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I. Isrokatun; Rosi Rosmiati; Nurdinah Hanifah; Yusuf Abdul Rohman – Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), 2023
This study was conducted to determine the description of learning with the peer tutor method implemented through situation-based learning. The urgency of this study is to find out the problem posing ability of elementary school students as an intellectual skill that students must possess to support future competition. From the existing problems,…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Elementary School Students, Problem Solving, Grade 4
Diane Vassallo – Discover Education, 2025
As digital integration transforms modern society, equipping young learners with computational thinking (CT) skills has become an essential educational goal. However, many education systems face challenges in adapting curricula to include CT, particularly in early childhood education where resources, teacher preparedness, and instructional design…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Elizabeth Stewart; Lynda Ball – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2023
This article reports two primary school teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of lessons based on a problem-solving intervention. The intervention included enabling and extending prompts, independent student struggle time initially and time to share problem-solving strategies at the end. The intervention had two versions: one included whole…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
Braelyn Verba; Phu Vu – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2024
This study explores the effects of direct kindness instruction on second-grade students' social and emotional well-being. Amidst the growing integration of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) into educational curricula, this research specifically focuses on the aspect of kindness, a vital yet often under-explored component of SEL. Conducted in a…
Descriptors: Altruism, Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Emotional Development
Michael J. Orosco; Deborah K. Reed – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2024
This study examined the effect of comprehension strategy instruction on third-grade English Learners' word-problem-solving performance. The supplemental intervention included modeling how to read the word problem to identify and restate the question, distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information, and collaborating with peers on applying the…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Problem Solving
Chikaze Sugiyama; Shunsuke Koseki; Rina Kishino – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2024
Despite widespread remote psychological interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the difference between the effectiveness of remote digital and face-to-face methods in school-based intervention programs remains unclear. This study examined the difference between the effectiveness of video and face-to-face based problem-solving training on…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Intervention, COVID-19, Pandemics
Merino-Armero, José Miguel; González-Calero, José Antonio; Cózar-Gutiérrez, Ramón – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
In modern society technology is widely used and, with the digitization of many services, this is an upward trend. Therefore, computational thinking (CT) is an increasingly important concept; an aspect that is being reflected on educational policies and the extracurricular offer of different countries. This study aims to look at the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, Robotics, Elementary School Students
Xin Lin; Sarah R. Powell – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2025
This study examined how word-problem characteristics influenced students' learning and retention of word-problem knowledge during and after an intervention. The participants were 221 fourth-grade students (average age at pretest = 8.8 years) who experienced word-problem difficulties (WPD) and had received a word-problem intervention in third…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Intervention, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
Firuzan Hilal Karabay; Can Mese – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2025
In the study, problem-solving educational software (ProSES) was developed to reduce the challenges and mistakes experienced by primary school third-grade students in mathematical problem solving and to provide scaffolding and hint support for teacher help for the students using mobile technologies. The study aimed to determine the impact of the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Mathematics Instruction
Jiyoon Park; Sora Kang – Journal of Special Education, 2025
Students with learning disabilities often struggle to explore and apply problem-solving strategies to mathematical word problems, with challenges becoming particularly evident when learning fractions due to their abstract nature and conceptual complexity. This study investigated the effects of Solve It! strategy combined with video modeling on…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics)
García-Moya, Melody; Polo-Blanco, Irene; Blanco, Rocío; Goñi-Cervera, Juncal – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Students with autism spectrum disorder frequently face challenges when learning mathematical concepts. For example, they may have difficulties solving mathematical word problems, in particular Cartesian product problems. This research is a case study with a multiple probe design in which the participants were three Spanish students diagnosed with…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
Kong, Jennifer E.; Yan, Christy; Serceki, Allison; Swanson, H. Lee – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2021
This meta-analysis assessed the effect of word-problem-solving interventions on the word-problem-solving accuracy of students identified as having a learning disability (LD) or at risk for an LD in kindergarten to the sixth grade. Eighteen randomized control group designed studies met the inclusion criteria. Overall, word-problem-solving…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Intervention, Elementary School Students
Tengler, Karin; Kastner-Hauler, Oliver; Sabitzer, Barbara; Lavicza, Zsolt – Education Sciences, 2022
Robotics is needed as education keeps up with challenges students are facing in a technological environment. A long-term research project focuses on developing a feasible robotics-based learning environment that enables primary school teachers to introduce computer science education. This paper shows educational robotics combining storytelling to…
Descriptors: Robotics, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4
Yan Ping Xin; Soo Jung Kim; Jingyuan Zhang; Qingli Lei; Büsra Yilmaz Yenioglu; Samed Yenioglu; Signe Kastberg; Bingyu Liu; Xiaojun Ma – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2023
Students with learning disabilities/difficulties in mathematics often apply ineffective procedures to solve word problems. Given that current mathematics curriculum standards emphasize conceptual understanding in problem solving as well as higher-order thinking and reasoning, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a model-based…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, At Risk Students, Problem Solving
Sun, Yulong; Chang, Chun-Hao; Chiang, Feng-Kuang – Educational Technology & Society, 2022
Previous studies on the topic of "Problem solving" indicate it's one of the skills of students in the 21st century that educational robots can effectively support. Additionally, there are gender differences in the problem-solving process. Understanding the problem-solving process and using knowledge to solve problems is key to improving…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Problem Solving, Robotics, Engineering

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