Multiple Solution Methods For Teaching Science In The Classroom
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Multiple Solution Methods For Teaching Science In The Classroom
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Author : Stephen Demeo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-06-05
Multiple Solution Methods For Teaching Science In The Classroom written by Stephen Demeo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-05 with Science categories.
Multiple Solution Methods For Teaching Science In The Classroom
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Author : Stephen DeMeo
language : en
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Release Date : 2008
Multiple Solution Methods For Teaching Science In The Classroom written by Stephen DeMeo and has been published by Universal-Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Education categories.
For the first time in science education, the subject of multiple solution methods is explored in book form. While a multiple method teaching approach is utilized extensively in math education, there are very few journal articles and no texts written on this topic in science. Teaching multiple methods to science students in order to solve quantitative word problems is important for two reasons. First it challenges the practice by teachers that one specific method should be used when solving problems. Secondly, it calls into question the belief that multiple methods would confuse students and retard their learning. Using a case study approach and informed by research conducted by the author, this book claims that providing students with a choice of methods as well as requiring additional methods as a way to validate results can be beneficial to student learning. A close reading of the literature reveals that time spent on elucidating concepts rather than on algorithmic methodologies is a critical issue when trying to have students solve problems with understanding. It is argued that conceptual understanding can be enhanced through the use of multiple methods in an environment where students can compare, evaluate, and verbally discuss competing methodologies through the facilitation of the instructor. This book focuses on two very useful methods: proportional reasoning (PR) and dimensional analysis (DA). These two methods are important because they can be used to solve a large number of problems in all of the four academic sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science). This book concludes with a plan to integrate DA and PR into the academic science curriculum starting in late elementary school through to the introductory college level. A challenge is presented to teachers as well as to textbook writers who rely on the single-method paradigm to consider an alternative way to teach scientific problem solving.
How Students Learn
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2004-12-23
How Students Learn written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-23 with Education categories.
How do you get a fourth-grader excited about history? How do you even begin to persuade high school students that mathematical functions are relevant to their everyday lives? In this volume, practical questions that confront every classroom teacher are addressed using the latest exciting research on cognition, teaching, and learning. How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the bestselling How People Learn. Now, these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. Organized for utility, the book explores how the principles of learning can be applied in teaching history, science, and math topics at three levels: elementary, middle, and high school. Leading educators explain in detail how they developed successful curricula and teaching approaches, presenting strategies that serve as models for curriculum development and classroom instruction. Their recounting of personal teaching experiences lends strength and warmth to this volume. The book explores the importance of balancing students' knowledge of historical fact against their understanding of concepts, such as change and cause, and their skills in assessing historical accounts. It discusses how to build straightforward science experiments into true understanding of scientific principles. And it shows how to overcome the difficulties in teaching math to generate real insight and reasoning in math students. It also features illustrated suggestions for classroom activities. How Students Learn offers a highly useful blend of principle and practice. It will be important not only to teachers, administrators, curriculum designers, and teacher educators, but also to parents and the larger community concerned about children's education.
Resources For Teaching Elementary School Science
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Author : National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1996-03-28
Resources For Teaching Elementary School Science written by National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-03-28 with Education categories.
