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Hushmendy, Dilnavaz F. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This dissertation is a qualitative practitioner research study in which I explore how my students and I engage in critical literacy using sociopolitical Articles of the Week (AoWs). Critical literacy is the ability to read, write, and speak about texts in a reflective manner to better understand power, inequality, and injustice that prevails in…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Grade 11, High School Students, Student Attitudes
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Kimberlin, Stephanie; Yezierski, Ellen – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Students' inaccurate ideas about what is represented by chemical equations and concepts underlying stoichiometry are well documented; however, there are few classroom-ready instructional solutions to help students build scientifically accurate ideas about these topics central to learning chemistry. An intervention (two inquiry-based activities)…
Descriptors: Stoichiometry, High School Students, Chemistry, Intervention
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Akar, Bassel – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2016
Many educational programmes in societies affected by armed conflict aim to promote dialogic engagement as a fundamental aim and pedagogy for social reconstruction. Despite supporting government policies, classrooms show very little or no evidence of dialogic practices where learners (co-)construct knowledge with peers and engage in critical and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Observation, Reflection, Student Attitudes
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Badri, Masood; Al Rashedi, Asma; Yang, Guang; Mohaidat, Jihad; Al Hammadi, Arif – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
Offering an online integrated high-school course or subject for the first time involves many challenges. Better understanding the factors that affect students' willingness to participate in the experience could provide support for better implementation of such a strategic initiative. In addition, it is important to understand how personal factors…
Descriptors: Intention, Electronic Learning, Structural Equation Models, High School Students
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de Souza, Marcela – Cogent Education, 2017
English language learners are a diverse and fast-growing segment of the student population in the United States. Faced with the double challenge of keeping up with grade-level content while learning English as a new language in a new culture, many of them struggle. This article presents data from a three-phase qualitative study designed to learn…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Immigrants, English Language Learners, English (Second Language)
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Huang, Yi-Cheng – Cogent Education, 2015
The study aims to verify whether extensive reading (ER) is able to promote senior high school students' English reading motivation and foster positive attitude towards reading in English. It further explores the teachers' perceptions of and the challenges faced in the implementation of ER activities. An ER activity was held for 12 weeks with 258…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Motivation, English (Second Language), Student Attitudes
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Chairam, Sanoe; Klahan, Nutsuda; Coll, Richard K. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
This research is trying to evaluate the feedback of Thai secondary school students to inquiry-based teaching and learning methods, exemplified by the study of chemical kinetics. This work used the multiple-choice questions, scientifically practical diagram and questionnaire to assess students' understanding of chemical kinetics. The findings…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Chemistry
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Huang, Xian-Han; Lee, John Chi-Kin – Curriculum and Teaching, 2015
This study explores how contextual factors affect the instructional reaction of teachers to the changes in the high-stake testing. The results obtained from an investigation of 11 teachers from five senior middle schools show that contextual factors can be categorized into three, namely, traditional exam culture, leadership at district and school…
Descriptors: Interaction, High Stakes Tests, Curriculum Development, Case Studies
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Won, Mihye; Yoon, Heojeong; Treagust, David F. – Science Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to understand how students utilized multiple representations to learn and explain science concepts, in this case the human breathing mechanism. The study was conducted with Grade 11 students in a human biology class. Semistructured interviews and a two-tier diagnostic test were administered to evaluate students'…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Grade 11, Biology
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Wanzek, Jeanne; Kent, Shawn C.; Stillman-Spisak, Stephanie J. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2015
Today's social studies teachers and students face an unprecedented time of standards and accountability. Students bring influences that may interact with the instructional context teachers provide for learning. Eighth- and 11th-grade U.S. history students (n = 512) from 11 schools (23 teachers), diverse in location, ethnicity, and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, United States History, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes
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Yaman, Fatma; Ayas, Alipasa – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
Although concept maps have been used as alternative assessment methods in education, there has been an ongoing debate on how to evaluate students' concept maps. This study discusses how to evaluate students' concept maps as an assessment tool before and after 15 computer-based Predict-Observe-Explain (CB-POE) tasks related to acid-base chemistry.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, High School Students, Secondary School Science, Concept Mapping
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Chang, Chi-Cheng; Shu, Kuen-Ming; Liang, Chaoyun; Tseng, Ju-Shih; Hsu, Yu-Sheng – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of blended e-learning on electrical machinery performance (achievement test and self-assessment). Participants were two classes of 11th graders majoring in electrical engineering and taking the electrical machinery class at a vocational high school in Taiwan. The participants were randomly…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Electronic Learning, Achievement Tests, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Supasorn, Saksri; Promarak, Vinich – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
The main purpose of this study was to enhance student understanding of the scientific concepts of chemical reaction rate. Forty-four grade 11 students were the target group. The treatment tools were seven learning plans of 5E inquiry incorporated with an analogy learning approach during 15 hours of class time. In each learning plan, the students…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Instruction, Chemistry
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Gordon, Marshall – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2013
Teachers of mathematics recognize the difficulty of reaching every student when the range of student abilities puts a considerable strain on the classroom discussion and time. In a response to the problem, students are grouped so that those with greater mathematical aptitude help those who have difficulties. While this approach is to be…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Private Schools, Grade 11, Mathematics Instruction
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Dudu, Washington T.; Vhurumuku, Elaosi – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2012
Teacher practices are essential for supporting learners in scientific inquiry practices of framing research questions, designing and conducting investigations, collecting data, and drawing conclusions. This study examines instructional practices of two Grade 11 Physical Science teachers engaged in teaching practical investigations. Data were…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Data Collection
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