of effective…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Practices
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Veon, Raymond E. – Art Education, 2014
What role can district visual art administrators play in articulating an educationally valuable conception of creativity and in establishing a culture that targets creativity as an educational goal? How can art administrators help teachers implement creativity goals? How can they communicate creativity's importance to principals, parents, and…
Descriptors: Creativity, Art Education, Administrator Role, Models
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pilgrim, Mary E. – Mathematics Teacher, 2014
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) provide teachers with the expectations and requirements that are meant to prepare K-12 students for college and the workforce (CCSSI 2010b). The Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs) emphasize the development of skills and conceptual understanding for students to become proficient in…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Education, State Standards, Active Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schultheis, Elizabeth H.; Kjelvik, Melissa K. – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Current educational reform calls for increased integration between science and mathematics to overcome the shortcomings in students' quantitative skills. Data Nuggets (free online resource, http://datanuggets.org) are worksheets that bring data into the classroom, repeatedly guiding students through the scientific method and making claims…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Process Skills, Educational Change, Statistical Analysis
Tantillo, Sarah – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2014
"Literacy and the Common Core" offers K-12 teachers clear guidance on how to design units, lessons, and objectives to meet the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts; it's filled with practical strategies that teachers can use immediately to target key standards; and it describes how to analyze the standards to support…
Descriptors: Literacy, Common Core State Standards, Language Arts, Teaching Guides
Davis, Laurie L.; Moyer, Eric L. – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2015
This report is made up of seven chapters relating to Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) performance level setting (PLS). Chapter one describes the goals of the PARCC program, content standards measured by PARCC, PARCC performance levels, and components of the PARCC system. Chapter two discusses the goals of…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Program Descriptions, Educational Objectives
Tobiason, Glory; Heritage, Margaret; Chang, Sandy; Jones, Barbara; Herman, Joan – Center on Standards and Assessments Implementation, 2014
This resource is part of a series produced by the Center for Standards and Assessment Implementation (CSAI) to assist teachers and those who support teachers to plan teaching and learning from College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) for all students, including students with disabilities, English learners, academically at-risk students, students…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Lesson Plans, Educational Planning, Career Readiness
Woods, Rosmary Sandie M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the social justice principles embedded in California State University (CSU) Educational Administration Preparation Programs. More specifically, this study explored the intended, implemented, and assessed curriculum relative to social justice and critical consciousness, and investigated if differences exist…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Leadership Training, Educational Administration, Educational Principles
Baillat, Gilles; Niclot, Daniel – Issues in Integrative Studies, 2010
Interdisciplinary processes are being developed for a better present and future in primary and secondary education teaching in France. Over the past few years, the education authorities have increased incentives to open the subjects for one another and created new teaching-learning programs for interdisciplinary purposes. In spite of the obvious…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
Pew Center on the States, 2011
In its final report, Pre-K Now laid out a strategy to transform public education by moving from the current K-12 model to a more effective, evidence-based pre-K-12 system, based upon the vital learning that happens in children's earliest years. This pre-K-12 vision is grounded in rigorous research and reflects work by leading scholars and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Public Education
Nebraska Department of Education, 2008
The goal of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, "Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices," is to formulate specific and coherent evidence-based recommendations that educators can use to improve literacy levels among adolescents in upper elementary, middle, and high schools. It includes…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Motivation
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9