SUPPORTING LEARNING FOR NAVAJO STUDENTS THROUGH ETHNOMATHEMATICS

The purpose of this research was to address how culturally informed ethnomathematical methods of teaching can be utilized to support the learning of Navajo students in mathematics. The study was conducted over the course of four years on the Navajo Reservations at Tohatchi Middle School in Tohatchi New Mexico. The students involved in the study were all in 8th grade and were enrolled either in Algebra 1 or a Response to Intervention, RTI, class. The data collected came in the form of a student survey, student observation and student assessment. The teacher written survey, a math textbook word problem, and two original math textbook problems along with their rewritten version were the sources of these three studies. The first year of the study consisted of a math attitude survey and how Navajo students perceived math as a subject of interest. The students answered four questions pertaining to their thoughts about mathematics. The students’ responses were positive according to their written answers. The second year of the study involved the observation of how students worked through a math word problem as a group. This method tested how the students culturally interacted in order to solve a math problem. Their questions and reasoning to solve the problem were shared with peers and the teacher. The teacher supported the students in understanding and solving the problem by asking questions that kept the students focused on the goal of solving the problem. The students worked collaboratively and openly in order to complete the activity. During the iv study, the teacher was more able to notice the students’ deficiencies individually or as a group, therefore was able to support them in a more specific manner. The last study was conducted over a period of two different years. This study was used to determine how textbook bias in the form of its sentence structure or word choice affects the performance of students who are not culturally familiar with one or both. It was found that the students performed better and took less time on the rewritten problem than on the original problem. The data suggests that focusing on the culture, language and education of Navajo students can affect how the students learn and understand math.

Cuál es la forma legítima de enseñar y ejercer la filosofía : Veladas formas de la competencia entre escuelas en República VI

La enseñanza de la filosofía ha sido históricamente escenario de agón y competencia, no sólo de cooperación. Quisiera llamar la atención sobre el modo en que Platón alude, en el libro VI de la República, a una lucha que se ha entablado en Atenas por dirimir cuál es la legítima forma de transmitir y ejercitar la filosofía. Ofreceré argumentos para mostrar que en las provocadoras respuestas que ofrece Sócrates a los dos reproches que se le hacen a la filosofía -su inutilidad y el carácter raro y perverso de los filósofos- se objeta implícitamente el modo en que Isócrates concibe la filosofía, su función social y su transmisión. Contrastaré esas respuestas con algunas posiciones de Contra sofistas. Aunque las opiniones de Isócrates sobre este tema se desarrollan en varios escritos me concentraré en Contra sofistas para trazar una correspondencia 'agónica' no sólo filológica y especulativamente plausible sino también cronológicamente viable

Cuál es la forma legítima de enseñar y ejercer la filosofía : Veladas formas de la competencia entre escuelas en República VI

La enseñanza de la filosofía ha sido históricamente escenario de agón y competencia, no sólo de cooperación. Quisiera llamar la atención sobre el modo en que Platón alude, en el libro VI de la República, a una lucha que se ha entablado en Atenas por dirimir cuál es la legítima forma de transmitir y ejercitar la filosofía. Ofreceré argumentos para mostrar que en las provocadoras respuestas que ofrece Sócrates a los dos reproches que se le hacen a la filosofía -su inutilidad y el carácter raro y perverso de los filósofos- se objeta implícitamente el modo en que Isócrates concibe la filosofía, su función social y su transmisión. Contrastaré esas respuestas con algunas posiciones de Contra sofistas. Aunque las opiniones de Isócrates sobre este tema se desarrollan en varios escritos me concentraré en Contra sofistas para trazar una correspondencia 'agónica' no sólo filológica y especulativamente plausible sino también cronológicamente viable

Cuál es la forma legítima de enseñar y ejercer la filosofía : Veladas formas de la competencia entre escuelas en República VI

