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Wilkie, Karina J. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
Learning to solve more challenging mathematics problems using multiple strategies has been promoted by research and is a feature of numerous curricula. Yet teachers have been found to be reluctant to incorporate these tasks into their lessons predicting resistance from students. This study examined 87 senior secondary students' reactions to a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes
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Muir, Tracey; Geiger, Vince – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2016
Teaching secondary mathematics has a number of challenges, including the expectations that teachers cover the prescribed curriculum, help students learn difficult concepts, prepare students for future studies, and, increasingly, that they do so incorporating digital technologies. This study investigates a teacher's, and his students', perceptions…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Zasypkin, Z. P.; Zborovskii, G. E.; Shuklina, E. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2013
Research on the adaptation of children of migrants in Russia shows that while they adapt successfully in many ways, there is a need for teachers to be better equipped to deal with the cultural conflicts these children often experience.
Descriptors: Migrants, Foreign Countries, Adjustment (to Environment), Acculturation
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Trifone, James D. – Science Education Review, 2006
Concept mapping was investigated as a learning strategy to motivate 82 high-ability, 10th-grade students to take a more meaningful approach to learning biology. The study employed a quasi-experimental, prepost mixed methodology design to assess the relationship between concept-mapping proficiency and changes in motivational and learning strategies…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Biology, Concept Mapping, Teaching Methods