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Akiri, Effrat; Tor, Hrisilda Matathia; Dori, Yehudit Judy – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
This study explores Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teachers' perceptions of teaching and assessment methods. We investigated 125 STEM subject coordinators and teachers using interviews and questionnaires. We examined the most commonly implemented teaching and assessment methods, and the reasons teachers chose them. Then,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods, STEM Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Goldberg, Tsafrir; Wagner, Wolfgang; Petrovic, Nebojša – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2019
The present study is about sensitive issues in history teaching that have probably been experienced by most teachers in the field. We conducted a questionnaire study in Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Serbia and The Netherlands to assess which issues were experienced as sensitive in class, what the reasons were…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Prior, Anat; Zeltsman-Kulick, Rita; Katzir, Tami – Journal of Research in Reading, 2020
The current study examined the proficiency of Israeli adolescents in reading single words in English, which is taught as a foreign language, and what language skills predict individual variability. Parallel measures of word reading, phonology, decoding, morpho-syntax and vocabulary in Hebrew and English were administered to 217 adolescents in 8th…
Descriptors: Word Recognition, Reading Processes, Elementary School Students, Language Proficiency
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Sadeh, Irit; Zion, Michal – Research in Science Education, 2012
In teaching inquiry to high school students, educators differ on which method of teaching inquiry is more effective: Guided or open inquiry? This paper examines the influence of these two different inquiry learning approaches on the attitudes of Israeli high school biology students toward their inquiry project. The results showed significant…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Biology, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
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Blau, Ina; Peled, Yehuda – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2012
This study compares three groups of teachers that (1) work in one-to-one laptop classrooms, (2) received a laptop from the state for pedagogical use, and (3) teach without technology. The influence of openness to change and attitudes towards ICT implementation on online communication and information search by 97 Israeli middle school teachers was…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Laptop Computers, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Kipper, David A.; Har-Even, Dov – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Investigated the differential effect of two kinds of behavior simulation (role-playing) interventions: spontaneous and mimetic-pretend, on the readiness and the responsibility attributions associated with delivering electric shocks to others (N=25). Results showed that the spontaneous subjects were more ego-oriented and inhibited in administering…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Electrical Stimuli
Newman, Marianne – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1997
English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) teachers should not reject traditional methods of imparting knowledge. Storytelling, repetition through chanting, memorizing, and logical analysis all have a place in EFL instruction alongside contemporary approaches. Each child has a different mind and deserves to be taught appropriately. Whole brain teaching,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Trends, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Kremer, Lya; Ben-Peretz, Miriam – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1980
The predictive ability of five characteristics of elementary school teachers on curriculum implementation was studied. The variables were dogmatism, knowledge, seniority, attitudes, and locus of control. Dogmatism was the best predictor; attitude was the poorest. Locus of control, as hypothesized, was related to the attribution of success or…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dogmatism, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Kremer-Hayon, Lya; Ben-Peretz, Miriam – 1984
An inservice workshop program for elementary school teachers in Israel helps them in coping with students of diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds. Program topics include discussion of: individual differences, pluralistic views of education, tests and measurement methodology, and new instructional strategies. Emphasis is placed on values…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Education, Ethnicity