La enseñanza de la filosofía ha sido históricamente escenario de agón y competencia, no sólo de cooperación. Quisiera llamar la atención sobre el modo en que Platón alude, en el libro VI de la República, a una lucha que se ha entablado en Atenas por dirimir cuál es la legítima forma de transmitir y ejercitar la filosofía. Ofreceré argumentos para mostrar que en las provocadoras respuestas que ofrece Sócrates a los dos reproches que se le hacen a la filosofía -su inutilidad y el carácter raro y perverso de los filósofos- se objeta implícitamente el modo en que Isócrates concibe la filosofía, su función social y su transmisión. Contrastaré esas respuestas con algunas posiciones de Contra sofistas. Aunque las opiniones de Isócrates sobre este tema se desarrollan en varios escritos me concentraré en Contra sofistas para trazar una correspondencia 'agónica' no sólo filológica y especulativamente plausible sino también cronológicamente viable

Diseño y desarrollo de un videojuego sobre plataforma móvil

Vivimos rodeados de tecnología. La irrupción de ordenadores, tablets y smartphones en la sociedad ha hecho que ésta cambie y ha conseguido que sean posibles nuevos métodos de enseñanza mediante el empleo de estos dispo sitivos. Entre los nuevos métodos de enseñanza aparece el uso de los videojuegos como medio de aprendizaje. Son videojuegos, que a diferencia de los videojuegos tradicionales, no buscan el entretenimiento del jugador sino formarle dejando la diversión en un segundo plano. Estos juegos no están destinados exclusivamente al campo de la educación. Instituciones como el ejército también hacen uso de ellos para preparar a sus tropas, e incluso los hospitales los utilizan como métodos de rehabilitación. El desarrollo de videojuegos puede realizarse con un mínimo de conocimiento en programación tanto a nivel individual o como en grupos reducidos. Esto es posible gracias a las facilidades que ofrecen los motores gráficos de hoy en día. Con este proyecto se quiso realizar un tutorial que facilite el diseño y desarrollo de videojuegos sobre una plataforma móvil, como es Android , de cara a su uso posterior en la creación de juegos serios. Para el desarrollo del tutorial se elaboró un videojuego de plataformas en avance 2D. ABSTRACT: We are surounded by technologies. As computers, tablets and smartphones have arisen, our society has chaned, making use of these new technological devices in teaching area. Videogames use arises as a new way of learning, so it complements the traditional methods of teaching. The main aim of serious videogames, in contrast to videogames which people usually buy in any store, is training instead of entertaining. Recreation is on a secondary plane. Serious games aren’t only designed for education but also for other institutions such as the army (to train the troops) and hospitals (as a rehabilitation method). Videogames development can be done by an individual on group of people if they have a bascis knowledge of programming. This is posible due to graphic motors have a lot of aids in the present. This project tries to make a tutorial that makes the design and development of serious games easier. A platform videogame in advance 2D has been made for the development of this tutorial.

A matemática e as tic no processo de ensino e aprendizagem : o geogebra no ensino de funções e gráficos de uma função

Dissertação de mestrado, Educação (Área de especialidade em Educação e Tecnologias Digitais), Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Educação, 2016

A EDUCAÇÃO PARA AS RELAÇÕES ÉTNICO-RACIAIS NA FORMAÇÃO CONTINUADA DOS PROFESSORES DA BAIXADA SANTISTA: DEZ ANOS APÓS A INSTITUCIONALIZAÇÃO DA LEI 10.639/03

