The purpose of this instrumental case study was to examine how an exemplary writing teacher makes intentional decisions in her writing practices including engaging students in the writing conference as part of writing workshop to support her young writers in their developing craft. For several decades, scholars have researched, studied, analyzed,…

This study addresses first graders' conceptual knowledge exhibited in addition strategies in relation to instructional practices and teachers' beliefs in a suburban Alabama school. To address the purpose of the study, the central question was "What is the nature of the relationship between curricular practices and beliefs and students'…

It is expected that students who learn Indonesian will be able to communicate both orally and in writing. However, students continue to face numerous difficulties when confronted with Indonesian conversation, such as feeling uncomfortable, stammering, or simply remaining silent when they are asked about their opinions. As such, this study will…

The transition between arithmetic and algebraic thinking is challenging for students. One notable difficulty for students is understanding algebraic symbols--pronumerals. Researchers are exploring pedagogical approaches in seeking to address this issue. The current paper is contributing to this body of literature by illustrating how an online card…

This paper reports on teachers' perceptions of students learning as part of a project examining teacher practice and student learning when using "ScratchMaths" in their classroom programmes. The project used design-based methodology, incorporating video-recorded classroom excerpts; teacher interviews; and teacher analysis and review of…

This study aimed to compare the performance on the state assessment STAAR Reading between BLs in a one-way dual language program compared to the average scale scores of ELs in the state of Texas. The results of these data points taken in three different grade levels from the same group of bilingual learners demonstrate the beginning of positive…

This study aims to examine whether there is a relationship between the academic achievement pressure and support of parents and students' science-based entrepreneurship and how these variables change in terms of parents' activities with their children. For this purpose, one of the quantitative research approaches, the discriptive survey method,…

This study aims to examine the effects of a social studies course supported by stories on the critical and empathetic thinking skills of 4th-grade students. The study was conducted according to the intervention design, a method used in mixed-method research. The 10-week study was conducted in two public schools in Gaziantep in the 2018-2019…

Introduction: As a result of similar behavioral manifestations across populations, the conspicuous diagnostic confusion of high intellectual ability (HIA) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often reported. Approaching Executive Functions as underlying processes can assist in distinguishing the two conditions. The principal aim…

Concordance in reports on victimization and emotional problems is understudied. This paper explores child, parent, and teacher agreement in cross-sectional reports on children's victimization, anxiousness, and sadness, as well as longitudinal associations between these factors. In this population-based study of 419 school children, the informants…

Developing students' interest in STEM careers in STEM education is important. This study explored the impacts of STEM instruction involving scientists or engineers on 224 Hong Kong students' interests in STEM careers and their stereotypes about STEM professionals. The teachers who participated in professional development, namely "School-STEM…

Inclusion of students with special education needs (SEN) and especially autism spectrum disorder (ASD) into general education curricula is a challenging practice. In recent years, the practice of inclusion has been expanding within the international school community. Outside of the United States, the process of inclusion is developing rapidly due…

In social groups, such as school-based peer networks, youth often vie for power and dominance over others. Different strategies may be used to gain power (i.e., coercive and/or cooperative strategies), and with varying levels of success. Using a social networks approach, we examined whether and how social network centrality and social network…

Metacognition is theorized to play a central role in children's mathematics learning. The primary goal of the current study was to provide experimental evidence in support of this role with elementary school students learning about mathematical equivalence. The final sample included 135 children (59 first graders and 76 second graders) who…

The aim of the study was to compare the quality of literacy skills of 4th grade students at Formal primary schools and non-formal basic schools in Islamabad. A comparative analysis was conducted to compare the writing and numeracy skills among the 4th grade students of Formal and Non-formal schools. The research was descriptive in nature. The…