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Download full textZachary Himmelsbach; Heather C. Hill; Jing Liu; Dorottya Demszky – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This study provides the first large-scale quantitative exploration of mathematical language use in upper elementary U.S. classrooms. Our approach employs natural language processing techniques to describe variation in teachers' and students' use of mathematical language in 1,657 fourth and fifth grade lessons in 317 classrooms in four districts…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Grade 4
Mesiti, Carmel; Clarke, David; van Driel, Jan – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2019
Experienced teachers, researchers and mathematics community members, contributed to the documentation of the professional vocabulary of teachers to describe the pedagogical practice of the middle school mathematics classroom. In this paper we use this Australian Lexicon to study which terms teachers deem essential for their classroom practice. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Language Usage
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Direct linkYonai, Ella; Blonder, Ron – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2020
A one-hour guided discourse was designed to support developing the outreach communication skills of physics experts with middle school students. The participants consisted of 12 physics researchers who conduct research in the field of nanoscale science and technology (NST). The guided discourse consisted of a professional development task for…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Skill Development, Expertise, Physics
Dorfner, Tobias; Förtsch, Christian; Neuhaus, Birgit J. – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2020
Educational standards and instructional frameworks aim to foster students' scientific literacy, especially their conceptual knowledge. Previous research has examined several instructional approaches to foster students' conceptual learning. Reliable and adequate use of technical terms in science instruction is also essential for fostering students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Jargon, Biology, Science Instruction
Mesiti, Carmel; Clarke, David – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2017
Members of the Australian mathematics education research community and experienced teachers of mathematics participated in the process of documenting the professional vocabulary of middle school mathematics teachers. This vocabulary, the Australian Lexicon, captures the language in use by Australian mathematics teachers when describing the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Language Usage
Dal, Burckin – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2008
This paper reports the findings of a survey conducted to investigate students' knowledge of geography, such as an accurate understanding of the basic vocabulary and essential concepts associated with the representative geographic locations, described here as "spatial landmarks". The factors that influence their learning, and how their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students, Knowledge Level, Geography
