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Download full textKalayci Eyeoglu, Özlem; Gökkurt Özdemir, Burçin; Eyeoglu, Ulvi – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2021
This study aims to examine the conceptual understanding of middle-school 8th graders on measurement based on big ideas. To this aim, a case study was carried out with six students from a state middle school. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with the instrument developed by the researchers and consisting of seven…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Concept Formation, Measurement
Biber, Çagri; Tuna, Abdulkadir; Korkmaz, Samet – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the learning levels, mistakes, and misconceptions of the 8th grade students on the subject of "angles in geometry" as well as the possible reasons for these situations. Research sample consisted of 30 students attending the 8th grade of a middle school located in the central district of a…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Grade 8, Foreign Countries, Middle School Students
Direct linkHacieminoglu, Esme; Ertepinar, Hamide; Yilmaz-Tüzün, Özgul; Çakir, Hasan – Education 3-13, 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate student- and school-level factors that help to explain the difference in the nature of science (NOS) views. Overall, the design of this study is correlational. The sample consisted of 3062 students enrolled in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of elementary schools in Turkey. A hierarchical linear…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Beatty, Ruth; Bruce, Catherine D. – PNA, 2012
The study of linear relationships is foundational for mathematics teaching and learning. However, students' abilities to connect different representations of linear relationships have proven to be challenging. In response, a computer-based instructional sequence was designed to support students' understanding of the connections among…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Electronic Learning, Mathematics Education, Algebra
Gobert, Janice D.; Koedinger, Kenneth R. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The National frameworks for science emphasize inquiry skills (NRC, 1996), however, in typical classroom practice, science learning often focuses on rote learning in part because science process skills are difficult to assess (Fadel, Honey, & Pasnick, 2007) and rote knowledge is prioritized on high-stakes tests. Short answer assessments of…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Predictive Validity, High Stakes Tests, Rote Learning
Caron, Thomas A. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2007
In this article, the author presents an innovative approach to teaching multiplication facts for children in middle school or younger. After introducing the dangers of some contradictions that persist, relating a brief summary of related research and guidelines regarding math facts and their relation to strategic approaches to more complex math,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Multiplication, Academic Failure
