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Erin E. Turner; Amy Been Bennett; Monica Granillo; Nishaan Ponnuru; Amy Roth Mcduffie; Mary Q. Foote; Julia M. Aguirre; Elzena McVicar – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2024
Mathematical modeling is a high-leverage topic; it is critical to students' participation in STEM education and supports civic engagement. Until recently, research on modeling at the elementary level has been underemphasized, particularly research on supports and challenges for teachers who engage in designing authentic modeling tasks. In this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Design, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Models
Hock, Amber – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The problem addressed by this study is an increasing deficit in unstructured play in education due to the intensification of academics in younger grades, leading to immature social-emotional skills. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine teacher perceptions of benefits of unstructured classroom play on the impulse control of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Play, Elementary School Students, Social Emotional Learning
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Linlin Li; Kylie Flynn; Chun-Wei Huang; Ruchita Patel; Kim Luttgen – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Background/Context: Research has shown that students with strong social-emotional skills demonstrate greater motivation to learn, have more positive attitudes toward school, participate more actively in activities, and show better academic performance than students with social-emotional challenges (Gresham et al., 2020; Kostelnik et al. 2015).…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Social Emotional Learning, Educational Games
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Oslington, Gabrielle; McDonald, Finn – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2019
Co-written by a student and his teacher, this article illustrates how a carefully structured individual education program supported by appropriate software can provide suitable challenges for a gifted Year 3 student. While the focus is on one student's statistical investigation, the story has relevance to the wider primary school environment.
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Statistics Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
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Jessica F. Cantlon; Katherine T. Becker; Caroline M. DeLong – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2024
STEM experiences that capture students' curiosity have a unique role in inspiring awe in science, enculturing science engagement, and recruiting students to pursue STEM careers. Here, we present a unique interdisciplinary STEM experience for elementary school students that teaches them to write computer code to test primate intelligence at a zoo…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, STEM Education, Elementary School Students
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McCormick, Molly; Lee, Carole – Science and Children, 2020
Most students have never had the opportunity to interact with amphibians. Field trips students list as most memorable are usually their outdoor experiences and interactions with living creatures. Apart from being memorable, field trips need to be meaningful and provide students with authentic learning experiences. Field trips allow students to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Distance Education, Teaching Methods, Outdoor Education
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Hendrickson, Rachel; Peterson-Hernandez, Katie – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2020
This article reports on how pen pals can be incorporated into the literacy classroom for engagement and motivational interest. The authors describe a study in which focused, interactive pen pals were implemented in a third-grade classroom, and the influence this practice had on students' writing. Incorporating pen pals during writing instruction…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Letters (Correspondence), Authentic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness