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Errors in South African secondary school mathematics textbooks
… topics were introduced into the South African mathematics syllabus for high schools. This was generally described as "New Maths". These topics were characterised by an emphasis on mathematical structure (set theory, groups, rings and fields, the construction of the real number system, relations …
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A Study of Definitions in High School Mathematics Textbooks
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An evaluation of the questions in the mathematics textbooks of Saudi Arabian secondary schools
This study aims to evaluate the questions in mathematics textbooks of the secondary stage, natural science section in Saudi Arabia to discover the extent to which they measure mathematical thinking skills, conform to criteria of good formulation and layout, and reinforce a positive attitude towards …
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The representation of geometric concepts in Grade 6 Mathematics textbooks: a socio-cultural analysis
… of geometric concepts in grade six mathematics textbooks. According to Vygotsky, higher order mental functioning is developed when scientific and everyday concepts are dialecfoally linked. The textbook as a mediating artefact has an important role to play in the process of concept …
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Mathematics textbooks and state curriculum standards : an analysis of the alignment between the written and intended curricula
… in popular elementary and middle grades mathematics textbooks. Grade-level Learning Expectations (GLEs) from the five most populous states that use a system of statewide textbook adoption and the five most populous states that are "open territory" comprised the state sample, while two …
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Teachers’ use of reform-oriented mathematics textbooks: A multiple-case study of Delhi government primary school teachers
… several policy reforms to improve primary school mathematics teaching and learning, especially to make it more accessible for children. One such policy, National Curriculum Framework – 2005, outlines the need for making mathematics relevant to all children and connecting school mathematics to …
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Word Problem Solving Tasks in Third-Grade Mathematics Textbooks: How Well Do they Align with Effective Teaching Practices?
Learning mathematics is difficult for many students, especially students with mathematics learning disabilities MLD. To improve the academic achievement for students with MLD, educational legislations (IDEA 2004; ESSA 2015) mandate that schools must use evidence-base core curricula. Textbooks …
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Mathematics Text Evaluation for the Intermediate Grades
It was felt that the present means for selecting mathematics textbooks for use in the classroom at the intermediate level were inadequate. Therefore, the development of a mathematics textbook evaluation device might benefit those responsible for assisting in the evaluation and selection of …
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An Elementary Mathematics Curriculum Study to Determine if Achievement and Attitude can be Influenced by a Textbook Adoption
… is on the market a wide range of contemporary mathematics textbooks available. Textbooks approach mathematics differently and there is a variation in terms of the amount of time allocated to a topic, the development of elementary concepts and laws of arithmetic, and the amount of drill and …
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Integration of Environmental Education into the mathematics curriculum of selected Zambian Basic and High Schools of Lusaka District
… which constitutes the structure of the mathematics curriculum. It was also to determine the actual strategies that have been employed to integrate environmental education into mathematics curriculum, at the same time highlighting the constraints that have been encountered. This study …
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Integration of Environmental Education into the mathematics curriculum of selected Zambian Basic and High Schools of Lusaka District
… which constitutes the structure of the mathematics curriculum. It was also to determine the actual strategies that have been employed to integrate environmental education into mathematics curriculum, at the same time highlighting the constraints that have been encountered. This study …
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A Comparative Study of the Contents of Seventh Grade Modern Mathematics Texts and Their Effect on the Transfer Student
… the contents of the newly published modern mathematics textbooks for the seventh grade level; (2) to compare the contents of a representative selection of these texts in regard to the sequence and variety of the topics covered; and (3) to show the probability of the effect this would have on …
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Articulated learning trajectories related to the development of algebraic thinking that follow from patterning concepts in middle grades mathematics
… and analyze content development in middle grades mathematics textbooks. The ALTs identified and described were used to characterize the development of patterning and sequence concepts as they relate to algebraic thinking in four middle grades textbook series. The perspectives of clarity, …
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Mathematics and the Visually Impaired Child: An Examination of Standards-based Mathematics Teaching Strategies with Young Visually Impaired Children
… many learning challenges. This study examined mathematics teaching materials and assessed the mathematical performance of kindergarten-age visually impaired children. Four mathematics textbooks were analyzed. Three educators determined if they were standards-based and appropriate for visually …
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Can You Teach in a Normal Way? Examining Chinese and US Curricula's Approach to Teaching Fraction Divisions
… and content of the Chinese and Everyday Mathematics textbooks and teacher's guides, Study 1 revealed many different features presented in the selected curricula. Major differences include the number of lessons on this topic, the algorithms introduced, the type of examples and exercises …
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Can you teach in a normal way? examining Chinese and US curricula's approach to teaching fraction division
… and content of the Chinese and Everyday Mathematics textbooks and teacher’s guides, Study 1 revealed many different features presented in the selected curricula. Major differences include the number of lessons on this topic, the algorithms introduced, the type of examples and exercises …
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The role of the graphing calculator in teaching and learning of the concept of function : observations in a mathematics classroom
… of recent curriculum reforms in Quebec, current mathematics textbooks, the implementation of the graphing calculator in the teaching and the learning of the concept of function will be studied. The research literature will set the theoretical basis for this paper and will be followed by a …
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Uma análise da história das equações do 2° grau nos livros didáticos.
… of equations of the second degree in high school textbooks adopted by teachers of the city of Itaporanga in Paraíba. The data source we used deeds of literature in mathematics education who present proposals on the importance of history in constructing mathematical knowledge and mathematics …
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The History of Hebrew Secondary Mathematics Education in Palestine During the First Half of the Twentieth Century
This dissertation traces the history of mathematics education in Palestine Hebrew secondary schools from the foundation of the first Hebrew secondary school in 1905 until the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The study draws on primary sources from archives in Israel and analyzes …
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