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Moyo, Kwethemba Michael. "An investigation into an afterschool intervention programme aimed at improving learners' mental computation skills." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017352.
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This case study centres round an afterschool intervention programme aimed at enhancing mental computation skills of Grade 8 learners at a secondary school in the Erongo educational region of Namibia. Nine research participants took part in the study, and the mental computational strategies exhibited by these participants constitutes the unit of analysis. The study is anchored within an interpretive paradigm and is theoretically underpinned by constructivist epistemology. Kilpatrick, Swafford and Findell’s (2001) model of mathematical proficiency provides the conceptual framework supporting the study. The research was carried out in four sequential phases – an initial pre-test, the intervention itself, a follow-up post-test, and a focus group discussion. The study highlights the underdevelopment of mental computation skills and the associated lack of appropriate mental computational strategies in secondary school learners. It is recommended that appropriate time within the school curriculum be allocated for the development of learners’ mental computation skills.
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Simon, Rebecca A. "Teaching arithmetic to students with learning disabilities : a unique approach." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=29522.
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The present study was designed to see if children with learning disabilities could be taught three-row, double-digit addition problems using a dot-notation method. Three children with learning disabilities were selected for the study. Prior to the intervention, these students used a combination of count-all and count-on strategies when solving addition problems and used concrete referents such as fingers or tallies. A multiple-probe design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention with the 3 subjects. The experiment consisted of a teaching phase where students were taught to touch and count the dots on numbers 1 to 9 in a specified pattern and an intervention phase where students progressed through nine levels of addition problems. The final stage consisted of three-row, double-digit addition problems requiring regrouping with touch points removed. Results indicate that the 3 subjects were able to learn and apply the dot-notation method successfully and were able to retain the method from one and a half to four and a half months after completing instruction. Suggestions for future research and for teachers are discussed.
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Maclellan, Euphemia M. "Teaching addition and subtraction by the method of bidirectional translation : an empirical study." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2083.
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Bidirectional Translation, devised by the author, is a structured approach to the teaching of addition and subtraction which aims to give children greater understanding of arithmetical operations. The approach systematically involves both: the translation of numerical representations into hypothetical, real world contexts; and the extraction of the appropriate numerical operations from hypothetical, real world contexts. It is this emphasis on translation from and to both the numerical representation and realistic contexts which gives rise to the name, Bidirectional Translation. An experimental group of 90 primary one children were taught to add and subtract (within 10) by the method of Bidirectional Translation. Post-test comparison of the experimental subjects' performance with that of a control group showed significantly superior performance on the part of the experimental subjects in terms of the utilizability of addition, the evocability of addition, the utilizability of subtraction and the evocability of subtraction for five different classes of verbal context, namely: Part-Part Whole, Separating, Joining, Equalizing and Comparison contexts. In all instances the probability of the results being chance ones were less than 5% and in most, were less than 1%. In both the experimental and control groups, most children performed better when they were required to utilize concepts than when they were required to evoke concepts. Similarly they performed better when they were required to add than when they were required to subtract. The differences, however, were not always significant. It is suggested that the effectiveness of the methodology of Bidirectional Translation is rooted in a structure which allows the child to make his/her thinking explicit and which allows the teacher to monitor this.
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Eriksson, Helena. "Teaching listening comprehension in upper secondary schools : An interview study about teaching strategies." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Engelska, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-36515.
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The aim of this thesis is to examine what strategies teachers use when they teach listeningcomprehension in order to develop student’s listening skills, and especially if and how they usescaffolding in their teaching. To examine this, seven upper secondary school teachers inSweden were interviewed about their listening comprehension teaching. The qualitative datawere analyzed using a cross case analysis with a combination of framework and IPA analysis.The data was labeled and divided into two themes: general strategies and scaffolding. In thethemes the data was further sorted and categorized into language immersion, raising selfconfidence,division into smaller groups, notetaking, pre-information and connection to theme,collaborative discourses, teacher peer and modeling and finally increasing level of difficulty.All seven teachers discussed several different strategies they use. They often combine strategiesto create the best learning environment for the students. Six out of these seven teachers gaveexamples of scaffolding strategies they use, such as modeling, working with themes and preinformationto support their students. However, as mentioned previously, they were oftencombined with other strategies such as collaborative discourse and smaller groups.
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Nothdurft, Lyn M. "Teaching for autonomy in senior secondary mathematics." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2000. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36626/1/36626_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.
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Lau, Yin-har, and 劉燕霞. "Values teaching in Hong Kong junior secondary mathematics." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31958734.
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Ho, Kin-cheong. "A study of stress experienced by teachers using IT in teaching." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B24700794.
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Taylor, Nathan. "Teaching leadership development at the secondary level a national study /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2006. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=4559.
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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2006.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 149 p. : col. ill. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-134).
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Taylor-Jackson, Estella. "A secondary cooperative team teaching developmental model content validation study." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1986. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/1803.
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Pupo, Marie. "Teaching intellectually disabled students addition through a multisensory approach." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26312.
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This study was designed to see if children with intellectual disabilities could be taught to add pairs of single-digit numbers using the Touch Math method. Three intellectually disabled students who could add only by using physical representations of numbers were selected for the study. A multiple-probe design across the 3 students was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. The intervention consisted of a three-step addition program that was planned to teach students to add by counting the faded touch points of the smaller addend starting from the larger addend. The data show that the 3 children were able to master the program and to retain the Touch Math method from 1 to 5.5 months following completion of the program. Suggestions for future research and for teachers are discussed.
