In this research,we investigated the effect of peer instruction method on the first course mathematics education students’academic achievement and the attitudes of students by using peer instruction method.The implem...In this research,we investigated the effect of peer instruction method on the first course mathematics education students’academic achievement and the attitudes of students by using peer instruction method.The implementation was carried out seven weeks with 60 participants in an introduction to mathematics analysis lesson in Suleyman Demirel University in Kazakhstan.Two first course groups were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups.The final results were obtained to measure students’academic achievement and questionnaires used to indicate attitudes towards peer instruction.Data were analyzed,using analysis of t-test(p=0.029)with an alpha significance level of 0.05.The results of final questions indicated,peer instruction has a significant positive effect on students’achievement in the introduction to mathematics analysis course and the results of questionnaires demonstrated peer instruction(PI)has a positive impact on peers’understanding by making learning interesting and interactive,and it also creates conducive atmosphere in the class.展开更多
The paper mainly focuses on peer feedback--one specific approach to teach writing. After analyzing the current practice in English writing instruction in Chinese tertiary institutions and reviewing YANG, Badger and YU...The paper mainly focuses on peer feedback--one specific approach to teach writing. After analyzing the current practice in English writing instruction in Chinese tertiary institutions and reviewing YANG, Badger and YU's (2006) empirical research study, the author evaluates the suitability of peer feedback approach in a Chinese college context. Hopes that it may offer and challenges which might be faced, are discussed as well.展开更多
NB. Only manuscripts that comply withthe Amblo in-house style will beconsidered for publication. Papers that donot meet the criteria outlined in theseInstructions may be summrily rejected.EDITORIAL POLICYAmbio is an i...NB. Only manuscripts that comply withthe Amblo in-house style will beconsidered for publication. Papers that donot meet the criteria outlined in theseInstructions may be summrily rejected.EDITORIAL POLICYAmbio is an international journal publishingrecent work in the interrelated fields ofecology, environmental management,technology and natural sciences. Ambiopublishes papers of high scientificstandard in a form that is comprehendsiblenot only to specialists, but also展开更多
文摘In this research,we investigated the effect of peer instruction method on the first course mathematics education students’academic achievement and the attitudes of students by using peer instruction method.The implementation was carried out seven weeks with 60 participants in an introduction to mathematics analysis lesson in Suleyman Demirel University in Kazakhstan.Two first course groups were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups.The final results were obtained to measure students’academic achievement and questionnaires used to indicate attitudes towards peer instruction.Data were analyzed,using analysis of t-test(p=0.029)with an alpha significance level of 0.05.The results of final questions indicated,peer instruction has a significant positive effect on students’achievement in the introduction to mathematics analysis course and the results of questionnaires demonstrated peer instruction(PI)has a positive impact on peers’understanding by making learning interesting and interactive,and it also creates conducive atmosphere in the class.
文摘The paper mainly focuses on peer feedback--one specific approach to teach writing. After analyzing the current practice in English writing instruction in Chinese tertiary institutions and reviewing YANG, Badger and YU's (2006) empirical research study, the author evaluates the suitability of peer feedback approach in a Chinese college context. Hopes that it may offer and challenges which might be faced, are discussed as well.
文摘NB. Only manuscripts that comply withthe Amblo in-house style will beconsidered for publication. Papers that donot meet the criteria outlined in theseInstructions may be summrily rejected.EDITORIAL POLICYAmbio is an international journal publishingrecent work in the interrelated fields ofecology, environmental management,technology and natural sciences. Ambiopublishes papers of high scientificstandard in a form that is comprehendsiblenot only to specialists, but also