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Hunt, Jessica; Westenskow, Arla; Moyer-Packenham, Patricia S. – Education Sciences, 2017
For children with persistent mathematics difficulties, research and practice espouses that an altered kind of mathematics instruction is necessary due to sustained performance differences. Yet, a critical issue in mathematics education rests in the question of why research locates the problem within these children. In this paper, we challenge a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Low Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Lin, Yulan I.; Son, Ji Y.; Rudd, James A., II – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Experts are more proficient in manipulating and translating between multiple representations (MRs) of a given concept than novices. Studies have shown that instruction using MR can increase student understanding of MR, and one model for MR instruction in chemistry is the chemistry triplet proposed by Johnstone. Concreteness fading theory suggests…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
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Loehr, Abbey Marie; Fyfe, Emily R.; Rittle-Johnson, Bethany – Journal of Problem Solving, 2014
Engaging learners in exploratory problem-solving activities prior to receiving instruction (i.e., explore-instruct approach) has been endorsed as an effective learning approach. However, it remains unclear whether this approach is feasible for elementary-school children in a classroom context. In two experiments, second-graders solved mathematical…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics
Warfa, Abdi-Rizak M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Using the symbolic interactionist perspective that meaning is constituted as individuals interact with one another, this study examined how group thinking during cooperative inquiry-based activity on chemical bonding theories shaped and influenced college students' understanding of the properties of ionic compounds in solution. The analysis…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Chemistry, College Students, College Science
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Spencer, Vicky G.; Evmenova, Anya S.; Boon, Richard T.; Hayes-Harris, Laura – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the published research-based strategies used in content area instruction for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Twenty-eight (N = 28) studies published from 2000-2012 that met the criteria for inclusion were located, reviewed, and synthesized. Findings revealed the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Teaching Methods
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Kratochwill, Thomas R. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2002
Responds to commentary on evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in school psychology (this issue). A conceptual framework for future operation of the Task Force on Evidence-Based Interventions in School Psychology is presented within the context of identification, review, coding, analyzing and synthesizing, and disseminating research related to…
Descriptors: Coding, Concept Formation, Intervention, Research and Development