Explores the tension between subject knowledge and pedagogic content knowledge in elementary teacher education by documenting students' and inservice teachers' learning about forces in the context of floating and sinking. Describes significant features of the learning process and examines subject-specific aspects of learning by demonstrating how…

The purpose of this research was to discover whether the children (aged 9 to 11) were thinking while taking part in practical science activities. One method the author used was to video the activity and then watch the replay with each child in turn. She was then able to ask them what they had been thinking about at each stage. The majority of the…

ICT has the capability to transform the way pupils understand and learn mathematics. When used with sensitivity and careful planning, it can act as a catalyst, contributing to a stimulating classroom climate which can bring mathematics alive. This paper takes a fresh and critical look at the use of ICT in mathematics teaching in Primary schools,…

This paper draws on videotapes of mathematics lessons prepared and conducted by pre-service elementary teachers towards the end of their initial training at one university. The aim was to locate ways in which they drew on their knowledge of mathematics and mathematics pedagogy in their teaching. A grounded approach to data analysis led to the…

It is often claimed that computers have the potential to engage and motivate children in ways that conventional classroom teaching does not. Children are assumed to have a natural aptitude and enthusiasm for computers; and the Internet is seen to make learning automatically more interesting and exciting. Over the last few years educational…

Discusses the need to teach information skills (as opposed to library skills) in elementary and secondary schools and describes some of the curriculum policies and courses developed by schools in the United Kingdom and Australia. (CLB)

Describes the use of interactive video material for teaching mathematics using the doomsday system developed in England. The material on the videodisc contains photographs, maps, text, and statistics. Printed materials were developed to help guide the students in the use of the video material. Results of the classroom trials with the materials are…

Describes methods for teaching able students mathematical problems. Provides four problems and discusses the students' responses to them. (YP)

Contains papers on a process-based assessment scheme for the age range of 9-16, a graded-assessment scheme, individual learning through supported self-study, recording systems for student's learning, and a process-based assessment scheme for a Year-1 science course. (YP)

A total of 125 7-year-old students who were poor readers were assigned to 1 of 4 experimental teaching conditions: reading with phonology, reading alone, phonology alone, or a control. Although the phonology alone group showed the most improvement on phonological tasks, the reading with phonology group made the most progress in reading…

Through the first-hand experiences gained from out-of-school visits in which they observe and talk with adults in the workplace, and through gaining elementary rules of exchange via classroom simulations, young children can develop a rudimentary understanding of the complexities of commerce and trade. (MDM)

Presents a methodology of mathematical and technological principles as integrated components of the Design and Technology syllabus of the National Curriculum in the United Kingdom. The methodology is based on the syllabus area of product analysis and employs a structured problem-solving approach. (ASK)

Studied the development of writing skills as a way to raise academic achievement for four year-6 ethnic minority students in an English classroom. Identifies strategies that increased achievement and confidence of students and parent participation in their schooling. (SLD)

The experiences and perceptions of 42 young people in two elementary and seven secondary schools in the United Kingdom who volunteered and were trained to help victims of bullying by participating in peer-support schemes and perceptions of 10 teachers were studied. Benefits and disadvantages that these students describe are discussed in light of…

Presents a four-year longitudinal study that twice measured the attainments in self-esteem, reading, and mathematics of children, in Year 2 and Year 6. Reveals that attainments in mathematics were stable while reading comprehension attainments were significantly higher in Year 6. Suggests that self-esteem and school attainment are significantly…