Browsing by Subject "Teaching methods"
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Algebraic and Geometric Approach in Function Problem Solving
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)This study explores students algebraic and geometric approach in solving tasks in functions and the relation of these approaches with complex geometric problem solving. Data were obtained from 95 sophomore pre-service ...
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Commencing the Rhizome: Towards a Minor Philosophy of Education
(Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2004)In "The Postmodern Explained," a pedagogical sequel to "The Postmodern Condition," Jean Francois Lyotard reports on the domination of thought by the principle of realism. Lyotard speaks of a demand that threatens to totalize ...
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(De)constructing Modalities of Thinking about Comparative Education through Video-Use
(Research in Comparative and International Education, 2015)This paper examines the utilization of video in comparative education teaching and is shaped by two interconnected arguments. Underpinning the paper is the argument that students have certain assumptions about comparative ...
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Development and test of an instrument that investigates teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions concerning the educational use of simulations
(IAP Information Age Publishing, 2015)The purpose of this research was to develop an instrument, namely, a questionnaire that investigates teachers' beliefs, altitudes, and intentions concerning the use of simulations for educational purposes, including for ...
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Discipline and Play with/in a Mandated Literacy Curriculum
(Language Arts, 2009)In this article, the authors explore a young child's lived experience of discipline and play with/in a mandated balanced literacy curriculum. Mandating balanced literacy presents an interesting case of disciplining literacy ...
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Don't Sweat Gym! An Analysis of Curriculum and Instruction
(1994)The article describes a study of 11 U.S. high school physical education teachers with respect to their curricular and instructional activities. The most important professional task of teachers, from the public perspective, ...
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The Effects of Different Modes of Representation on Mathematical Problem Solving
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)The main objective of this study is to investigate the role of four different modes of representation in mathematical problem solving (MPS), and more specifically to develop a model, which provides information about the ...
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Doctoral Thesis
Examining the effects of context-free and context-situated instructional strategies on learners' critical thinking. (contextualized instruction)
(ProQuest Information & Learning, 1999)An experimental study was carried out to (1) examine the effects of three instructional strategies on critical thinking, and (2) to determine whether there was a relationship between critical thinking and general cognitive ...
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The Impact of Interactive Computer Simulations on the Nature and Quality of Postgraduate Science Teachers' Explanations in Physics
(International Journal of Science Education, 2005)This study investigated how individuals' construction of explanations--a way of ascertaining how well an individual understands a concept--develops from an interactive simulation. Specifically, the purpose was to investigate ...
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A Modeling Perspective on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Problem Solving
(Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2008)This study analyzed the processes used by students when engaged in modeling activities and examined how students' abilities to solve modeling problems changed over time. Two student populations, one experimental and one ...
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The "Problem" of the European Dimension in Education: A Principled Reconstruction of the Greek Cypriot Curriculum
(European Educational Research Journal, 2005)The European dimension in education has been a term increasingly used by the European Union and the Council of Europe to denote some of their educational policies and initiatives. It has also been a contested term in ...
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Religious Teaching and Political Context: The Case of Cyprus
(Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2005)In this article I aim to explore some philosophical issues involved in teaching religion in Cyprus and suggest some preconditions in order for this teaching to be sensitive to the multicultural character of the island and ...
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Responses of Young Children to Contemporary Art Exhibits: The Role of Artistic Experiences
(International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2005)This study explores pre-primary children's responses to contemporary art exhibits in a museum setting, the role of previous artistic experiences, and the impact of the art museum visit on children's responses to artworks ...
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Teachers' Practical Theories for the Design and Implementation of Problem-Based Learning
(Science Education International, 2002)Discusses the problem based learning (PBL) environment and positive and negative factors affecting the implementation of PBL in K-12 education. Identifies and examines design guidelines for PBL. (Contains 23 references.) (YDS)
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Conference Object Open Access
Teaching logic programming from a distance: an approach
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)In this paper a Networked Learning environment is presented for teaching Logic Programming from a Distance. After a short introduction to the Networked Learning approach to Open and Distance Learning, we present the reasons ...
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The Use of Diagrams in Solving Non Routine Problems
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)This paper explores the role of diagrams in a specific problem solving process. Two types of tests were administered to 194, 12 year old students, each of which consisted of six non-routine problems that could be solved ...
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Using Pedagogical Reflective Strategies to Enhance Reflection Among Preservice Physical Education Teachers
(1994)The ability to think about why and what one does is vital to intelligent practice, practice that is reflective rather than routine (Dewey, 1904/1965; Richert, 1991; Zeichner, 1987). This study describes how specific ...