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Methods with beginners : a textbook in the standard course in teacher training, outlined and approved by the Sunday School Council of evangelical denominations

Jun 26, 2016 06/16

Jun 26, 2016 Danielson, Frances Weld

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Sunday School Council Standard Course in Teacher Training 4 Editor's Introduction 5 Lesson I. Officers, Teachers and Children 11 Lesson II. The Room and its Furnishings 20 Lesson III. The Child in the Room 29 Lesson IV. Materials for Religious Education 36 Lesson V. Building a Program 45 Lesson VI. Worship and Prayer 53 Lesson VII. Music 62 Lesson VIII. Giving and the Missionary Spirit 71 Lesson IX. The Use of Pictures 79 Lesson X. The Story Period 87 Lesson XI. The Circle...
Topics: Religious education -- Teaching methods, Religious education of preschool children, Religious...

Community Texts

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DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVITY AMONG THE STUDENTS THROUGH TEACHING & LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Jun 14, 2016 06/16

Jun 14, 2016 International Education and Research Journal

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Teaching & learning-process is a complex process. Many things affect it. To bring ease and spontaneity in teaching there should be new way in teaching system and thatnew way will rekindle interest in children towards learning of English language. To learn English language effectively, there is a need to create a creative environmentin the class room.
Topics: Creativity, English language, Students, Teaching- methods, Learning-environment.IERJ, International...

Boston University Theses

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Present-day uses of Jesus' methods of teaching

Jun 6, 2016 06/16

Jun 6, 2016 Fritchley, Newton Horace, 1916-

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Topics: Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ, Boston University. School of Theology, Teaching methods of Jesus Christ

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ERIC EJ769986: Teaching Square Roots: Conceptual Complexity in Mathematics Language

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Mathematics is an "artificial" deliberately constructed language, supported crucially by: (1) special alpha-numeric characters and usages; (2) extra-special non-alphanumeric symbols; (3) special written formats within a single line, such as superscripts and subscripts; (4) grouping along a line, including bracketing using round brackets, parentheses, and braces; and (5) the clever use of two or more lines at a time (as in fraction notation), and the set-theoretic and logical...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Geometric Concepts, Symbols (Mathematics), Artificial Languages, Mathematics...

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ERIC EJ769977: Unravelling Student Challenges with Quadratics: A Cognitive Approach

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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The author's secondary school mathematics students have often reported to her that quadratic relations are one of the most conceptually challenging aspects of the high school curriculum. From her own classroom experiences there seemed to be several aspects to the students' challenges. Many students, even in their early secondary education, have difficulty with basic multiplication table fact retrieval. Difficulty retrieving multiplication facts directly influences students' ability to engage...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Semantics, Secondary School Mathematics, Memory, Multiplication, Cognitive...

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ERIC EJ769970: Paper Sizes and Mathematics

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Reams of paper come in a standardised system of related sheet sizes. Most people are familiar with the international paper sizes A4, A3 and B4, but there are others. The ratio of the sides of any sheet in the series is such that if the paper is cut or folded in half on itself then the ratio of the sides remains unchanged. Due to this property of constant proportions when folding, artwork will enlarge or reduce photographically to fit any international paper size. In this article, the author...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Activities, Measurement Techniques, Mathematical...

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ERIC EJ769969: CACTUS (Calculator and Computer Technology User Service): Some Easter Mathematics

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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In the Western Gregorian Calendar, the date of Easter Sunday is defined as the Sunday following the ecclesiastical Full Moon that falls on or next after March 21. While the pattern of dates so defined usually repeats each 19 years, there is a 0.08 day difference between the cycles. More accurately, the system has a period of 70 499 183 lunations which is about 5 700 000 years: more details are at astro.nmsu.edu/~lhuber/leaphist.html. This website also provides one version of an algorithm,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Uses in Education, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Technology,...

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ERIC EJ769968: Celebrity Function Head: Putting the Fun Back into Functions

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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For mathematics teachers who are continually looking for ways in which to engage their students in the learning process, the capabilities offered by technology answer the call. Whether the technology comprises computer based applications or graphics calculators, often boring aspects can be bypassed so that students can work on the "good bits" and build understanding. These tools, when used effectively, have been a great benefit to improving the cognitive development of many...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematical Concepts, Graphing...

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ERIC EJ769922: Differentiation for the Gifted in American Islamic Schools

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This research focuses on teacher instructional and curricular practices in gifted students' experiences in Islamic schools in the United States. Surveys were administered at private, full-time Islamic elementary schools to determine the extent to which differentiation practices for meeting the needs of gifted students and the integration of Islamic values were employed. Findings suggest that Islamic schools in the United States have limited programs for gifted students. A majority of teachers...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Strategies, Academically Gifted, Individualized Instruction, Teaching...

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ERIC EJ769921: Serving Children Who Are Gifted: Perceptions of Undergraduates Planning to become Teachers

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Seeking information about preconceived notions of the educational needs of children who are gifted, we asked 285 undergraduates in prerequisite classes for teacher education to complete questionnaires. Topics addressed included the need for special services for children who are gifted, perceptions of forms of service delivery in elementary schools, and egalitarian versus elitist issues in gifted education. Preferences among our respondents fell in favor of services carried out in general...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Misconceptions, Educational Needs, Elementary School Students, Academically Gifted,...

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ERIC EJ769918: Practices for Enhancing Children's Social-Emotional Development and Preventing Challenging Behavior

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Emotional Development, Behavior Problems, Social Development, Child...

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ERIC EJ769914: Using a Weekly Story to Plan Creative Activities and Promote Early Literacy in Preschool

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Early childhood teachers are faced with many more choices and decisions regarding the development of their curriculum than ever before. The development of state standards for young children in prekindergarten (pre-K) programs not only provides guidance but also places demands on content that must be addressed. Finding the time to plan creative activities that will meet the diverse range of children's interests and abilities, as well as meet state learning standards, is a challenge for teachers...
Topics: ERIC Archive, State Standards, Creative Activities, Young Children, Story Reading, Emergent...

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ERIC EJ768969: Perceptions of Low Ability Students on Group Project Work and Cooperative Learning

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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The benefits of cooperative learning strategies, such as group project work, have been advocated in a wide range of educational contexts. There is however, scant information on the outcome of such programs on students of low academic ability. In this study, interviews were conducted with four groups of low-ability students, with the aim of investigating their perceptions on the effectiveness of group project work in promoting their social and cognitive skills. Our findings show that although...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Academic Ability, Learning Strategies, Cooperative Learning, Low...

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ERIC EJ768887: Technology as a Catalyst for Change: The Role of Professional Development

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This paper presents an analysis of results from an evaluation of The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning, a professional development program placing technology in the context of student-centered instructional practices. This analysis focuses on the relationship between the professional development and teachers' use of technology in their classroom and their general instructional practices. The results from this study indicate teachers increased their use of technology in ways viewed as...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Constructivism (Learning), Professional Development, Student...

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ERIC EJ768882: A Study of the Effectiveness of the Louisiana Algebra I Online Course

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Student enrollment in K-12 online learning programs showed a tenfold expansion in the years between 2002 and 2005. Despite increased implementation to fulfill critical local needs, there is very little evidence-based research available to inform education leaders' decisions relating to these initiatives. To address the important question of whether online learning can be as effective as traditional face-to-face learning, this research presents the findings from a quasi-experimental design...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Enrollment, Quasiexperimental Design, Algebra, Online Courses, Instructional...

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ERIC EJ768881: Examining the Development of a Hybrid Degree Program: Using Student and Instructor Data to Inform Decision-Making

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This paper investigates the questions and considerations that should be discussed by administrators, faculty, and support staff when designing, developing and offering a hybrid (part online, part face-to-face) degree program. Using two Web questionnaires, data were gathered from nine instructors and approximately 450 students to evaluate student and instructor perceptions and opinions of hybrid instruction and activities. In comparison to prior research, the results of this study offer larger...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Technology, Distance Education, Program Development, Curriculum...

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ERIC EJ768876: Knowledge Construction in Inservice Teacher Online Discourse: Impacts of Instructor Roles and Facilitative Strategies

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This study investigates how inservice teachers constructed new knowledge, the extent of knowledge construction achieved, and how instructors participated in and facilitated the online discussion to affect knowledge construction. One finding is that most inservice teachers seemed to favor discussion activities at the stage of knowledge confirmation rather than knowledge construction. Another finding is that some facilitation approaches used by the instructors when serving as both facilitator and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Mediated Communication, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Role, Online...

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ERIC EJ768874: Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in Technology-Based Classrooms: A Developmental View

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This paper reports on an exploratory, longitudinal study that analyzes and interprets the evolution of teachers' beliefs regarding learning, teaching, and technology, and their instructional practices, in the context of integrating technology-based information-rich tasks in six 4th-6th grade classrooms. The study used multiple research tools, interviews, questionnaires and observations, focusing on both teachers' beliefs and classroom practices. The findings reveal that following multi-year...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Research Tools, Classrooms, Teacher Attitudes, Interviews,...

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ERIC EJ768872: Using Virtual Reality with and without Gaming Attributes for Academic Achievement

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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A subcategory of computer-assisted instruction (CAI), games have additional attributes such as motivation, reward, interactivity, score, and challenge. This study used a quasi-experimental design to determine if previous findings generalize to non simulation-based game designs. Researchers observed significant improvement in the overall population for math skills in the non-game CAI control condition, but not in the game-based experimental condition. The study found no meaningful, significant...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Skills, Computer Simulation, Quasiexperimental Design,...

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ERIC EJ768721: The Influence of Teachers' Technology Use on Instructional Practices

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This study investigated the relationship between technology use and skills and the use of constructivist instructional practices among teachers in rural schools. Teachers in this study responded to Moersch's instrument, the Levels of Technology Implementation (LoTi). The LoTi was administered to the fourth and eighth grade teachers in 11 school districts to determine if levels of classroom technology use and personal computer use predicted the use of constructivist instructional practices....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 8, Teaching Methods, Computer Uses in Education, Rural Schools, Constructivism...

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3 3.0

ERIC EJ768712: Collaborative and Interactional Processes in an Inquiry-Based, Informal Learning Environment

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This study was conducted on informal aspects of an inquiry-based physics course and reports findings about learning interactions and discourse observed during the first three semesters the course was offered. The course offered an alternative to the large lecture instruction typical in introductory university physics and promoted learning in an informal environment. The course organization attempted to engage students in investigations with only a small fraction of time devoted to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Physics, Investigations, Informal Education, Problem Solving, Interaction Process...

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4 4.0

ERIC EJ768709: What Does It Mean to Participate in Class?: Integrity and Inconsistency in Classroom Interaction

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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The original study upon which this article is based began with a seemingly simple question that had origins in the author's own experiences as a high school teacher. Why do some teachers talk too much when they are teaching, and what can a teacher education program do to address this problem? When informed, then transformed, by available research in the area, the question becomes more accurate and useful for teachers and teachers educators. How can a teacher education program enable teacher...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Participation, Interaction, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher...

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4 4.0

ERIC EJ768701: Classroom Activities in Math and Reading in Early, Middle, and Late Elementary School

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This study examined activities used during elementary school math and reading instruction. Teachers reported their use of cooperative, competitive, and individual activities in math and reading, their subjective evaluations of teaching each subject, and their level of focus on promoting students' interests. Analyses indicated that teachers used more competitive activities in math than reading. Additionally, individual math activities increased across grades whereas individual reading activities...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Learning Activities, Class Activities,...

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4 4.0

ERIC EJ768692: Thinking Together in the UK and Mexico: Transfer of an Educational Innovation

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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The Thinking Together educational approach was first developed in the UK to promote the use of exploratory talk in primary classrooms. The approach was then adapted and applied to the very different context of Mexican state primary education. This paper compares the program in Mexico with the program in the UK and concludes that, despite that fact that the relationship between teacher's practice and the approach was much closer in the UK than Mexico, the program appeared to have very similar...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education,...

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ERIC EJ768689: Becoming a "WOW Reader": Context and Continuity in a Second Grade Classroom

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This five month qualitative study explored, over time and across literacy events, the ways in which a second grade teacher, Ms. Wilson, and her students built a shared frame of reference, or shared mental context, for viewing reading. Data sources included: field notes, video and audiotaped records, artifacts, and teacher and student interviews. Analysis was informed by Mercer's (2000) notions of context and continuity and considered the ways in which students and teacher drew upon contextual...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Discourse Analysis, Teaching Methods, Interviews, Classroom Techniques, Student...

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ERIC EJ768246: Pedagogies for the Engagement of Girls in the Learning of Proportional Reasoning through Technology Practice

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This paper reports the results of two interventions involving the integrated study of mathematics and technology practice to girls in Years 6 and 7. The focus of the study was to look at factors that contributed to girls' disengagement with mathematics study and seek pedagogical solutions for this. The key mathematics concepts embedded in the two interventions were proportional reasoning and ratio. A design based research methodology was adopted. The study started with the assumption that by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Research Methodology, Intervention, Females, Mathematics Education, Mathematical...

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ERIC EJ768244: Learning through Teaching: A Case Study on the Development of a Mathematics Teacher's Proficiency in Managing an Inquiry-Based Classroom

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This study examined the development of a mathematics teacher's proficiency in managing whole-class discussion in the context of an inquiry-based classroom. We analysed three lessons taught with the same class by a teacher-researcher. The first and second lessons were 10 months apart, the second and third lessons were 6 months apart. For each of the three lessons the analysis was carried out at two levels: macro-level analysis was applied to the general organisation of the inquiry-based lesson...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Mathematics Teachers, Discussion, Urban Areas, Case Studies, Inquiry, Teaching...

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ERIC EJ768243: Assessing Effects of Technology Usage on Mathematics Learning

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Computer-based technologies are now commonplace in classrooms, and the integration of these media into the teaching and learning of mathematics is supported by government policy in most developed countries. However, many questions about the impact of computer-based technologies on classroom mathematics learning remain unanswered, and debates about when and how they ought to be used continue. An increasing number of studies seek to identify the effects of technology usage on classroom learning,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Public Policy, Mathematics Education, Developed Nations, Educational Research,...

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3 3.0

ERIC EJ768242: Algebraic Generalisation Strategies: Factors Influencing Student Strategy Selection

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This study reports on the algebraic generalisation strategies used by two fifth grade students along with the factors that appeared to influence these strategies. These students were examined over 18 instructional sessions using a teaching experiment methodology. The results highlighted the complex factors that appeared to influence student strategy use, which included: (a) input value, (b) mathematical structure of the task, (c) prior strategies, (d) visual image of the situation, and (e)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 5, Mathematics Education, Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Elementary School...

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ERIC EJ767768: Advice about the Use of Learning Styles: A Major Myth in Education

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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The authors' goal in this paper is to initiate a dialogue among educators who continue to make assertions about the usefulness of identifying students' learning styles with little or no research support. They discuss the status of learning style instruction and the unsubstantiated claims made by authors of learning style instruments and by instructors. They explore a number of key questions: (1) Are learning style instruments valid and reliable?; (2) Do students benefit when the type of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Style, Measures (Individuals), Validity, Reliability,...

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ERIC EJ767764: Comparison of the Efficiency of Reading Comprehension Strategies on Iranian University Students' Comprehension

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Knowledge of the strategies used by English as a foreign language (EFL) or second language (ESL) readers can help instructors teach these techniques and thereby enhance their students' reading comprehension. The present study compared three categories of reading comprehension strategies (metacognitive, cognitive, and socio-affective) to determine their effects on 31 EFL students' reading comprehension. A standard reading comprehension test taken from the First Certificate in English (FCE) and a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Inferences, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second...

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ERIC EJ767627: Reducing Student Stereotypy by Improving Teachers' Implementation of Discrete-Trial Teaching

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Discrete-trial teaching is an instructional method commonly used to teach social and academic skills to children with an autism spectrum disorder. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the indirect effects of discrete-trial teaching on 3 students' stereotypy. Instructions, feedback, modeling, and rehearsal were used to improve 3 teaching aides' implementation of discrete-trial teaching in a private school for children with autism. Improvements in accurate teaching were accompanied by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Private Schools, Autism, Check Lists, Pervasive Developmental...

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4 4.0

ERIC EJ767621: Evaluating Preschool Children's Preferences for Motivational Systems during Instruction

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Preschool teachers rely on several strategies for motivating children to participate in learning activities. In the current study, we evaluated the effectiveness of and preference for three teaching contexts in which embedded, sequential, or no programmed reinforcement was arranged. The embedded context included highly preferred teaching materials, the sequential context included highly preferred edible items for correct responding, and a control context included neither. In addition, an...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Context Effect, Motivation...

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4 4.0

ERIC EJ767452: Increasing Student Mathematics Self-Efficacy through Teacher Training

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Teachers can modify their instructional strategies with minimal training and effort, and this can result in increases in their students' self-efficacy. Self-efficacy judgments are based on four sources of information: an individual's own past performance, vicarious experiences of observing the performances of others, verbal persuasion that one possesses certain capabilities, and physiological states. Individuals use these four sources of information to judge their capability to complete future...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Strategies, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Skills, Teaching Methods, Prior...

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ERIC EJ767001: Glasser's Choice Theory and Purkey's Invitational Education--Allied Approaches to Counseling and Schooling

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This article presents and compares the similar views of William Glasser, M.D., founder and president of the William Glasser Institute in Los Angeles, and author of scores of best selling books; and William Watson Purkey, Ed.D, co-founder of the International Association for Invitational Education (IAIE), Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and also a prodigious author. Dr. William Glasser is most famous for his contributions to psychiatry and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Psychiatry, Counselor Training, Educational Change, Counseling,...

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ERIC EJ766905: Connections, Contrarieties, and Convolutions: Curriculum and Pedagogic Reform in Alberta and Ontario, 1930-1955

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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To apply newer philosophical approaches in education, Alberta and Ontario experimented with dramatic curriculum and pedagogic reform during the progressive era, c. 1930 to 1955. However, by the mid-1950s both provinces returned to more traditional disciplinary approaches. This comparative historical study reveals three conditions that affected reform efforts in the provinces: the need for appropriate teacher education and the development of appropriate supporting materials; the need for an...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Comparative Analysis,...

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ERIC EJ766902: Historical Empathy and "Canada: A People's History"

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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In this article, we examine the CBC/Radio-Canada series, "Canada: A People's History," for its use of empathy, specifically with regard to its portrayal of Aboriginal people. We call the empathy promoted in the series, emotive empathy, and compare it to the concept of historical empathy constructed by researchers in history education. The emotive empathy employed in this series, while adequate for public audiences, is not sufficient for history classrooms because it lacks a cognitive...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Audiences, History Instruction, Indigenous Populations, Empathy,...

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ERIC EJ766618: Corporal Punishment in the Schools of Ghana: Does Inclusive Education Suffer?

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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This paper reports on a study that compared the practice of corporal punishment in ten basic schools in the Greater Accra District in Ghana. Five of the ten schools were designated as inclusive project schools (IPS) and the other five as non-inclusive project schools (NIS). The primary purpose was to find out if the inclusive project schools were more effective in eradicating corporal punishment from their schools than were the non-project schools. One hundred teachers responded to a six-item...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Inclusive Schools, Punishment, Discipline,...

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4 4.0

ERIC EJ766607: Elements of a Science of Education

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Education has become a domain of considerable ideological division. Today the mantra is freedom and choice, yet at the same time, a push to "back to basics" is observed. This author attempts to trace the contours of this division by taking two steps back from the contemporary fray. One step is to situate present day discussions in a larger historical context. In this context, today's points of debate and disagreement are not so new. The other step is to interrogate the protagonists'...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Epistemology, Transformative Learning, Social Change, Social Influences, Foundations...

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4 4.0

ERIC EJ766062: Effects of Classroom Instruction on Students' Understanding of Quadratic Equations

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Two hundred and thirty-one students in six Grade 9 classes in two government secondary schools located near Chiang Mai, Thailand, attempted to solve the same 18 quadratic equations before and after participating in 11 lessons on quadratic equations. Data from the students' written responses to the equations, together with data in the form of transcripts of 36 interviews with 18 interviewees (a high performer, a medium performer, and a low performer from each of the six classes), were analysed....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Equations (Mathematics), Grade 9, Algebra, Mathematics...

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4 4.0

ERIC EJ766061: The Mathematical Tale of Two Teachers: A Longitudinal Study Relating Mathematics Instructional Practices to Level of Intellectual Development

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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In this article the development of two teachers as they make the transition from pre-service teachers to experienced teachers is examined. While these teachers participated in the same mathematics methods course and similar collaborative environments in their practicum experiences, their mathematics classroom instructional practices revealed stark differences by the time they were experienced teachers. In an effort to investigate these differences, the teachers' beliefs were explored in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Methods Courses, Intellectual Development, Mathematics Education,...

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ERIC EJ765838: Algebra Students' Difficulty with Fractions: An Error Analysis

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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An analysis of the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that only 46 percent of all high school seniors demonstrated success with a grasp of decimals, percentages, fractions and simple algebra. This article investigates error patterns that emerge as students attempt to answer questions involving the ability to apply fraction concepts and perform operations on fractions, providing a source to assist teachers in detecting and correcting common mistakes students make when...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Arithmetic, Word Problems (Mathematics), Numbers, National Competency Tests, Error...

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ERIC EJ765836: The Importance of Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

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It is widely acknowledged that what teachers believe influences their teaching, yet the focus of much professional learning remains on influencing the specific practices and tools that teachers employ in their classrooms. In this article, it is argued that a greater and more explicit focus on teachers' beliefs would be beneficial. To this end, an overview of aspects of the understandings of the nature of beliefs is presented followed by findings from a recent study that examined mathematics...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries,...

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ERIC EJ765835: Why Teachers Matter

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

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Wondering whether they are really making a difference to young people's mathematics learning is a question that most teachers have probably wrestled with at some stage of their careers. However, evidence from a multitude of research studies shows that students' mathematics learning and their dispositions towards mathematics are indeed influenced--for better or for worse--by the teaching that they experience at school (see Mewborn, 2003, for a review of this research). In other words, teachers...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics...

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ERIC EJ763582: Development of a Sexual Ethics Continuum Teaching Strategy

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

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Adolescents and young adults are likely to be sexually active and interested in sexual ethics. In order to tap into this interest and assist in their intellectual development, a sexual ethics continuum teaching strategy was developed during four semesters with six sections of two different college courses. A total of 52 behaviors of interest to students were identified and rated by students as ethically ideal, ethically allowed, or ethically forbidden. A combination of quantitative and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Adolescents, Young Adults, College...

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ERIC EJ762921: Shrinking Achievement Differences with Anchored Math Problems: Challenges and Possibilities

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

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Multiple measures administered in repeated waves within a nonequivalent dependent variables quasi-experimental design were used to test the effects of a reform-oriented instructional method called Enhanced Anchored Instruction (EAI) on the math achievement of 128 middle school students, including students with learning disabilities (LD). EAI problems are presented in multimedia and hands-on formats, a potential benefit for students with low skills in both reading and math. Overall, students of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Quasiexperimental Design, Effect Size, Ability, Learning...

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ERIC EJ762730: Open Lessons: A Practice to Develop a Learning Community for Teachers

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Interest in improving the quality of professional development in this age of educational reform has intensified as a growing body of research suggests that teaching practices matter in terms of student achievement. Some have argued for embedding professional development in the context of teachers' work in order to transform both teaching practices and the structures and cultures of schools in which teachers practice. These changes are necessary so that teachers can develop innovative teaching...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Faculty Development, Work Environment,...

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ERIC EJ762417: Teaching for Social Justice in Multicultural Urban Schools: Conceptualization and Classroom Implication

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

Jun 1, 2016 ERIC

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Presumably, everyone shares the understanding that teaching for social justice means providing students with a supportive learning environment that is just, fair, democratic, and even compassionate. In reality, people are probably using this term to mean many things without actually embracing it as a perspective for educating students in urban school settings. In this article, the author examines the different definitions and conceptualizations offered by a number of educator-researchers on...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Justice, Urban Schools, Student Diversity, Cultural Pluralism, Teaching Methods,...

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ERIC EJ761242: Utilizing Modality Theory to Achieve Academic Success

Jun 1, 2016 06/16

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Education accompanied by social mobility is the cornerstone of the American dream. Yet, each year scores of children, especially those from the underprivileged class, fail to meet even the most modest academic expectations and subsequently never reach their academic potential. This research rejects earlier explanations of academic failure and suggests that Modality theory, the idea that students differ in their ability to learn new and difficult material depending on the manner in which it is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 6, Teaching Methods, Academic Failure, Social Mobility, Academic Achievement,...

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ERIC EJ779951: Fitting the Pieces Together: Successful Technology Integration with Laptops

May 31, 2016 05/16

May 31, 2016 ERIC

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Two and a half years ago, the author relates how their middle schools embarked on a student laptop initiative that began as a pilot program and has continued to develop into a model for successful technology integration. Although they entered uncharted waters as far as laptop technology is concerned, there were some known principles that have guided them to success. The author also relates how they knew that truly successful technology integration would require a pedagogical focus rather than a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Middle Schools, Pilot Projects, Technology Integration, Educational Technology,...

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