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Schmidt, William H.; Cogan, Leland; Houang, Richard – Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
This article examines the teacher preparation program learning opportunities afforded future lower secondary mathematics teachers and future elementary teachers who may teach mathematics. Data from U.S. participation in the recent international Teacher Education and Development Study in Mathematics are explored against international profiles to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Opportunities
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Hernandez, Pedro; Gonzalez, Jose Luis – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2011
The main purpose of this paper is to present an ongoing research study on the evolution of pre-numerical and pre-inductive levels of ordinal thought in students from three to seven years old. Our methodology is based on multimedia technology, an automatic and objective record of the data and minimal interaction between students and researcher. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Measurement, Urban Schools
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Sanchez, Consuelo; Cerezo, Fuensanta – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2010
Introduction: According to the latest Ombudsman's report, aggressive behavior happens frequently in our country's schools (Spain), appearing in all its manifestations: insults, threats, physical aggression, social isolation, etc. Now, however, we are witnessing a growing interest in this phenomenon and the possible risk factors that may help us…
Descriptors: Bullying, Aggression, Grade Repetition, Foreign Countries
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Pozuelos, Francisco; Trave Gonzalez, Gabriel; Canal de Leon, Pedro – Teaching Education, 2010
This paper describes a study into the implementation within two Spanish primary schools of an inquiry-based curricular project entitled "Exploring Our World" (ages 6-12). Taking the form of two case studies, it offers a description of the two participating schools and the development of the project within them. Particular attention is…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Inquiry
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Oliver, E.; Soler, M.; Flecha, R. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2009
This article shows how the dialogic approach adopted by some schools in Spain generates a shift in approaches to gender violence, an issue still not explored in the literature. The shift is from an approach determined mainly by female experts to a dialogic one in which all women, including teachers, mothers, students, sisters, stepsisters,…
Descriptors: Violence, Females, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Arocena, Eli; Gorter, Durk – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2013
The project "The educational value of various aspects of multilingualism in the classroom of the Basque Country and of Friesland" concerns a comparative study of the languages in the schools in the Basque Autonomous Community and in the Province of Friesland. It is part of the agreement between the general administration of the Basque…
Descriptors: Uncommonly Taught Languages, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers
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Merino, Cristian; Sanmarti, Neus – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2008
This paper analyses the perceptions of a group of children aged between 9 and 11 that emerge when they imagine a chemical change and explain it through drawings. Our investigation stems from broader research at primary school level, aimed at developing children's capacities to model changes in the structure of materials through stimulating the use…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chemistry, Models, Freehand Drawing
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Gonzalez-Mari, Jose Luis; Rico, Luis; Gallardo, Jesus – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2009
Introduction: In the present-day didactic process of transition from natural numbers to integers, a certain kind of measure is involved which is neither easy nor appropriate to integrate into the familiar numerical systems. We refer to measures and comparisons for which we need a third numerical system--what we will call "relative…
Descriptors: Numbers, Mathematics Teachers, Phenomenology, Epistemology
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Servera, Mateu; Lorenzo-Seva, Urbano; Cardo, Esther; Rodriguez-Fornells, Antoni; Burns, G. Leonard – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
Confirmatory factor analysis was used to model a multitrait (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD]-inattention, ADHD-hyperactivity/impulsivity, oppositional defiant disorder [ODD]) by multisource (mothers, fathers, and teachers) matrix to determine the convergent and discriminant validity of ratings by mothers, fathers, and teachers.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mothers, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Disorders
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Dann, Tammy – Learning Languages, 2010
Google Earth is a computer program that allows users to view the Earth through satellite imagery and maps, to see cities from above and through street views, and to search for addresses and browse locations. Many famous buildings and structures from around the world have detailed 3D views accessible on Google Earth. It is possible to explore the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Software, Grade 3, Spanish
Brigido, Maria; Bermejo, M. Luisa; Conde, M. Carmen; Mellado, Vicente – Online Submission, 2010
A study was made of different emotions that prospective primary school teachers report with respect to science subjects, when they were pupils, and during their practice teaching, taking into account the variables gender and the specialty they studied in the secondary education. The study consisted of a questionnaire completed by 63 primary…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Physics, Chemistry, Foreign Countries
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Betoret, Fernando Domenech – Educational Psychology, 2009
This study examines the relationship between school resources, teacher self-efficacy, potential multi-level stressors and teacher burnout using structural equation modelling. The causal structure for primary and secondary school teachers was also examined. The sample was composed of 724 primary and secondary Spanish school teachers. The changes…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Role, Coping
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Bruno, A.; Espinel, M. C. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2009
This article details the results of a written test designed to reveal how education majors construct and evaluate histograms and frequency polygons. Included is a description of the mistakes made by the students which shows how they tend to confuse histograms with bar diagrams, incorrectly assign data along the Cartesian axes and experience…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Mathematical Models, Statistical Distributions, Geometric Concepts
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de Luna, Inaki Martinez; Suberbiola, Pablo – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2008
After the experience of many years of teaching in two or three languages, the Basque speech community needs to know not merely how much students achieve in each language and what level of proficiency they attain but also which language they use, how often they use each language, and the relationship between language use and other variables. This…
Descriptors: Grade 6, English (Second Language), Indo European Languages, Language Usage
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Molinuevo, Beatriz; Bonillo, Albert; Pardo, Yolanda; Doval, Eduardo; Torrubia, Rafael – Journal of Community Psychology, 2010
This study examined the concurrent relationship between participation in extracurricular activities and externalizing and internalizing problems and social school behavior in a Spanish community sample, separately for boys (n=439) and girls (n=428), enrolled in 2nd, 4th, or 6th grades. Weekly participation in extracurricular activities was related…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Females, Parenting Styles, Gender Differences
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