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Walfish, Ruth A.; Brody, David L. – British Journal of Religious Education, 2018
Bible teachers in contemporary society confront serious problems related to the nature of the biblical text and the socio-cultural context of their teaching. This study, based on semi-structured interviews, examines the problems that five expert religious Israeli elementary school teachers encounter in their teaching and the solutions they employ.…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Teaching Methods, Biblical Literature, Teacher Motivation
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McKay, Loraine – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Scholars report desirable outcomes for all participants in classrooms where diverse learners are welcomed members. Data suggest teachers leave the profession early because of the demands of their work made increasingly difficult by the diverse range of students, lack of assistance to support the diverse range of student needs and the resulting…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Beginning Teachers, Barriers, Qualitative Research
Savinovich, Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this descriptive case study was to describe elementary level school teachers' experiences who worked with English Learners in a project-based learning model of instruction. The study focused on how teachers developed, planned, or utilized curriculum to support the language acquisition of their English Learners to meet state and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Karsenti, Thierry; Bugmann, Julien – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
The goal of this study was to explore the educational potential of Minecraft. This project was conducted with 118 elementary-school students from Canada during the 2016-2017 school year. To explore the educational potential of Minecraft on the students, we designed a "Minecraft challenge" for students. 10 game levels of ascending…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Bektas, Mustafa – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The purpose of this research is to determine the teacher opinions on whether the concepts preparing the students to the democratic life in the first grade social studies course theme "My School Excitement" are convenient for the level of the students. In the present study, the phenomenon science model, which is one of the qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Elementary School Students, Qualitative Research
Isler, Tesha – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The problem examined in this study: Does the majority of teachers use rigorous teaching and testing practices? The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to explore the classroom techniques of six effective teachers who use rigorous teaching and testing practices. The hypothesis for this study is that the examination of the…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Teaching Methods, Educational Testing, Achievement Gap