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Wing Kai Fung; Kevin Kien Hoa Chung – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2024
This study examined the direct and indirect relationships between playfulness (social and cognitive spontaneity), executive functions, convergent thinking, divergent thinking, and academic skills in Hong Kong Chinese kindergarten children. Participants were 181 second-year (4 to 5 years) kindergarten children (45.9% boys) and their parents.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Kindergarten, Convergent Thinking
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Sjoer, Ellen; Meirink, Jacobiene – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
In this study, we examine a professional learning community of primary school teachers developing a joint school-based curriculum for science and technology (S&T) education. Team meetings were observed over the course of one school year and the participating teachers and school head were interviewed. An essential factor in the team's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Primary Education, Communities of Practice
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Dös, Bülent; Bay, Erdal; Aslansoy, Ceyda; Tiryaki, Betül; Çetin, Nurgül; Duman, Cevahir – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
Questioning has been utilized as a critical assessment tool for centuries. It has been thought that there is a relationship between asking good questions and effective teaching. In order to analyze teachers' questioning strategies from various aspects, this study was conducted during the 2014-2015 academic year with 170 primary school teachers…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Primary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries