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Keeping a journal in the mathematics classroom has clear benefits. In this study a group of students kept journals on their mathematics lessons and were found to become more regular and deeper...
| Year published: 2005 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2005_2_050.pdf | Content type: Set article
Information becomes more meaningful as it is interrelated with what we already know. Learners may be helped to learn how new ideas should be fitted into their mental scaffolding through the use of...
| Year published: 1989 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Learning only testable facts will not be enough for survival. Learning fact-finding skills will not be enough. Independent thinking, being able to make good decisions, having clear values and a store...
| Year published: 1989 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The ancient Greeks urged the student: 'Know thyself At the beginning of this century, John Dewey talked of 'reflective self-awareness'; today, we invoke metacognition. All refer to a concept that has...
| Year published: 1987 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Recognising that students have different learning styles is the first step towards planning programs which accomodate these differences.
| Year published: 1996 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article examines significant social-emotional influences on gifted students' motivation. While students' motivation to engage in learning is very much determined by factors specific to each...
| Year published: 2004 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Being told the answer can actually stop you remembering it. When and how the answer is given is very important. This research from the frontiers of science may be the beginning of big...
| Year published: 1991 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article