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Woodward, Robert. "Teaching television literacy in South African secondary schools." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18321.
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Bibliography: pages 190-196.This dissertation develops a syllabus for the study of television literacy in South African secondary schools. There are two natural divisions in the development of the thesis; the section which explores epistemological issues and the section which describes the strategic issues. The first section examines the nature of print literacy. This consists of four elements: mastering the basic language of the medium; being able to decode this language; using the medium for personal creative ends; and having the capacity for critical reflection. It is possible to talk in terms of a language of television and so this definition of literacy can be extended to television as well. There are three main areas for the study of television literacy. These are: the production techniques and effects of television; the conventional forms of the medium; and the nature of television as a mass medium. Once this has been established the dissertation explores the strategic issues of a methodology and areas of knowledge for teaching television literacy. Although there are many methodologies for the study of the mass media, the British Cultural Studies approach, together with Hall's three moments of encoding and decoding, seems to offer the methodology most suitable for teaching critical literacy. Within this theoretical framework it is possible to describe a syllabus for teaching television literacy. This syllabus involves studying the encoding and decoding of television messages within the context of the technical infrastructure of television; the internal and external relations of production, and the frameworks of knowledge which determine the form and content of television.
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Pentland, Kathleen Ann. "Similarities and differences in perceptions held by secondary art teachers, secondary art students and animators on the role and character of animation in art education." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28998.
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The purpose of this study was to discover similarities and differences in opinions held by secondary art teachers, secondary art students and animators on the role and character of animation in art education. The problem was to determine whether the relative neglect of animation as a part of the art curriculum has come about because the techniques and concepts associated with it are seen as difficult and/or unnecessary to implement by teachers; or whether students are unfamiliar and uninterested in animation as a field of study; or whether animation, in the opinion of professional animators, is not a suitable subject for study.
The study was conducted with five secondary art teachers, nine secondary art students and three professional animators. Informants responded verbally to questions posed by the researcher. These responses were documented on a tape recorder and later transcribed for analysis.
Responses from the informants generated data relating to five areas of animation: 1) defining animation, 2) potent images, 3) popular culture, 4) careers and 5) backgrounds.
The study showed that although animation is a part of students1 popular culture and students are interested in it, teachers are not currently teaching it. Technical difficulties prevent them from doing so, despite the fact that they acknowledge animation as an important art form. The other findings in this study are that both teachers and students are often not consciously aware that they are watching animation; and that there are many misconceptions and prejudices associated with the medium.
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Mabodoko, Mkhumbuzi Joe. "A phenomenological investigation into the lived experiences of grade 12 Physical Sciences learners from selected schools in the Western Cape Province." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2565.
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Thesis (MEd (Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.This study aims to narrate the lived experiences of Grade 12 Physical Sciences learners. According to UMALUSI reports on National Senior Certificate (NSC) of 2011 and 2013, there seems to be a steady decrease in the number of learners writing Physical Sciences from 2008 to 2013. One of the aims of this study is to investigate why there is a steady decline in the number of learners choosing the subject and what their classroom experiences are. A related aim is to describe how these learners’ perceptions of their Physical Sciences educators affect their mental experiences in the subject. The study used phenomenology both as a research methodology as well as the underpinning theoretical framework. Twelve Grade 12 learners from 3 different schools in the Metro North Education District in Cape Town were chosen to participate in this research. The data were collected using two rounds of in-depth semi-structured interviews. The interviews were transcribed and explicated using Giorgi’s phenomenological method. The findings show that although Physical Sciences educators are trying to support their learners, they are failing to meet the expectations of the learners. These findings provide new insights into understanding the world of the learner better and that the recommendations could have transformative implications for curriculum planners, curriculum advisors and pedagogical strategies in how the subject is presented to learners.
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Kgwadi, Ntate Daniel. "Inexpensive conceptual experiments/demonstrations for physics teaching." Virtual Press, 1992. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/834635.
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Current research on cognitive learning is applied to the designing of several experiments for use in high school physical science and physics classes. The goal of the project was to use simple inexpensive materials to construct experiments and demonstrations that illustrate physics concepts and can easily be modeled using simple mathematics.Saline solutions are used to show simple examples of refraction and effects of a solution of varying density. The refractive index of two liquids is measured. The continuous refraction of a stratified fluid is demonstrated. Fluid flow is investigated. This leads to a simple experiment that leads to an easy way to measure the acceleration of gravity.The goal was met with several simple experiments using inexpensive materials, modeling techniques, and simple mathematics derivations were designed and tested. Data from the experiments gives results that are very close to the accepted values.Department of Physics and Astronomy
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Young, Catherine. "Adaptation of the mathematics recovery programme to facilitate progression in the early arithmetic strategies of Grade 2 learners in Zambia." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/4977.
