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Cândida Sarabando; José P. Cravino; Armando A. Soares – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2016
Although weight and mass are considered fundamental concepts in physics, they are still not well understood by students. A computer simulation was designed to improve students' learning of these concepts and compared it with other teaching strategies. The research was carried out with 142 students (7th grade; 12-13 years old), from three schools.…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, Grade 7, Concept Formation
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Graça, João; Calheiros, Maria Manuela; Barata, Maria Clara – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2013
Younger generations are increasingly questioning the legitimacy of teachers. However, evidence concerning classroom authority and the many factors that shape it tend to disregard the complexity and dynamics of the relationship between the teacher and the student. This paper aims to contribute to further unfold and understand this topic.…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Power Structure, Teacher Role, Student Role
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Simões, Francisco; Alarcão, Madalena – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2014
The mentor's background in educational roles has been presented as a moderator of School-Based Mentoring (SBM). However, the analysis of overlapping mentoring and teaching roles has been underemphasized in the literature. The aim of this study is to test whether the combination of mentoring and teaching roles influences the mentees' school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Portuguese, Mathematics Instruction, Native Language Instruction