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Alves, Francisco Régis Vieira; De Sousa, Renata Teófilo; Fontenele, Francisca Cláudia Fernandes – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2022
This article presents a didactic situation focused on geometric reasoning using 3D GeoGebra, using the concepts Theory of Didactical Situations (TDS). The objective of this work is to bring a didactic proposal for the teaching of Spatial Geometry, working with the students' geometric perception, oriented and elaborated based on the dialectic of…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Curriculum
Dunn, Michael – Education Sciences, 2021
Writing is a necessary skill in our technological world. Many people have a mobile device that they use for e-mailing, social media, as an alarm clock to start the day, reading the news, searching for information, ordering food, managing transportation (e.g., monitoring traffic, accessing public transit), or for relaxing pursuits, such as watching…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Strategies, Writing Difficulties
Sue Creagh; Skye Playsted; Anna Hogan; Tae-Hee Choi; Bob Lingard – TESOL in Context, 2023
Privatisation and commercialisation in education encompass a range of interrelated practices, including the outsourcing of educational services as well as increased reliance on commercially produced resources for the delivery of learning and assessment. An increase in these practices has accompanied the shift from centralised systemic management…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Lester A. C. Archer – Educational Research Quarterly, 2024
This study was an investigation of the use of manipulative materials in the mathematics classroom. The researcher guided students to create paper triangles, which were then used as a manipulative to calculate the sum of the interior angles of a triangle. On pre- and post-measures of quantitative data, although the data indicated a positive…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Student Developed Materials
Downton, Ann; Giumelli, Kerry; McHugh, Barbara; Stenning, Paul – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2023
The shift from additive to multiplicative thinking is challenging for students. A professional learning program was developed that focused on an identified area of need by teachers, namely multiplicative thinking. Program content focused on concepts underpinning multiplicative thinking, pedagogical approaches, challenging tasks, and application to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Multiplication, Thinking Skills
Elfrieda H. Hiebert – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2025
Automaticity in recognizing the words in a text is fundamental to comprehension. If the number of words readers need to stop and decode exceeds their ability to retain their understanding of a narrative's plot or an expository text's description, their comprehension suffers. The conventional intervention for students who lack the automaticity to…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods
Tarmo, Albert – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2022
The paper is about a study that investigated how the integration of assessment for learning enhances learning achievement among secondary school biology students in Tanzania. A quasi-experimental design involving pre-test and post-test of non-equivalent control and experimental groups was used to ascertain how the integration of assessment for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
Bailey, Jodie A. – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected student learning; according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (2022), scores for students in the United States have shown a decline in mathematics. . One way educators can strengthen students' current mathematical knowledge and bridge to new content is through Number Talks. Number Talks are brief…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Grade 7, COVID-19
Creighton, Maria Victoria – ProQuest LLC, 2022
According to the National Reading Panel's (2000) report, there was not enough evidence in previous reading research to recommend the instructional practice of having students spend classroom time reading independently. The 2019 National Assessment of Education Progress report, however, reported that more than half of fourth grade and eighth grade…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Recreational Reading, Learner Engagement, National Competency Tests
Ward, Barbara – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Education is the foundation for the future, and a successful education begins with strong literacy skills. The 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress reported that only 36% of eighth-grade students in the United States were classified as reading on a proficient level, and 22% of eighth-grade students were unable to read and comprehend…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 8, Reading Achievement, Literacy
Sherry Julian-Robinson – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the use of active learning in classroom instruction and student achievement, and to ascertain whether this relationship is influenced by classroom discipline problems. Is it the case that the more a teacher utilizes active learning strategies in the classroom, the more her…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Grade 4, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Bhutto, Muhammad Ashraf; Rind, Irfan Ahmed – Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2022
This study explores the influence of external examination on teaching and learning Mathematics at the secondary schools affiliated with provincial and private examination boards in Pakistan. This study was conducted in two phases by employing the explanatory sequential mixed-method. First, the Mathematics examination papers of the last five years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education
Penir, Ashley Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Geography education research has identified several concerns in geography education and recognizes several systemic and cyclical issues which serve to impede effective implementation of geography education. A pattern to be recognized in the review of literature is the consistent communicated concerns of ill-prepared geography teachers.…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Social Sciences, Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes
Watson, Holly S. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Current reading assessment results continue to be a concern nationally and in Tennessee. NAEP assessments indicate that less than half of all 4 th graders tested are below proficiency. More specifically, the Tennessee NAEP indicated that 4th graders are scoring below proficiency in reading. A plethora of research indicated that reading proficiency…
Descriptors: Workshops, Reading Achievement, National Competency Tests, Grade 4
Solem, Michael – Geography Teacher, 2022
When the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) program releases its reports on student achievement in various subjects, the data are added to the NAEP Data Explorer (NDE) website. The NDE has been shown to support reflective educational practices in the social studies. Working with assessment data can stimulate ideas for how teachers…
Descriptors: Geography, Academic Achievement, National Competency Tests, Social Studies