What activities might a teacher use to help children explore the life cycle of butterflies? What does a science teacher need to conduct a "leaf safari" for students? Where can children safely enjoy hands-on experience with life in an estuary? Selecting resources to teach elementary school science can be confusing and difficult, but few decisions have greater impact on the effectiveness of science teaching. Educators will find a wealth of information and expert guidance to meet this need in Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science. A completely revised edition of the best-selling resource guide Science for Children: Resources for Teachers, this new book is an annotated guide to hands-on, inquiry-centered curriculum materials and sources of help in teaching science from kindergarten through sixth grade. (Companion volumes for middle and high school are planned.) The guide annotates about 350 curriculum packages, describing the activities involved and what students learn. Each annotation lists recommended grade levels, accompanying materials and kits or suggested equipment, and ordering information. These 400 entries were reviewed by both educators and scientists to ensure that they are accurate and current and offer students the opportunity to: Ask questions and find their own answers. Experiment productively. Develop patience, persistence, and confidence in their own ability to solve real problems. The entries in the curriculum section are grouped by scientific areaâ€"Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Multidisciplinary and Applied Scienceâ€"and by typeâ€"core materials, supplementary materials, and science activity books. Additionally, a section of references for teachers provides annotated listings of books about science and teaching, directories and guides to science trade books, and magazines that will help teachers enhance their students' science education. Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science also lists by region and state about 600 science centers, museums, and zoos where teachers can take students for interactive science experiences. Annotations highlight almost 300 facilities that make significant efforts to help teachers. Another section describes more than 100 organizations from which teachers can obtain more resources. And a section on publishers and suppliers give names and addresses of sources for materials. The guide will be invaluable to teachers, principals, administrators, teacher trainers, science curriculum specialists, and advocates of hands-on science teaching, and it will be of interest to parent-teacher organizations and parents.
Teaching And Learning In Maths Classrooms
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Author : Chiara Andrà
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-05-03
Teaching And Learning In Maths Classrooms written by Chiara Andrà and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-03 with Education categories.
The book presents a selection of the most relevant talks given at the 21st MAVI conference, held at the Politecnico di Milano. The first section is dedicated to classroom practices and beliefs regarding those practices, taking a look at prospective or practicing teachers’ views of different practices such as decision-making, the roles of explanations, problem-solving, patterning, and the use of play. Of major interest to MAVI participants is the relationship between teachers’ professed beliefs and classroom practice, aspects that provide the focus of the second section. Three papers deal with teacher change, which is notoriously difficult, even when the teachers themselves are interested in changing their practice. In turn, the book’s third section centers on the undercurrents of teaching and learning mathematics, which can surface in various situations, causing tensions and inconsistencies. The last section of this book takes a look at emerging themes in affect-related research, with a particular focus on attitudes towards assessment. The book offers a valuable resource for all teachers and researchers working in this area.
Pisa 2012 Assessment And Analytical Framework Mathematics Reading Science Problem Solving And Financial Literacy
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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2013-02-11
Pisa 2012 Assessment And Analytical Framework Mathematics Reading Science Problem Solving And Financial Literacy written by OECD and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-11 with categories.
This book presents the conceptual framework underlying the fifth cycle of PISA, which covers reading, science and this year's focus: mathematical literacy, along with problem solving and financial literacy.
Resources In Education
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Resources In Education written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Education categories.
Teaching Mathematical Modelling Connecting To Research And Practice
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Author : Gloria Ann Stillman
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-10-27
Teaching Mathematical Modelling Connecting To Research And Practice written by Gloria Ann Stillman and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-27 with Education categories.
This book provides readers with an overview of recent international research and developments in the teaching and learning of modelling and applications from a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives. There is a strong focus on pedagogical issues for teaching and learning of modelling as well as research into teaching and practice. The teaching of applications of mathematics and mathematical modelling from the early years through primary and secondary school and at tertiary level is rising in prominence in many parts of the world commensurate with an ever-increasing usage of mathematics in business, the environment, industry and everyday life. The authors are all members of the International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications and important researchers in mathematics education and mathematics. The book will be of interest to teachers, practitioners and researchers in universities, polytechnics, teacher education, curriculum and policy.
Implementation Research On Problem Solving In School Settings
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Author : Inga Gebel
language : en
Publisher: WTM-Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2019
Implementation Research On Problem Solving In School Settings written by Inga Gebel and has been published by WTM-Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Education categories.
Content of the Book The University of Potsdam hosted the 25th ProMath and the 5th WG Problem Solving conference. Both groups met for the second time in this constellation which contributed to profound discussions on problem solving in each country taking cultural particularities into account. The joint conference took place from 29th to 31st August 2018, with participants from Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Sweden, and Turkey. The conference revolved around the theme “Implementation research on problem solving in school settings”. These proceedings contain 14 peer-reviewed research and practical articles including a plenary paper from our distinguished colleague Anu Laine. In addition, the proceedings include three workshop reports which likewise focused on the conference theme. As such, these proceedings provide an overview of different research approaches and methods in implementation research on problem solving in school settings which may help close the gap between research and practice, and consequently make a step forward toward making problem solving an integral part of school mathematics on a large-scale. Content PLENARY REPORT Anu Laine: How to promote learning in problem-solving? pp 3 – 18 This article is based on my plenary talk at the joint conference of ProMath and the GDM working group on problem-solving in 2018. The aim of this article is to consider teaching and learning problem-solving from different perspectives taking into account the connection between 1) teacher’s actions and pupils’ solutions and 2) teacher’s actions and pupils’ affective reactions. Safe and supportive emotional atmosphere is base for students’ learning and attitudes towards mathematics. Teacher has a central role both in constructing emotional atmosphere and in offering cognitive support that pupils need in order to reach higher-level solutions. Teachers need to use activating guidance, i.e., ask good questions based on pupils’ solutions. Balancing between too much and too little guidance is not easy. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.01 RESEARCH REPORTS AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Lukas Baumanns and Benjamin Rott: Is problem posing about posing “problems”? A terminological framework for researching problem posing and problem solving pp 21 – 31 In this literature review, we critically compare different problem-posing situations used in research studies. This review reveals that the term “problem posing” is used for many different situations that differ substantially from each other. For some situations, it is debatable whether they provoke a posing activity at all. For other situations, we propose a terminological differentiation between posing routine tasks and posing non-routine problems. To reinforce our terminological specification and to empirically verify our theoretical considerations, we conducted some task-based interviews with students. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.02 Kerstin Bräuning: Long-term study on the development of approaches for a combinatorial task pp 33 – 50 In a longitudinal research project over two years, we interviewed children up to 6 times individually to trace their developmental trajectories when they solve several times the same tasks from different mathematical areas. As a case study, I will present the combinatorial task and analyze how two children, a girl and a boy, over two years approached it. As a result of the case studies we can see that the analysis of the data product-oriented or process-oriented provides different results. It is also observable that the developmental trajectory of the girl is a more continuous learning process, which we cannot identify for the boy. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.03 Lars Burman: Developing students’ problem-solving skills using problem sequences: Student perspectives on collaborative work pp 51 – 59 Using problem solving in mathematics classrooms has been the object of research for several decades. However, it is still necessary to focus on the development of problem-solving skills, and in line with the recent PISA assessment, more attention is given to collaborative problem solving. This article addresses students’ collaborative work with problem sequences as a means to systematically develop students’ problem-solving skills. The article offers student perspectives on challenges concerning the social atmosphere, differentiation on teaching, and learning in cooperation. In spite of the challenges, the students’ experiences indicate that the use of problem sequences and group problem solving can be fruitful in mathematics education. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.04 Alex Friedlander: Learning algebraic procedures through problem solving pp 61 – 69 In this paper, I attempt to present several examples of tasks and some relevant findings that investigate the possibility of basing a part of the practice-oriented tasks on higher-level thinking skills, that are usually associated with processes of problem solving. The tasks presented and analysed here integrate problem solving-components – namely, reversed thinking, expressing and analysing patterns, and employing multiple solution methods, into the learning and practicing of algebraic procedures – such as creating equivalent expressions and solving equations. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.05 Thomas Gawlick and Gerrit Welzel: Backwards or forwards? Direction of working and success in problem solving pp 71 – 89 We pose ourselves the question: What can one infer from the direction of working when solvers work on the same task for a second time? This is discussed on the basis of 44 problem solving processes of the TIMSS task K10. A natural hypothesis is that working forwards can be taken as evidence that the task is recognized and a solution path is recalled. This can be confirmed by our analysis. A surprising observation is that when working backwards, pivotal for success is (in case of K10) to change to working forwards soon after reaching the barrier. