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Stacy M. Hayden; Kelly Kearney; E. Jean Gubbins – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2024
This article analyzes teachers' perceptions and experiences using an educative curriculum designed to promote high levels of mathematical discourse. After participating in 2 days of professional learning, grade 3 teachers implemented a predifferentiated and enriched mathematics unit in their classroom. The curriculum was designed to be educative,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Grade 3
Samantha Harris – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this multiple-case study with a cross-case analysis was to determine how seven third-grade teachers conceptualized comprehension and its instruction and how those knowledge and beliefs about comprehension instruction were leveraged while planning lessons. Teachers were asked to design two comprehension lesson plans and answer…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Beliefs
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Jessica M.-A. Jansen; Millicent Ngema – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2024
Background: Teaching creative writing in the early grades provides learners with the opportunity to express their thoughts and ideas which contributes to their holistic development. Curriculum documents have been neatly laid out, yet in practice, it is challenging, and teachers struggle to find effective ways of teaching and assessing creative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Yildirim, Gülsüm – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2021
The curriculum that changes according to the age conditions helps the individual adapt to society. One of the programs created in this context is the life studies teaching program. The objectives of the curriculums prepared gain importance in this context. This study aims to examine the 2015 and 2018 life studies curricula according to the Marzano…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Elementary School Science, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
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Lee, Ung-Sang A.; DeLiema, David; Gomez, Kimberley – Cognition and Instruction, 2022
This article offers methodological insights and tools to those engaged in design-based research (DBR) seeking to advance equity-oriented learning and outcomes through co-design. We respond to recent scholarship that points to the inseparability between the assumptions we hold about society and those we hold about learning, and consider how such…
Descriptors: Social Change, Equal Education, Outcomes of Education, Learning Processes
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Stephen Winton; Laveria Hutchinson; Jie Zhang; Grace Lee – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2024
This study examined the perceptions of participants regarding the use of embedded video demonstration lessons during literacy professional development sessions. The videos were captured in an urban elementary classroom and modeled two new literacy strategies. Based on survey responses from 160 kindergarten through fifth grade elementary school…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Video Technology, Literacy Education, Faculty Development
Alisa Teselle – ProQuest LLC, 2021
America's elementary-aged children are struggling in school. Teachers and parents report that children are demonstrating difficulty attending to and staying engaged with instructional activities in classrooms nationwide. As a result, teachers must manage children's dysregulation as it may impact their immediate learning abilities and produce…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Elementary School Students, Children, Human Body
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Xu, Zhen; Dawson, Kara; Antonenko, Pavlo; Koh, Do Hyong; Wusylko, Christine – Journal of Online Learning Research, 2022
This convergent mixed method study investigates learner engagement during a blended, transmedia curriculum called CryptoComics, which is designed to teach 3rd-5th graders about cryptology and cybersecurity. Curriculum design is presented through the lens of four engagement facilitators: (1) anchoring the curriculum with a comic book, (2) blending…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Elementary School Students, Curriculum Design, Cartoons
Singh, Rashmi – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this study was to establish the reliability and validity of the construct map for students' conception of equivalence with special emphasis on investigating the impact of structure of equation on students' conception of equivalence. The study examined the role of structure of equations in identifying students' conception of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Knowledge Level, Equations (Mathematics), Mathematical Concepts
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Akbayrak, Kemal; Namdar, Bahadir – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2019
The purpose of this study is to design an argumentation activity for third-grade students learning about the features defining matter. The research was carried out with seven students who enrolled in a tutoring program in a science and art center in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey during the academic year of 2017-2018. The activities were…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Children
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Cisterna, Dante; Forbes, Cory T.; Roy, Ranu – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
Research suggests that it is challenging for elementary students to develop conceptual understanding of trait variation, inheritance of traits, and life cycles. In this study, we report on an effort to promote elementary students' learning of hereditary-related concepts through scientific modelling, which affords opportunities for elementary…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Genetics, Curriculum Implementation
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Forbes, Cory T.; Cisterna, Dante; Bhattacharya, Devarati; Roy, Ranu – American Biology Teacher, 2019
Learning about heredity is important across the K-12 continuum. However, these ideas may be challenging for students. We examined third-grade students' ideas about heredity in the context of a new, six-week, model-based science unit that uses corn as a model organism to support students' ideas about heredity. We analyzed data collected during…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Science Instruction, Units of Study
Ellingson, Charlene L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Background/Context: Science is in the midst of reform, shifting away from teaching science and mathematics in isolation from one another, toward a model that prioritizes integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning environments. Since teachers are the most important factor in determining the success and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, STEM Education, Educational Environment, Educational Change
Lisa DaVia Rubenstein; E. Jean Gubbins – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
Designing, developing, and implementing a multi-year randomized control trial targeting what works in gifted education mathematics study is challenging, at best. In response to the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences request for proposal, we carefully constructed a mixed-methods study by assembling a diverse…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Research Design, Randomized Controlled Trials, Interviews
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Polesel, John; Rice, Suzanne; Dulfer, Nicole – Journal of Education Policy, 2014
Debates continue about how high-stakes testing regimes influence schools at all levels: their impact on teaching practices, distribution of resources and curriculum provision, and whether they achieve the intended increases in student achievement in targeted areas. In 2008, the Australian government Introduced a national testing scheme, the"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Stakes Tests, Educational Practices, Curriculum Design
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