O presente trabalho discute a implementação da Lei Federal 10.639/03, nas escolas estaduais da Região da Baixada Santista, após dez anos de institucionalização. Investigou-se sobre a formação continuada dos professores, relacionando-a como, em sua prática pedagógica, os docentes vêm inserindo os conteúdos da História e Cultura da África e dos Afro-brasileiros que se tornaram obrigatórios pela Lei. A pesquisa realizada com os professores das disciplinas de História, Língua Portuguesa e Artes do Ensino Médio, que lecionam nos municípios de Guarujá, Santos, Cubatão e Bertioga, foi contextualizada com a realidade local e com os cursos de formação continuada para a temática das Relações Étnico-Raciais. Foram levados em consideração os saberes institucionais e não institucionais, implicados na prática reflexiva, no sentido de buscar métodos de ensino como o multiculturalismo que pudesse contemplar todas as etnias que compõem o povo brasileiro, elevando a autoestima dos afrodescendentes, indígenas ou asiáticos e primando por uma valorização da pluralidade cultural e do espírito de cidadania e alteridade. O processo de pesquisa qualitativa envolveu análise bibliográfica e documental, aplicação de: pesquisa-ação, questionários semiestruturados via internet, realização de entrevistas e análise de experiência pedagógica. Os dados empíricos analisados evidenciaram que não obstante algumas experiências exitosas, os professores, em sua maioria, consideram que obtiveram pouca ou quase nenhuma informação a respeito da lei e dos conteúdos que ela implica, nestes dez anos. Esse fato denota a necessidade de maiores investimentos na formação docente, por parte do governo, bem como maiores políticas de incentivo aos docentes que os estimulem a buscar formação continuada e adoção de práticas reflexivas e críticas voltadas para a educação e as relações étnico-raciais, aliando-se à necessidade de uma sociedade contemporânea pluriétnica e multicultural.

Qualitative psychology at M level: a dialogue between learner and teacher

There are now more postgraduate programmes that include qualitative methods in psychology than ever before. This poses problems for teaching qualitative methods at M level because we still lack consistency in what qualitative methods are taught at the undergraduate level. Although the British Psychological Society requires accredited undergraduate programmes to include qualitative methods, we hear very different stories from colleagues across the UK about provision and quality. In this article, we present a dialogue between learner and teacher about our own experiences of qualitative methods in psychology at M level. We report our own learning experiences of qualitative methods at the undergraduate level, reflect on current methods of teaching at M level, and consider ways of moving forward. As well as focusing specifically on current practice at our institution, our discussions also branch out into wider issues around the fundamental characteristics of qualitative methods, pragmatically and philosophically, as well as our own accounts of what we enjoy most about using qualitative methods in psychology.

E-Support for English Language Course to Enhance University Students’ Learning.

The peculiarities of English language teaching for students at higher educational establishment using some elements of distance learning, developed by the author, are described in this article. The results of students’ questioning, received at the end of the experimental teaching, are suggested and analyzed. The conclusions are formulated and the further ways of teaching English with e-support are outlined.

За извънкласните форми на обучение по математика

Stojanka Valcheva, Vladimir Todorov - In the present talk we discuss some problems that arise out of the limiting the time designed for teaching Mathematics in the secondary school in Bulgaria.

A TV como objeto de leitura da imagem no contexto escolar: uma pesquisa-ação com alunos do ensino médio

This research seeks to reflect on the dynamics of television reception, studying the Brazilian TV miniseries Hoje é Dia de Maria, produced by Globo Television Network, and aims to generally promote inferences in the process of image reading, mainly for aesthetic reading in school context, aiming at the formation of visual proficient readers. The research was conducted with students from the third grade of a state high school, geographically located in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. The theoretical framework comes from the assumptions of cognitive social interactionism to understand language, and it is also based on the ideas of Bakhtin (1992) and Vygotsky (1998), which enabled us to understand the social interaction and the Theory of Aesthetics Reception and Aesthetic Effect with Jauss (1979) and Iser (1999), which provided a better understanding of aesthetic experience, aesthetic effects and production of meaning. The methodological approach assumes a qualitative nature and an interpretive bias, accomplished through interviews, observation, questionnaire and application of a set of investigative activities, such as introductory exposition of themes, handing out of images and mediation process. This research is the result of a research-action process in a pedagogical intervention in a state school. The results indicate that the interactional linguistic resources used by the speakers demonstrated lack of prior knowledge and repertoire regarding image reading, which initially led them to do a cursory reading. It was evident that the respondents were unaware of the initial proposal. However, throughout the meetings, it was possible to realize their transformation, because the pre-established concepts were analyzed with the help of mediation, so that the group felt more autonomous and safe to read images at the end. The survey also showed significant data, so that the school could develop new methods of teaching televisual reading.

Aplicação do TALE (Teste de Análise da Leitura e da Escrita) em contexto educativo

Relatório de Estágio apresentado à Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensino do Primeiro Ciclo do Ensino Básico.

