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Francesco C. Ugolini; Panagiotis Kakavas – Research on Education and Media, 2024
This study consists of a 17-year (2006-2021) systematic literature review on the effective instructional strategies for developing Computational Thinking (CT) in primary school students (K-5). The aim of this paper is to identify instructional strategies that have been implemented and evaluated by means of a pre- and post-test, with the aim of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Science Education, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students
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Carrazoni, Guilherme Salgado; Chaves, Amanda Dalla'corte; da Rocha, Claudio Felipe Kolling; Mello-Carpes, Pâmela Billig – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
We created the "3-dimensional synaptic puzzle" (3Dsp) as an educational resource for the physiology teaching of synaptic transmission (ST). In this study, we aimed to apply and evaluate the use of 3Dsp. For this, we divided 175 university students from public and private universities into two groups: (1) control (CT; students that were…
Descriptors: Physiology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Centelles, Josep J.; de Atauri, Pedro R.; Moreno, Estefania – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
Games are highly appreciated by the population, so due to the COVID-19 pandemic confinement we decided to carry out an Internet research of several games, in order to use them for the assimilation of new words of Biochemical students. Games found in puzzle books allow the stimulation of memory, reasoning and other brain capacities, such as keeping…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Puzzles, Alphabets
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Horn, Margaux A. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
The current student body will, by and large, seek online resources to supplement their learning. However, resources that are freely available online vary in accuracy and quality, and the vast majority rely on passive learning. Therefore, there is a need for interactive physiology teaching resources that facilitate application of knowledge, that…
Descriptors: Physiology, Science Instruction, Web Sites, Computer Software
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Begum, Jahanara – International Journal of Language Education, 2019
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of language teaching being more and more communication oriented. The traditional classroom teaching is facing a big challenge and is gradually being replaced by learner-centered approaches putting learner as individual into the core of learning process. This means learner autonomy gets to be…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Davis, Tricia M.; Shepherd, Brooke; Zwiefelhofer, Tara – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2009
The goal of this project was to further our understanding of how students learn. Does reviewing for exams using certain teaching methods actually enhance students' learning of course material? Through a comparative analysis of two sections of the same class the researchers tested to see if using crossword puzzles as a "fun" review…
Descriptors: Tests, Study Habits, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Delaney, Authur A. – Social Science Record, 1972
Teaching techniques, such as a word-o-gram supplied, can motivate students to learning in a satisfactory manner. (JB)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Educational Games, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes
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Hutcheson, James W. – Mathematics Teacher, 1975
Techniques are suggested for preparing practice exercises in algebra and trigonometry. (JP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Games, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes