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Hardman, Jan; A-Rahman, Norhaslynda – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2014
In the light of a recent curriculum reform to improve the teaching of English in primary schools in Malaysia, this study set out to investigate the extent to which teachers are adopting a communicative language teaching (CLT) approach in their teaching. A mixed-method approach incorporating systematic observation, stimulated recall and interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Wang, Victor C. X.; Torrisi-Steele, Geraldine – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2015
The authors of this article consider Western teaching and learning alongside Confucian teaching and learning through reviewing the literature. The paper emphasizes that we must teach lower order thinking skills first before we teach higher order thinking skills, and confirms that rote learning and memorization precede critical thinking and…
Descriptors: Confucianism, Western Civilization, Asian Culture, Thinking Skills
Sinhaneti, Kantatip; Kyaw, Ei Kalayar – Online Submission, 2012
This study was conducted to investigate the role of RL (rote learning) in VLSs (vocabulary learning strategies) of Burmese EFL (English as a foreign language) students. The research addresses the need of the concrete understanding of the role of RL strategy in vocabulary learning as well as Burmese EFL learners' perspectives on RL strategy among…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
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Halvorsen, Anne-Lise – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: Educators, parents, politicians, and the media often complain that young people know little history and compare them unfavorably to better-educated, earlier generations. However, the charge is exaggerated. Young people have performed poorly on history tests for decades. Students' poor scores on one test in particular, the focus…
Descriptors: United States History, College Freshmen, History Instruction, Knowledge Level
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Hacieminoglu, Esme; Ertepinar, Hamide; Yilmaz-Tüzün, Özgul; Çakir, Hasan – Education 3-13, 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate student- and school-level factors that help to explain the difference in the nature of science (NOS) views. Overall, the design of this study is correlational. The sample consisted of 3062 students enrolled in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of elementary schools in Turkey. A hierarchical linear…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Manan, Syed Abdul; David, Maya Khemlani; Dumanig, Francisco Perlas – Language and Education, 2015
Sociocultural theory and constructionists propose that language learning is a socially and culturally mediated process, and they emphasize on social interaction. This study examines the amount of students' exposure to the school language to account for the link between English-medium policies in low-fee English-medium schools and children's…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Language of Instruction, Sociocultural Patterns, Mixed Methods Research
Cotreau Berube, Elyse A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this quantitative research study was to investigate the use of rote learning in basic skills of mathematics and spelling of 12 high school students, from a career and technical high school, in an effort to learn if the pedagogy of rote fits in the frameworks of today's education. The study compared the accuracy of…
Descriptors: Rote Learning, Vocational High Schools, Basic Skills, Statistical Analysis
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Hofferber, Natalia; Eckes, Alexander; Wilde, Matthias – European Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Grolnick and Ryan (1987) assume that an autonomy supportive environment leads to higher learner engagement and thus to greater achievements and deeper understanding of content. In school, knowledge acquisition (rote learning as well as conceptual learning) are regarded as most important. In this study, we examined the effects of teachers' autonomy…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Personal Autonomy, Academic Achievement, Rote Learning
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Winke, Paula – Modern Language Journal, 2013
In this study I examine the construct of aptitude in learning Chinese as a second language (L2) to an advanced level. I test 2 hypotheses: first, that L2 aptitude comprises 4 components--working memory, rote memory, grammatical sensitivity, and phonemic coding ability--and second, that L2 aptitude affects learning both directly and indirectly…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Short Term Memory, Language Aptitude
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Cheng, Baoyan – Journal of International Education and Leadership, 2012
Using cultural frameworks, and based on the author's personal experience and conversations with fellow Chinese and American graduate students, this essay analyzes the struggle for Chinese students who have to strike a balance between the American style of learning which is characterized by class discussion and the Chinese style of learning which…
Descriptors: Memorization, Asian Culture, Learning Processes, Cultural Differences
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Dickie, John; McDonald, Geraldine – Literacy, 2011
Samoan school children living in New Zealand were given disposable cameras and asked to photograph examples of the uses of reading and writing outside the school. Interviewed later, they explained their photographs including information about literacy in church and family. Rote learning and oral presentation of biblical texts that were read and…
Descriptors: Photography, Literacy, Rote Learning, Foreign Countries
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Zain, Sharifah Fauziah Hanim Syed; Rasidi, Farah Eliza Mohd; Abidin, Ismin Izwani Zainol – Journal of International Education Research, 2012
Various techniques have been introduced among educators to relate concepts to application, from inductive learning, discovery learning, and student-centred learning (SCL). Mathematics has always been taught the traditional way--teacher is the main person to teach through lectures and activities, with students mostly in the passive receiver mode…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Discovery Learning, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
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Burkhalter, 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
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Musco, Ann Marie – Music Educators Journal, 2011
A variety of excellent method books aim to help student musicians develop skills in music reading and instrumental technique, but sometimes the best approach is not simply to move ahead line by line through the book. Rather, teachers will find it beneficial to consider apposite strategies to be used before, during, and after rehearsing a line so…
Descriptors: Music Reading, Transfer of Training, Musicians, Teaching Methods
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Chang, Lei; Mak, Miranda C. K.; Li, Tong; Wu, Bao Pei; Chen, Bin Bin; Lu, Hui Jing – Educational Psychology Review, 2011
Much research has been conducted to document and sometimes to provide proximate explanations (e.g., Confucianism vs. Western philosophy) for East-West cultural differences. The ultimate evolutionary mechanisms underlying these cross-cultural differences have not been addressed. We propose in this review that East-West cultural differences (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Socialization, Psychological Studies, Cultural Differences, Memorization
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