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Braithwaite, David W.; Goldstone, Robert L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
The terms "concreteness fading" and "progressive formalization" have been used to describe instructional approaches to science and mathematics that use grounded representations to introduce concepts and later transition to more formal representations of the same concepts. There are both theoretical and empirical reasons to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Williams, Ryan; Swanlund, Andrew; Miller, Shazia; Konstantopoulos, Spyros; van der Ploeg, Arie – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
Differentiated instruction is commonly believed to be critical to improving the quality and efficiency of teachers' instructional repertoires (Fischer & Rose, 2001; Tomlinson, 2004). Tomlinson (2000) describes differentiation in four domains: content, process, product, and learning environment. Content differentiation involves varying…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Individualized Instruction, Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness