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Irakleous, Panayiota; Christou, Constantinos; Pitta-Pantazi, Demetra – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2022
The present study had the purpose of investigating empirically the structure and relationships among mathematical imagination, mathematical knowledge and mathematical mindset. The three factors are constituent parts of the Innovation Engine model by Seelig (inGenius: A Crash course on creativity, HarperOne-2012) and can influence creative…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Knowledge Level, Imagination, Creative Thinking
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Santos, Joel; Centurio, Tina – Science and Children, 2012
What happens in the first week of school could very well set the stage for the rest of the school year. Setting high standards for science activities based in inquiry can start on the first day of science class and develop as the year unfolds. With the use of simple, readily available, inexpensive materials, an efficient mystery box lesson can be…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners
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Kostenius, Catrine – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2011
The aim of this study was to make visible, and understand, possible opportunities for school improvement based on schoolchildren's lived experience and visionary ideas of school. Schoolchildren aged 10-12 from the northern part of Sweden participated in the study. The phenomenological analysis resulted in three themes, with no particular order of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Opportunities, Phenomenology
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Lin, Yu-sien – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2010
The aim of the study was to examine how drama fosters children's everyday creativity, its relationship with creative pedagogy, and what teachers can provide for children's development in creativity in an Asian context. A series of drama lessons were designed and taught to two six-grade (11-12 years old) classes by involving pedagogical strategies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Diaries, Teacher Role, Instructional Innovation