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Bjørgen, Anne Mette – Education 3-13, 2022
This article investigates how 9-13 years old pupils interpret activities involving the use of tablets in two Norwegian primary schools. The theoretical context draws on Goffman's frame analysis and on research on young people's digital literacy practices as socially situated meaning-making practices. Data was gathered through group interviews. The…
Descriptors: Tablet Computers, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Digital Literacy
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Deringöl, Yasemin – Education 3-13, 2020
This study was conducted with students attending middle schools in the province of Istanbul in Turkey in order to examine middle school students' visual mathematics literacy self-efficacy perceptions and their self-efficacy in geometry. Research data were collected using the 'Visual Mathematics Literacy Self-Efficacy Perceptions Scale' and the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Ye, Xuejun – Education 3-13, 2021
With the realisation of motivation being an essential factor that determines the successful acquisition of English as a foreign language (EFL) in China, there has been a proliferation of studies investigating Chinese secondary school students' English learning motivation. However, empirical studies addressing motivation differences are scarce.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Grade 7, Second Language Learning
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Jambunathan, Saigeetha; Jayaraman, J. D.; Jayaraman, Adithi; Jayaraman, Keerthi – Education 3-13, 2021
The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of discovery based learning and direct instruction strategies in peer-led leadership workshops in enhancing the leadership skills of middle school children in India. Three hundred and seventy-five, 10-13-year-old girls participated in the study. The children completed a paper and pencil…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Tutors, Discovery Learning, Direct Instruction
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Hacieminoglu, Esme; Yilmaz-Tüzün, Özgül; Ertepinar, Hamide – Education 3-13, 2014
The purposes of this study were to develop and validate an instrument for assessing elementary students' nature of science (NOS) views and to explain the elementary school students' NOS views, in terms of varying grade levels and gender. The sample included 782 students enrolled in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Exploratory factor analysis…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Scientific Principles, Test Construction, Program Validation
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Hodges, Gabrielle Cliff – Education 3-13, 2009
This article analyses a conversation about reading with three Year 8 students. Drawing on sociocultural theories of learning and elements of discourse analysis, it explores not only details of what the students read, but also how the process of the conversation itself shapes their perception of themselves as readers. Analysis of the data suggests…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Speech Communication, Discourse Analysis, Children