abstract this research studies the relationship between students’ and teachers’ appreciation and anticipation of the classroom atmosphere and the students’ educational promotion. to this end, 44 fifth grade classes were randomly selected from kashan city out of each 4 boys and girls were drawn out (totally 176) together with their teachers (n=44). data were collected using social mental classro...

Improving classroom climate is an effort to enhance the quality of education on a micro scale that needs be encouraged for lecturers in tertiary education. Several instruments have been developed English, example Colleges and Universities Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI), What Happening this Class (WIHIC), translated into several languages. The University Climate (UCCI) instrument which ...

One of the most powerful pieces of knowledge that students can gain from the study of geology is an understanding of the immense scale of geologic time. In my introductory-level physical geology course at Northern Virginia Community College, we discuss geologic time about one-third of the way through the semester, after a thorough review of plate tectonics and the rock cycle. Because this subje...

Gender disparity exists in many educational environments despite conscientious attempts to equalize opportunities and outcomes. Research studies indicate females are less likely to effectively engage in the use of technology for problem solving. However, in a two-year study of a Midwest elementary multi-age classroom, researchers studied computer-using activity of grade 1-5 students using Lego/...

This paper addresses the use of technology in the classroom, more specifically of pen-based devices such as Tablet PCs. It describes Cuizz, a Classroom Presenter plug-in that facilitates the teachers’ immediate assessment, during class, of the students’ learning. Cuizz allows the teacher to change the course of their class based on a quick, activity-based evaluation of the students’ learning of...

People send and receive messages with their body, especially with their hands in interpersonal communications. Gestures play an important role in teacher-student interactions in classrooms. In the domain of education, many research projects have focused on the study of gestures either in real classrooms or in tutorial settings with practicing teachers. Novice teachers need to hone their require...