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Research indicates that many children finish primary school in Southern Africa still reliant on inefficient counting strategies. This study extends the research of the South African Numeracy Chair project to early mathematics intervention with Grade 2 learners. It investigated the possible adaptation of the Mathematics Recovery programme to facilitate learner progression in early arithmetic strategies. This study aimed to investigate the possibility of adapting the Mathematics Recovery programme for use in a whole class setting, and to research the effectiveness of such an adapted programme. This study also aimed to investigate the extent of the phenomenon of unit counting and other early arithmetic strategies used in the early years in Zambia. This study was conducted from an emergent perspective. A review of the literature indicated that children who become stuck using unit counting face later mathematical difficulties, and that teacher over-emphasis on unit counting in the early years of schooling may be a contributing factor. This study used a qualitative design research methodology that consisted of a preparation phase, teaching experiment and retrospective analysis. The context of this teaching experiment was a seven week after-school intervention with a class of Grade 2 learners aged seven to eight in a rural Zambian primary school. Data collection and analysis focused on video recordings of a sample of 6 learners. The experimental teaching content focused on the Early Arithmetic Strategies aspect of the Mathematics Recovery programme. Although limited by time and research focus, this study found that all learners made some progress in early arithmetic strategies, and indicates that the Mathematics Recovery programme has potential for adaptation for early intervention in whole class teaching to address the mathematical education challenges in Zambia and beyond. This study also found that unit counting predominated in the sample learners, but that strategies were not yet entrenched, indicating this was a suitable age for early intervention. This study makes methodological contributions to a growing body of research into the adaptation of the Mathematics Recovery in Southern African contexts and suggests avenues for possible further research.
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Paterson, Anne. "The effect of money as a context on students' mental computation performance in years 3, 5, 7 and 9." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2004. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/833.
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The purpose of this study was to research the effect of money as a context on school students’ mental computational performance and strategy choices across a range of ages. This study adds to existing research, which has compared students' mental computational methods with their written methods, by the provision of the single common context of money. The content topics of whole and other rational numbers (simple fractions, decimals, and some percentages) were covered. Forty-eight primary school students plus sixteen secondary school students were involved in this study, with equal numbers of both genders from the two primary schools and one secondary school in the Perth metropolitan area. The method followed was both quantitative-by scoring test results-and qualitative-through tape-recorded interviews. Students' prior experiences with money were documented and performance data were collected on students' mental computation ability for the two sets of mathematically identical items presented in a money-context and context-free. Student strategy choices were also documented. The semi-structured interviews consisted of nine money experience questions such as, How often do you get pocket money or an allowance? In addition, 10, 12, 13, and 13 pairs of mental computation items for Years 3, S, 7 and 9 respectively. Where possible, common items were used across two or more year levels to ascertain growth in mental computation skills. Overall, results found that the context presentation did not make a difference to student performance and there was no correlation found between performance and student preference for one presentation or the other. No performance differences were found for gender. Year 3 recorded the lowest process scores, while Year 7 recorded the highest process scores although all the items used at both Year 7 and Year 9 were identical. The greatest growth in mental computation performance was found to occur from Year 3 to Year 5 and from Year 5 to Year 7. Further, for Year 3, results found that the context presentation had a negative impact on student performance. Some students were found to be using written methods mentally. Analysis of individual items revealed that context had a positive influence in some cases. However, despite the emphasis in modem curricula on the use of context, it appears that such an approach may have little value if used in contrived rather than real situations. Recommendations for teaching practice include promoting real experiences at school by linking students' out-of-school experiences to classroom learning, such as exploring students' pocket-money purchasing power or promoting mental computation for a variety of context tasks. It is considered likely that mental computation in classrooms tends to be non-contextual and it is recommended that teachers should make more use of context. It is further recommended that teachers use money as a context, with mental computation items presented as part of areal shopping tasks. Oral presentation would remove typical school method cues – a ‘sheet’ and pencil – with the only visual stimuli being the goods and price labelling. Class shops could use simulations for the junior grades, while older grades could organise real money exchange experiences integrated with other curriculum areas such as raising money for charitable causes. Research on the effect of other common contexts such as food, time, and other measurement topics should also utilise real activities, with examples of such being readily found in the media. The provision of a variety of contexts is important for students as what constitutes a meaningful context may vary from individual to individual.
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Ceasar, Reginald Raymon. "Investigating an integrated teaching methodology as a means to prepare students for university studies in mathematics." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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A key issue for the success of students entering a first year mathematics course at tertiary level is whether or not they have an integrated understanding and view of the mathematical concepts acquired at school. Various integrated applications from first year mathematics suggest that a compartmentalised view of mathematics would be detrimental to any student's chances of passing mathematics at this level. This study tried to assess whether learners do have an integrated understanding of mathematics at grade 12 level.
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Langdon, Paul. "Built environment education : a curriculum paradigm." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=40377.
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The expansion of Built Environment Education into art programs is a relatively recent phenomenon but very timely. The need to develop in students an understanding of their living environment is urgent as they inherit a world that is experiencing the depletion of its resources and erosion of its ecological balance.There is a fundamental need for more comprehensive curriculum planning in built environment education. The goal of this research is to develop a curriculum paradigm that can be used to create curriculum plans and instructional designs for built environment education as part of the art class in secondary schools.
The built environment content of this curriculum paradigm is based on the active investigation of the students' internal world with all its different perceptions and lived experience and how this affects their understanding of the greater built environment. Through a more intense investigation of the greater built environment, the students will then analyze the effect that this environment has on their own perceptions and living habits. By developing a more conscious understanding of the built environment, the students will be better equipped to make informed decisions on how to better adapt to or change their environment.
A guiding principle for the curriculum paradigm was to ensure that the introduction of a new subject area, such as built environment education, into art education curriculum involved processes of creativity and discovery along with self-reflective and participatory action for both the teacher and students. To be effective, the content material must not only be accessible through the traditional modes of academic literature research but also made valid through observation, reflection and interaction with the particular built environment of the teacher and students themselves.
Vigilance and active participation in the process of urban change are vital. These changes can only be effective and enduring if we acknowledge the capacity of the built environment to enrich our lives as private and communal beings.
One of the essential goals of this curriculum paradigm is to capture the excitement and potential that the built environment offers as a pervasive agent for understanding and celebrating constructed past, present and future.
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Lam, Mau-kwan, and 林謀坤. "Secondary three students' strategies in solving algebraic equations." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3196025X.
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Taylor, Charles 1955. "Conceptual development in mechanics." Monash University, Faculty of Education, 2002. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8063.
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Chiarella, Andrew. "Statistical reasoning and scientific inquiry : statistics in the physical science classroom." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33882.
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Teaching science using an inquiry approach is encouraged by several organisations responsible for defining teaching and learning guidelines in North America. However, using this approach can be difficult because of the complexity of inquiry. One source of difficulty is an inability to make sense of the data. Error variation, in particular, poses a significant barrier to the correct interpretation of data and therefore successful inquiry learning. A study was conducted to examine middle school students' ability to make sense of the data they collected in three related experiments. These data involved taking measurements of two continuous variables that were affected by error variation. The results indicated that students tended not to use abstract patterns to describe the data but rather used more local patterns that did not make use of the whole data set. However, many students also indicated an intuitive understanding that a greater amount of data could be used to generate results that are more accurate. This suggests a disparity between what the students understand about data and what they are capable of doing with data. Educational implications are that students may benefit from learning ideal patterns that can be compared to non-ideal data they collect.
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Schürmann, Leon. "An investigation into the use of weather type models in the teaching of South African climatology at senior secondary school level." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1015948.
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The synoptic chart encodes climatological and meteorological information in a highly abstract manner. The pupil's level of cognitive development, the nature of the syllabus and the teaching strategies employed by the geography teacher influence the pupil's conceptualisation of information. The synoptic chart is a valuable tool for consolidating the content of the S.A climatology syllabus. Recent research has established that climatology-meteorology, and especially synoptic chart reading and interpretation, is difficult for the concrete thinker. These pupils find difficulty in visualising the weather processes and systems. Provided that they are simple and clear, models are useful teaching devices that integrate and generalise information in a manner that is easily retrievable. The intention of the author is to provide weather type models and other supporting strategies and aids as a means to improve the senior secondary pupil's assimilation of southern African climatological-meteorological information. This model-based approach is tested in the classroom using an action research framework to judge its efficacy. Conclusions are drawn and recommendations are made.
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Poon, Wai-hoi Bobby, and 潘維凱. "Geometry reasoning of secondary students." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4439102X.
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Wong, Pui-ching Caroline, and 黃佩貞. "Change of value orientations in the junior secondary economic and public affairs (EPA) curriculum in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31961150.
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Lam, Kai-shun, and 林啟信. "Digital divide in secondary schools : a Hong Kong study." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/209544.
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There is always a gap between student learning and classroom teaching in Hong Kong education. The use of information and communication technology has made the situation even worse. It is a common practice for students to work together through digital media like Instagram, WhatsApp, opening online Chat Room and Facebook by using elements like video, music, texts and artistic photography to reflect and discuss ideas for project assignment. During the process, students can further investigate what they have learnt in lessons and construct new knowledge. However, our schools are still concentrating on text-based presentation software for teaching. Schools have been reacting slowly to the appearance of this new popular participatory culture.
Therefore it is interesting to study schools’ ICT infrastructure, the digital literacy in classrooms as well as students’ individual usage behavior in digital media. From the study, we are able to realize the reasons for choosing those multimodal elements in the students’ learning as well as posting them online. Then, we can determine the relationship between the participatory culture in creating multimodal artifacts and digital divide in education among students; as well as finding out those factors which lead to the gap and enhance participatory culture in academic purpose for students. Thus, we can improve the situation of students’ learning outcome gap during the use of digital media in teaching and studying.
My thesis will employ qualitative research method in case study approach. It consists of 6 students’ interviews as well as teacher’s focus group interviews of three teachers from two schools. The results show that there are different forms of technology and usage gap among the students in using digital tools. Certainly, there are several ways to overcome the barriers.published_or_final_version
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Leung, Pik-sai Tracy, and 梁碧茜. "Using environmental teaching kits in teaching secondary 1-3 geography syllabus in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B30218470.
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McCormick, Ray William. "Guidebook to teaching the parallel squat." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2598.
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The information covered in this project is intended to give the physical educator and coach an easy-to-follow manual with illustrations to guide them through basic instructions on the parallel squat. This project will include biomechanical principles of the squat exercise.
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Nanghonga, Ottilie Mwanyenenange. "An investigation on how grade 8 learners make sens of static electricity through exploring their cultural beliefs and experiences about lightning: a case study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001537.
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Lightning as a natural phenomenon is shallowly presented in the Namibian curriculum documents such as the syllabus and textbooks. This gap in curriculum triggered my interest to investigate whether learners’ meaning-making in static electricity was enabled or constrained by elicitation and integration of their cultural beliefs and experiences about lightning and by their practical activities. This study was conducted with my grade 8 learners at the school where I am currently teaching. The school is located in a rural area in Ohangwena region in Northern Namibia. The study is situated within an interpretive paradigm. Within the interpretive paradigm, a qualitative case study approach was adopted. I considered this methodological orientation appropriate in this study as it allowed me to use the following data gathering methods: document analysis, brainstorming, discussions and presentations, semi-structured interview, focus group interview, observation and an assessment test. Multiple methods to gather data were used for triangulation and validation purposes. For data analysis purposes, the data sets were colour-coded to derive themes and analytical statements. Ethical considerations were also taken seriously in this study and all participants gave consent. An analysis of data revealed that there is no learning objective or basic competence in the Namibian Physical Science syllabus for grade 8-10 that requires learners to bring in their cultural beliefs and experiences, in particular, about lightning. Yet the study revealed that learners possess a lot of prior everyday scientific and non-scientific knowledge and experiences about lightning that they had acquired from their communities. Also, mobilization of learners' everyday knowledge and experiences about lightning enabled learner engagement during the science lessons. Likewise, engaging learners in practical activities in static electricity helped them to make meaning of scientific concepts. Based on my research findings, I therefore, recommend that learners' prior everyday knowledge and experiences about lightning should be incorporated during teaching and learning of the topic on static electricity.
