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The Influence of Extracurricular Activities on the Interest of Czech and Finnish Students in Biology
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Download full textIna Rajsiglová; Viktorie Poneszová; Milada Teplá – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2024
Extracurricular learning plays a key role in shaping students' interest in (not only) biology. The research examined which extracurricular areas related to biology can make biology more attractive for the participating Finnish and Czech students. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was administered to 178 Finnish and 195 Czech 9th-grade…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Education, Student Interests, Science Interests
Sugianto, Ellen – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2023
South Australia's PISA performance has been in constant decline since 2003 with the proportion of PISA participants meeting the Australian national proficient standard dropping from 73% (in 2003) to 50% (in 2018). In contrast, Singapore is a consistently strong performer. To better understand student readiness in answering PISA questions, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
Suriakumaran, Neruja; Hannula, Markku S.; Vollstedt, Maike – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2019
This study focuses on a comparison of personal meanings that students from Finland (FIN) and Germany (GER) assign to (learning) mathematics. Participants are 256 Finnish and 276 German ninth graders. The survey consists of 18 scales that are based on the theory of personal meaning. The original German version was translated into Finnish. Using…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Comparative Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Self Concept
Direct linkRicklefs, Mariana Alvayero; Slobodianiuk, Anna; Werderich, Donna E. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2023
The authors present evidence-based digital literacy practices and resources for teaching and learning English as an additional language in two different educational contexts where these practices have been applied successfully with adolescent learners.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Digital Literacy, Evidence Based Practice, English (Second Language)
Mellor, Kathryn; Clark, Robyn; Essien, Anthony A. – Pythagoras, 2018
Textbook content has the ability to influence mathematical learning. This study compares how linear functions are presented in two textbooks, one of South African and the other of German origin. These two textbooks are used in different language-based streams in a school in Gauteng, South Africa. A qualitative content analysis on how the topic of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Problem Solving
Loima, Jyrki; Vibulphol, Jutarat – International Education Studies, 2016
This qualitative research studied regional motivation and learning of the basic education 9th graders in Thailand. Second topic was the school size and its possible effect on motivation. Furthermore, the data gave an opportunity to discuss, whether international research on motivation and learning was valid in Thai classrooms. The informants were…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Grade 9, School Size, Geographic Regions
Keinonen, Tuula; de Jager, Thelma – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2017
Globalization, in the case of science education, leads not only to an increase in homogeneity but also to an increase in cultural encounters. In this study, researchers from 2 distinct cultures, South Africa and Finland, used a qualitative approach to probe student teachers' perspectives on chemistry education. Participants were 1st-year chemistry…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Chemistry
Long, Caroline; Wendt, Heike – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2017
South Africa participated in TIMSS from 1995 to 2015. Over these two decades, some positive changes have been reported on the aggregated mathematics performance patterns of South African learners. This paper focuses on the achievement patterns of South Africa's high-performing Grade 9 learners (n = 3378) in comparison with similar subsamples of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Multiplication, Comparative Education
Lam, Shui-fong; Jimerson, Shane; Shin, Hyeonsook; Cefai, Carmel; Veiga, Feliciano H.; Hatzichristou, Chryse; Polychroni, Fotini; Kikas, Eve; Wong, Bernard P. H.; Stanculescu, Elena; Basnett, Julie; Duck, Robert; Farrell, Peter; Liu, Yi; Negovan, Valeria; Nelson, Brett; Yang, Hongfei; Zollneritsch, Josef – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
Background: A comprehensive understanding of the contextual factors that are linked to student engagement requires research that includes cross-cultural perspectives. Aims: This study investigated how student engagement in school is associated with grade, gender, and contextual factors across 12 countries. It also investigated whether these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Learner Engagement, Cross Cultural Studies