Feeding students’ creativity with language arts: a project developed at ESEV (2013-15)

Children live at a time when the rapid turnover of information and the ongoing changes in the technological, social, cultural, political and economic spheres make it more difficult for teachers to prepare lessons that enhance students’ interest and motivation. There is so much to be learnt outside of the classroom’s four walls that traditional methods of teaching may not be the most effective way to teach today’s learners. When it comes to classes of Portuguese language, teachers are faced with the challenge of teaching culture, literature, grammar and skills such as reading, writing and speaking in a way that involves students as active participants, that is, in a way that engages while also instructing. It means that several strategies need to be adopted, from games to the use of new technologies or, among others, an interdisciplinary approach with maths, (social) sciences and arts, for instance. In an attempt to motivate gifted and talented children that were attending elementary school in a small town near Viseu, in Portugal, The School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu was asked to be part of a project in 2013, in a collaborative partnership that proved successful and that was re-enacted in 2015. It is in light of the above that, in this paper, we aim to: a) describe the support that the School of Education provided to these participants, children who were between six and fourteen, by presenting Portuguese language activities that intended to stimulate creative thinking and artistic production; and b) discuss the results of the project, by analysing the students’ productions across verbal and visual modes (ie. script writing and dubbing an excerpt of an animation film, interviews, news reports, drawings, the creation and recitation of poems…). Future activities are on the table, meaning that the School of Education’s commitment to feeding the students’ creativity has shown promising results. Creativity in Portuguese classes is not a guarantee of success but it certainly is food for thought.

Teaching grammar: A study of the common English grammar errors and grammar teaching methods that can be relevant for Swedish upper secondary schools

Grammar has always been an important part of language learning. Based on various theories, such as the universal grammar theory (Chomsky, 1959) and, the input theory (Krashen, 1970), the explicit and implicit teaching methods have been developed. Research shows that both methods may have some benefits and disadvantages. The attitude towards English grammar teaching methods in schools has also changed and nowadays grammar teaching methods and learning strategies, as a part of language mastery, are one of the discussion topics among linguists. This study focuses on teacher and learner experiences and beliefs about teaching English grammar and difficulties learners may face. The aim of the study is to conduct a literature review and to find out what scientific knowledge exists concerning the previously named topics. Along with this, the relevant steering documents are investigated focusing on grammar teaching at Swedish upper secondary schools. The universal grammar theory of Chomsky as well as Krashen’s input hypotheses provide the theoretical background for the current study. The study has been conducted applying qualitative and quantitative methods. The systematic search in four databases LIBRIS, ERIK, LLBA and Google Scholar were used for collecting relevant publications. The result shows that scientists’ publications name different grammar areas that are perceived as problematic for learners all over the world. The most common explanation of these difficulties is the influence of learner L1. Research presents teachers’ and learners’ beliefs to the benefits of grammar teaching methods. An effective combination of teaching methods needs to be done to fit learners’ expectations and individual needs. Together, they will contribute to the achieving of higher language proficiency levels and, therefore, they can be successfully applied at Swedish upper secondary schools.

Evaluation of an online, case-based interactive approach to teaching pathophysiology

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate a new pedagogical approach in teaching fluid, electrolyte and acid-base pathophysiology in undergraduate students. METHODS: This approach comprises traditional lectures, the study of clinical cases on the web and a final interactive discussion of these cases in the classroom. When on the web, the students are asked to select laboratory tests that seem most appropriate to understand the pathophysiological condition underlying the clinical case. The percentage of students having chosen a given test is made available to the teacher who uses it in an interactive session to stimulate discussion with the whole class of students. The same teacher used the same case studies during 2 consecutive years during the third year of the curriculum. RESULTS: The majority of students answered the questions on the web as requested and evaluated positively their experience with this form of teaching and learning. CONCLUSIONS: Complementing traditional lectures with online case-based studies and interactive group discussions represents, therefore, a simple means to promote the learning and the understanding of complex pathophysiological mechanisms. This simple problem-based approach to teaching and learning may be implemented to cover all fields of medicine.