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What do students do in self-formed mathematics study groups?
… concepts. This is especially true in first year mathematics courses at the undergraduate level. However, little is known about what students do to fulfill this didactical contract with their instructors. The currently available research relies primarily on self-reported data from the students …
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The Effects of Teacher and Student Perceptions of Opportunity to Learn on Achievement in Beginning Algebra in Five Countries
… Population A of the IEA Second International Mathematics Study. Two related contexts were considered: (1) student entry knowledge in mathematics and (2) the content domain being taught.
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A Comparative Study of the Arithmetic Achievement and Attitude of Fifth Grade Children in the Upper and Lower 25 Per Cent Intelligence Groups Using the S.M.S.G Program of Teaching Arithmetic and the Traditional Methods Used in the Highline School District
It was the purpose of this study to (1) compare the learning of basic arithmetic skills of fifth grade children in the upper and lower 25 per cent intelligence groups using traditional arithmetic textbook materials with the learnings of comparable fifth graders using the School Mathematics Study …
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The Teaching of Calculus in High Schools in the United States
… utilized data from the Second International Mathematics Study to characterize U.S. high school calculus classes and to identify aspects of teachers and teaching of calculus that accounted for differences in class achievement. The factors examined were (a) the degree to which teachers' …
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Using video study to investigate eighth-grade mathematics classrooms in Vietnam
… IEA has conducted many studies in the area of mathematics, such as the First International Mathematics Study (FIMS) in 1964, the Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) in 1980-1982, and a series of studies beginning with the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) which …
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Measuring Change in Jurisdiction Achievement over Time: Equating Issues in Current International Assessment Programs
… behaviour. Using data from the Second IEA Mathematics Study (SIMS), the study reported in this dissertation addresses the potential impact of the different equating methodologies used in current international assessments on the accurate estimates of change in jurisdiction achievement over …
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Mathematics in the grammar school
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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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The Use of Cartoons as Teaching a Tool in Middle School Mathematics
… cartoons as a teaching tool in middle school mathematics classroom. A mixed methods research design was used to answer how the use of cartoon activities affects teacher and student perceptions of teaching and learning and student intrinsic motivation, interest, and mathematics anxiety in …
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A study of aspects of curriculum change in mathematics as perceived by selected mathematics teachers in Alabama secondary schools
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A study of the responses of culturally different pupils to mathematics vocabulary
This study examined the 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 …
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Use of scientific calculators in the teaching and learning of school mathematics: the case of one secondary school in Lusaka, Zambia.
… and learning process of secondary school Mathematics in the Zambian education system began in 2001. Since then, there has been lack of the Zambian context research evidence regarding the use of scientific calculators in the teaching and learning process. In this regard, the present study …
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Use of scientific calculators in the teaching and learning of school mathematics: the case of one secondary school in Lusaka, Zambia.
… and learning process of secondary school Mathematics in the Zambian education system began in 2001. Since then, there has been lack of the Zambian context research evidence regarding the use of scientific calculators in the teaching and learning process. In this regard, the present study …
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Linear Structural Equation Models for Intention and Achievement in Mathematics: A Study of Sims Student Data
The main objective of this study was to identify and explain the effective variables on achievement at the junior high school level. The sample of U.S. eighth grade students from IEA's Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) was analyzed using covariance structure analysis with the LISREL …
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Examining the Effects of Gender, Poverty, Attendance, and Ethnicity on Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry Performance in a Public High School
… an achievement gap among different groups. This study investigates a series of those factors associated with the mastery of high school Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry. This study concerns itself specifically with the effect that gender, socioeconomic status, attendance, and ethnicity may …
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Proof and Reasoning in Secondary School Algebra Textbooks
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the modeling of deductive reasoning and proof-type thinking occurs in a mathematics course in which students are not explicitly preparing to write formal mathematical proofs. Algebra was chosen because it is the course that typically …
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The Effects of "Mathematics Their Way" and Chicago Math Project on Mathematical Applications and Story Problem Strategies of Second Graders
The problem. The purpose of this study was to address two d1fferent manipulative approaches in the second grade mathematics curriculum by comparing them to a traditional delivery using a textbook. Story problem/application achievement scores were compared to see if one of the new manipulative …
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Struggling learners of mathematics: An investigation of their learning through reform-based instruction
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Need of mathematical training to the literary student
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Good Mathematics Teaching: Perspectives of Beginning Secondary Teachers
What is good mathematics teaching? The answer depends on whom you are asking. Teachers, researchers, policymakers, administrators, and parents usually provide their own view on what they consider is good mathematics teaching and what is not. The purpose of this study was to determine how beginning …
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