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Yew, Wun Theam; Zamri, Sharifah Norul Akmar Syed – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2016
Problem solving strategies of eight pre-service secondary school mathematics teachers (PSSMTs) were examined in this study. A case study research design was employed and clinical interview technique was used to collect the data. Materials collected for analysis consisted of audiotapes and videotapes of clinical interviews, subjects' notes and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Problem Solving
Stott, Angela; Hobden, Paul A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2016
This article describes a case study of a gifted high achiever in learning science. This learner was selected on the assumption that drawing attention to the characteristics of a successful learner may improve learning effectiveness of less successful learners. The first author taught the gifted learner and collected data through participant…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, High Achievement, Case Studies, Gifted
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Dalsgaard, Christian – Educational Media International, 2016
The aim of the article is to explore educational use of student-managed Facebook groups in upper secondary education (in Denmark). Much research on educational potentials of Facebook has studied groups managed by teachers. However, there is a lack of in-depth research on Facebook groups managed by students and without participation from teachers.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Social Media, Mass Media Use, Secondary School Students
Howell, Tracey H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In an era of new standards and emerging accountability systems, an understanding of the supports needed to aid teachers and students in making necessary transitions in mathematics teaching and learning is critical. Given the established research base demonstrating the importance of justification and reasoning in students' mathematics learning and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Persuasive Discourse, Mathematical Logic, Teacher Expectations of Students
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Lantz-Andersson, Annika; Vigmo, Sylvi; Bowen, Rhonwen – Research-publishing.net, 2012
The amount of time that people, especially young people, spend on communicative activities in social media is rapidly increasing. We are facing new arenas with great potential for learning in general and for language learning in particular, but their impact on learning is not yet acknowledged as such in educational practice (e.g., Conole, 2010;…
Descriptors: Social Networks, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Social Media
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Johnson, Nadine; Winterbottom, Mark – Educational Studies, 2011
This study examines how the use of self- and peer-assessment within a girls-only biology class can support students' motivation. The study took place over 22 weeks in a rural comprehensive school, and the participants were girls between 15 and 16 years of age. Data included questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, notes from lesson observations…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Females, Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness