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Carrillo-Gallego, Dolores; Maurandi-López, Antonio; Olivares-Carrillo, Pilar – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2023
The mechanisms of dissemination of the counting frames in the teaching of mathematics in Spain during the nineteenth century are studied. José Mariano Vallejo and Pablo Montesino proposed them in order to facilitate an arithmetic initiation based on intuition, following Pestalozzi's proposals. The diffusion channels considered were pedagogical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Arithmetic, Computation
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Fekede Sileshi Fufa; Abera Husen Tulu; Ketebo Abdiyo Ensene – Discover Education, 2024
The purpose of this baseline study is to determine the significant problems confronting history education in secondary school. The researchers employed qualitative research methods and case study design. The techniques that were employed to acquire credible data were document analysis, interviews, and classroom observation. Six experienced history…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers
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Weiss, Günther – Review of International Geographical Education, 2020
The present paper attempts to reason that social-constructivist spatial theory represents an essential approach for contemporary geography teaching. This approach is essential to show learners how space contributes to the organization of society. By contrast, German geography didactics and teaching practice, which are examined closely here by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Teaching Methods, Secondary Education
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Izgar, Gökhan – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate Elementary and Middle School Religious Culture and Ethics Coursebooks in terms of approaches, methods and techniques used in values education. The data of this study were obtained using the document review technique, which is one of the qualitative research data collection methods. The data in this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Values Education, Instructional Materials
Jacobs, George M.; Jiexin, Teh; Michael, Joyce J. – Online Submission, 2016
Education materials can be analysed in many ways. The current study analysed EAL (English as an Additional Language) coursebooks as to the presentation of nonhuman animals in the books. The study examined 22 EAL coursebooks. The research looked at the percentage of activities that contained animals in the coursebooks, what types of animals were…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Chavan, Rajendra – Online Submission, 2016
The main aim of the study is to examine the difficulties in teaching Biology Concepts by science teachers at upper primary school. The study was descriptive in nature. Sixty (N=60) science teachers of Govt. aided Marathi Medium Schools in Kolhapur City selected by purposive sampling method. The researcher was analyzed the VI, VII & VIII grade…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Biology, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Sheldon, James Richard; Rands, Kai – Online Submission, 2013
A group of researchers, graduate students, and classroom teachers convened a working group on "Queering, Trans-forming, and En-gendering Mathematics and Mathematics Education" at the Psychology of Mathematics Education-North America conference in November 2013. Arguing that the "time has come to queer mathematics and mathematics…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Research Methodology, Equal Education, Gender Issues
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Zimele-Steina, Ineta – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2015
Currently, in Latvia, an adequate teaching aid that would meet the major requirements of young novice pianists is not available. Consequently, a question arises: "What could be an ideal teaching aid for them?" The opinion survey of 165 piano teachers from all regions of Latvia was carried out according to a three-point scale, in which 30…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Teachers, Music Education, Teacher Attitudes
Esteves, Kelli J.; Whitten, Elizabeth – Free Spirit Publishing, 2014
"RTI in Middle School Classrooms" provides practical, research-based instructional techniques and interventions--geared especially to middle school teachers and administrators--that target and address specific needs of individual students. Response to intervention allows educators to assess and meet the needs of struggling students…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Response to Intervention, Intervention, Educational Strategies
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Zeller, Thomas L.; Metzger, Lawrence M. – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
This paper argues for a new approach to accounting textbook budgeting material. The business environment is not stable. Change is continuous, for large and small business alike. A business must act and react to generate shareholder value. The rolling forecast provides the necessary navigational insight. The traditional annual static budget does…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Accounting, Budgets, Business Skills
Sullivan, Brendan W. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Concepts of Mathematics (21-127 at CMU) is a course designed to introduce students to the world of abstract mathematics, guiding them from more calculation-based math (that one learns in high school) to higher mathematics, which focuses more on abstract thinking, problem solving, and writing "proofs." This transition tends to be a shock:…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Materials, Problem Solving
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Naidu, Jaideep T.; Sanford, John F. – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
Learning Curves has its roots in economics and behavioral psychology. Learning Curves theory has several business applications and is widely used in the industry. As faculty of Operations Management courses, we cover this topic in some depth in the classroom. In this paper, we present some of our teaching methods and material that have helped us…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Economics Education, Teaching Methods, Concept Teaching
Brookhart, Susan M. – ASCD, 2010
The formative assessment process helps teachers and students focus on learning goals, take stock of current work in relation to these goals, and move closer to reaching them. As students focus on their work, see and monitor their progress, and understand both "what" they are learning and "how" they learn, they become true…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Educational Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods
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Bartel, Klaus J. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Reviews four approaches to selecting language textbooks and outlines points to be considered before selecting. (CK)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
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Gomes de Matos, F. – 1974
This issue of the Yazigi Institute's bimonthly newsletter is devoted to a discussion of the importance of humor in the teaching and learning of a foreign language. It begins with several quotations from well-known linguists, humorists and teachers about the need for humor in the language class. Several examples of humor in the textbooks of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Humor, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
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