Publication Date
In 2025 | 1 |
Since 2024 | 1 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 3 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 14 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 44 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Bragg, Leicha A. | 2 |
Chick, Helen | 2 |
Vale, Colleen | 2 |
Abery, Elizabeth | 1 |
Anderson, Judy | 1 |
Baldock, Tom | 1 |
Barnett, Joann | 1 |
Bell, Garry | 1 |
Bennett, James | 1 |
Bennett, Sue | 1 |
Berenger, Adrian | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Higher Education | 17 |
Elementary Education | 12 |
Postsecondary Education | 11 |
Secondary Education | 9 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 3 |
Early Childhood Education | 2 |
High Schools | 2 |
Grade 10 | 1 |
Grade 11 | 1 |
Grade 5 | 1 |
Grade 6 | 1 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Teachers | 8 |
Researchers | 1 |
Students | 1 |
Location
Australia | 53 |
New Zealand | 3 |
Canada | 2 |
China | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
United States | 2 |
Asia | 1 |
China (Shanghai) | 1 |
Estonia | 1 |
Hong Kong | 1 |
Norway | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Heather McMaster – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2023
According to the author, the "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics (AC:M) requires primary school students to measure the attributes of angle, time, temperature, length, area, capacity and mass. This article outlines some misconceptions held by primary school students which appear to stem from them not understanding terminology concerning the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Misconceptions, Geometry
Nattapat Suejam; Maneerat Chuaychoowong; Desiree Kawabata – English Australia Journal, 2025
In English Language Teaching (ELT), awareness of multilingualism for learning can aid in developing programs that effectively enhance learners' communication in a linguistically and culturally diverse world. Embracing the linguistic landscape (LL) -- the language visible beyond the classroom that permeates daily living -- can provide students with…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Widjaja, Wanty; Vale, Colleen – Journal on Mathematics Education, 2021
One pedagogical approach to challenge a persistent misconception is to get students to test a conjecture whereby they are confronted with the misconception. A common misconception about a 'direct linear relationship' between area and perimeter is well-documented. In this study, Year 4-6 students were presented with a conjecture that a rectangle…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Geometric Concepts, Misconceptions
Larkin, Kevin; Trakulphadetkrai, Natthapoj Vincent – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2019
This paper reports the findings from a pilot qualitative study that set out to investigate pre-service primary school teachers' beliefs concerning the integration of children's literature in their mathematics learning and teaching. The thematic and content analyses were drawn from self-reported beliefs of 33, third- and fourth-year pre-service…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Beliefs, Childrens Literature
Ruddock, Eve – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2018
This article questions educational practices that undermine 'being' musical. Where Western misconceptions about the nature of human musicality distance many individuals from meaningful engagement with an intrinsic part of their humanity, I challenge the status quo to argue for an inclusive educational practice which gives everyone an opportunity…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Music, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods
Sullivan, Patrick; Barnett, Joann – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2019
Gap reasoning is an inappropriate strategy for comparing fractions. In this article, Patrick Sullivan and Joann Barnett look at the persistence of this misconception amongst students and the insights teachers can draw about students' reasoning.
Descriptors: Fractions, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Sharp, Lara – Teaching Science, 2017
The computer game sensation "Minecraft" has become a mainstay amongst school students of all ages. Anecdotally, at Geoscience Australia, we have observed that "Minecrafters" often draw comparisons between their Minecraft experiences and the real world. For some students, the line between reality and fantasy is blurred. At the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Geology, Teaching Methods
Low, David; Wilson, Kate – Teaching Science, 2017
On entry to university, high-achieving physics students from all across Australia struggle to identify Newton's third law force pairs. In particular, less than one in ten can correctly identify the Newton's third law reaction pair to the weight of (gravitational force acting on) an object. Most students incorrectly identify the normal force on the…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Physics
Ford, Margot; Bennett, James; Kilmister, Michael – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2019
Challenging the embedded mythologies that surround Anzac, especially as the centenary of First World War played out over the 2014 to 2018 commemoration period, can be confronting for tertiary students as well as a difficult space for tutors to navigate. This is especially the case for teacher education students who form the majority cohort taking…
Descriptors: World History, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Mythology
Berenger, Adrian – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2018
Developing students' geometric reasoning skills is dependent on the quality of task designs and the role of the teacher. The purpose of this study was to apply Sfard's (2008) interpretive framework to analyse changes in students' mathematical discourse. This paper reports on the results of an investigation into the ways one class of Year 7…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Logic, Thinking Skills, Geometry
Leggett, Nicole – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
Creativity is a topic of wide global interest, often discussed in fields such as education, psychology and business (Runco, "Divergent thinking and creative potential," Hampton Press, New York, 2013; Yoruk and Runco, "Journal for Neurocognitive Research" 56:1-16, 2014). However, the relationship of pedagogical practices in…
Descriptors: Creativity, Teacher Role, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods
Bragg, Leicha A.; Herbert, Sandra – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2017
Mathematical reasoning is one of the four proficiencies in the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics (AC:M) where it is described as: "[the] capacity for logical thought and actions, such as analysing, proving, evaluating, explaining, inferring, justifying and generalising" (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA],…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Logic
Riley, Tasha; Pidgeon, Michelle – Teaching Education, 2019
Research demonstrates that teachers' expectations of students have long-term effects on students' educational, occupational, health and well-being outcomes. In this Australian-based study, teachers were invited to explore the questions "Do teachers have different expectations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students?"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Ethnic Stereotypes, Teacher Expectations of Students
Bhattacharjee, Pramode Ranjan – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2014
This paper being an extension of Bhattacharjee (2012) is very much relevant to Year 9 to Year 10A in the "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics". It also falls within the purview of class IX to class XII curriculum of Mathematics in India (Revised NCERT curriculum) for students aged 14-17 years. In Bhattacharjee (2012), the discovery of…
Descriptors: Trigonometry, Definitions, Secondary School Mathematics, Misconceptions
Danaher, Mike – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2016
"Research has consistently found that pedagogy informed by knowledge of students' existing ideas is more efficient in promoting conceptual change than traditional methods of instruction". Learners in the sub-field of environmental geography exhibit preconceptions that frame and sometimes hinder their knowledge acquisition. Those…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, College Instruction, Teaching Methods