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Direct linkKatrina Prendergast; Mihye Won; David Treagust – Teaching Science, 2023
In this paper, we discuss what creativity may look like in the science classroom and what we learnt from teaching with student-generated diagrams to promote creativity in Year 7 Science lessons. As a result of this study, most students were able to communicate a deeper understanding of complex phenomena and were able to apply this knowledge both…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Instructional Design, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
Lei Xu; Massimiliano Tani; Yu Zhu – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
We investigate the effects of 'lecture-based' (LBT)--i.e. individual work and rote learning--vs. 'discussion-based' (DBT)--i.e. participative and focused on student-centred learning--teaching styles on the test scores and socio-economic inequality of middle-school students randomly assigned to classes using data from the China Education Panel…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Equal Education, Classroom Environment, Lecture Method
Download full textMnguni, Lindelani – Education Sciences, 2021
School science subjects may be informed by curriculum ideologies such as discipline-centered, service-centered, student-centered, or citizen-centered ideologies. The distinct characteristics of each ideology complicate the extent to which science subjects could integrate different curriculum ideologies. Consequently, the present research explored…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Science Curriculum, Ideology, Student Centered Learning
Wilson, Robin; Sulak, Tracey; Bagby, Janet – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2021
The current research investigated the impact of Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) on middle level students' executive function skills. AVID uses inquiry-based and student-centered instruction to close the opportunity gap in college attendance and degree attainment for underrepresented demographic groups. With AVID, teachers inspire…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Program Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Executive Function
Brooke A. Moore; Earl F. Legleiter; Kylia Owens; Brynne Packard; Jessica Wright – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2024
In rural, geographically dispersed school districts, access to high-quality face-to-face professional development (PD) is challenging. Our study developed and compared the effectiveness of an online PD for middle-school science teachers working in remote, rural areas of Kansas with an evidence-based traditional face-to-face PD with the goal of…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Faculty Development
Sun, Guangwei – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2022
With the rapid development of the Internet and other related technologies, the educational community has come to accept the use of educational technology in the classroom. Its innovation not only transforms teaching techniques but also expands students' channels and resources for learning. This article explores the use of educational technology in…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Grade 7
Monika Mithans; Joca Zurc; Milena Ivanuš Grmek – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2024
The quality of educational work is inextricably linked to many factors at the system, school, teacher, and student levels. This research was carried out within the project 'Education of Teachers as a Factor of Providing High-quality Life-long Learning in the Learning Society/The Society of Fast Socio-economic Changes and Unsure Future', funded by…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Grade 7, Grade 9
Ferguson, Sarah; Johnston, Thomas; Karhan, Christopher; Lefevbre, Eric – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2021
Students explore the relationship between thrill-seeking rides and their algebra 1 curriculum in an informative, engaging, student-centered lesson that was designed using a project-based-instruction (PBI) framework.
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Student Centered Learning, Student Projects
John Stewart Clark – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The problem was the impacts of the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum on Chinese teachers' self-efficacy and student-centered learning practices were unknown. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to determine the impacts of the International Baccalaureate curriculum on Chinese teachers' reports of self-efficacy and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy
Aaron Cavazos; Jacob Pleasants – Social Education, 2024
According to the authors, we live in a society that is deeply influenced by technology, and social studies classrooms are ideal places for students to conduct inquiries into timely and relevant technological issues. In this article, the authors describe an approach that can be used across many situations to teach students to think critically about…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Technological Literacy, Current Events, Prior Learning
Farias, Cláudio; Mesquita, Isabel; Hastie, Peter Andrew – European Physical Education Review, 2019
This study was the first to examine game performance according to the tactical structures of invasion games throughout three consecutive model-based units. Twenty-six seventh grade students participated in three Sport Education seasons (basketball, handball, and football) taught through the tactical framework Invasion Games Competence model. Team…
Descriptors: Games, Physical Education, Athletics, Team Sports
Zvoch, Keith; Holveck, Susan; Porter, Lorna – Research in Science Education, 2021
This mixed-methods study was designed to compare the learning gains of seventh-grade students (N = 417) taught a 4-week conceptual change unit on density using either a student-centered, guided inquiry-based approach or a more direct, teacher-centered instructional strategy. Application of a multilevel model to data obtained from the…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Instructional Effectiveness
Julia Shields Chrestay; Kyra Atterbury, Contributor; Janet Chance, Contributor; Stecy Mbemba, Contributor; Helena Miller, Contributor; Joe Alberti, Contributor; Sara Caselle, Contributor; Suzanne Cilli, Contributor; Katherine Collier, Contributor; Erica Darken, Contributor; Emily Goedde, Contributor; Rochelle Krauss, Contributor; Bernadine Magee, Contributor; Noga Newberg, Contributor; An Nguyen, Contributor; Candice Smith, Contributor – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2024
Need in Deed's work with Philadelphia public school teachers and their students centers empathy, informed investigation, and civic action. Bolstered by these values and with the support of the My Voice framework and dedicated Need in Deed staff, educators are equipped to co-create authentic classroom communities with their students. In Need in…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Citizen Participation, Public School Teachers, Empathy
Soraya Abdulatief; Xolisa Guzula – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2024
Background: South Africa's "Language-in-Education Policy" (LiEP) provides for bi/multilingual education, but schools are only supported to choose monolingual English language policies from Grade 4 and ignore the learners' home language or languages as resources for learning. Many teachers translanguage orally, using the learners' home…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Writing (Composition), Code Switching (Language), Epistemology
Anthony Lawrence Terrell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
As a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, public school educators encountered several difficulties acquiring and integrating curriculum online. The problem addressed in this study was the negative effect online curriculum implementation had on student achievement as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this qualitative, exploratory case…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Curriculum Implementation, Computer Assisted Instruction, COVID-19