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Raynor, Barbara Jean. "Fostering critical thinking through problem solving in home economics." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29059.
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This study investigated whether critical thinking can be fostered in home economics through teaching a problem solving approach in Family Management. Secondarily, it investigated teacher behaviours which may foster critical thinking abilities, the moral and ethical issues which the teaching of critical thinking addresses, and whether the students were able to use problem solving in real life situations.
The research involved the students and teacher in a Family Management eleven class in rural British Columbia. All students in the class chose to participate in the study. The study was conducted during twenty-six classroom hours.
The study used action research as the research methodology. The research included action/research cycles with time between for analysis and reflection. The phase of data analysis and reflection was called the reconnaissance. Data was collected through audio tapes of the classes, entries in the teacher's journal, a checklist, and collected student work. The data collected in the first reconnaissance phase established a description which served as a point of reference for comparing and analyzing later observations.
Two cycles of action/research followed. Observations were made and data collected as the critical thinking concepts were introduced. The introduction of the macro-thinking skill of problem solving was combined with the micro-
thinking skills of avoiding fallacies, observing, reporting and summarizing.
The research found that there was an increase in critical thinking activities at the end of the study. Factors that were found to have effected this change were: the teaching of a problem solving process, the teaching of micro-thinking skills, certain teacher behaviours, and the classroom atmosphere. Home economics was found to play a unique role in providing practice in real life problem solving.
Further research is needed to determine if the skills the students learned while problem solving in Family Management will carry over to everyday life.Education, Faculty of
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Lau, Shuk-yee Rosalind, and 劉淑儀. "A study of secondary school students understanding of selected biological concepts." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1988. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31955800.
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Qoto, Nomonde Monica. "Assessing entrepreneurship education programmes in secondary schools." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1019726.
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The emergence of an entrepreneurial spirit is the most significant economic development in the twenty-first century. Entrepreneurship education was introduced in Grades 10-12 as part of the optional subject Business Studies. There are problems across the country encountered by educators in imparting entrepreneurship skills and knowledge to learners. The integration of entrepreneurial programmes into the education system in secondary schools is a prerequisite to develop the necessary skills to start and run a business successfully. It is the responsibility of the government to ensure that entrepreneurship education is included in the curriculum as a separate subject so as to develop the entrepreneurship skills at secondary school level. The formal employment sector is no longer able to provide jobs for the increasing number of unemployed people. Fewer jobs are available for the economically active population of the South African economy especially the school leavers. The primary objective of this study is to assess the current entrepreneurship education programmes offered at secondary schools in Grade 10-12 levels in Motherwell. The purpose is to learn from global trends and to improve the current entrepreneurship education programmes. A literature review was done to establish global trends and also South African trends concerning entrepreneurship education programmes. A mixed research approach and cluster sampling was used to select the twelve Motherwell senior secondary schools in the Motherwell township of Port Elizabeth. The findings of the study were that strategic skills, operational skills, competitions, labour entrepreneurial skills, management skills, creativity and innovation were taught to a limited extent by educators. The practical exposure of learners was deficient because of the limited involvement of local businesses and organisations. Learners were also not encouraged to operate simulated businesses. The study recommends that the Outcome Based Education, National Curriculum Statement and Curriculum Policy Statement which have been introduced by the Department of Education be followed but adjustments must be made to the iii teaching methods to follow the interactive approach required by entrepreneurship. Policy makers should incorporate comprehensive entrepreneurship education programmes from primary school to secondary school to vocational and university and adult education centres. Finally, entrepreneurship education should be offered as an optional separate subject to all learners and involvement of local businesses and organisations should be encouraged.
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Zungu, Zacheus Ngcebo Dumisani. "A Critical analysis of the secondary school economic science curruculum." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1215.
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Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Department Of Curriculum and Instructional Studies at the
University of Zululand, South Africa, 2002.The economic sciences curriculum is supposed to equip learners with skills that would be readily recognised and acceptable to the corporate world. Yet it became obvious from the high unemployment rate of leamers with economic science background that the expected skills were less developed than expected. School leavers need to be retrained for them to be able to carry out elementary tasks like bookkeeping. It is the inadequacy of the present secondary school curriculum to produce employable school leavers that prompted this inquiry. The main objective of this study was to investigate the relevance of the economic science curriculum to the needs of the corporate world. The study revealed that lack of participation by all relevant stakeholders in the development of a curriculum creates the gaps between the schooling system and the corporate world. The lack of resources and poor communication between business and education also contributed to the unemployability of school graduates. There is, therefore, very little congruence between what is taught and the world of work. Several recommendations to address the problem were put forward. The most important of these recommendations is .the establishment of partnerships between education and vocational skills may be fused. Economic science education needs to be given prominence in all schools including those in rural environments where given subject advisors seldom visit
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Anderson, Jonathan Barney. "Critical thinking and ideology: A study of composition's secondary curricula." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2094.
