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Schiffer, Hermann; Guerra, Andreia – Science & Education, 2015
Seeking a historical-philosophical approach to science teaching, narrative texts have been used as pedagogical tools to improve the learning experience of students. A review of the literature of different types of narrative texts and their different rates of effectiveness in science education is presented. This study was developed using the…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science History, Science Instruction, Instructional Materials
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Nacarato, Adair Mendes; Grando, Regina Célia – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2014
This paper is based on research that investigated the development of probabilistic language and thinking by students 10-12 years old. The focus was on the adequate use of probabilistic terms in social practice. A series of tasks was developed for the investigation and completed by the students working in groups. The discussions were video recorded…
Descriptors: Probability, Language Role, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Education
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Punhagui, Giovana Chimentão; de Souza, Nadia Aparecida – International Education Studies, 2013
Learning a foreign language is, among other factors, based on the perception of one's own development and on undertaking strategies for greater communicative competence, which are founded in autonomous procedures that span the necessity for greater responsibility. As learning a language demands constant study, even after the school period--when…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Elementary School Students, Grade 8