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Liu, Ru-De; Ding, Yi; Zong, Min; Zhang, Dake – School Science and Mathematics, 2014
The aim of this study was to examine the concept development of decimal numbers in 244 Chinese elementary students in grades 4-6. Three grades of students differed in their intuitive sense of decimals and conceptual understanding of decimals, with more strategic approaches used by older students. Misconceptions regarding the density nature of…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science
Hughes, Sean; Lyddy, Fiona; Lambe, Sinead – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2013
This article provides an overview of the available evidence on psychological misconceptions, including key findings, current directions and emerging issues for investigation. We begin by defining misconceptions and then examine their prevalence and persistence, discuss their implications for student learning and highlight potential strategies to…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Psychological Studies, Evidence, Definitions
Barlow, Tim – Teaching Science, 2012
"Chalk and talk" had been the staple pedagogical approach of my Science teaching practice since entering the profession. I felt that there was a great deal of information that I must impart to my students. My tried and tested way to deliver information to my students had always been simply to stand in front of them and tell it to them... So what…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teaching Styles, Teacher Effectiveness, Change Strategies
Henderson, Peter; Hodgen, Jeremy; Foster, Colin; Kuchemann, Dietmar – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
This guidance report focuses on the teaching of mathematics to pupils in Key Stages 2 and 3. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive guide to mathematics teaching. We have made recommendations where there are research findings that schools can use to make a significant difference to pupils' learning, and have focused on the questions that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction
Roberts, Nicole E.; DeMatteo, Francis J. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
The primary goal of education is to provide meaningful instruction to all students while fostering generalization throughout the curriculum and beyond. As such, educators continuously seek out instructional methods and techniques to appropriately meet individual student needs while choosing "what" and "how" to teach. The current work provides an…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Student Needs, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
Black, Paul; Wilson, Mark; Yao, Shih-Ying – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2011
In this rejoinder, the authors provide their thoughts on each of the commentaries of the seven respondents to their article. They find that the response of Kyngdon differs markedly from the others in questioning some basic elements of the methods of analysis that they propose for the construction of a "road map." The authors emphasize that they…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Data Analysis, Measurement Techniques, Educational Improvement
Fisher, Douglas; Frey, Nancy; Lapp, Diane – Middle School Journal (J3), 2012
Students enter the middle grades with varying amounts of background knowledge. Teachers must assess student background knowledge for gaps or misconceptions and then provide instruction to build on that base. This article discusses effective strategies for assessing and developing students' background knowledge so they can become independent…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Prior Learning, Culturally Relevant Education, Middle Schools
Pinder, Patrice J. – Online Submission, 2013
The process of conceptual change can be described as a three phase process. The first phase involves students' possession of initial naive "conceptions/misconceptions," the second phase involves students undergoing a process of "assimilation," and the third phase involves students undergoing a radical process called…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Misconceptions, Elementary Secondary Education, African American Students
Elkind, David – Young Children, 2012
In the author's talks on education across the country, parents and teachers often ask about products and programs that purport to teach young children to read and to do math. In his 40-plus-year academic career in the field of early childhood education, the author has reviewed a large number of published curricular materials and activities for…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Risk, Teaching Methods
Walser, Nancy, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2011
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) With Cheating on the Rise, Schools Respond (David McKay Wilson); (2) Waldorf Education in Public Schools: Educators Adopt--and Adapt--This Developmental, Arts-Rich Approach…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cheating, Ethics, Second Language Instruction
Kumar, Rashmi – Educational Horizons, 2010
Challenged by parents' misconceptions about the role of cooperative learning activities in developing their gifted children, a teacher began to mentor the parents. The act of mentoring those parents resulted in the teacher's longer-term professional development: specifically, creating a process of seeking structured feedback from parents and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Gifted, Parent School Relationship, Educational Change
Logan, Brenda – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2011
Today's classrooms are more diverse than ever. In fact, research shows that there will be a steady increase in Hispanic, Asian Americans, and African American students in the coming years. Therefore, differentiated instruction may be the panacea that educators are searching for. This paper commences with an introduction and then segways into a…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Teacher Response, Educational Principles, Teaching Methods
Brunsell, Eric; Marcks, Jason – Science Scope, 2007
Nearly 20 years after the release of The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics' video, "A Private Universe", much research has been done in relation to students' understanding of space-science concepts and how to effectively change these ideas. However, student difficulties with basic space-science concepts still persist. This article will…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Space Sciences, Concept Formation, Misconceptions
Edens, Kellah M.; Potter, Ellen – School Science and Mathematics, 2003
This research was conducted to examine the conditions under which learner-generated illustrations serve as an instructional strategy promoting conceptual change. Specifically, the nature of students' misconceptions and the effects of student-generated descriptive drawings on conceptual understanding of scientific principles associated with the law…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Change Strategies, Elementary School Science, Scientific Principles

Swafford, Jeanne; Bryan, Jan K. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 2000
Proposes that instruction targeted at conceptual change should be designed to consider cognitive development and capitalize on what is known about social development. Examines instructional strategies (Concept Oriented Reading Instruction, Discussion Webs, collaborative writing, learning logs, and divided page journals) that promote middle school…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Collaborative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Journal Writing
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