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Effects of Task Demand and Familiarity with Scenes in Visuospatial Representations on the Perception and Processing of Spatial Information
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Kim, Kinam; Kim, Minsung – Journal of Geography, 2018
This study examined the effects of task demand and familiarity on students' perception and processing of spatial information upon viewing visuospatial representations. Participants in South Korea were told that they would travel through an area, either drawing a map or observing the scenery depicted in photographs. The level of familiarity in the…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Student Attitudes, Spatial Ability, Cognitive Processes
Changing Attitudes of High School Students in Israel toward Homosexuality
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Eick, Uri; Rubinstein, Tanya; Hertz, Shai; Slater, Aylon – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2016
Hoshen, the Hebrew acronym for "Education & Change", is a nonprofit, nationwide education and information center for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Israel. The main educational method Hoshen uses is the personal story told by volunteers. The present study aimed to examine whether this activity,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
Learning Geometry Problem Solving by Studying Worked Examples: Effects of Learner Guidance and Expertise
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Bokosmaty, Sahar; Sweller, John; Kalyuga, Slava – American Educational Research Journal, 2015
Research has demonstrated that instruction that relies heavily on studying worked examples is more effective for less experienced learners compared to instruction emphasizing problem solving. However, the guidance associated with studying some worked examples may reduce the performance of more experienced learners. This study investigated…
Descriptors: Geometry, Problem Solving, Expertise, Teaching Methods
Measuring Reading Comprehension of Content Area Texts Using an Assessment of Knowledge Organization
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Davis, Marcia H.; Guthrie, John T. – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The authors outline results of 3 studies conducted to examine the structure of disciplinary knowledge from reading measured through proximity data. In Study 1, 168 third-grade students were asked to read a science text and rate the relationships of keywords from the passage. From these ratings, comprehension scores were calculated that related…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Knowledge Level, Grade 3
Relationship between Nature of Science Understandings and Argumentation Skills: A Role for Counterargument and Contextual Factors
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Khishfe, Rola – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
The study investigated the relationship of high school students' understandings about nature of science (NOS) aspects and their argumentation skills in relation to two controversial socioscientific issues. The study was conducted in five schools selected from different geographical areas in Beirut, Lebanon. Participants were 219 grade 11 students.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 11, Scientific Principles, Scientific Literacy
Understanding the Development of Flexibility in Struggling Algebra Students
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Newton, Kristie Jones; Star, Jon R.; Lynch, Kathleen – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2010
The ability to flexibly solve problems is considered an important outcome for school mathematics and is the focus of this paper. The paper describes the impact of a three-week summer course for students who struggle with algebra. During the course, students regularly compared and contrasted worked examples of algebra problems in order to promote…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Summer Programs