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Björn Citrohn – Design and Technology Education, 2023
This study investigates, and further develops, a framework for analyzing technological knowledge emanating from school design projects; a framework that has the potential to be used as a tool for teachers when choosing and planning design projects. The study also intends to answer the research question: What technological knowledge, associated to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Yasemin Copur-Gencturk; Jingxian Li; Sebnem Atabas – American Educational Research Journal, 2024
Scalable and accessible professional development programs have the potential to address the opportunity gap many teachers experience. Yet many asynchronous online programs lack interaction with and timely feedback to teachers. We addressed this problem by developing a virtual, interactive program that uses intelligent tutoring systems to provide…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Faculty Development, Individualized Instruction, Interaction
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John Yandell; Imaan Ahmed; Jumana Amin; Tanzina Begum; Isobel Clarke; Ewa Dolega; Selin Goksungur; Zaynab Khatun; Yasmin Omar; Safiyyah Shah; Alexandra Suciu – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2024
What kind of knowledge informs the practice of English teachers? Recent policy developments, in England and elsewhere, have sought to specify a knowledge base for teachers. Drawing on case studies produced by pre-service English teachers, this essay explores the complex, multifaceted and situated character of the knowledge that teachers develop in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Grade 7
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Jalal, Shumaila; Nawab, Ali – Cogent Education, 2022
This research aimed to explore the possibility of using Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach for the development of students' Second Language (L2) skills and content in the subject of Chemistry. To achieve this purpose, action research method was used to implement CLIL approach at grade 7 consisting of 30 students. The research…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Barriers, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Native Language
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Passadelli, Anthoula Styliani; Klonari, Aikaterini; Michalakis, Vyron Ignatios; Vaitis, Michail – Education Sciences, 2020
At all levels of education, teachers are actively involved in improving students' learning outcomes and developing their own pedagogical experience. As a consequence, the teacher's role in managing learning difficulties is of particular importance. This research investigates secondary school geography teachers' knowledge of and perceptions of…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Competencies, Students with Disabilities
McCann, Thomas M.; Knapp, John V. – Guilford Press, 2019
To be successful, teachers of English in grades 6-12 need more than basic content knowledge and classroom management skills. They need a deep understanding of the goals and principles of teaching literature, writing, oral discourse, and language in order to make sound instructional decisions. This engaging book explores the pedagogical foundations…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Grade 6
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Brown, Rachael Eriksen; Nagar, Gili Gal; Orrill, Chandra Hawley; Weiland, Travis; Burke, James – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2016
In this exploratory study we considered how one teacher's understanding of proportional reasoning related to his teaching. We used Epistemic Network Analysis to consider the teachers' knowledge organization and connections between knowledge resources as a way to make sense of his understanding. Then, we examined how his understanding was reflected…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Network Analysis, Epistemology
Fortson, Brenda K. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study explores factors that may be related to Mississippi's 2015 eighth-grade reading scores, which rank the state in 50th place (Nation's Report Card, 2016). Whereas there are likely several factors that contribute to middle-school students' poor performance on the high-stakes tests, this study examines teachers' reported knowledge and use…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Middle School Students, High Stakes Tests, Teaching Methods
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Tchoshanov, Mourat; Cruz, Maria D.; Huereca, Karla; Shakirova, Kadriya; Shakirova, Liliana; Ibragimova, Elena N. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2017
This mixed methods study examined an association between cognitive types of teachers' mathematical content knowledge and students' performance in lower secondary schools (grades 5 through 9). Teachers (N = 90) completed the Teacher Content Knowledge Survey (TCKS), which consisted of items measuring different cognitive types of teacher knowledge.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Mixed Methods Research, Mathematical Models
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Witterholt, Martha; Goedhart, Martin; Suhre, Cor – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
Due to changes in Dutch mathematics education, teachers are expected to use new teaching methods such as enquiry-based teaching. In this study, we investigate how teachers design, implement and evaluate new methods for statistics teaching for 7th-graders during a professional development trajectory based on peer collaboration. We monitored…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Statistics
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Weiser, Beverly; Buss, Carolyn; Sheils, Ashley Parker; Gallegos, Elisa; Murray, L. Robin – Annals of Dyslexia, 2019
While qualitative research has shown great benefits for teachers who receive coaching, there is a paucity of experimental research examining students' academic outcomes after their teachers received ongoing support from a knowledgeable and experienced coach. Thus, a quasi-experimental design investigated the literacy outcomes of 452 students…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Special Education, Coaching (Performance), Educational Technology
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Raad, Nawal Abou; Chatila, Hanadi – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2016
This paper investigates Lebanese grade 7 biology teachers' mathematical knowledge and skills, by exploring how they explain a visual representation in an activity depending on the mathematical concept "Function". Twenty Lebanese in-service biology teachers participated in the study, and were interviewed about their explanation for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Biology
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Neumann, Jacob W. – Teachers College Record, 2016
Background: Much research has been done on the factors that influence teachers' work. Yet, the nature and scope of those factors, and their impact on teachers, remain unclear. Indeed, different literature bases on teachers' work present different and often contradictory conclusions. For example, some researchers claim that mandated accountability…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Accountability, Teacher Competencies, Influences
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Ndlovu, Mdutshekelwa – Pythagoras, 2014
The purpose of this article is to report on an investigation of the perceptions and performance of mathematics teachers in a teacher professional learning (TPL) programme based on realistic mathematics education (RME) principles, which included a topic on transformations, undertaken by the researcher. Forty-seven Senior Phase (Grade 7--9) teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Teachers, Faculty Development, Mathematics Education
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Lim, Woong; Guerra, Paula – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2013
This study provided a springboard for teacher preparation evaluation studies by examining what content and pedagogical content knowledge mathematics pre-service teachers demonstrated in the 4-8 mathematics teacher preparation program at an urban research university. Twenty nine pre-service students participated in an assessment called Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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