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Corinne A. Bower – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics domains draw heavily on spatial reasoning (NRC, 2006). One particular science thought to be especially spatially-complex is astronomy. Understanding astronomy requires using a "space-based perspective" to explain phenomena we see from an "Earth-based perspective." That is, it…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Children, Spatial Ability, Intervention
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Wood, Susannah M.; Szymanski, Antonia – Gifted Child Today, 2020
Gifted adolescents may identify as "gamers" who create avatars to navigate video games and cell phone apps. Avatars provide a unique venue through which gifted teens can explore the issues of self and identity in a critical time of their development. The purpose of this article is to (a) provide an overview of what avatars are, (b)…
Descriptors: Video Games, Self Concept, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Stella Tarrant; Laura D’Olimpio – Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis, 2017
To engage not only with what one thinks but also how one thinks, is to think philosophically. A student's capacity to think philosophically strengthens their ability to learn and the depth of her or his understanding. This praxis research project was aimed at developing students' capacities to 'think philosophically'. The Community of Inquiry is a…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Teaching Methods, Communities of Practice, Higher Education