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Vos, Martin Anton Jozef; Taconis, Ruurd; Jochems, Wim M. G.; Pilot, Albert – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
Worldwide, a tendency is visible in which upper secondary science curricula are innovated in the direction of context-based education. Crucial to these innovations is the way teachers interact with newly developed teaching materials and implement them in classroom practice. The focus of our research is to identify characteristics of the…
Descriptors: United States History, Identification, Secondary Education, Teaching Experience
Sidek, Harison Mohd – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the overarching framework of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) reading instructional approach reflected in an EFL secondary school curriculum in Malaysia. Based on such analysis, a comparison was made if Communicative Task-Based Language is the overarching instructional approach for the Malaysian EFL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Reading Instruction
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van Niekerk, Elsabe; Ankiewicz, Piet; de Swardt, Estelle – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2010
Over the past few years, educators in South Africa have been subjected to many changes in the educational sphere. Not only was a new approach to education, namely outcomes-based education (OBE) implemented, but the curriculum was also changed and now consists of eight learning areas, some of which are groupings of traditional school subjects (e.g.…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, Action Research, Official Languages, Interviews
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Adbo, Karina; Taber, Keith S. – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
The results presented here derive from a longitudinal study of Swedish upper secondary science students' (16-19 years of age) developing understanding of key chemical concepts. The informants were 18 students from two different schools. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mental models of matter at the particulate level that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Chemistry, High School Students
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Wieman, Carl; Perkins, Katherine; Gilbert, Sarah – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2010
There are countless reports stressing the economic and societal benefits to be gained from improved science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for all students. Although there is extensive research on alternative teaching methods that increase student learning and are practical to implement, the combined efforts of federal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Research Universities, Educational Innovation
Falus, Ivan – Evaluation in Education: An International Review Series, 1985
Hungarian teachers were surveyed about the teaching methods they use, as well as the process of deciding what type of classroom technique to use. Over 3,000 teachers completed a questionnaire, while 100 were also interviewed. Results are discussed. Comments concerning research methodology are included. (GDC)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education
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Hastie, Peter A.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2006
Background: Sport Education (SE) and Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) are two curriculum models that were developed to help students participate in fair and equitable ways and challenge their thinking beyond the replication of techniques and skills. Given that the general aim of both models is to employ more democratic pedagogies and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Physical Education, Middle Class, Tests