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.06 Inga Gebel: Challenges in teaching problem solving: Presentation of a project in progress by using an extended tetrahedron model pp 91 – 109 In order to implement mathematical problem solving in class, it is necessary to consider many different dimensions: the students, the teacher, the theoretical demands and adequate methods and materials. In this paper, an implementation process is presented that considers the above dimensions as well as the research perspective by using an extended tetrahedron model as a structural framework. In concrete terms, the development and initial evaluation of a task format and a new teaching concept are presented that focus on differentiated problem-solving learning in primary school. The pilot results show initial tendencies towards possible core aspects that enable differentiated problem solving in mathematics teaching. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.07 Heike Hagelgans: Why does problem-oriented mathematics education not succeed in an eighth grade? An insight in an empirical study pp 111 – 119 Based on current research findings on the possibilities of integration of problem solving into mathematics teaching, the difficulties of pupils with problem solving tasks and of teachers to get started in problem solving, this article would like to show which concrete difficulties delayed the start of the implementation of a generally problem-oriented mathematics lesson in an eighth grade of a grammar school. The article briefly describes the research method of this qualitative study and identifies and discusses the difficulties of problem solving in the examined school class. In a next step, the results of this study are used to conceive a precise teaching concept for this specific class for the introduction into problem-oriented mathematics teaching. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.08 Zoltán Kovács and Eszter Kónya: Implementing problem solving in mathematics classes pp 121 – 128 There is little evidence of teachers are using challenging problems in their mathematics classes in Hungary. At the University of Debrecen and University of Nyíregyháza, we elaborated a professional development program for inservice teachers in order to help them implementing problem solving in their classes. The basis of our program is the teacher and researcher collaboration in the lessonplanning and evaluation. In this paper we report some preliminary findings concerning this program. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.09 Ana Kuzle: Campus school project as an example of cooperation between the University of Potsdam and schools pp 129 – 141 The “Campus School Project” is a part of the “Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung” project, whose aim is to improve and implement new structures in the university teacher training by bringing all the essential protagonists, namely university stuff, preservice teachers, and in-service teachers – together, and having them work jointly on a common goal. The department of primary mathematics education at the University of Potsdam has been a part of the Campus School Project since 2017. Thus far several cooperations emerged focusing on different aspects of problem solving in primary education. Here, I give an overview of selected cooperations, and the first results with respect to problem-solving research in different school settings. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.10 Ioannis Papadopoulos and Aikaterini Diakidou: Does collaborative problem-solving matter in primary school? The issue of control actions pp 143 – 157 In this paper we follow three Grade 6 students trying to solve (at first individually, and then in a group) arithmetical and geometrical problems. The focus of the study is to identify and compare the various types of control actions taken during individual and collaborative problem-solving to show how the collective work enhances the range of the available control actions. At the same time the analysis of the findings give evidence about the impact of the collaborative problemsolving on the way the students can benefit in terms of aspects of social metacognition. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.11 Sarina Scharnberg: Adaptive teaching interventions in collaborative problem-solving processes pp 159 – 171 Even though there exists limited knowledge on how exactly students acquire problem-solving competences, researchers agree that adaptive teaching interventions have the potential to support students‘ autonomous problem-solving processes. However, most recent research aims at analyzing the characteristics of teaching interventions rather than the interventions’ effects on the students’ problem-solving process. The study in this paper addresses this research gap by focusing not only on the teaching interventions themselves, but also on the students’ collaborative problem-solving processes just before and just after the interventions. The aim of the study is to analyze the interventions‘ effect on the learners’ integrated problem-solving processes. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.12 Nina Sturm: Self-generated representations as heuristic tools for solving word problems pp 173 – 192 Solving non-routine word problems is a challenge for many primary school students. A training program was therefore developed to help third-grade students to find solutions to word problems by constructing external representations (e.g., sketches, tables) and to specifically use them. The objective was to find out whether the program positively influences students’ problemsolving success and problem-solving skills. The findings revealed significant differences between trained and untrained classes. Therefore, it can be assumed that self-generated representations are heuristic tools that help students solve word problems. This paper presents the results on the impact of the training program on the learning outcome of students. