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What Mathematics Teachers Say about the Teaching Strategies in the Implementation of Tasks
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Enríquez, Jakeline Amparo Villota; de Oliveira, Andréia María Pereira; Valencia, Heriberto González – English Language Teaching, 2018
In this article we will discuss, through the explanations given by teachers who teach Mathematics, the importance of using teaching strategies in the implementation of tasks. Teachers who participated in it belong to the group "Observatory Mathematics Education" (OME-Bahia). This study was framed in a qualitative approach and data were…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Task Analysis
Teacher Evaluation Ratings and Student Achievement: What's the Connection?
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Medlock, Ingrid Yvonne Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Many public school districts struggle with the federal and state charge to increase student achievement while continuing to build the instructional capacity of classroom teachers. While this charge may not seem to be unreasonable, the widening achievement gap between various student subgroups as evidenced in standardized testing results presents…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Grade 8, African American Students
Eliciting Engagement in the High School Classroom: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Teaching Practices
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Cooper, Kristy S. – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
This case study analyzes how and why student engagement differs across 581 classes in one diverse high school. Factor analyses of surveys with 1,132 students suggest three types of engaging teaching practices--connective instruction, academic rigor, and lively teaching. Multilevel regression analyses reveal that connective instruction predicts…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, High School Students, Learner Engagement, Regression (Statistics)
Fortifying the Pipeline: An Exploratory Study of High School Factors Impacting the Information Literacy of First-Year College Students
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Fabbi, Jennifer L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Information literacy--the ability "to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information" (American Library Association [ALA], 1989, para. 3)--has been widely and increasingly cited as an essential competency for college success, for the workplace, and for life…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Secondary Education, Information Literacy, College Freshmen
Learning Styles of EFL Saudi College-Level Students in On-Line and Traditional Educational Environments
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Alkhatnai, Mubarak – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The primary purpose of this study was to examine Saudi EFL college students' perceptual learning styles in order to determine whether their perception of their learning styles is a predictor of academic persistence, satisfaction and success in different learning environments. Participants' perceptions about their learning styles in both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Style, Classroom Environment, College Students
The Relationship between Barrier Courses and Persistence in Engineering
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Suresh, Radhika – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2007
Attrition in engineering programs continues to be an important issue for universities across the country. This study examined the connection between student performance in barrier courses and persistence in engineering. Quantitative results showed that high school academic experience, student behaviors (including study habits, work habits, coping…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, Student Behavior, Teaching Styles