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Métioui, Abdeljalil; MacWillie, Mireille Baulu – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
A qualitative research approach was chosen to analyse the conceptions of pupils attending elementary school from Canada (N = 135), France (N = 30) and Morocco (N = 92) between 10 and 12 years of age. Their conceptions were identified while being mobilised on energy transformations during the working of a simple electric circuit made of a battery,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teacher Education, Science Education, Foreign Countries
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Hamel, Jacques; Methot, Christian; Dore, Gabriel – Journal of Youth Studies, 2011
This paper seeks to examine students' values in "relationship to their studies." After defining the concept within this rubric, we attempt to define the values at work from the perspectives of (1) the motivation for pursuing post-secondary studies; (2) the pace of studies; (3) the time devoted to study; (4) the time spent in the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Sociology, Student Motivation
Wolfe, Richard G. – 1987
The Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) was conducted in 20 countries on two sampled populations: Population A of 13-year-olds and Population B of students studying mathematics in their final year of secondary school. Mathematics achievement was measured…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Arithmetic, Calculators