Past research points to cooperative learning as a potentially effective means of fostering the academic and social development of students in inclusive education. This study examined the attitudes of student teachers towards the use of cooperative learning in inclusive education as well as correlating variables. In addition, potential differences…

In this "promising practices" piece, we draw from lessons learned from a larger research study exploring how alternative identification processes and curricular interventions might influence gifted education programming for students in rural school districts. In the larger study we sought to (a) increase the number of rural students…

Information on quality teacher character is important and plays a role in the construction of training modules and teacher preparation. However, because few exploratory studies exist on the characteristics of quality teachers in the field of language education, this study aims to identify relevant past studies from various virtual sources through…

This investigation details the story of Diego, a novice Mexican teacher in secondary school. The story uses a life history approach and describes Diego's process of overcoming mathematics anxiety. Diego experienced mathematics anxiety due to his lack of mathematical knowledge. Having detected this situation, the researchers coached him, focusing…

The purpose of this multiple case study was to understand the perspective of early childhood Montessori Guides about quality in an early childhood classroom. Guides' perspectives on and use of early childhood observation tools, the ECERS and the CLASS were explored. As most states implement Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS), it is…

Holistic development is fostered when the education system allows learners to equip themselves with moral values, which is crucial in prospering a society. The current situation of moral disintegration among youth raises the importance of consolidation of moral values in education, and teachers play an important role in cultivating moral values…

This article discusses the implementation of translanguaging in two superdiverse school classes and their teachers' understanding of translanguaging. Translanguaging as a theory and a transformative pedagogy has recently captured scholars' interest from all over the globe, but also earned critique for its transformative claims and ongoing…

Pedagogical reasoning, as one of the major components of teacher knowledge base, is crucially important in teacher education. Motivated by the dearth of research in this area, this study investigated the pedagogical reasoning of four novice language teachers in relation to speaking instruction in order to further our understanding of language…

This study aimed to assess the degree to which Indonesian secondary school EFL teachers have integrated 21st-century skills into their teaching and to investigate teachers' perceptions of their understanding of these skills and the significance of training for skill integration. Furthermore, the study sought to determine whether differences in…

An overview of the relationship between educational research and teaching chemistry is presented, covering the opportunity areas between production and science popularization (dissemination of scientific knowledge). Knowledge apprehension and appropriation are also discussed in the educational context of UNAM, in Facultad de Estudios Superiores…

The purpose of the study is to explore the voices of pre-service ELT teachers on their prospective needs and desires for their pre-service teacher education curriculum. A qualitative research was conducted with freshman and sophomore students at an ELT Department in a Faculty of Education of a public university in Turkey. To reach an in-depth…

This contribution will outline the development of a specific approach of theoretical educational thinking in Germany, associated with the notions of "Didaktik"/didactics and "Fachdidaktik"/subject-matter didactics as well as its comparative, generalized form called "General Subject Didactics" (GSD). The first one…

Sociomathematical norms are the explicit or implicit arrangements that affect participation in mathematics classes and the emerging interactive structure of mathematical practice. For effective instruction, the teacher should guide the creation and development of acceptable sociomathematical norms. Thus, pre-service teachers should be given…

Many studies have reported on the influence of teachers' conceptions of variability on different aspects of their professional knowledge for teaching statistics and their classroom practices. However, research on these kind of conceptions is still scarce, particularly in Latin American countries like Venezuela. In an effort to help fill this gap,…

The study aimed to investigate how social studies teachers give information about the immediate environment in lessons and determine course objectives through non-formal school activities. The study sample consisted of 38 social studies teachers working in Kirikkale province in the 2018-2019 academic year. The data were analyzed with content…