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Direct linkChoi, Yusik – Journal of Geography, 2021
Computers and geospatial technologies such as Geographic Information Systems, Google Earth, and the Global Positioning System (GPS) are increasingly common tools for geography instruction in schools. The NAEP Data Explorer was used to conduct an analysis of geography achievement in the eighth grade based on differences in students' access to and…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Academic Achievement, Grade 8, Geographic Information Systems
Download full textTamburri, Sarah; Mildenhall, Paula; Budgen, Fiona – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2019
Researchers and policy makers agree that all children can learn mathematics and that teachers play an important role in student learning. This phenomenological study interviewed 12 primary school teachers, providing insights into their experience and perspectives of mathematics education, highlighting the challenges and successes experienced by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Education, Teacher Attitudes
Downton, Ann; Giumelli, Kerry; McHugh, Barbara; Roosen, Tammy; Meredith, Nadine; Caleta, Geraldine; King, Melissa; Salkeld, Kathryn; Stenning, Paul – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2019
The complex nature of multiplicative thinking can be challenging for students and teachers to navigate. We report on the impact on student learning of school-based professional learning that targeted teachers' pedagogical content knowledge related to Multiplicative Thinking. Analysis of Year 4 students' longitudinal data indicated greater growth…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Mathematics Instruction, Thinking Skills, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Bednarz, Sarah Witham; Acheson, Gillian; Bednarz, Robert S. – Social Education, 2006
The importance of maps and other graphic representations has become more important to geography and geographers. This is due to the development and widespread diffusion of geographic (spatial) technologies. As computers and silicon chips have become more capable and less expensive, geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning satellite…
Descriptors: Maps, Spatial Ability, Social Studies, Map Skills
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Weiss, Andrew R. – 1999
In 1996, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessed the knowledge and skills of students in the areas of earth science, life science, and physical science. It also collected information related to the background of students (grades 4, 8, and 12), their teachers (grades 4 and 8), and the schools they attended (grades 4, 8, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Educational Environment, Educational Practices
Barth, Patte; Mitchell, Ruth – 1992
Based on principles of the Council for Basic Education, this book outlines a curriculum and pedagogy for an elementary school which would prepare children for national fourth grade examinations. The book is divided into six sections. The first section examines the background of elementary school students in the 1990s and presents ways for schools…
Descriptors: Art Education, Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation
