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Broughton, Stephen J.; Robinson, Carol L.; Hernandez-Martinez, Paul – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2013
Computer-aided assessment (CAA) has been used at a university with one of the largest mathematics and engineering undergraduate cohorts in the UK for more than ten years. Lecturers teaching mathematics to first year students were asked about their current use of CAA in a questionnaire and in interviews. This article presents the issues that these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction
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Aderonmu, Temitope S. B.; Obafemi, Deborah T. A. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Physics instruction in secondary schools is a fundamental panacea towards achieving scientific knowledgeable citizens which can propel a nation in the realization of a sustainable economic force. This paper therefore x-rayed ordeals of physics instruction in Nigerian secondary schools and the way forward for the attainment of global…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Physics, Global Approach
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Becerra-Labra, Carlos; Gras-Marti, Albert; Torregrosa, Joaquin Martinez – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
A model of teaching/learning is proposed based on a "problem-based structure" of the contents of the course, in combination with a training in paper and pencil problem solving that emphasizes discussion and quantitative analysis, rather than formulae plug-in. The aim is to reverse the high failure and attrition rate among engineering…
Descriptors: Physics, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Scientific Concepts
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Cavanagh, Michael S.; Garvey, Thomas – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
This paper reports the development and implementation of a collaborative professional experience learning community for a group of nine pre-service secondary mathematics teachers. The pre-service teachers and their methods lecturer made 12 school visits over one academic year to a local secondary school. The pre-service teachers observed and…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Mathematics Teachers
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Haynie, W. J.; DeLuca, V. W.; Matthews, B. – Journal of Technology Education, 2005
A study conducted in 1989 surveyed Technology Student Association (TSA) advisors to find their perceptions concerning characteristics of technology education programs with a TSA component and the relationship between participation in co-curricular organizations and the teaching methods used by TSA technology teachers (DeLuca & Haynie, 1991).…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Student Organizations, Technology Education, Industrial Arts
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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Crawford, Margaret, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2006
For the twenty-ninth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the National AECT Convention in Orlando, Florida. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Educational Technology, Educational Games, Computers