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Zachary Himmelsbach; Heather C. Hill; Jing Liu; Dorottya Demszky – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This study provides the first large-scale quantitative exploration of mathematical language use in upper elementary U.S. classrooms. Our approach employs natural language processing techniques to describe variation in teachers' and students' use of mathematical language in 1,657 fourth and fifth grade lessons in 317 classrooms in four districts…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Grade 4
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Di Biase, Rhonda; King, Elizabeth; Kriewaldt, Jeana; Reid, Catherine; Janfada, Mahtab – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
This qualitative study investigates the changes and continuities in conceptions of teaching and learning from course commencement to course completion for a group of international preservice teachers undertaking a two-year Masters-level degree in Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Data were collected through a series of graphic elicitation…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Students, Masters Degrees
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Galamba, Arthur – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2021
Purpose: The author is interested in how international (migrant) pre-service teachers use their educational background knowledge and worldviews to make sense of the educational system, the pedagogy and of power relations between staff members in the hosting country. The author seeks to unveil their understanding of successful intellectual…
Descriptors: Migrants, Preservice Teachers, Prior Learning, Cultural Awareness
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Brown, Bryan A.; Ryoo, Kihyun – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
Our research project was guided by the assumption that students who learn to understand phenomena in everyday terms prior to being taught scientific language will develop improved understanding of new concepts. We used web-based software to teach students using a "content-first" approach that allowed students to transition from…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Scientific Literacy, Minority Groups, Teaching Methods
Pavlekovic, Margita, Ed. – Online Submission, 2007
The main aim of the Organisational Committee of the international scientific colloquium Mathematics and Children is to encourage additional scientific research in the field of mathematics teaching in Croatia. The development of science and education is a part of a long-term Education Sector Development Plan 2005-2010. Following the example of…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Education Curriculum, Masters Programs