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Download full textOesterle, Susan, Ed.; Allan, Darien, Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 2014
This submission contains the Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), held at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. The CMESG is a group of mathematicians and mathematics educators who meet annually to discuss mathematics education issues at all levels of learning. The aims of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Mathematics Education, Creativity
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Direct linkKissau, Scott; Wierzalis, Edward – Modern Language Journal, 2008
Foreign and second language (L2) educators in English-speaking countries are concerned that male students are losing interest in studying French. A large-scale study was conducted to investigate gender differences in L2 motivation and participation among Grade 9 core French students in Canada. A mixed methodology was employed to investigate gender…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality
Peters, Ray DeV.; Bradshaw, Alison J.; Petrunka, Kelly; Nelson, Geoffrey; Herry, Yves; Craig, Wendy M.; Arnold, Robert; Parker, Kevin C. H.; Khan, Shahriar R.; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Pancer, S. Mark; Loomis, Colleen; Belanger, Jean-Marc; Evers, Susan; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine; Rossiter, Melissa D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and long-term effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Good, Marie; Willoughby, Teena; Fritjers, Jan – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
This study used hierarchical linear modeling to compare longitudinal patterns of adolescent religious service attendance and club attendance, and to contrast the longitudinal relations between adolescent adjustment and religious service versus club attendance. Participants included 1050 students (47% girls) encompassing a school district in…
Descriptors: Clubs, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Grade 11
Zhao, Yali; Lin, Lin; Hoge, John D. – International Education Journal, 2007
More than any previous generation, today's students need to develop a global perspective and be knowledgeable about other nations in order to play a better role on the global stage. This paper first reviews some earlier and current studies on students' knowledge of the world, mainly conducted in the United States, and then it describes the global…
Descriptors: Global Education, International Relations, Foreign Countries, Surveys
Dyjur, Patti; Li, Qing – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2010
This paper looks at the design process of an inquiry-based mathematics and science unit in two urban grade nine classes. Three teachers who teach in an urban, all-girls' junior high school collaborated with math/science and educational experts to design and implement the unit. Results showed the following: teachers needed to be flexible regarding…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Active Learning
Oesterle, Susan, Ed.; Allan, Darien, Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 2015
This submission contains the Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. The CMESG is a group of mathematicians and mathematics educators who meet annually to discuss mathematics education issues at all levels of learning. The aims of the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Time Management, Mathematics Instruction, Industry
Yoon, Susan A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
Educational efforts to incorporate ethical decision-making in science classrooms about current science and technology issues have met with great challenges. Some research suggests that the inherent complexity in both the subject matter content and the structure and dynamics of classrooms contribute to this challenge. This study seeks to…
Descriptors: Evolution, Student Attitudes, Genetics, Information Sources
Krstovic, Mirjan; Brown, Laura; Chacko, Merin; Trinh, Brenda – Astronomy Education Review, 2008
In this report, we discuss the interests of Grade 9 boys and girls studying astronomy at Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario. A total of 152 Grade 9 academic students were asked to rate their interest levels in various astronomy topics on a scale of 0-3, where 0 represented no interest and 3 represented a high level of…
Descriptors: Females, Astronomy, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Planinac, Lynn; Leatherdale, Scott T.; Manske, Steve R.; Arbour, Meghan – Educational Research and Reviews, 2008
Youth smoking and physical inactivity are significant public health issues, with implications for both health and education stakeholders, as school-based policies and programs have the potential to reach a broad population of youth to address these issues. Knowledge exchange tools designed around comprehensive school-level data collection systems…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Physical Activities, Public Health, Child Health
Kajander, Ann; Zuke, Carly; Walton, Gerald – Canadian Journal of Education, 2008
To examine the mathematics classroom experiences of students considered to be "at-risk," we conducted case studies of four students in grades 7, 8, and 9 in North-western Ontario. The case studies revealed that their mathematics classes offered few opportunities for active, engaging learning or activities that students experienced as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, At Risk Students, Grade 7
Gomes, Alessandro Damasio Trani; Borges, A. Tarciso; Justi, Rosaria – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
This study investigates the relationship between the students' understanding of the aims of an investigative activity and their performance when conducting it. One hundred and eighty-one year nine students from a public middle school in Brazil took part in the study. Students working in pairs were asked to investigate two problems using a…
Descriptors: Investigations, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Personnel Data
Dicks, Joseph E.; Le Blanc, Barbara – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2009
Drama has been effectively used in many learning contexts including English as a second language classes. However, it has received less attention in foreign/second contexts. This article explores how drama for learning can impact upon the relationships among attitudes, motivation and learning in French second language (FSL) classrooms. The authors…
Descriptors: Drama, Positive Attitudes, Student Motivation, French
Lodewyk, Ken R.; Gammage, Kimberley L.; Sullivan, Philip J. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2009
Increasing dropout rates in senior high school physical education, particularly among females, and unhealthy activity and obesity levels in youth have led to recommendations to assess potential contributing factors in physical education participation. Drawing from gender, body image, and social-cognitive theory, this study investigated relations…
Descriptors: High Schools, Physical Education, Obesity, Females
Smylie, Lisa; Maticka-Tyndale, Eleanor; Boyd, Dana – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
The effectiveness of a multidimensional Canadian sex education programme was evaluated using 240 Grade Nine students. The intervention was offered by representatives from various community groups and involved instructional classes on anatomy/physiology of the reproductive system and sexually transmitted infections, a video and group discussion on…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Contraception, Group Discussion, Intervention
