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Liang, Su – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
This is an exploratory study about engaging students in mathematics learning both inside and outside of the classroom of an introductory proof course. The author utilized the framework of scholarship of teaching and learning as a guide to ensure the research process was carried out systematically. This study was conducted through one cycle of…
Descriptors: College Students, Mathematics Education, Learner Engagement, Introductory Courses
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Boonsathorn, Wasita; Charoen, Danuvasin; Dryver, Arthur L. – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2014
E-Learning brings access to a powerful but often overlooked teaching tool: random number generation. Using random number generation, a practically infinite number of quantitative problem-solution sets can be created. In addition, within the e-learning context, in the spirit of the mastery of learning, it is possible to assign online quantitative…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Electronic Learning, Teaching Methods, Homework
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Skouras, A. S. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2014
This study presents a subset of factors and their association with students' achievement in school algebra. The participants were students who had enrolled in 2007 at the ninth year of Greek public education (third year of middle school). A total of 735 students participated (aged 14-15 years) from 37 public secondary schools. The sample consisted…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Performance Factors, Algebra, Middle School Students
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Reis, Manuel Cabral; Peres, Emanuel; Morais, Raul; Escola, Joaquim – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2013
The Bologna Declaration has opened a stage of big and deep changes in the internal university organization, external cooperation, teaching models and methods, among other., all over the European countries. Here we will present and discuss a pilot experience conducted at the Engineering Department of the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro,…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries
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Marotta, Sebastian M.; Hargis, Jace – PRIMUS, 2011
In this article, we present a large list of low-threshold active teaching methods categorized so the instructor can efficiently access and target the deployment of conceptually based lessons. The categories include teaching strategies for lecture on large and small class sizes; student action individually, in pairs, and groups; games; interaction…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Play, Mathematics Instruction, Lecture Method
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Pantanowitz, Michal; Lidor, Ronnie; Nemet, Dan; Eliakim, Alon – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2011
Only a few studies have examined how students and their parents perceive the contribution of homework (HW) assignments given in physical education (PE) classes to the students' development. The main objective of our study was to explore the attitude and compliance towards HW assignments in PE among Israeli high school students and their parents.…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Homework, Physical Education, Physical Fitness
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Newby, Louise; Winterbottom, Mark – Educational Review, 2011
Many English schools have a homework policy which prescribes how much homework should be set for each pupil each week, irrespective of whether it can be made meaningful. Research recommends "Assessment for Learning" (AfL) as supportive of students' learning, but teachers can find it difficult to incorporate AfL techniques into their…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Homework, Focus Groups, Interviews
Clark, Kevin R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In many of the secondary classrooms across the country, including the research site for this study, students are passively engaged in the mathematics content, and academic performance can be described, at best, as mediocre. This action research study sought to bring about improvements in student engagement and performance in the secondary…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Mathematics Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
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Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Hsu, Guo-Liang – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
This study is aimed at investigating students' annotation behaviors and their effects on learning achievement with pre-reading (reading before class) exercises and Web-based sharing mechanisms. An 8-week quasi-experiment was conducted with 125 sixth-grade elementary school students. The study shows the following results. First, a significant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning
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Hauk, Shandy; Segalla, Angelo – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2005
Of 19 college algebra classes, 12 used WeBWorK and 7 used traditional paper and pencil homework (PPH). Given the earlier quantitative result that no significant difference in performance between WeBWorK and PPH classes was found, a qualitative analysis of 358 student and instructor surveys revealed 3 primary categories of student perceptions…
Descriptors: Homework, Algebra, Student Attitudes, Independent Study
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Cooper, Jewell E.; Horn, Suzanne; Strahan, David B. – High School Journal, 2005
This study examined ways that seven high school English teachers attempted to promote higher levels of self-regulation and students' responses to their efforts. Researchers met with teachers once a week for three months to design higher-order reasoning questions for assignments and quizzes, review student responses and plan instructional…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Homework, English Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Felder, Richard M.; Brent, Rebecca – College Teaching, 1996
Common faculty concerns about implementing student-centered learning are discussed, and useful techniques for addressing them are offered. Issues include budgeting in-class activity time, losing control of the class, uncompleted assignments, student understanding of open-ended problems, student dislike or abuse of group work, and helping at-risk…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2006
This study summarizes 20 studies of more than 4600 students in kindergarten through Grade 12. Seven hundred sixty of the students have learning disabilities. The studies cover a 22 year period. They looked at students' views, opinions, and attitudes on teacher practices in inclusive, general education classrooms. Seven areas were explored: (1)…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Homework, Student Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2009
This document presents the proceedings of the Annual Research Forum. Included herein are the following 29 studies: (1) What Factors Influence Algebra 1 Students' Attitudes toward Math? (Elizabeth A. Allen); (2) Low-Income Student and Teacher Impressions of Kagan Cooperative Learning (Andrea Anderson); (3) Developing and Implementing an Articulated…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Attitudes, Oral Reading, Writing Strategies