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Reiser, Elana – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2017
Two sections of a college discrete mathematics class were taught using cooperative learning techniques throughout the semester. The 33 students attending these sections were randomly assigned into groups of three. Their final examination consisted of an individual and group blended examination where students worked in their groups and discussed…
Descriptors: Models, Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Questionnaires
Inforna, Michael D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined teacher and administrator perceptions of their school as a learning organization and the degree to which students graduate "college-ready." The study followed a mixed-methods design to explore the hypothesis that the extent to which teachers and administrators perceive their school as a learning organization is…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Graduates
Lan, Deborah Huei – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to explore community college students' reasoning patterns and argumentation within the context of natural selection. Written assessments and interviews were administered to 2-year college students. Participants were given the Lawson Classroom Test of Scientific Argumentation (LCTSR), a Test of Scientific Argumentation…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Logical Thinking, Persuasive Discourse
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George, Meredith; Cutner-Smith, Matthew D. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of acculturation on parents' readings of and expectations for physical education. Method: Participants were 39 parents of pupils enrolled at one public middle school. Data were collected with an open-ended questionnaire and follow-up formal interviews. They were analyzed using…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Expectation, Parent Attitudes, Physical Education
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Gatumu, Jane Ciumwari; Kathuri, Wilfred Njeru – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2018
The Life Skills Programme, which is one of the newest programmes in the Kenya Preschool educational system was explored to establish the impact it had on the lives of preschool children in Embu West, Kenya. A primary school that is perceived as having well-disciplined children was purposively selected. The sample consisted of 39 students, 43…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
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Bray, Mark; Kobakhidze, Magda Nutsa; Zhang, Wei; Liu, Junyan – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2018
The concept of hidden curriculum has become well established. It addresses the contexts of learning, the actions of students' peers and teachers, and other domains which shape learning but are not part of official syllabuses. The concept of a hidden marketplace for private tutoring, widely known as shadow education, is less established but also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hidden Curriculum, Private Education, Tutoring
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Grossman, Gary D.; Simon, Troy N. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2018
We evaluated student perceptions of an inquiry-based, karaoke video exercise in six university classes ranging from first year to graduate level. Students created a 3-4 minute karaoke video on a topic relevant to class. Student responses to the project based on questionnaires and triangulation interviews were strongly positive. Students did not…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Inquiry, Active Learning, Ecology
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Alexander, Joy; Jarman, Ruth – Literacy, 2018
This article examines data gathered in a broader study of a school-based reading challenge to children aged from 8 to 14 to read science information books, centred in their school or class library. A survey was conducted before they embarked on the reading challenge to establish the children's reading habits. After the period of time allotted to…
Descriptors: Nonfiction, Recreational Reading, Science Materials, Reading Habits
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Aguaded-Ramírez, Eva; Bartolomei-Torres, Pierette; Angelidou, Georgia – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2018
"An Unaccompanied Refugee children is a person under the age of 18, who is afraid of being persecuted, whose rights are threatened and is forced to leave his / her habitual residence and / or country of origin and is outside it, without the accompaniment of parents, relatives or other adult person, who, by law or custom, is responsible."…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Children, Intervention
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Khan, Delvin; Fjerbaek, Annette; Andreasen, Jan J.; Thorup, Charlotte B.; Dinesen, Birthe – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: To determine how cardiac patients use the Activeheart.dk digital toolbox Methods: Mixed-methods study. A total of n = 33 cardiac surgical patients were enrolled in a study, which encouraged use of the Activeheart portal for 4 weeks after discharge. Patients were surveyed with respect to their demographic characteristics, e-health…
Descriptors: Surgery, Questionnaires, Interviews, Heart Disorders
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Batchelor, Katherine – Gifted Child Today, 2018
Revision has been studied mostly from a language centric viewpoint. It is an understudied topic and oftentimes viewed as an afterthought in classrooms rather than a central facet at the heart of quality writing. The focus of this article is on teaching revision via multimodality as a way to serve all students, especially gifted students. This…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Revision (Written Composition), Writing Skills, Teaching Methods
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Casline, Elizabeth P.; Pella, Jeffrey; Zheng, Di; Harel, Ofer; Drake, Kelly L.; Ginsburg, Golda S. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2018
Background: Parenting behaviors have consistently been shown to be associated with elevated anxiety symptoms and disorders in children. However, this literature is limited as most studies have focused on global rather than specific parenting behaviors, failed to consistently account for the influence of parental anxiety, and omitted examining…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, Anxiety, Responses
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Pawilen, Greg Tabios – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2018
This study investigated the home environment of selected Filipino gifted individuals. It aims to answer two research questions: (1) what is the giftedness profile of the selected Filipino gifted?; (2) what types of home environments do Filipino gifted have? This study uses qualitative methods, specifically narrative research strategy, to provide a…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Gifted, Family Programs, Profiles
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Li, Kam Cheong; Lee, Linda Yin-King; Wong, Suet-Lai; Yau, Ivy Sui-Yu; Wong, Billy Tak-Ming – Open Learning, 2018
This study examined the effects of mobile apps on the learning motivation, social interaction and study performance of nursing students. A total of 20 students participated in focus group interviews to collect feedback on their use of mobile apps for learning and communicative activities. Two consecutive cohorts of students in a nursing programme,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Nursing Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Nursing Education
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Sakkoulis, Dimitris P.; Asimaki, Anna; Vergidis, Dimitris K. – International Education Studies, 2018
The purpose of this paper is the investigation of the prevailing forms of in-service training, the detection of the dominant pedagogical discourse they promote as well as their contribution to the shaping of the teacher's individual theory of education (I.T.E.). The research was conducted using semi-structured interviews with a sample of 11…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Educational Theories, Semi Structured Interviews, Training Methods
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