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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Mathematics Tasks"”.
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A study of the responses of culturally different pupils to mathematics vocabulary
… effects of second language in the learning of mathematics by the black pupils. The first aim was to investigate pupils' understanding of the meaning of words found in their text books. The second aim was to determine the level of difficulty experienced by pupils in learning the meaning of …
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An investigation into children's developing mathematical abilities
… regions, had their performances on eleven mathematics tasks monitored over the course of 1996 to examine their developing mathematical abilities. These abilities were investigated in terms of task-particular performances and the assumed competencies (internal mental processes) underlying …
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Teachers' attributions and beliefs about girls, boys and mathematics : a comparative study based on 40 Afrikaans-speaking secondary mathematics teachers in the Western Cape
… with teachers' beliefs regarding boys, girls and mathematics. The present study is a partial replication of a study conducted by Fennema et al (1990) and the results are compared. The present study extended the work of Fennema et al (1990) through an exploration of the structure of the data. Forty …
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"What if I get it wrong?" A psycho-social enquiry into SENCOs' experiences of learning, doing and teaching maths
… about children with learning difficulties in mathematics, their feelings when performing mathematics tasks, and their own experiences of mathematics learning. Four SENCOs from different schools were interviewed twice. These participants were interviewed using a Free Association Narrative …
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Cognitive and emotional mathematics learning problems in primary and secondary school students
… dyscalculia, a specific learning difficulty of mathematics, and mathematics anxiety, a negative emotional reaction to mathematics tasks. The link between these maths learning issues was examined by measuring their prevalence in large samples of English primary (N = 1004; N= 830) and secondary …
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Exploring mechanisms by which student invented algorithms in mathematics emerge
Discrete mathematics is ever-growing in prominence due to its significance in computer science and the many real-world applications of its sub-branches. Central to discrete mathematics is the algorithmatizing approach, which entails finding a solution for a given problem, and more importantly …
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An Examination of Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers' Integration of Technology into Instructional Activities Using a Cognitive Demand Perspective and Levels of Technology Implementation
… education and higher education, especially in mathematics education where the use of instructional technology has great potential. Today's students have grown up in the technology era, so our education system should consider this situation before developing curriculum and instructional …
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Was testen Tests? Objektiv-hermeneutische Analysen am Beispiel von TIMSS und PISA
Als ich anfing, ein Thema für meine Promotion zu erarbeiten, fand ich Massentests ziemlich beeindruckend. TIMSS: über 500000 Schüler getestet. PISA: 180000 Schüler getestet. Ich wollte diese Datenbasis nutzen, um Erkenntnisse für die Gestaltung von Unterricht zu gewinnen. Leider kam ich damit nicht …