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.13 Kinga Szűcs: Problem solving teaching with hearing and hearing-impaired students pp 193 – 203 In the last decade the concept of inclusion has become more and more prevalent in mathematics education, especially in Germany. Accordingly, teachers in mathematics classrooms have to face a wide range of heterogeneity, which includes physical, sensory and mental disabilities. At the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, within the framework of the project “Media in mathematics education” it is examined how new technologies can support teaching in inclusive mathematics classrooms. In the academic year 2017/18, the heterogeneity regarding hearing impairment was mainly focussed on. Based on a small case study with hearing and hearing-impaired students a problem-solving unit about tangent lines was worked out according to Pólya, which is presented in the paper. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.14 WORKSHOP REPORTS Ana Kuzle and Inga Gebel: Implementation research on problem solving in school settings: A workshop report 207 On the last day of the conference, we organized a 90-minute workshop. The workshop focused on the conference theme “Implementation research on problem solving in school settings”. Throughout the conference, the participants were invited to write down their questions and/or comments as a response to held presentations. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.15 Ana Kuzle, Inga Gebel and Anu Laine: Methodology in implementation research on problem solving in school settings pp 209 – 211 In this report, a summary is given on the contents of the workshop. In particular, the methodology and some ethical questions in implementation research on problem solving in school settings are discussed. The discussion showed how complex this theme is so that many additional questions emerged. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.16 Lukas Baumanns and Sarina Scharnberg: The role of protagonists in implementing research on problem solving in school practice pp 213 – 214 Based on seminal works of Pólya (1945) and Schoenfeld (1985), problem solving has become a major focus of mathematics education research. Even though there exists a variety of recent research on problem solving in schools, the research results do not have a direct impact on problem solving in school practice. Instead, a dissemination of research results by integrating different protagonists is necessary. Within our working group, the roles of three different protagonists involved in implementing research on problem solving in school practice were discussed, namely researchers, pre-service, and in-service teachers, by examining the following discussion question: To what extent do the different protagonists enable implementation of research findings on problem solving in school practice? https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.17 Benjamin Rott and Ioannis Papadopoulos: The role of problem solving in school mathematics pp 215 – 217 In this report of a workshop held at the 2018 ProMath conference, a summary is given of the contents of the workshop. In particular, the role of problem solving in regular mathematics teaching was discussed (problem solving as a goal vs. as a method of teaching), with implications regarding the selection of problems, its implementation into (written) exams as well as teacher proficiency that is needed for implementing problem solving into mathematics teaching. https://doi.org/10.37626/GA9783959871167.0.18
Handbook Of Organizational Creativity
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Author : Roni Reiter-Palmon
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2023-06-22
Handbook Of Organizational Creativity written by Roni Reiter-Palmon and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-22 with Psychology categories.
Handbook of Organizational Creativity: Leadership, Interventions, and Macro Level Issues, Second Edition covers creativity from many perspectives in two unique volumes, including artificial Intelligence work, creativity within specific applied domains (e.g., engineering, science, therapy), and coverage of leadership. The book includes individual, team and organizational level factors and includes organizational interventions to facilitate creativity (such as training). Chapters focus on creative abilities and creative problem-solving processes, along with individual differences such as motivation, affect and personality. New chapters include the neuroscience of creativity, creativity and meaning, morality/ethicality and creativity, and creative self-beliefs. Sections on group level phenomena examine team cognition, team social processes, team diversity, social networks, and multi-team systems and creativity. Final coverages includes different types and approaches to leadership, such as transformational leadership, ambidextrous leadership leader-follower relations, and more. - Focuses on the key need to increase creativity and innovation in organizations - Identifies factors influencing organizational creativity in specific subject domains - Discusses effects of rewards, training, and performance management on creativity - Contains new coverage of virtual teams, creative meetings, and multiteam systems - Presents interventions to improve organizational creativity - Explores use of AI, technology, and design thinking for organizational creativity - This expanded second edition is divided into two volumes. For further information on Individual and Group Level Influences visit https://shop.elsevier.com/books/handbook-of-organizational-creativity/reiter-palmon/978-0-323-91840-4