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Teaching Quadratics with Realistic Mathematics Education
… project was designed to integrate Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) in the study of Quadratics in Algebra I. RME is an instructional tool that can be implemented in any classroom, and does not require any formal training. RME’s 6 characteristics are presented throughout the five lessons …
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Construal level theory and mathematics education
A common complaint of mathematics students is that mathematics is highly abstract. Students often find it difficult to attach meaning to the mathematical concepts they are expected to master. In addition to coming to grips with the abstract nature of the subject, mathematical proficiency requires …
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Reflections on teaching a mathematics education course
… and theoretical (re)considerations in a teacher education course on mathematics. The term “math methods” is a doubly weighted phrase, for both mathematics and methods connote particular ideologies prevalent in current educational rhetoric. In order to unpack the impact of these words, I engage in …
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Perspectives on mathematics education for young children
… to understand four professional groups’ views on mathematics education for young children. These groups included (a) mathematicians, (b) teacher educators, (c) cognitive/developmental psychologists who study young children’s mathematics learning, and (d) preschool and kindergarten teachers. Both …
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Paul Ernest's Social Constructivist Philosophy of Mathematics Education
… is to critically analyze Ernest's philosophy of mathematics education and his conceptions of mathematical knowledge and democratic education. Specifically, I use textual analysis to interpret what he intends for each group of students and to critically analyze the conceptions of mathematical …
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A Lacanian Ideology Critique of Gender in Mathematics Education
… to analyze the development of "gender and mathematics" research over the past fifty years. This study is motivated by the original Marxist-Lacanian claim by Valerie Walkerdine in the 1980s that women's relationship with mathematics must always be considered as fundamentally problematic, and …
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Primary school teachers’ experience of mathematics education: A phenomenological study
… policymakers agree that all children can learn mathematics, and research has shown that teaching practices have a significant impact on student learning and achievement. Therefore, it is important that teachers are supported in their development as professionals and mathematics educators. This …
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Applying realistic mathematics education in Vietnam : teaching middle school geometry
… Institute has developed an approach to mathematics education named Realistic Mathematics Education (RME). The philosophy of RME is based on Hans Freudenthal’s concept of ‘mathematics as a human activity’. Prof. Hans Freudenthal (1905-1990), a mathematician and educator, believes that …
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Hearing the Silenced: Stories From the Borders of Mathematics Education
… study I examine persons' perceptions of mathematics and their mathematical participation. The study provided a space for highlighting the voices of those who have traditionally been silenced and relegated to the borders of mathematics education. Four women's re-membered mathematical …
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Informal Mathematics Education in Museums: an Exploratory Study on Teacher Education
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Exploring Kuwaiti mathematics: student-teachers' beliefs toward using Logo and mathematics education
… course, a Logo module, on Kuwaiti elementary mathematics student-teachers’ beliefs about Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Logo. The Logo module incorporated ICT, in particular the Logo programming language, as a cognitive tool, that supports the constructivist perspective for …
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Professional training in mathematics education: a study of programmes, practices and prospects
The present study investigates the level of mathematics content knowledge acquired by pre-service teachers at the point of exit in their training programmes. The study was conducted on mathematics pre-service teachers. The purpose of study is to determine the level of mathematics attained by the …
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Effects of a Mathematics Education Web -Based Workshop on Preservice Elementary Teachers
… resources in teaching elementary school mathematics. It was also found through the interviews that all students agreed that the workshops helped them become more confident in using computers to teach mathematics. The findings of this study provide further compelling evidence to support …
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A longitudinal model for the study of equity issues in mathematics education
… the effects of various equity variables on mathematics achievement and learning. The achievement differences among groups based on race, socioeconomic status and gender have been well documented in the mathematics education literature. However, these equity variables tend to be treated as …
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The Role of K-12 Public School Principals in Culturally Sustaining Mathematics Education
… how K-12 school principals evaluate equitable mathematics teaching practices using culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) through the conceptual lens of culturally sustaining leadership (CSL). The study focuses on the criteria public school principals use to evaluate mathematics instruction and …
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Real Life Projects with a Focus on the Principles of Realistic Mathematics Education
Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) is an instructional approach that emphasizes connecting concepts to real-world contexts, problem-centered learning, authentic assessment, and reflection. RME engages students in contexts instead of teaching a concept and then asking students to apply it. This …
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Undergraduate Mathematics Education Students' Understanding of Proof by Contradiction and Proof by Contraposition
… for students, particularly undergraduate mathematics students, and are often perceived as less convincing and explanatory than direct proof (DP). While several factors have been identified as contributing to students’ difficulties and perceptions, further research in this area is needed. …
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A developmental case study : implementing the theory of realistic mathematics education with low attainers
… an intervention based on the theory of Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) aimed at improving the mathematical understanding of learners in two Grade 8 remedial mathematics classes, by revisiting the key number concepts of place value, fractions and decimals. In doing so, a second purpose was to …
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Curricular Redesign and Equitable Mathematics Education: A Case Study of One Mathematics Department's Efforts
… by the teachers' static and sequential view of mathematics and the teachers' low and bounded expectations of the students in the targeted courses. Two of the efforts increased students' likelihood to take a geometry course. However, the policies related to the sequencing of courses restricted …
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