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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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A Conceptual Framework for the Cultural Integration of Cooperative Learning: A Thai Primary Mathematics Education Perspective
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Park, Ji Yong; Nuntrakune, Tippawan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2013
The Thailand education reform adopted cooperative learning to improve the quality of education. However, it has been reported that the introduction and maintenance of cooperative learning has been difficult and uncertain because of the cultural differences. The study proposed a conceptual framework developed based on making a connection between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Mathematics, Educational Change
Using Mathematics in Teaching Science Self-Efficacy Scale--UMSSS: A Validity and Reliability Study
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Can, Bilge Taskin; Gunhan, Berna Canturk; Erdal, Sevinc Ongel – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2012
In this study, an instrument, Using Mathematics in Science Self-efficacy Scale (UMSSS), was developed in order to determine preservice science teachers' self-efficacy toward the use of mathematics in their lessons. Data gathered from 250 preservice science teachers were used for Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Self Efficacy, Science Teachers, Measurement
Decline in Interest in Biology among Elementary School Pupils during a Generation
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Randler, Christoph; Osti, Janina; Hummel, Eberhard – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2012
A decline in biology interest has often been claimed but seldom with an empirically substantiation. This study was based on a sample of 3rd and 4th grade pupils within the same geographical area as Lowe's (1987, 1992) previous results from southwest Germany from the year 1983. We used a four-point Likert-type questionnaire to assess interest with…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Botany, Zoology, Biology
Rethinking about the Pedagogy for Pedagogical Content Knowledge in the Context of Mathematics Teaching
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Ozmantar, Mehmet Fatih – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2011
This study reconsiders the notion of pedagogy for pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in the context of teaching mathematics. The perspectives of critical pedagogy are employed for this reconsideration, stressing the operation of historical, social, ideological, political, institutional and cultural forces in the production of pedagogical…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Alternative Mathematics Assessment: A Case Study of the Development of Descriptive Problems for Elementary School in Korea
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Kim, Min Kyeong; Noh, Sunsook – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2010
A focus on mathematical understanding and problem solving in math education has developed a need to implement alternate ways of testing to better assess the students' understanding and problem solving skills. The seventh national school curriculum (MOE, 1997) for mathematics in Korea was revised to the current curriculum (MOEHRD, 2007) to…
Descriptors: International Schools, Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Problem Solving
The Effects of Mathematics Anxiety on Matriculation Students as Related to Motivation and Achievement
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Zakaria, Effandi; Nordin, Norazah Mohd – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2008
The study investigated the effects of mathematics anxiety on matriculation students as related to motivation and achievement. Subjects included 88 students who were at the end of their second semester of study. Anxiety and motivation were measured using the Fennema-Sherman Math Anxiety Scale (MAS) and Effectance Motivation Scale (EMS)…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Student Motivation, Achievement Tests, Measures (Individuals)