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50 Years of ERIC
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Gumuseli, Ali Ilker; Eryilmaz, Arzu – New Horizons in Education, 2011
Background: School culture is a system of shared orientations that holds a unit together and gives it a distinctive identity (Hoy, 1997). It is a multifaceted concept composed of different factors (Devos et al., 2004; Maslowski, 2001). Aim: The study both aimed to measure the realization rates of collaborative school culture in Turkish public…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Culture, Research Methodology, Content Validity
Gur, Hulya – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: Trigonometry is an area of mathematics that students believe to be particularly difficult and abstract compared with the other subjects of mathematics. Trigonometry is often introduced early in year 8 with most textbooks traditionally starting with naming sides of right-angled triangles. Students need to see and understand why their…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Trigonometry, Grade 10, Misconceptions
Li, David C. S. – New Horizons in Education, 2008
Background: Cantonese-English mixed code is ubiquitous in Hong Kong society, and yet using mixed code is widely perceived as improper. This paper presents evidence of mixed code being socially constructed as bad language behavior. In the education domain, an EDB guideline bans mixed code in the classroom. Teachers are encouraged to stick to…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Guidelines, Foreign Countries, Bilingual Teachers
Tan, Ai-Girl; Ho, Valerie; Yong, Lim-Chyi – New Horizons in Education, 2007
Background: Singapore education adopted nurturing creativity and developing creativity efficacy among their students and children. This study investigated Singapore high school students' creativity efficacy based on the contemporary model of creativity (Amabile, 1983, 1996), self efficacy (Bandura, 1989, 1997) and inclusion education. Aims:…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Creativity, High Schools, Cognitive Style
Kandemir, Mehmet Ali; Gur, Hulya – New Horizons in Education, 2007
Background: The goal of the pedagogical content course is to teach how to make mathematics education better through the use of different teaching methods, and techniques. By learning the different teaching methods, future teachers will be able to apply their learning into the teaching. Aims: The aim of this exploratory study is to note and discuss…
Descriptors: Creativity, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking
Stanley, Gordon – New Horizons in Education, 2005
Background: Reform of senior secondary school certificates is occurring in many countries. Such reform is driven by a desire to have a better understanding of student achievement and clearer pathways into further education and employment. Aims: This paper examines trends since the reform of the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, State Government, Vocational Education