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Kooloos, Chris; Oolbekkink-Marchand, Helma; van Boven, Saskia; Kaenders, Rainer; Heckman, Gert – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2022
Often, mathematics teachers do not incorporate whole-class discourse of students' various ideas and solution methods into their teaching practice. Particularly complex is the in-the-moment decision-making that is necessary to build on students' thinking and develop their collective construction of mathematics. This study explores the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Classroom Communication, Decision Making
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Prem Phyak; Janak Singh Negi; Devi Ram Acharya – ELT Journal, 2024
This article analyses the practices, beliefs, and challenges of in-service Nepali EFL teachers who are required to carry out action research and submit a written report for their performance appraisal. We have analysed action research reports (n = 88) and interviews (n = 6) with public-school EFL teachers. The findings show that speaking,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Shaoru Liang – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2000) emphasizes the importance of communication in mathematics and mathematics education. Effective mathematical communication is essential in mathematics instruction, as it is a collaborative and social activity between teachers and students (Moschkovich, 2002; Khairunnisa et al., 2020). This…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, English Language Learners, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Teachers
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Akkaya, Ahmet – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2020
"Persuasion" has been a key concept for human communication throughout history. Humans constantly try to persuade or are persuaded since they are in a continuous state of communication and interaction. The aim of this study is to determine the persuasion strategies related to understanding and explaining skills used by the teachers of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Turkish, Language Teachers, Persuasive Discourse
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Yenmez, Arzu Aydogan – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
This study aims to examine mathematics teachers' interpretations of students' thinking within the scope of teaching experiments as a professional development activity. The method used in this study is a teaching experiment. The participants are 3 elementary school mathematics teachers. The teaching experiment consists of 5 teaching episodes and…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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Milewski, Amanda; Strickland, Sharon; Buchbinder, Orly; Herbst, Patricio; Chazan, Daniel – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021
A historical review of mathematics textbooks suggests a canonical method to solving equations that teachers often see as "the" way to solve equations. In this paper, we examine data from a nationally-distributed sample of 524 secondary mathematics teachers who responded to scenario-based survey items that represent the instructional…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Equations (Mathematics)
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Jen, Tessaly; Morales, Christina; Greenwald, Eric; Montgomery, Ryan; Loper, Suzanna; Barber, Jacqueline – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
The United States' Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) elevate engineering design to the same stature as scientific inquiry, calling on science teachers to engage students in engineering practices to solve real-world problems. In response, researchers and curriculum developers designed and studied Virtual Engineering Internships (VEIs) to…
Descriptors: Science Education, Standards, Engineering Education, Learner Engagement
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Lorimer, Maureen Reilly – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2019
For adolescents who struggle with reading, a lack of confidence and reluctance to read in content areas such as history/social science presents challenges to learning. More specifically, difficulties with text comprehension and analysis limit content knowledge acquisition and self-expression, which can impact academic success. Therefore, it is…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Literacy Education, Self Esteem, Course Content
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Kolonich, Angela; Richmond, Gail; Krajcik, Joseph – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2018
In "A Framework for K-12 Science Education," the National Research Council frames inclusive science instruction as a collection of strategies for teachers to engage students. In this conceptual article, we reframe inclusive science instruction by examining the literature in science and multicultural education and describe five elements…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Video Technology, Urban Schools
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Bengtsson, Maria – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2012
Children of foreign origin are increasingly failing in mathematics in Swedish compulsory schools. This article analyses the didactics at a school proven very successful in teaching mathematics to all children including the 70% of children of foreign origin. The situation at the studied school is compared to research of the Swedish school system…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Mathematics Achievement, Swedish, Mathematics Instruction
Graves, Nancy B. – 1974
An investigation of the interaction patterns of Polynesian and Pakeha (New Zealanders of European extraction) children and teachers in school and play areas of Auckland, New Zealand was undertaken to discover possible ethnic differences in modes of social interaction relevant to learning. Observations of children (ages 2 to 11) and their…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Powell, Beth – 1990
The perceptions of tutors and instructors in the Biloxi Family English Literacy Program concerning their professional roles are summarized, and suggestions are made for improving classroom communication. Teacher responses to a survey indicate specific desirable teacher characteristics and qualifications, including interpersonal communication and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution
Peterson, Penelope L. – 1991
Classrooms in our nation's schools reflect an "assembly-line model" of work in which the educational product is a set of students' performance and abilities learned in school. Contemporary educators are critical of the old factory model and seek to replace it by classrooms whose goals are to learn and to develop knowledge. Studied is the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The ten titles deal with the following topics: (1) the effect of dramatic improvisation on the attitudes of high school teachers toward their students; (2) the effects of training teachers in interpersonal cognitive problem solving…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Communication, Communication Research, Communication Skills
Zucker, Andrew A.; Esty, Edward T. – 1993
"Becoming Successful Problem Solvers" is a 12-episode video series designed for use with middle school students. The materials are intended to create new assessment tools for teachers, to develop instructional devices that are useful in promoting problem solving in middle school classrooms, and to promote classroom discourse about…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Classroom Communication, Educational Technology, Educational Television
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