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The Impact of Home Resources, Students' Attitudes toward Learning, and Instructional Strategies on Science Achievement
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Ker, Hsiang-Wei; Lee, Ying-Haur; Ho, Shu-Meei – Science Education, 2023
Science achievements of individuals play a crucial role when students aim to pursue highly demanded occupations and advanced academic degrees. Enhancing science attainment is crucial in improving the effectiveness of science education. This study investigates the impact of home educational resources, students' attitudes toward learning,…
Descriptors: Students, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Learning
Drawing upon Lessons Learned: Effective Curriculum and Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Gifted Learners
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Swanson, Julie Dingle – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2016
Javits Gifted and Talented Education Program has provided a wealth of knowledge on culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) gifted learners and how to support teachers in their work with CLD students. This study examined five impactful Javits projects through qualitative inquiry centered on how innovative practice takes root or not. Using…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Talent Development, Innovation, Teaching Methods
The Impact of Problem-Based Learning Curricula and Teachers' Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching on the Mathematical Development of Second Grade Students
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Trinter, Christine P. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The results from the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) revealed that the scores of fourth grade students in the 90th percentile showed no measurable change from the results of the first TIMSS assessment in 1995. Contrarily, the scores of the lowest performing fourth graders showed statistically significant…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Mathematics Education, Problem Based Learning, Grade 4
Lesson Study in the U.S.: Is It a Mechanism for Individual and Organizational Change? A Case Study of Three Schools
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Droese, Shirley M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigates the use of Lesson Study in three U.S. schools. Lesson Study is part of the culture of teaching in Japanese K-8 schools. Researchers in the United States brought the practice of Lesson Study ("jugyokenkyo" in Japanese) to light in the late 1990's while investigating reasons for differences in the performance of…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Organizational Change, Faculty Development, Educational Change
A Splintered Vision: An Investigation of U.S. Science and Mathematics Education. Executive Summary.
Schmidt, William H.; And Others – Wisconsin Teacher of Mathematics, 1997
Attempts to document and characterize the state of U.S. mathematics and science curricula, textbooks, and teaching practices and place them in a cross-national context. Discusses unfocused curricula and textbooks, how teachers deal with the splintered vision, teacher effectiveness, expectations from students, the impact of reform, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Curriculum
Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Teaching, Learning, Curriculum, and Achievement in International Context. Initial Findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
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Peak, Lois; And Others – 1996
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the largest, most comprehensive, and most rigorous international comparison of education ever undertaken. During the 1995 school year, the study tested the mathematics and science knowledge of a half-million students from 41 nations at five different grade levels. In addition to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies