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Zodik, Iris; Zaslavsky, Orit – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2008
The main goal of the study reported in our paper is to characterize teachers' choice of examples in and for the mathematics classroom. Our data is based on 54 lesson observations of five different teachers. Altogether 15 groups of students were observed, three seventh grade, six eighth grade, and six ninth grade classes. The classes varied…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Grade 9, Grade 8
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Butler, Ruth; Shibaz, Limor – Learning and Instruction, 2008
This study examined a new achievement-goal approach to teacher motivation by testing the predictions that mastery and ability-avoidance goals for teaching would predict students' reports of teacher support for and inhibition of question asking and help seeking, as well as students' help seeking and cheating. Surveys were completed by 53 teachers…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Student Attitudes, Cheating, Teacher Motivation
Daehler, Kirsten; Folsom, Jennifer; Shinohara, Mayumi – WestEd, 2011
Proven through more than a decade of rigorous research to be effective with both teachers and students, "Making Sense of SCIENCE" helps teachers gain a deep and enduring understanding of tricky science topics, think and reason scientifically, and support content literacy in science, thereby increasing student achievement. The materials…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Literacy, Science Achievement
Hancock, John – Mathematics Teaching Incorporating Micromath, 2007
Over the years the technology behind displaying the image of the unit circle has changed, but the defining features remain constant. The key question for the author as a teacher is this: are the relationships embodied in the image simple, memorable and rich enough to be grasped by any KS3 student at his school? It needs to be simple enough to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Trigonometry, Grade 6, Grade 7
Terry, Liz; Rosin, Matthew – EdSource, 2011
The end of 7th grade provides an important moment to assess how prepared California's students are to succeed in the more advanced math curriculum that starts with algebra. At a minimum, all California students are required to successfully pass Algebra I in order to receive a high school diploma. But Algebra I also functions as the gateway to more…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Bound Students, College Readiness, Secondary School Mathematics
Taylor, Mary Jo; Dimino, Joseph A.; Gellar, Leanne Ketterlin; Koontz, Trish – Center on Instruction, 2010
This document offers a planning tool for grades 3-7 that can be used by regional comprehensive centers, other technical assistance centers, and state departments of education to plan professional development for teachers. It is based on the "National Mathematics Advisory Panel Report" which was published in 2008. The panel synthesized its final…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Learning Processes, Faculty Development, Technical Assistance
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Frenzel, Anne C.; Goetz, Thomas; Ludtke, Oliver; Pekrun, Reinhard; Sutton, Rosemary E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
In this study, the authors examined the relationship between teacher and student enjoyment. Based on social-cognitive approaches to emotions, they hypothesized (a) that teacher enjoyment and student enjoyment within classrooms are positively linked and (b) that teacher enthusiasm mediates the relationship between teacher and student enjoyment.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Grade 7
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Hill, K. Dara – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2009
This study examines a Detroit suburb experiencing an unexpected influx of working class African American students. Dilemmas engendered a cultural mismatch between teachers and students. In a controversial climate where students cross the boundary line in search for educational parity, this study examines a seventh-grade English teacher who enacts…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), African American Students, Working Class, English Teachers
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Halat, Erdogan – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2009
The aim of this study was to examine the views of pre-service mathematics teachers on the use of webquests in teaching and learning geometry with reference to a theoretical framework developed by Dodge in 1995. For this study the researcher identified four groups containing nineteen pre-service mathematics teachers, which were then assigned to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Grade 7, Mathematics Teachers, Geometry
Terry, Liz; Rosin, Matthew – EdSource, 2011
Ensuring that students have a strong foundation in mathematics by the end of 7th grade is essential if they are to move successfully into an advanced math curriculum that begins with algebra. But student achievement at the end of 7th grade varies widely in California--and this has consequences. Some 7th graders are taking a full Algebra I course;…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Bound Students, College Readiness, Secondary School Mathematics
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Yurgelun, Nancy – Science Scope, 2007
The new Connecticut science standards include a "Science, Technology, and Society" (STS) standard for each grade level. This standard encourages students to explore how scientific knowledge affects the quality of their lives. By relating science concepts to real-world decision making, STS investigations give students a framework through…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Academic Standards, Debate, Scientific Research
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Isabelle, Aaron D. – Science Scope, 2007
Storytelling is an age-old and powerful means of communication that can be used as an effective teaching strategy in the science classroom. This article describes the authors' experiences implementing the Storyline Approach, an inquiry-based teaching method first introduced by Kieran Egan (1986), in the context of teaching the concept of air…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Story Telling
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Coy, Mary – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2007
This article briefly highlights a unique project given to seventh grade students in a science class. To foster appreciation for the wonders of nature, teacher John Golden asks students to collect a variety of materials--from leaves and branches to pine cones and seed pods--and create a sculptural arrangement reflecting nature's beauty. Materials…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Science Projects, Art Education, Science Instruction
Potenza, Susan Ade – Teaching Pre K-8, 2007
In this article, the author discusses a five-month interdisciplinary bird study that she designed for her seventh-grade students that combines life science, technology, writing, art, mathematics, social studies and literature. The driving force behind this yearly unit is the BirdSleuth eBird program (formerly the Cornell University Classroom…
Descriptors: Ornithology, Science Education, Student Interests, Integrated Curriculum
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Watson, Jane M. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2008
This study documented efforts to facilitate ideas of beginning inference in novice grade 7 students. A design experiment allowed modified teaching opportunities in light of observation of components of a framework adapted from that developed by Pfannkuch for teaching informal inference with box plots. Box plots were replaced by hat plots, a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Change, Grade 7, Inferences
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