Mathematics instruction in primary school has been influenced by many policy changes and empirical findings in the previous two decades. Geometry lessons, in particular, were re-evaluated due to a paradigm change and, consequently, were attributed a new meaning within the mathematics curriculum worldwide. The present paper focuses on this paradigm…

This article explores how Philosophy with Children (PwC) is perceived and might impact primary education from the perspective of teachers. The findings presented here stem from pilot studies conducted within the Danish "Philosophy in Schools" research project. Specifically, the article addresses two questions. Firstly, how does PwC…

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is a worldwide term used to describe responsible decision-making, self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship skills. Schools worldwide are beginning to implement SEL curricula into their plans. The problem is that some elementary school students are unsure of how to safely explore, manage,…

Regular student attendance is one of the most important factors in determining a student's academic success. In this qualitative action research study, the researcher sought to identify the reasons behind an increase in chronic absenteeism at Mid-Atlantic Elementary School. Additionally, the question of what impact teacher self-efficacy had on…

A large body of research has shown the effectiveness of formative assessment on student learning. Yet research on teachers' implementation of formative assessment is relatively underdeveloped. In addition, there has been a lack of effective instruments for observing teachers' formative assessment practices. This study focuses on the ongoing…

Homework has been a part of a traditional lesson plan for a long time. It has been a means to reinforce knowledge transferred in the classroom. This study, using the quantitative method, analyzed school teachers' perceptions of homework in primary grades. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 88 primary school teachers, teaching…

In the Spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed not only the way in which our daily lives were carried out, but it also drastically effected the way schools operated. Many if not all school districts in the state of Mississippi began operating in some type of remote fashion during the spring of 2020. Some school districts switched to an…

The purpose of this quantitative correlational-predictive study was to determine if and to what extent teachers' Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) individually and combined predict teachers' Class Reading Growth in grades K-5 at a school district in a southeastern coastal state. The theoretical foundations…

Teaching requires careful attention to the needs of all learners. How do we ensure we consistently meet them holistically? Though we live in what is considered a post-racial society, several injustices are suffered by minority groups. To combat this, many have adopted anti-racist pedagogy. Research suggests, however, that anti-racist teaching…

Primary classroom teachers are increasingly moving to the side-line as physical education (PE) is outsourced to external providers. Although there are many critiques of external providers, few studies draw on primary school students' perspectives. This study calls on data from semi-structured focus group interviews with 24 students from four New…

The purpose of this study was to create an educative guidebook for teachers based on the principles of Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI), a constructivist approach to teaching mathematics through contextual word problems. The guidebook is designed to be used as a First- Grade mathematics supplemental curriculum resource with complete, daily…

Curriculum reform is a significant approach to prepare schools to be effective in meeting contemporary societal needs and imperatives. Several countries around the world, therefore, engage in curriculum reform to enable schools to prepare children with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed in the present and future society, but…

This study aimed to understand elementary school teachers' beliefs about science teaching and e-learning and to identify changes in their beliefs and practices while using an e-textbook designed for science learning. Two experienced science teachers from the same elementary school participated in this study and taught two science topics: Simple…

The problem addressed in this study was the challenges teachers experience implementing their own ethical leadership behavior style working with students in the classroom. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory narrative inquiry study was to explore teachers' perceptions through their stories regarding the challenges of implementing their own…

This article reports two primary school teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of lessons based on a problem-solving intervention. The intervention included enabling and extending prompts, independent student struggle time initially and time to share problem-solving strategies at the end. The intervention had two versions: one included whole…