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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Impact of Peer Instruction on College Students' Beliefs about Physics and Conceptual Understanding of Electricity and Magnetism
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Gok, Tolga – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012
The purpose of this study is to assess students' conceptual learning of electricity and magnetism and examine how these conceptions, beliefs about physics, and quantitative problem-solving skills would change after peer instruction (PI). The Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism (CSEM), Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Multiple Choice Tests, Physics, Problem Solving
The Power of Learning Goal Orientation in Predicting Student Mathematics Achievement
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Lin, Chuan-Ju; Hung, Pi-Hsia; Lin, Su-Wei; Lin, Bor-Hung; Lin, Fou-Lai – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
The teaching and learning of mathematics in schools has drawn tremendous attention since the education reform in Taiwan. In addition to assessing cognitive abilities, Taiwan Assessment of Student Achievement in Mathematics (TASA-MAT) collects background information to help depict average student achievement in schools in an educational context.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Goal Orientation
Using Research-Based Video-Cases to Help Pre-Service Primary Teachers Conceptualize a Contemporary View of Mathematics Teaching
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Lin, Pi-Jen – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2005
The study inquired into the effect of research-based video-cases on pre-service teachers conceptualizing their understanding of contemporary mathematics teaching. The 43 participants enrolled in a Mathematics Method Course viewed and discussed 5 video-cases of primary teachers teaching. Journal entries, lesson plans, and microteaching observations…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Journal Writing, Microteaching, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Conceptualizing Teachers' Understanding of Students' Mathematical Learning by Using Assessment Tasks
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Lin, Pi-Jen – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2006
The study was designed to support teachers on conceptualizing their understanding of students' learning by the use of assessment tasks. A school-based assessment team consisting of the researcher and four third-grade teachers teaching in the same school was set up as a learning context of supporting teachers in developing assessment tasks integral…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Remedial Instruction