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In 1992 Maxine Hairston "Diversity, Ideology, and Teaching Writing" claimed that instead of teaching writing and critical thinking skills, First year Composition (FYC) instructors were instead using their classrooms as coercive political platforms that were detrimental to students' educational needs.
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Crameri, Leo G. "The relative effectiveness of four different approaches to instruction in the mastery of the basic division facts." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1986. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36486/1/36486_Crameri_1986.pdf.
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In recent years, a number of studies have been conducted into the
teaching and learning of the basic facts of arithmetic. Only a very
small number of these have included the operation of division or the
use of a computer as an aid to learning. Yet, the results from the
second National Assessment of Educational Progress in the US and the
1980 Australian Studies in School Performance indicated that many
primary-aged children did
they did on the addition,
highly desirable that
not achieve as well on the division facts as
subtraction or multiplication facts. It is
children be able to recal 1 the basic number
facts accurately and instantly. Automatic recal I of the division
facts is needed if students are to successfully solve long division
calculations, write common fractions in simplest form and estimate
answers to problems involving division. As Gagne (1983) stated, this
knowledge "would be best not just learned, not just mastered, but
automatized" . In what ways, then, can this automatisation be best
achieved in the classroom?
The purpose of this study was to investigate the learning of the
basic facts of arithmetic by children in a local State primary school.
Speciflcal ly, the relative effectiveness of four different approaches
to instruction in the mastery of the ninety division facts by two Year
5 classes of boys and girls was assessed.
question was asked:
The fol lowing general
How do
1.
2.
3.
4.
the treatments affect the variables:
number of facts correct within a given time:
power accuracy (that is, accuracy within the given
time);
accuracy (given unlimited time); and
time taken to attempt all facts
as exemplified on the posttest and short-term and long-term
retention tests?
The effects that the treatments had on the initial learning of the
division facts and the retention of them over short-term and long-term
periods of time were examined. A course of instruction in the
conducted prior to instruction on the
formal study had been undertaken.
labelled "think multiplication" and
basic multiplication
division facts for
The instructional
"think share", each
facts was
which no
modes were
with and
without the aid of a computer. The 56 students were randomly assigned
to one of the four treatment groups. In order to solve an unknown
division fact, the think-multiplication group was taught to focus on
the related multiplication fact while the think-share group shared
discrete objects into sets. The two computer groups interacted with
a commercially produced, drill and practice program on an Apple 1 l+
microcomputer after the corresponding, conceptual base for division by
two and five had been established.
Al 1 four groups made considerable gains in accuracy and speed of
recall of the division facts over the study period. Several
differences that were significant (p < 0.05) were found. Children who
used the think-share strategy were more accurate on these facts on the
posttest and short-term retention test than those who employed the
think-multiplication strategy. However, children who used the
think-multiplication strategy took less time to complete the facts on
the posttest and short-term retention test than those who used the
think-share strategy. No significant differences were found between
the computer and non-computer groups.
It was concluded that computer-aided instruction (assuming a
conceptual base had been formed for divison) can be as effective as a
thinking-strategy approach incorporating practice and drill. It would
appear advantageous to introduce the think-share strategy initially to
develop accuracy, followed by the think-multiplication strategy to
develop instant recall of the division facts. Indeed, it would be
possible to combine these two strategies into one strategy by sharing
discrete objects to form a multiplication array. This may be the best
strategy, combined with practice and drill including computer-aided
instruction, to use in the teaching and learning of the basic division
facts. A necessary prerequisite would be a high level of
multiplication strategy maturity and hence multiplication achievement.
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Fleming, Margaret Jean 1954. "DISCIPLINE-BASED ART EDUCATION AS AN ALTERNATE APPROACH TO THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH LEARNING ART HISTORY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276432.
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The definition of discipline-based art education presented in this thesis includes all domains of art learning and practice: art history, art criticism, art production, and aesthetics. The study develops a series of art history lessons for adolescents at the junior high and high school level. Activities are designed to present instructional strategies appropriate to the educational needs and concerns of these groups of students. These lessons primarily focus on art history, and art criticism as a means for approaching studio production concepts. One instructional unit includes a day-by-day description of art history learning activities covering a period of 10 days, or two regular school weeks. Also included is a description of the order in which the art history, art criticism and production activities occur for each lesson. Specifics regarding media, materials, artists to be studied, styles, reproductions and the vocabulary terms and images to be used for each day are also included. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
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Chan, Tak-wing, and 陳德穎. "Professional development through collaborative teaching: a case study in a secondary school." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B27728985.
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Juhlin, Johanna. "Teaching Poetry in Upper Secondary School Courses : A Study in Lesson Design." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Engelska, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27245.
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This study attempts to show benefits with different methods when teaching poetry in Upper Secondary courses, with the aim of proving that by using a certain design of the lesson, it is possible to engage the students in English poetry. A secondary aim was to incorporate and implement the theories on sociocultural learning by Vygotsky into the method used in the study. Finally, the study aimed to question the definitions of what constitutes a poem and the ideas of canonized versus non-canonized material within literature. The method chosen for this study was a mixed methods design, and the study applied a deductive approach where a hypothesis based on previous research and ideas within the field was tested. The design of the study was to perform a focus group interview, followed by observations of four lessons with students at Upper Secondary level, and finally a questionnaire for the students. The results from the study were mainly positive and the questionnaire showed that most of the students appreciated the first part the most, although a few students enjoyed both parts. The combined results showed that the design has an impact when it comes to engagement, and it changed a few of the students views on poetry. The main finding in the study was that students prefer less complex poetry that does not belong to the canon, since most of the students marked the first part as the best one. The results showed therefore that the design has an impact when it comes to engagement.
