QUALITY OF THE TASKS IN THE NEW TURKISH ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEXTBOOKS: THE CASE OF PROPORTIONAL REASONING     

Ibrahim Bayazit 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2013,11(3):651-682

This study examines new Turkish elementary school mathematics textbooks to provide perspectives on the quality of the tasks related to the proportion concept and the ways they are presented. Tasks were analysed for several dimensions with a particular focus on their level of cognitive demands (LCD). Tasks were distinguished in two groups in terms of LCD: lower-level demand and higher-level demand. The findings revealed that 75 % of the tasks were related to higher-level demand in that they requested a certain level of interpretation, required connecting knowledge and procedures related to each other, demanded responses with some explanation and reinforced students’ non-algorithmic thinking. Only 25 % of the tasks were related to a lower-level demand, and these tasks could be resolved by recalling and implementing rules, procedures and factual knowledge without reflecting upon the meaning behind them. Most of the tasks were presented in multiple representations and framed in non-mathematical contexts. All these task characteristics indicate that the new elementary school textbooks have the capacity to promote students’ proportional reasoning. The findings also inform the international community about crucial aspects of the curriculum reforms in Turkey and provide suggestions for teachers and textbook writers concerning the quality of the tasks and their selection and implementation in the classrooms.  相似文献   

Book Review: Intentional Group Counseling: A Microskills Approach By Allen E. Ivey, Paul P. Pedersen, & Mary Bradford Ivey. Brooks/Cole/Wadsworth, 2001, 293 pp     

Farah A. Ibrahim 《International journal for the advancement of counseling》2004,26(2):213-214

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Journalists in times of crisis: Experiences and practices of Palestinian journalists during the 2014 Gaza war     

Ibrahim Hazboun  Yiftach Ron  Ifat Maoz 《The Communication Review》2016,19(3):223-236

This study explores the experiences and practices of Palestinian journalists working for Palestinian media outlets during the 2014 Gaza war. Our findings, based on data gathered from 10 in-depth interviews, indicate that the practices of Palestinian reporters and editors who covered the 2014 Gaza war were shaped by their personal experiences during the war and by a strong motivation to represent the Palestinian narrative, perspective, and suffering in the conflict with Israel.  相似文献   

Exploring kindergarten teachers’ views and roles regarding children’s outdoor play environments in Oman     

Fathi M. Ihmeideh  Ibrahim A. Al-Qaryouti 《Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development》2016,36(1):81-96

The purpose of this study was to explore kindergarten teachers’ views and roles regarding outdoor play environments in Omani kindergartens. Thirty kindergarten teachers from 15 private kindergartens were observed and interviewed. The results indicated that teachers recognize the importance of outdoor play in children’s development and learning. Although teachers are satisfied with the safety conditions of the outdoor play environments, they feel they need to know more about how to maintain safety criteria in this environment. Teachers most frequently took on the role of supervising and guiding children’s behaviour or setting up materials for play, whereas providing verbal comments and participating in play were less common. Omani outdoor play environments were found to face specific difficulties, such as the hot climate, a shortage of materials and equipment, a lack of natural surroundings and the short length of time spent outdoors. The article concludes with policy implications and pedagogical recommendations.  相似文献   

The education of an industrial middle class in Arab-Islamic countries     

Ibrahim Assad Odeh 《Interchange》1994,25(3):295-304

The absence of an industrial middle class in Arab Islamic countries has been, and still is, a major obstacle to national development. These countries, as is the case with others in the Third World, mostly inherited their systems of industrial education from former colonial or mandated powers, that is, from industrial nations, without taking into consideration the different social and socio-economic situation. A model is proposed here for a kind of industrial university, the Djamiat Al-Sináh. The name alludes to the Mosque as a centre of common activity, and attempts to express the cultural and social contests, and the target groups, of the institution. The model relies on social and industrial evolution, and meets the urgent need of Arab societies for an alternative to Eurocentric models. In the Djamiat, a practice-oriented education is to be provided, based on principles of professional efficiency and creativity, competence, and entrepreneurial initiative. The students are to become coordinators, organizers, technicians, and industrial trainers, as well as independent small businessmen. The model is understood as a contribution to the education of an industrial middle class and to the promotion of trade and industry.  相似文献   

Teachers’ Roles,Students’ Personalities,Inquiry Learning Outcomes,and Practices of Science and Engineering:The Development and Validation of the McGill Attainment Value for Inquiry Engagement Survey in STEM Disciplines     

Ahmed Ibrahim  Mark W. Aulls  Bruce M. Shore 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2017,15(7):1195-1215

Inquiry engagement is a newly defined construct that represents the participation in carrying out practices of science and engineering to achieve learning outcomes and is influenced by learners’ personalities and teachers’ roles. Expectancy value theory posits that attainment values are important components of task values that, in turn, directly influence students’ achievement-related choices and performance. The current paper developed and validated the McGill Attainment Value for Inquiry Engagement Survey (MAVIES) with undergraduate students in STEM disciplines. The MAVIES is a 67-item, learner-focused survey that addresses four components that are theoretically important for engaging in scientific inquiry: (a) teachers’ roles, (b) students’ personalities, (c) inquiry learning outcomes, and (d) practices of science and engineering. Evidence for internal consistency and construct, content, and criterion validity was obtained from 85 undergraduates who had experience with scientific inquiry in diverse STEM fields. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed factors that were consistent with role theory, Big Five personality traits, revised Bloom’s learning outcomes, and the Next Generation Science Standards. The MAVIES instrument is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring undergraduate students’ attainment values for scientific inquiry engagement in STEM disciplines.  相似文献   

维吾尔语柯坪土语动词的形态特征与标准语比较     

吐尔逊·卡得  阿西古丽·伊卜热伊木 《喀什师范学院学报》2011,32(5):50-53

柯坪土语是现代维吾尔语中的特殊土语或方言岛。通过分析最近获取的语料可知,由于音系处理方式上的差异和其他一些原因,柯坪土语在动词的无人称形式和体、态、人称、时、式等形态特征上,表现出与标准语和其他方言土语（包括和田方言）不同的很多特征。  相似文献   

The Impact of Differentiated Instruction on Students’ Reading Comprehension Attainment in Mixed-Ability Classrooms     

Magableh  Ibrahim Suleiman Ibrahim  Abdullah  Amelia 《Interchange》2021,52(2):255-272

Interchange - This explanatory sequential quasi-experimental study investigated the impact of differentiated instruction on reading comprehension attainment in mixed-ability classrooms. Fifty-four...  相似文献   

School Discipline,Race–Gender and STEM Readiness: A Hierarchical Analysis of the Impact of School Discipline on Math Achievement in High School     

Ibrahim  Habiba  Johnson  Odis 《The Urban Review》2020,52(1):75-99

The Urban Review - While research on school suspensions and its impact on students is not new, scholars have not yet explored whether there is a link between school suspensions and high school...  相似文献   

The Red Blood Cell Acetylcholinesterase Levels of Depressive Patients with Suicidal Behavior in an Agricultural Area     

Vesile Altinyazar  Fevziye Burcu Sirin  Recep Sutcu  Ibrahim Eren  Imran Kurt Omurlu 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2016,31(4):473-479

Long-term exposure to organophosphate pesticides (OPs) without acute poisoning can lead to various OPs. Environmental exposure to organophosphate pesticides may be associated with depression and suicide attempts in a population living in a rural agricultural area. Patients (n = 149) suffering from major depressive disorder (with and without attempted suicide) and a control group of healthy individuals (n = 64) who had been living in the same rural district for at least 1 year were selected. Red blood cell acetylcholine esterase (RBC-AChE) activity was examined as the basis of evaluating the degree of chronic environmental exposure to OPs residues. There were negative association between RBC-AChE activity levels and suicide attempts, the number of past suicide attempts and hopelessness levels in the depressive patients. The results of the study may support the idea that environmental exposure to OPs may be associated with mental health in individuals living in agricultural districts who are not farmers or working in occupations with access to OPs.  相似文献