Essays about: "teacher assignment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words teacher assignment.

  1. 1. The effect of same-sex teacher assignment on student outcomes: Evidence from Australia and New Zealand

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hugo Morgado Azevedo; [2022]
    Keywords : Education; Gender match; Fixed effects; First difference; TIMSS; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the effects of a same-sex teacher assignment on female and male 8th grade students in Australia and New Zealand using data from the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). I employ the first difference (FD) method introduced by Dee (2007) to analyze the impacts on students' math and science academic achievements, as well as their attitudes toward these subjects. READ MORE

  3. 2. Homework assignment and student achievement - Evidence from TIMSS 2019

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jens Mattsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Homework; Student achievement; TIMSS 2019; First difference model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Homework is widely used in most schools across the world to complement classroom teaching, increase knowledge retention, and foster good study habits. The research on the effect of homework assignment on student achievement is, however, inconclusive with earlier research indicating a positive relationship and newer studies giving a more nuanced picture. READ MORE

  4. 3. Relativistic Visualizations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för fysik och astronomi

    Author : Andreas Ringstam; [2020]
    Keywords : Special relativity; Visualization; see; observe;

    Abstract : Special relativity is an area of physics that is abstract and consists of concepts and effects that is hard to link to everyday experience. From a learning perspective, that is problematic as we form new knowledge by linking it to old experiences. One approach to experience a relativistic environment is through computer simulations. READ MORE

  5. 4. A study of how students feed from feedback : An application of speech act and attribution theory within the field of linguistics

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Desirée Antblad; [2020]
    Keywords : speech act theory; attribution theory; feedback; EFL; pragmatics; motivation;

    Abstract : This essay provides an analysis of five examples of written feedback on a speech assignment completed for an English as a foreign language (EFL) class by second-year students of upper secondary school. The essay aims to shed light on how feedback is formulated and how it is interpreted as a part of a textual dialogue between teacher and student. READ MORE

  6. 5. Explicit Grammar Instruction: In-Service Teacher Attitudes and Classroom Implementations

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Nicolina Edwall; [2020]
    Keywords : Explicit grammar instruction; second language acquisition; upper secondary school; qualitative study; Swedish national agency of education; ESL EFL.;

    Abstract : The importance of explicit grammar instruction has been debated during decades within the second language acquisition discourse community. Researchers’ views on the topic are controversial, and there is still no clear answer to be found. READ MORE