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Robles-García, Pablo – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
This study examined the receptive vocabulary knowledge and lexical developmental patterns of the 3000 most frequent words among 953 university L2 learners of Spanish at different stages in their language studies, taking into consideration the effect of high school instruction on high-frequency vocabulary knowledge. Results confirm that even…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Hughes, Ciaran; Isaacson, Joshua; Turner, Jessica; Perry, Anastasia; Sun, Ranbel – Physics Teacher, 2022
Quantum computing is a growing field at the intersection of physics and computer science. The goal of this article is to highlight a successfully trialled quantum computing course for high school students between the ages of 15 and 18 years old. This course was designed to bridge the gap between popular science articles and advanced undergraduate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physics, Science Instruction, Quantum Mechanics
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Huo, Rongrong – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
In our investigation of university students' knowledge about real numbers in relation to computer algebra systems (CAS) and how it could be developed in view of their future activity as teachers, we used a computer algorithm as a case to explore the relationship between CAS and the knowledge of real numbers as decimal representations. Our work was…
Descriptors: Numbers, Computer Science Education, Knowledge Level, Algorithms
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Shatkin, Jess P.; Diamond, Ursula; Zhao, Yihong; DiMeglio, John; Chodaczek, Michaela; Bruzzese, Jean-Marie – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
This study tested the impact of the skills-building component of a two-semester risk and resilience (R&R) course on the stress, coping skills, and cognitive style of 36 undergraduates compared to 62 students enrolled in a child and adolescent psychopathology course. In the fall, students learned about risk taking and decision-making as well as…
Descriptors: Risk, Resilience (Psychology), Undergraduate Students, Intervention
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Keesler, Venessa A.; Fermin, Baranda J.; Schneider, Barbara – Teaching Sociology, 2008
In 2001, the governing council of the American Sociological Association (ASA) appointed Professor Caroline Persell of New York University to launch a task force with the goal of creating an advanced high school sociology curriculum that would also be a model for introductory sociology courses in colleges and universities. The principle goal of the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Sociology, Course Evaluation, Advanced Courses
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Ellington, Aimee J. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2007
In 2001, the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS) published "The Mathematical Education of Teachers" (MET) outlining detailed recommendations for the instruction of future mathematics teachers. One focus of MET is that teachers need a thorough understanding of the mathematics covered at the level at which they are…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Communication Skills, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction