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Direct linkBurkhalter, Nancy; Shegebayev, Maganat R. – International Review of Education, 2012
This paper explores the question of whether critical thinking can eventually become part of the cultural fabric in Kazakhstan, a country whose Soviet educational system not only trained teachers to memorise, lecture and intimidate students but also created a culture in educational institutions fraught with many fear-based behaviours engendering…
Descriptors: Democracy, Social Change, Social Systems, Educational Change
Download full textBeatty, Ruth; Bruce, Catherine D. – PNA, 2012
The study of linear relationships is foundational for mathematics teaching and learning. However, students' abilities to connect different representations of linear relationships have proven to be challenging. In response, a computer-based instructional sequence was designed to support students' understanding of the connections among…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Electronic Learning, Mathematics Education, Algebra
Tsaparlis, Georgios; Papaphotis, Georgios – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
This study tested for deep understanding and critical thinking about basic quantum chemical concepts taught at 12th grade (age 17-18). Our aim was to achieve conceptual change in students. A quantitative study was conducted first (n = 125), and following this 23 selected students took part in semi-structured interviews either individually or in…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Rote Learning, Chemistry, Interviews
