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Seema, Riin; Säre, Egle – Cogent Education, 2019
The implications of mindfulness theory, created within a post-positivist tradition, in the context of education and connecting it to a social constructivist methodology are a challenge. We carried out this study using a mixed method approach: questionnaires and semi-structured interviews in a pilot project with a purposeful sample of 27 teachers;…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Preschool Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Kácovský, Petr; Jedlicková, Tereza; Kuba, Radim; Snetinová, Marie; Surynková, Petra; Vrhel, Matej; Urválková, Eva Stratilová – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2022
Comparative studies on science curricula provide insights into educational standards worldwide. Accordingly, in this study, we analysed the intended curricula of mathematics and science subjects of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland and Slovenia by comparing their lower secondary (ISCED 2) National Curriculum Documents on mathematics, physics,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Academic Standards
Classick, Rachel; Gambhir, Geeta; Liht, Jose; Sharp, Caroline; Wheater, Rebecca – UK Department for Education, 2021
Social mobility and improving the performance of disadvantaged pupils is a focus for policy in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The findings from PISA 2018 provide a unique opportunity to explore the impact of disadvantage on pupils aged 15, to contextualise achievement outcomes with information about home-life and school, as well as providing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students
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Kikas, Eve; Mädamürk, Kaja; Palu, Anu – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Background: Math is a difficult subject with which many upper middle-school students struggle. In addition to knowledge, skills, and motivation, effective learning strategies play an important role in learning math. Aims: This study aimed to examine the effects of comprehension-oriented learning strategies (perceptual and abstract grouping of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Comprehension, Learning Strategies