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Mathematics from the Ground Up: An Emerging Model for Enriching Mathematical Learning for Children Aged 4-12 Using a School Garden Program
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Williams, P.; Morton, J. K.; Christian, B. J. – Education 3-13, 2023
Meaningful and enjoyable experiences are important in the education of children. In this qualitative case study, the garden program (incl. market garden shop, garden care, Kid's Kitchen, and chicken coop) in one Australian primary school was explored to determine its impact on the mathematical learning of children. Data were collected using focus…
Descriptors: Gardening, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Experience
Primary Teacher Attitudes in Achievement-Based Literacy Classes
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Macqueen, Suzanne – Issues in Educational Research, 2010
A considerable number of primary schools in Australia and overseas organise their students into achievement-based classes for literacy (and/or numeracy): a practice often seen in high school settings. Why school systems do this will be examined elsewhere, though it is safe to say that concern for ongoing student achievement is a consideration.…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods
Beyond Developmentalism? Early Childhood Teachers' Understandings of Multiage Grouping in Early Childhood Education and Care
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Edwards, Susan; Blaise, Mindy; Hammer, Marie – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2009
Postdevelopmental perspectives in early childhood education and care increasingly reference alternative ways of understanding learning, growth and development in early learning. Drawing on these ideas, this paper examines research findings which focused on early childhood teachers' understandings of multiage grouping. The findings suggested that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Multigraded Classes, Mixed Age Grouping, Teacher Attitudes
Effects of Multigrade Classes on Student Progress in Literacy and Numeracy: Quantitative Evidence and Perceptions of Teachers and School Leaders.
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Russell, V. Jean; Rowe, Kenneth J.; Hill, Peter W. – 1998
On the basis of a comprehensive best-evidence synthesis of the literature on the effects of multigrade and multi-age classes, Veenman (1995) concluded that there were no significant differences between multigrade and single-grade classes in cognitive or achievement effects. Subsequently, Mason and Burns (1996) challenged Veenman's conclusion,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Multiage Classes: What Research Tells Us about Their Suitability for Rural Schools.
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Lloyd, Linley – Education in Rural Australia, 2002
Research on classes that are mixed age by choice, not merely multigraded, has found positive effects on student achievement, mental health, social development, and liking for school. Multiage classes generally have more parent support, but teacher continuity is also necessary for success. Implications and challenges for Australia's rural schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Vertical Integration: Teachers' Knowledge and Teachers' Voice.
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Corrie, L. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1995
Traces the theoretical basis for vertical integration in early school years. Contrasts transmission-based pedagogy with a higher level of teacher control, and acquirer-based pedagogy with a higher level of student control. Suggests that early childhood pedagogy will be maintained when teachers are able to articulate their pedagogical knowledge and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Improvement