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Showing 1 to 20 of 229 for “"School Mathematics"”.
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The school mathematics textbook as an instantiation of the pedagogic discourse of school mathematics
… manner in which textual strategy present in a school mathematics textbook contribute to the production of the pedagogic discourse of school mathematics. The dissertation undertakes an analysis of a chapter of a Std 5 mathematics textbook, and seeks through this analysis to demonstrate two …
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Student Learning Heterogeneity in School Mathematics
… typical achievement, and gifted achievement in mathematics is not well understood in part because of the ambiguity of LH assumptions in previous studies. Data from 104,315 Ontario students who had responded to provincially-mandated mathematics tests in grades 3, 6, and 9 dataset were analyzed …
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Effecting change in middle school mathematics
Mathematics achievement has been the focal point of many conversations in education today. Many post-secondary education and careers require higher levels of mathematics proficiency than ever before. Many schools often attempt to fix the math problem when students enroll in high school when it is …
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Visual Aids in Senior High School Mathematics
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Connecting Number Theory with High School Mathematics
… numbers and one of the oldest branches of mathematics. Elementary number theory concepts are integrated into K-12 learning experience. This paper will identify ideas and methods in elementary number theory that could be connected to K-12 education and taught in high school classrooms. In …
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Paradigm development among practicing school mathematics teachers
… the personal histories of four practicing school mathematics teachers in order to gain insight and a holistic understanding of the cognitive, affective, and social processes involved in their lives that relate to the development of their views about the nature of mathematics and how to …
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Some perspectives on high school mathematics evaluation
… by Bloom and also other taxonomies applied to Mathematics. The behavioural basis is considered before the actual taxonomies are presented giving due cognizance to the influence of behavioural objectives. The paper then demonstrates the way in which a taxonomy can be used in setting examination …
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A unified course in advanced high school mathematics
… to build a unified course in advanced high school mathematics beyond the first two years of elementary study. It is a course intended for the academic student who is preparing for the fields of engineering, the sciences, or pure mathematics. It is a course aimed at a unification and greater …
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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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Student Voices on High School Mathematics Teaching And Learning: College Student Voices on Teacher Behaviors and Actions Impacting High School Mathematics Achievement
… of Educational Progress the national trend in mathematics achievement has not significantly changed from 1973 through 2012 for 17 year olds (National Center for Educational statistics, 2014). Student beliefs about mathematics learning are an important factor in determining the student's math …
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Questioning (in) school mathematics : lifeworlds and ecologies of practice
<p>The nature and experience of participation in school mathematics classrooms is considered through the analytical frames of community of practice theory (Lave and Wenger 1991; Wenger 1998) and the lifeworld by focussing on interactions generated by verbal teacher questioning of the whole …
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Digital competencies of high school mathematics teachers in Pakistan
… This need is particularly pertinent for mathematics teachers in developing countries like Pakistan, where there is a requirement to bridge the digital divide and equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to integrate digital resources into their teaching practices. Prior research has …
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Mathematical warrants, objects and actions in higher school mathematics
'Higher school mathematics' connotes typical upper secondary school and early college mathematics. The mathematics at this level is characterised by moves to (1) rigour in justification,(2) abstraction in content and (3) fluency in symbolic manipulation. This thesis investigates these three …
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Dimensions of Social Capital Among High School Mathematics Teachers
… perceptions of social capital within a high school mathematics department utilizing a research design that acknowledged the complex environment faced by high school teachers and their subsequent interpretations of how and from whom they sought access to professional resources. Through an …
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Effects of Online Parental Remediation in Alternative School Mathematics
… who were students enrolled in an alternative school in the Southeastern United States. Multiple forms of data were analyzed that included information gained from surveys, website analytics, student assessments and parent interviews. The analyses of the data found that most parents did watch …
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A Study of Definitions in High School Mathematics Textbooks
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Cryptology: A didactical transposition into grade 10 school Mathematics classroom
… of a Master's study, entitled Realistic Mathematics Education and the strategies grade 8 learners develop for the solution of two simultaneous linear equations. the current study investigates how new content could be introduced into a school mathematical curriculum. The new topic under …
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Parents, children and primary school mathematics: Experiences, identity and activity
… a significant role in attainment in primary school. However, in the case of mathematics, a core subject in the primary school curriculum, research suggests that parents face a number of barriers to involvement. Following an approach informed by the sociocultural theory, this project aimed to …
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An Examination of Black Male Success in High School Mathematics
… student perception of math ability, teacher and school effects, as well as socioeconomic status on high school math scores for this unique population.</p> <p>Bourdieu’s cultural and social capital, Coleman’s cultural capital and social action, Martin’s equity-based math education, and Gutierrez’s …
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