We welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2014, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 28 to 30 of June, 2014. Education, as an important right in our contemporary world, began since we exist. Knowledge and skills were passed by adults to the young, and cultures began to extend their experiences through various…

Provides results of a comparative study of differences between Israeli (N=628) and U.S. (N=302) students in their perceptions of science classroom behavior. Dependent variables were a role-specific self-concept score and rank orders of behavior statement items, and independent variables were country of student and grade level. (CS)

The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…

Planning learning activities for children is the focus of this kindergarten curriculum guide. Developed from 13 courses for kindergarten teachers and supervisors held at the Mount Carmel International Training Center in Haifa, Israel--attended by approximately 300 participants from 42 countries--the guidebook describes activities and methods for…

The five chapters of this book discuss children's development and learning. Chapter 1, by Barbara Z. Presseisen, raises fundamental questions about schooling and learning. Chapter 2, by Robert J. Sternberg, presents a theory of intellectual styles and discusses its relevance for education. The theory concerns the ways in which people use their…

Attitudes of 174 teachers and 402 junior high school and high school students were compared with respect to various critical dimensions of classroom grading in Israel. Overall, data confirm the hypothesis that grading is ingrained in school culture, with students and teachers internalizing similar beliefs during school acculturation. (SLD)

This study was initiated in response to perceived behavior problems of undergraduate law school students at a research university in Israel. It was found that increasing numbers of students stopped attending classes on a regular basis, were not reading assigned materials, avoided participating in discussions, studied only superficially for exams,…

This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Mathematics at the Centre." This volume features 60 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Abr…

The first volume of the 29th annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education contains plenary lecture and research forum papers as listed below. Short oral communications papers, poster presentations, brief summaries of discussion groups, and working sessions are also included in the volume. The plenary…