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Joni M. Lakin; Jon Wai; Paula Olszewski-Kubilius; Susan Corwith; Danielle Rothschild; David Uttal – Grantee Submission, 2024
Spatial thinking permeates much of our lives and is an asset when solving problems involving well-structured visual information or imagining solutions in physical or digital space. However, an estimated three million US school children have spatial talents that go unrecognized because of the tools commonly used for identification of academic…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Mathematics
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Joni M. Lakin; Jonathan Wai; Paula Olszewski-Kubilius; Susan Corwith; Danielle Rothschild; David H. Uttal – Gifted Child Today, 2024
Spatial thinking permeates much of our lives and is an asset when solving problems involving well-structured visual information or imagining solutions in physical or digital space. However, an estimated three million US school children have spatial talents that go unrecognized because of the tools commonly used for identification of academic…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Mathematics
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Ozge Arici; Omer Kutlu – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023
This study investigated the factors that are directly and indirectly related to collaborative problem-solving skills of students in Türkiye with multiple and multilevel mediation models, according to PISA 2015 results. The PISA 2015 Türkiye sample consisted of 5895 students. After missing data assignment and outlier analysis, the analyses were…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving, Mediation Theory, Achievement Tests
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Farris, Kristen L.; Burns, Michael – Basic Communication Course Annual, 2022
This study investigated the effects of integrating a university's core value messages into the curriculum of a basic communication course on student recall of the messages, adjustment to college, and learning. A quasi-experimental design was used to examine differences between students (n = 302) assigned to one of three conditions: control group,…
Descriptors: Values, Position Papers, College Curriculum, Learning Activities
Cynthia Alicia Castillo – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study investigated perspectives on extracurriculars by immigrant, non-immigrant Latinx, and non-immigrant Black parents of high school students, as well as potential barriers, if any, to their children's ability to participate in extracurriculars. Drawing upon previous research that demonstrates the positive impact of extracurricular…
Descriptors: High School Students, School Activities, Extracurricular Activities, Student Participation
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Altaftazani, Deden Herdiana; Rahayu, Galih Dani Septiyan; Kelana, Jajang Bayu – Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), 2020
This research is motivated by the importance of social skills for elementary school students. Social skills are abilities that must be possessed by every individual to function well in their social environment. Social skills must be instilled through the stages of learning and habituation. One of the approaches to instill social skills is through…
Descriptors: Interaction, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Teamwork
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Preeta Hinduja; Razia Fakir Mohammad; Sohni Siddiqui – SAGE Open, 2024
The importance of a person's belief in their own academic abilities cannot be overstated when it comes to pursuing further education and selecting a career aligned with their studies. This research investigates the influence of family dynamics and background, behavior and values, school experiences and out-of-school experiences on academic…
Descriptors: Influences, Self Efficacy, Family Characteristics, Family Relationship
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Merino-Armero, José Miguel; González-Calero, José Antonio; Cózar-Gutiérrez, Ramón – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
In modern society technology is widely used and, with the digitization of many services, this is an upward trend. Therefore, computational thinking (CT) is an increasingly important concept; an aspect that is being reflected on educational policies and the extracurricular offer of different countries. This study aims to look at the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, Robotics, Elementary School Students
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Müller, Swantje; Pietzner, Verena Pietzner – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Creativity is an important skill that will increasingly play a role in the future professional sphere, not only in arts and crafts professions but also in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions. It is precisely in this field that new methods and products have to be constantly developed. Therefore, the promotion of high…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Competition, Science Activities
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Sakibayev, Razakh; Sakibayev, Spartak; Sakibayeva, Bela – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2019
This article is dedicated to the topic of discovering effective ways of developing students' programming abilities with the means of non-programming disciplines and activities. The authors argue that the process of educating students in programming becomes effective if students participates not only in programming lessons themselves, but also…
Descriptors: Programming, Extracurricular Activities, Mathematics Skills, College Students
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Nikolaos Pellas – Computers in the Schools, 2024
There is substantial evidence that incorporating interactive environments for game-based instruction has a significant potential to support the development of computational thinking and programming skills in primary education students. However, it is not clear whether a simulation game (SG) with different user interface elements, created via…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, Computer Science Education, Elementary School Students
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Pakpour, Nazzy; Gumina, Mario; Tandon, James – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2021
Providing college students with learning experiences that account for the interdisciplinary nature of most STEM professions has proven challenging. STEM educational practices typically follow a more scripted process designed to build important foundational skills. In contrast, most STEM professions are interdisciplinary and collaborative in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Knowledge Level, Interdisciplinary Approach, Cooperation
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Kojic, Vedran; Krpan, Mira; Lukac, Zrinka – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2021
One of the fundamental topics taught in the microeconomics class is minimizing economic costs. It includes understanding the concept of derivatives and applying them. However, most of the first-year undergraduate students find calculus difficult to understand, which also results in poor knowledge of optimization. We use the method based on the…
Descriptors: Microeconomics, Mathematical Concepts, Costs, Mathematics Instruction
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Dawn Lees; Anka Djordjevic – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2024
Taking action is crucial at all stages of career development learning to develop skills and employability with no particular career goal, or for specific career ambitions. This article explores the concept of grand challenges in the context of education for employability through the case study of an extra-curricular programme at a UK university.…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Foreign Countries, Career Development, Skill Development
Victor de los Santos – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Extracurricular activities have been known to provide students with learning opportunities not always provided in other traditional learning environments such as communication, leadership, problem-solving skills, and emotional awareness, and have shown benefits in improving student engagement and school attendance. These learning opportunities…
Descriptors: Students, Hispanic American Students, Low Income Students, Extracurricular Activities
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