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Jornet, Alfredo; Roth, Wolff-Michael – Science Education, 2015
The aim of this study is to advance current understanding of the transactional processes that characterize students' sense-making practices when they are confronted with multiple representations of scientific phenomena. Data for the study are derived from a design experiment that involves a technology-rich, inquiry-based sequence of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Concept Formation
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Momtselidze, Giorgi – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2020
Introduction: The historical conditions that have developed over the centuries, as well as the migration processes of the 19th and 20th centuries, have determined the multi-ethnic composition of the country's population. Georgia, as a post-Soviet country, has been transitioning from totalitarianism to democracy for the last few years. The country…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Minority Group Students, Ethnic Groups, Social Change
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Bozkurt, Aras; Jung, Insung; Xiao, Junhong; Vladimirschi, Viviane; Schuwer, Robert; Egorov, Gennady; Lambert, Sarah R.; Al-Freih, Maha; Pete, Judith; Olcott, Don, Jr.; Rodes, Virginia; Aranciaga, Ignacio; Bali, Maha; Alvarez, Abel V., Jr.; Roberts, Jennifer; Pazurek, Angelica; Raffaghelli, Juliana Elisa; Panagiotou, Nikos; de Coëtlogon, Perrine; Shahadu, Sadik; Brown, Mark; Asino, Tutaleni I.; Tumwesige, Josephine; Reyes, Tzinti Ramírez; Ipenza, Emma Barrios; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Bond, Melissa; Belhamel, Kamel; Irvine, Valerie; Sharma, Ramesh C.; Adam, Taskeen; Janssen, Ben; Sklyarova, Tatiana; Olcott, Nicoleta; Ambrosino, Alejandra; Lazou, Chrysoula; Mocquet, Bertrand; Mano, Mattias; Paskevicius, Michael – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2020
Uncertain times require prompt reflexes to survive and this study is a collaborative reflex to better understand uncertainty and navigate through it. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic hit hard and interrupted many dimensions of our lives, particularly education. As a response to interruption of education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this study…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Elementary Secondary Education
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Davies, Kath; Henderson, Peter – Education Endowment Foundation, 2020
Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) have the greatest need for excellent teaching and are entitled to provision that supports achievement at, and enjoyment of, school. The attainment gap between pupils with SEND and their peers is twice as big as the gap between pupils eligible for free school meals and their peers.…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Inclusion, Best Practices, Evidence Based Practice
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Cullen, Mairi Ann; Lindsay, Geoff; Hastings, Richard; Denne, Louise; Stanford, Catherine – Education Endowment Foundation, 2020
This 'best available evidence' review was commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) in 2019 to inform the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Guidance document (EEF, 2020). This review was commissioned explicitly as a broad overview of evidence across a range of topics, with the intention that the EEF might then…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Inclusion, Best Practices, Evidence Based Practice
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Bilmes, Jenna – Educational Leadership, 2012
Ten percent of kindergartners show behavior problems or disrupt their class. This number triples for at-risk children. And children with self-control problems rarely succeed academically. With all a teacher has to accomplish during the kindergarten year, having students who lack the skills to "do school" is a real challenge. Other students are…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Kindergarten, Young Children, Social Development
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MacSuga-Gage, Ashley S.; Simonsen, Brandi; Briere, Donald E. – Beyond Behavior, 2012
Establishing effective academic instruction, effective classroom management, and building relationships can all be accomplished with the application of observable and measurable practices. How an individual applies these practices will vary, yet common components of effective teaching are omnipresent. Across academic instruction, behavior…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Teaching Methods, Classroom Environment, Teacher Effectiveness
McCracklin, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In one mid-western elementary school, teachers received training designed to change their teaching methods in their classrooms. Research has shown teachers have difficulty changing teaching behaviors. The research questions addressed teachers' beliefs and understandings of teaching in a new way. The theoretical framework for this study is…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Case Studies
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Richardson, Karen; Rosenthal, Maura; Burak, Lydia – American Journal of Health Education, 2012
Background: Lack of exercise and physical inactivity have been implicated as contributors to obesity and overweight in America. At a time where experts point to the need for increased exercise, many youth have experienced exercise as a form of punishment, which appears to be imbedded in physical education and sport culture. Purpose: This study…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Physical Education Teachers
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Beasley, Christopher; Torres-Harding, Susan; Pedersen, Paula J. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2012
Recent societal trends indicate more tolerance for homosexuality, but prejudice remains on college campuses. Speaker panels are commonly used in classrooms as a way to educate students about sexual diversity and decrease negative attitudes toward sexual diversity. The advent of computer-delivered instruction presents a unique opportunity to…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Negative Attitudes, Social Bias, Teaching Methods
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Deering, Catherine – College Quarterly, 2011
Both faculty and students at many colleges and universities report numerous incidents of disruptive and uncivil behaviour. However, studies show that faculty are often reluctant to confront these situations, or they feel ill-equipped to intervene. If the behaviour escalates, a disproportionate amount of time and effort can be spent trying to…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Classroom Environment, Teaching Methods, Behavior Problems
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Bergil, Ayfer Su; Sariçoban, Arif – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
The current practices in the field of foreign language teacher education have a heavy inclination to make use of traditional means especially throughout the assessment process of student teachers at foreign language departments. Observing the world in terms of teacher education makes it urgent to include more reflective and objective tools in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Namdar, Bahadir – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate preservice science teachers' collaborative knowledge building through socioscientific argumentation on healthy eating in a multiple representation-rich computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environment. This study was conducted with a group of preservice science teachers (n = 18) enrolled in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Persuasive Discourse, Eating Habits
Moore, Michael Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Vision and Change states that one of the major changes in the way we design biology courses should be a switch in approach from teacher-centered learning to student-centered learning and identifies active learning as a recommended methods. Studies show performance benefits for students taking courses that use active learning. What is unknown is…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Learning Motivation, Active Learning, Biology
Luo, Li – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Preschool social education has become an increasingly important area of research and practice in mainland China with the social domain being recognized as an independent preschool curricular domain since 2001. Little is known, however, about the specific teaching practices that Chinese preschool teachers are using to promote children's…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education, Foreign Countries
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