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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Teaching Experiment"”.
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A Fourth Grade Teaching Experiment on Fraction Magnitude: Investigating Student Reasoning Through Mathematical Discourse and Design Research
… of fractions that emerged during a whole-class teaching experiment (Lamberg & Middleton, 2009; Lamberg, 2007; McKenney & Reeves, 2013). Students participated in solving tasks which involved fraction magnitude, measurement, and density. Design research methodology was used to carefully analyze …
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Modeling Students' Units Coordinating Activity
Primarily via constructivist teaching experiment methodology, units coordination (Steffe, 1992) has emerged as a useful construct for modeling students' psychological constructions pertaining to several mathematical domains, including counting sequences, whole number multiplicative conceptions, and …
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Use of a neutralization model to develop understanding of integers and of the operations of integer addition and subtraction
… in this study, and an individualized teaching experiment using this model was conducted with four grade seven students. Results of this teaching experiment are encouraging with respect to the construction of understanding, but not all obstacles were overcome. This study may be viewed …
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Humanisation of Online Learning: Experiences That Matter.
… (i.e., cultivating humanness and goodness in teaching and learning) is central to education. In modern times, when technology is reshaping our world, addressing humanness is especially important as we face crucial decisions regarding the quo Vadis of education and society. This study explored …
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The effects of using motion detector technology to develop conceptual understanding of functions through dynamic representation in grade 6 students
… representation in a conceptual approach to the teaching of functions. The teaching experiment developed in this thesis has been implemented in one Grade 6 class (pupils 11-12 years of age). Participating students were observed during class discussions and their assignments were analysed over …
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The role of metaconceptual evaluation in fifth grade students' construction of explanatory models of magnetic phenomena
… In this study, a video-taped, multi-session teaching experiment was conducted with a small number of fifth grade students in order to study in detail the interactions between students’ metacognition and their development of explanatory models to account for magnetic phenomena. In this …
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Desarrollo del pensamiento relacional y comprensión del signo por alumnos de tercero de educación primaria
This research study is a teaching experiment, related to the proposal Early-Algebra, within the methodological paradigm called research design. Our research goal is the study of the students¿ use and development of relational thinking and the meanings of the equal sign that students display when …
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Pedagogy of contentment: a multi-case study of graduate assistant teachers
… were completed to examine the impact of a teaching induction program on GA teaching, planning, and content selection. Data collection methods included interviews, field notes, videotape records, and questionnaires. Based on a qualitative data analysis, each GA's unique perspective about the …
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Exploring the Nature of the Co-emergence of Students' Representational Fluency and Functional Thinking
… I employed a design research methodology: a teaching experiment with eight Turkish-American secondary school students in an after-school context at a Turkish Community Center. I constructed the design principles and design elements for the study by networking two distinct domains of …
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Exploring The Nature Of The Co-emergence Of Students’ Representational Fluency And Functional Thinking
… I employed a design research methodology: a teaching experiment with eight Turkish-American secondary school students in an after-school context at a Turkish Community Center. I constructed the design principles and design elements for the study by networking two distinct domains of …
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Subitizing Activity: Item Orientation with Regard to Number Abstraction
… structures and subitizing activity. An 11-week teaching experiment was conducted with six preschool aged children in order to analyze student engagement with subitizing tasks (Steffe & Ulrich, in press). To infer what perceptual and conceptual processes students relied upon when subitizing, …
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An Investigation of Sixth-grade Students' Conceptualization of Angle and Angle Measure: A Retrospective Analysis of Design Research Study of a Real-world Context
… from nine days of lessons in a collaborative teaching experiment (CTE), focusing on two pairs of students in sixth-grade mathematics classes. I also analyzed transcripts of pre-interviews before instruction, midway interviews during instruction, and post-interviews after instruction with each …
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A case study of distance education and development in Jamaica : a study of three distance education organisations and their contribution to development
… 2. The University of the West Indies Distance Teaching Experiment. (UWIDITE) 3. The Jamaican Movement for the Advancement of Literacy. (JAMAL) Jamaica's most recent Development Plan is also examined for an understanding of how distance education is linked into that plan. The study is concerned …
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Classroom Mathematical Practices In A Preservice Elementary Mathematics Education Course Using An Instructional Sequence Related
This qualitative study documents a classroom teaching experiment in a semester-long undergraduate mathematics education course for 16 prospective elementary school teachers. The purpose of this study was to investigate how social aspects of the classroom environment facilitated the collective …
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Enhancing Early Number Learning: Effects of an 8- Week Abacus Training Intervention on Subitising, Counting, and Motivation
… many young children, with the aim to inform both teaching practice and curriculum development. This mixed-method study examined the effects of an 8-week abacus training intervention on reception-year-aged students’ subitising and counting skills in England. It explored both the cognitive and …