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Agbeze, Richard. "TEACHING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: A CASE STUDY OF A SECONDARY ART EDUCATOR." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1587743645964416.
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Moore, Aldyth Margaret. "A pilot study of commonly held misconceptions in secondary school genetics." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001404.
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This pilot study was aimed at investigating with the aid of a two-tier multiple choice questionnaire, the misconceptions held by pupils in standards 8 and 10 as well as first year Biology students in the area of senior secondary school genetics. It was found that certain of the children's preconceived ideas were altered by tuition while others were unaffected by either age or tuition and consequently warranted the name misconceptions. Four misconceptions were identified in this study and these were seen to be at the root of the difficulties experienced in genetics. They involved plants being seen to be unable to reproduce sexually, an inability to relate meiosis to genetics, a tendency to cling to the Punnett square algorithm when solving genetics problems despite a lack of understanding of the underlying processes and a failure to see the role of chance in genetics. These misconceptions were seen to have arisen because of certain preconceived ideas which hamper the formation of a suitable conceptual framework. The adoption of suitable teaching strategies appears to be the most likely method of rectifying the problem. However, before this can be regarded as conclusive, further research into the concept development of specific aspects such as sexual reproduction, needs to be done. Studies to investigate the most suitable teaching strategy should also be carried out as well as an investigation into the structure of the curriculum
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Law, Yuk-lin, and 羅玉蓮. "The understandings of algebra of secondary students in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31957213.
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Giroud, Jeanette. "Secondary arts teachers' perceptions of integrated arts." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1997. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1726.
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During the 1980s, research in the arts by Project Zero and Arts Propel revealed that in American schooling the areas of artistic intelligence and artistic education had been neglected. Gardner (1989) proposed a theory of multiple intelligences, suggesting that in addition to the linguistic and logical-mathematical forms, there are a number of distinct forms of intelligence that each individual may possess in varying degrees. The concept of multiple intelligences as opposed to "talent" in an art form offers the opportunity to view arts education in a new light. The original purpose of Arts Propel was to assess artistic potential in the same way that IQ or SAT instruments are designed to test scholastic potential. What began as an assessment endeavour, became a curricular undertaking and as a result, a number of educational institutions developed integrated arts approaches to arts learning, claiming that where the arts were integrated within the curriculum, higher achievement was recorded. The National Curriculum's statement on The Arts for Australian Schools (1993) included the five arts forms of dance, drama, media, music and visual arts as "Arts" components and justified this stance by clearly stating that the common statements and profiles accommodated a wide range of approaches. However, the strands of arts experience and learning - Creating, Making and Presenting, Arts Criticism and Aesthetics, and Past and Present Contexts - have the potential to provide a common framework for integration of the various forms. During the course of this research the strands have already been subject to change and are now known as Expressing, Responding and Reflecting. During the trialling phase of The Arts' Student Outcome Statements, divisions between the arts forms became apparent. Some of the issues included: attempts by arts teachers to maintain the status quo, strong boundaries between the arts, unequal representation of arts forms in schools and application of Student Outcome Statements Strands to all the arts forms. At the commencement of this research the divisions between the arts forms remained as strong as ever, yet a truly integrative approach has the potential to strengthen the place of arts in schools. This research documented ten secondary arts teachers' perceptions of integrated arts. The teachers all taught in government schools and each art form was represented by two teachers. The purpose of the research was to record arts teachers' perceptions of integrated arts at a time of rapid curriculum change. Qualitative methodology using the instrument of semi-structured scheduled interviews was the data gathering process. The interviews were audio-taped and once the data was compiled it was sent to the participants for their approval. This study found that arts teachers' perceptions of integrated arts were, on the whole, positive. Most teachers believed that an integrated arts approach would give students a deeper understanding of the arts and promote bonding between arts teachers. Teachers felt that the combination of the five arts forms into one learning area (The Arts), provided long overdue recognition of the arts as a significant learning area. Other perceived benefits included the building of strength and support, and the overcoming of isolation that characterised the arts in schools in the past. It is recommended, as a result of this study, that where possible, the physical location of the arts departments in schools should be considered during the planning stage so that arts areas are not isolated. It is also recommended that media and dance should adopt the changes, so that The Arts area of learning will not be fragmented. This can be achieved through document support which will show dance and media teachers how they can work effectively within an Arts framework. Integrated Arts programs, such as those offered by some of the schools in this study, will provide strong guidelines for future arts consolidation and enrichment in schools.
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Schreuder, Glynis Rholeen. "The role of economic and management sciences (EMS) in preparing learners for accounting in grade 10." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1864.
