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Ronen, Ilana – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
This study begins the task of mapping out two approaches that may be helpful in overcoming incorrect responses to conservation tasks, focusing on the non-conserved quantity. The incorrect responses, which were the result of over-generalizations of conservation, and gradually increased with age despite formal knowledge and minor perceptual input,…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 7, Grade 9, Comparative Analysis
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Nahmias, Erez; Teicher, Mina – Journal of Education and Learning, 2021
In this paper, we examine the importance of building instructional units that incorporate metacognition intent processes that contribute to the development of geometric thinking. We show that the implementation of metacognition processes in the initial stages of constructing tailored instructional units will improve students' geometric ability.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Units of Study, Mathematics Instruction, Metacognition
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Jones, Martin H.; Cooke, Toby J. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2021
The academic consequences of being popular are well established, but much less is known about the academic consequences of desiring to be popular. Extant research on popularity goals only focuses on the implications for students' school engagement, help-seeking, and academic achievement. The current study expands these findings by examining the…
Descriptors: Social Status, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, High School Students
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Daher, Wajeeh – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Researchers pointed at modelling activities as affecting positively students' learning including motivation to learn, but little research has studied students' motivation to learn mathematics during their engagement in modelling activities with technology. Three groups of 4-5 students carried out the Roc modelling activity utilizing the internet…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Motivation, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Activities
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Garcia, Eric Adrian; McWhirter, Ellen Hawley; Cendejas, Christina – Journal of Career Development, 2021
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of Career Information System (CIS) on ninth-grade student's vocational skills self-efficacy, outcome expectations, work hope, and career decision-making difficulties. CIS is a computer-based career intervention designed to help users become more knowledgeable about themselves and occupational…
Descriptors: Career Information Systems, High School Freshmen, Grade 9, Job Skills
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Arifin, Sujinal; Zulkardi; Putri, Ratu Ilma Indra; Hartono, Yusuf – Journal on Mathematics Education, 2021
This study aimed to describe and compare the students' fluency, flexibility, and originality in solving non-routine problems in the Palembang context. They were depicted from the student's fluency, flexibility, and originality of solving the horizontal and vertical mathematization forms. This qualitative study employed. The subjects of this study…
Descriptors: Creativity, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 9
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Valosek, Laurent; Nidich, Sanford; Grant, James; Peterson, Margaret; Nidich, Randi – Education, 2021
Increased attention is being placed on improving psychological well-being and academic achievement in school students. Prior research on meditation provides support for student improvement in these important educational areas. As part of a 9th grade Quiet Time school program, 98 students were randomly assigned either to learn the Transcendent…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Anxiety, Academic Achievement, High School Students
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Bal, Mehmet Suat; Bozkurt, Necati – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The purpose of this study was to review concept teaching for a history course, and analyze and compare the case of secondary education history curriculum and course books in Turkey in this context over the past decade. The concepts to be taught were written item-by-item in the 10th-grade (2008) history course curriculum, whereas this was not the…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, History Instruction, Secondary School Curriculum, Textbooks
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Wilson Fadiji, A.; Reddy, V. – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Extant literature has demonstrated the importance of individual and school-related factors in improving mathematics achievement. Despite this, there is still a gap in research to understand the mediating role of educational aspiration in mathematics achievement. The aim of the present study is to test the relationship between self-efficacy, school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Predictor Variables, Self Efficacy
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Chirinda, Brantina – Pythagoras, 2021
Problem-solving is of importance in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Nevertheless, a baseline investigation conducted in 2016 revealed that mathematical problem-solving is virtually missing in South African classrooms. In this regard, a two-cycle design-based research project was conducted to develop a professional development (PD)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Faculty Development
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Mewborne, Michael; Mitchell, Jerry T. – Review of International Geographical Education, 2021
In 2019, the State of South Carolina (USA) adopted new social studies standards with an emphasis on disciplinary skills in addition to content throughout the social studies areas of history, geography, civics, and economics. These skills were introduced for all grades, kindergarten through grade 12. Geography courses were added in grades 3 and 7.…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Geographic Concepts, Skill Development, Social Studies
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Demirdögen, Betül; Aydin-Günbatar, Sevgi – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2021
Over the past several decades it has become increasingly important to understand nature of science (NOS) for scientific literacy in science education. Science education researchers have suggested using socio-scientific issues to create a context for that purpose. The present fast-moving coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic as a socio-scientific issue…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Grau, Francesc Garcia I.; Valls, Cristina; Piqué, Núria; Ruiz-Martín, Héctor – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
The effectiveness of the 5E model has been supported by research in schools in recent years, although its efficacy has rarely been assessed in the long term to avoid novelty effects and to consider the impact of the usual loss of fidelity that time entails. This study was designed to assess the long-term effects on students' conceptual learning as…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Instructional Effectiveness, Concept Formation, Misconceptions
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Vuorinen, Kaisa; Hietajärvi, Lauri; Uusitalo, Lotta – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Previous research has shown that there is a link between usage of strengths and various positive outcomes, such as finding meaning and happiness in life. In our present study, we aimed to find out how usage of strengths is connected to general happiness with school-related factors as mediating variables. 418 Finnish students aged 10-16 filled a…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Psychological Patterns, Correlation, Models
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Grobshäuser, Natalie; Weißeno, Georg – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2021
Political education in school is aimed at preparing adolescents for their role as citizens, which comprises political participation as well as political knowledge. While it is generally agreed that basic knowledge about politics is a prerequisite to participation, the specific link between knowledge and participation is left unclear in normative…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 9, Knowledge Level, Competence
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