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Learning to "See" Less than Nothing: Putting Perceptual Skills to Work for Learning Numerical Structure
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Tsang, Jessica M.; Blair, Kristen P.; Bofferding, Laura; Schwartz, Daniel L. – Cognition and Instruction, 2015
How can children's natural perceptuo-motor skills be harnessed for teaching and learning mathematical structure? We address this question in the case of the integers. Existing research suggests that adult mental representations of integers recruit perceptuo-motor functionalities involving symmetry. Building on these findings, we designed a…
Descriptors: Neurological Organization, Mathematics Instruction, Numbers, Grade 4
The Development of an Adolescent Perception of Being Known Measure
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Wallace, Tanner LeBaron; Ye, Feifei; McHugh, Rebecca; Chhuon, Vichet – High School Journal, 2012
Adopting a constructivist perspective of adolescent development, we argue adolescents' perceptions of "being known" reflect teachers' authentic recognition of adolescents' multiple emerging identities. As such, adolescent perceptions of being known are a distinct factor associated with high school students' engagement in school. A mixed…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Constructivism (Learning), Focus Groups, Predictive Validity
Physical-Mental Fitness Program
J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1969
Reprinted introduction from a report made available at the Southwest District AAHPER-California AHPER Conference, Spring, 1969. Program developed under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Schools, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs