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Bonner, Sarah; Chen, Peggy; Jones, Kristi; Milonovich, Brandon – Applied Measurement in Education, 2021
We describe the use of think alouds to examine substantive processes involved in performance on a formative assessment of computational thinking (CT) designed to support self-regulated learning (SRL). Our task design model included three phases of work on a computational thinking problem: forethought, performance, and reflection. The cognitive…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Thinking Skills, Metacognition, Computer Science Education
Zervas, Panagiotis; Sotiriou, Sofoklis; Tiemann, Rüdiger; Sampson, Demetrios G. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
Nowadays, there is a consensus that inquiry-based learning contributes to developing students' scientific literacy in schools. Inquiry-based teaching strategies are promoted for the development (among others) of the cognitive processes that cultivate problem solving (PS) competence. The build up of PS competence is a central objective for most…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Problem Solving
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Altemueller, Lisa; Lindquist, Cynthia – British Journal of Special Education, 2017
The flipped classroom is a teaching methodology that has gained recognition in primary, secondary and higher education settings. The flipped classroom inverts traditional teaching methods, delivering lecture instruction outside class, and devoting class time to problem solving, with the teacher's role becoming that of a learning coach and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Blended Learning, Homework
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Arends, Fabian; Winnaar, Lolita; Mosimege, Mogege – South African Journal of Education, 2017
Teachers play an important role in the provision of quality education. The variety of classroom practices they use in interacting with learners play a critical role in the understanding of mathematical concepts and overall performance in Mathematics. Following the work done by Hattie (2009, 2012) in relation to classroom practices this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Advance Illinois, 2015
In the spring of 2015, Illinois students will take new state assessments that, like the new Illinois Learning Standards, challenge them to think deeply, write often and defend their reasoning--all skills they will need in the world. The Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) covers math and English Language Arts…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, State Standards, Standardized Tests, College Readiness
Jesson, Rebecca, Ed.; Wilson, Aaron, Ed.; McNaughton, Stuart, Ed.; Lai, Mei, Ed. – NZCER Press, 2017
New Zealand schools increasingly use inquiry to understand and address complex and persistent issues. This requires schools to have committed Lead Teachers with deep knowledge about inquiry. The collection of studies in this book have been compiled by the research team at the Woolf Fisher Research Centre, University of Auckland, to illustrate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
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Nugent, Mary; Jones, Valerie; McElroy, Deirdre; Peelo, Mary; Thornton, Teresa; Tierney, Theresa – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2014
This article reports on a two year project in which educational psychologists offered consultation to groups of teachers, to help them find solutions to school-based problems. Teachers were drawn from within individual schools and from across a number of schools. Typically, teachers were trained by educational psychologists in group consultation…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Consultation Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Jayanthi, Madhavi; Gersten, Russell; Baker, Scott – Center on Instruction, 2008
This guide for teachers is a companion piece to the meta-analysis from the Center on Instruction, "Mathematics Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities or Difficulty Learning Mathematics: A Synthesis of the Intervention Research". Based on the findings of this report, seven effective instructional practices were identified for teaching…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction
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Foster, Patrick N. – Technology Teacher, 2006
Almost every K-8 technology activity includes feedback. Technology teachers generally view the input-process-output paradigm as being incomplete. A step toward completion would be the inclusion of a "feedback" component incorporating reengineering. This article provides an example of how one activity evolved through several stages to include…
Descriptors: Feedback, Technology Education, Class Activities, Teaching Methods
Berkowitz, Bob – Big6 Newsletter, 1998
Presents Big6 scoring guides which focus on the process of solving information problems as well as the final results, so that the guides are useful for both formative and summative assessment. Examples are given for elementary and secondary school projects, and a general template is also provided. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Information Literacy, Information Skills
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Das, J. P.; Molloy, G. N. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1975
Results indicate that simultaneous and successive processing and the speed of processing are viable individual difference variables. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1977
This report, the second of three prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Education, focuses on a formative evaluation which identifies descrepancies between innovative Title IV-C educational programs as planned and as the programs operated. Contents are organized in five main chapters each of which represents a different perspective but all…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Diffusion, Educational Innovation, Educational Programs
Jones, J. Reid; And Others – 1988
Progress in mathematics was evaluated for Mississippi, using data from all 154 school districts in the state. Focus was on determining the demographic context for mathematics achievement in Mississippi. Data from the 1986-87 District Profile Sheets compiled by the State Department of Education were analyzed. The Basic Skills Assessment Program…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Achievement
Butman, Jean W. – 1977
A workshop in social conflict and negotiative problem solving was developed by The Improving Teaching Competencies Program of the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory. Participants--teachers, administrators, and other school personnel--were provided with multiple opportunities to be involved in learning about conflict at personal,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wang, Feng-Kwei; Moore, Joi L.; Wedman, John; Shyu, Chi-Ren – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2003
Describes the design and development of a case-based reasoning (CBR) knowledge repository, including its case library and the search engine to support the technology integration community. The process and results of ormative evaluation following the concept of participatory design are reported to set the context for further research and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Expert Systems
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