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Teacher Perceptions of PSInet as a Computer Teleconferencing Network for the Improvement of Science and Mathematics Education
… groups of educators in Iowa during the 1991-92 and 1992-93 school years. The researcher examined the use of People Sharing Information network (PSInet) by "new user" educators. PSInet is an asynchronous teleconferencing network that provides modifiable conferencing and private messaging to …
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Effects of an argumentation-based instruction on grade 10 learners' understanding of the causes of pollution at a river site
This study was based on the Science and Indigenous Knowledge Systems Project (SIKSP) at the School of Science and Mathematics Education, University of the Western Cape. The project seeks to enhance educators' understanding of and ability to implement a Science-IKS curriculum (Ogunniyi, 2007) …
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A synthesis of cognitive science research on the mental number line, and its relation to the pedagogical use of number lines in the teaching of elementary arithmetic in the Foundation Phase of schooling
… as it relates to using the number line in school mathematics. This study is a synthesis of the research findings in cognitive science and mathematics education to elucidate the mechanisms that underpin the connection between the mental number line in humans and its relation to the growth of …
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The effects of topic choice in project-based instruction on undergraduate physical science students' interest, ownership, and motivation
Motivating nonscience majors in science and mathematics studies became one of the most interesting and important challenges in contemporary science and mathematics education. Therefore, designing and studying a learning environment, which enhances students' motivation, is an important task. This …
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TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS INTEGRATION
In this era dominated by the importance of mathematics, science, and technology, national organizations in science and mathematics education (e.g., National Science Teachers Association and the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics) advocate for teaching of science and mathematics concepts …
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Movement in Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Knowing
… assumptions concerning the role of the body and movement in students’ cognition. Research in a variety of fields including neurobiology, cognitive science and mathematics education shows that movement is enmeshed in thinking and knowing. Researchers theorise the body and cognition in …
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An Exploration Of Middle School Science Teachers' Understandings And Teaching Practice Of Science As Inquiry
… a concern that the U.S. is not meeting the demands of 21st century skill preparation of students, teachers, and practitioners in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In 2005 and 2006 five reports were released indicating a need for improvement in science and …
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