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Al-Assaf, Jamal Abd Al-Fattah – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2017
The study aimed at finding out the relationship between teaching habits of mind and positive behavior among the teachers of social studies in the lower basic stage in the university district in the capital governorate (Amman). The sample of this study was composed of (60) teachers, both males and females, who were chosen by the Stratified Random…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Teacher Behavior, Thinking Skills
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Hennessey, Eden J. V.; Mueller, Julie; Beckett, Danielle; Fisher, Peter A. – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2017
Given a growing digital economy with complex problems, demands are being made for education to address computational thinking (CT)--an approach to problem solving that draws on the tenets of computer science. We conducted a comprehensive content analysis of the Ontario elementary school curriculum documents for 44 CT-related terms to examine the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Curriculum, Statistical Analysis, Thinking Skills
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Brendefur, Jonathan L.; Thiede, Keith; Strother, Sam; Jesse, Dan; Sutton, John – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2016
This paper describes the effects of a professional development (PD) program--Developing Mathematical Thinking--on student achievement. Six Title I elementary schools with similar demographics, within one school district, were chosen to participate as either a treatment or comparison school. Three schools were chosen to participate in professional…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement
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Tichenor, Mercedes; Tichenor, John; Piechura, Kathy; Heins, Elizabeth; MacIssac, Doug – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2015
Interest in single-gender education has grown significantly since the U.S. Department of Education published regulations for the practice in 2006. Although research provides mixed results on the academic effectiveness of single-gender programs, many districts around the country are providing single-gender classes as a parent choice option under…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Single Sex Classes, Student Attitudes, Attitude Measures
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Kilinç, Ali Çagatay – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between primary school teachers' perceptions on distributed leadership and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs). A total of 258 teachers employed in 14 primary schools located in Kastamonu, Turkey participated in this study. Data of the study was collected through "Distributed…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Citizenship, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Wang, Pei-Yu – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2013
This study aimed to explore the gap regarding technology integration between urban and rural schools based on the Will Skill Tool model. This study was guided by three main questions: 1) Is there any significant difference in terms of technology availability between rural and urban elementary schools?; 2) Is there any significant difference in…
Descriptors: Rural Urban Differences, Technology Integration, Elementary Schools, Access to Information