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Thesis (MTech (Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009.The thesis explores the role that the learning area, EMS, plays in preparing learners for Accounting in grade 10. EMS in grade 9 includes accounting related assessment standards upon which the grade 10 Accounting curriculum builds. The grade 10 Accounting curriculum is based on the assumption that learners have mastered the related content in grade 9. The effective implementation of EMS in grade 9 is therefore important for the teaching and learning of Accounting in grade 10. The main objective of the study was to determine to what extent the accounting related assessment standards were taught and to engage with the key factors that impact on the effective delivery of the accounting focus in EMS. A sample of five schools within a specific geographical area in the Western Cape was identified. The study used multiple data collection methods in order to increase the validity of the results, namely, a learner assessment, interviews and document analysis. The planning and assessment documents of EMS teachers as well as the assessment tasks of the EMS learners were analysed to ascertain how teachers planned to teach and assess the learning area, particularly the accounting focus within EMS. The conclusions were drawn against the policy-practice theoretical framework. The study revealed a gap between EMS policy and EMS practice. There was very limited exposure to the accounting related assessment standards in EMS. This could be attributed to a number of factors including teacher qualifications and training, lack of support, policy shortcomings, absent guidelines, etc. There was a disjuncture between what teachers believed and what they were translating into practice. Even though all the teachers enjoyed teaching Accounting and most of them believed in the importance of this discipline in preparing learners for the Further Education and Training Band and their personal lives, they were not teaching it effectively. Recommendations have been made in terms of the learning area policy, professional development and support for teachers and learners. Even though the study was limited to five schools in a particular geographical area, its findings may be applicable to many South African schools where EMS teachers face the same policy, teacher and learner challenges or shortcomings.
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Hewett, Gloria Jean. "A QUESTIONING STRATEGY FOR AESTHETIC SCANNING." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275404.
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Ayob, Aminah. "Study of learning interactions in group work in secondary science." Thesis, Keele University, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.278528.
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Gracey, Colleen. "Analysis of a teaching sequence to develop mental computation involving multiplication with year six children." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1994. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36480/1/36480_Gracey_1994.pdf.
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Change is an evolutionary process that is a natural and essential
characteristic of education. Changes in society have prompted calls for
reform in mathematics education. Recent research has suggested reforms
are needed in the areas of mathematics content and mathematics
instruction. Seminal research papers have called for a change in
computation emphasis. The literature reviewed indicated that mathematics
content has primarily focussed on a narrow view of computation, paper and
pencil computation. Many authors believe it is important to understand other
forms of computation such as mental, calculator and estimation, to develop
a broad understanding of computation and, to use different pedagogical
approaches to encourage students to think more critically about the
mathematics they are learning.
Following these considerations this project aimed to implement a
developmental learning sequence in a specific classroom situation. The
learning sequence focussed on developing mental multiplication strategies
by actively involving students in the learning process, and using a variety of
pedagogical approaches. A series of tasks were designed and applied in a
Year Six classroom situated within the metropolitan area. The sample
included students from all ability levels and the project was conducted over
a ten week period. The study followed an action research approach and was
developed through participant observation.
The following purposes were investigated:
1. to identify a series of tasks to develop strategies for two
by two digit mental multiplication, that would be relevant
to students and classroom teachers as a practical
developmental sequence. 2. to identify and analyze students' thinking prior and
subsequent to their participation in a developmental
series of tasks focussing on mental computation of two
by two digit numbers.
3. to identify and analyze students behaviours while they
were active participants in a developmental learning
sequence focussing on two by two digit mental
multiplication.
4. to identify prior knowledge students require and to
analyze the influence of prior knowledge on the
development of a sequence of two by two digit mental
multiplication strategies.
5. to verify and analyze connections between intuitive,
concrete, computational and principled ways of
understanding involved in two by two digit mental
multiplication examples.
The results of this investigation indicated that a mental multiplication
developmental learning sequence was successfully designed and tasks
were completed satisfactorily by all participants (teachers and students), to
varying degrees of success. The project provided a practical developmental
sequence for teaching mental multiplication strategies, that could be
adopted in a classroom situation. Analysis of qualitative evidence collected
indicated that the students were actively involved in the learning process
and developed a broader understanding of computation through a variety of
instructional approaches in mental multiplication strategies. Implications from this study could be used to improve classroom practice,
heighten students achievements and enhance teacher attitudes and
awareness.
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Lai, Lan-chee Nancy, and 黎蘭芝. "A study of secondary three students' proof writing in geometry." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31957936.
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Lee, Man-sang Arthur, and 李文生. "Impact of exploration in a dynamic geometry environment on students' concept of proof." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3195876X.
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Van, Raden Stephanie Justine. "The Effect of Role Models on the Attitudes and Career Choices of Female Students Enrolled in High School Science." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/370.
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Girls who have high aptitude in math are not entering careers related to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM fields) at the same rate as boys. As a result, female students may have fewer employment opportunities. This study explores one potential way to reduce the gap between male and female career aspirations and choices. Specifically, it looks at the impact of bringing women with careers in math- and science-related fields into high school classrooms as role models. The study uses surveys to measure pre- and post-visit perceptions of science and scientific work as well as student's short-term interest in math and science courses. In addition to these surveys, student comments were collected about the role model visits. While the overall study yielded little statistical significance, it also indicated that the role model visits had some impact on student perceptions and choices and raised questions that warrant further study.
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Ebot, Tabe Fidelis. "The history of History in South African secondary schools, 1994-2006." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2008. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_4379_1259564328.
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This MA thesis investigates the decision to marginalize History in C2005 at a time when there were expectations of the importance of the discipline in a democratic South Africa. It argues that the marginalization of the discipline in C2005 was not solely based on pedagogical reasons, but that it might have been influenced by political agendas. My research provides support for this view with evidence of the procedures inside the relevant government education policy committees. In addition, it explores the debates and processes that led to the reinstatement of the discipline in the Revised National Curriculum Statement for schools that was approved in April 2002 by the South African Cabinet..."
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Ho, Chi-ming Ronald, and 何志明. "Epistemological beliefs and constructivist teaching for secondary students learning history." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B37321444.
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