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Spatial Thinking as the Dimension of Progress in an Astronomy Learning Progression
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Plummer, Julia D. – Studies in Science Education, 2014
The big idea of "celestial motion", observational astronomy phenomena explained by the relative position and motion of objects in the solar system and beyond, is central to astronomy in primary and secondary education. In this paper, I argue that students' progress in developing productive, scientific explanations for this class of…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Astronomy, Learning Processes, Models
Total School Cluster Grouping Model: An Investigation of Student Achievement and Identification and Teachers' Classroom Practices
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Gates, Jillian C. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study involved the investigation of the effects of the Total Cluster Grouping Model on the achievement and identification of urban, elementary students and to learn about the classroom practices of and perceptions classroom teachers had of their students' ability levels over the course of the study. Proportionality of representation in…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Investigations, Economic Status
Effects of Integrating Multimedia into the Third Grade Mathematics Curriculum to Improve Student Learning
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Liu, Yuliang – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2012
This project was designed to test Mayer's multimedia theory in an elementary school to improve students' mathematics learning for low-income children. The study designed and developed two multimedia mathematics experiments in 3rd grade: 9's multiplication experiment and geometric solids experiment. The two experimental lessons were implemented in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Low Income Groups, Pretests Posttests, Geometric Concepts