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Download full textGeorge W. Bush Institute, Education Reform Initiative, 2017
Success in math is important to all students; it provides them with college and career options in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In the middle grades, students build upon the critical skills taught in elementary school and prepare for entry into algebra, which is considered a gateway to later achievement in school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Students, Mathematics Skills
Direct linkSinger, Susan R.; Nielsen, Natalie R.; Schweingruber, Heidi A. – National Academies Press, 2012
The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological sciences, geosciences, and chemistry. DBER combines knowledge of teaching and learning with deep knowledge of discipline-specific science content. It describes the…
Descriptors: Physics, Biology, Geology, Chemistry
Sigrest, Christine E. – 1992
A study assessed the effectiveness of three cognitive levels of instruction with first graders--three-dimensional (3-D) instruction using real objects, two-dimensional (2-D) instruction using picture representations, and verbal instruction. The study population included 18 first-grade students between the ages of 6 and 8 at a small elementary city…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students
Cleaver, Elizabeth; Ireland, Eleanor; Kerr, David; Lopes, Joana – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2006
The Citizenship Education Longitudinal Study, conducted by the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), aims to identify, measure and evaluate the extent to which effective practice in citizenship education develops in schools so that such practice can be promoted widely. The…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries
