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Peciuliauskiene, Palmira; Kaminskiene, Lina – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2021
The study addresses the phenomenon of science teachers' innovative work activities referring to Rogers' Diffusion theory of innovation (RDI) based on four countries (Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, Italy) TIMSS 2015 data set. The countries were chosen according to different criteria: 1 -- years of teaching; 2 -- gender; 3 -- hours spent for…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teaching Experience, Gender Differences, Professional Development
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Abu Tayeh, Khaled; Al-Rsa'i, Mohammad S.; Al-Shugairat, Mohammad F. – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The study aimed at identifying the reasons behind the Jordanian students' drop of performance in the TIMSS 2015 from the point of view of their teachers. Survey method was used because teachers are the most able to decide upon the reasons of this fall and so a questionnaire was designed to recognize their point of view concerning the reasons of…
Descriptors: Test Score Decline, International Assessment, Performance Based Assessment, Teacher Surveys
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Narayan, Nilesh Anish – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2016
The main purpose of this study is to assess the construct validity of Australian eighth grade mathematics teachers' perceptions towards their career satisfaction, their teaching practice and the everyday challenges encountered in schools. The data were utilised from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study where a total of 802…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Aydogdu, Bülent; Erkol, Mehmet; Erten, Nuran – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2014
Individuals benefit from science process skills while trying to solve problems through research (Bagci-Kiliç, 2003). To solve these problems individuals must acquire sufficient science process skills. Teachers must be able to understand these skills so that students can obtain the required proficiency (Mutisya, Rotich & Rotich, 2013). This…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Elementary School Science, Science Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Osman, Ahmad Farid; Ismail, Noor Azina – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2006
This paper examines the effects of gender of teachers, teachers' qualification, experience and training on mathematics achievement among eighth grade students in Malaysia using data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003. Only gender of teachers has significant influence on student's achievement in mathematics.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Characteristics, Grade 8