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Showing 1 to 20 of 205 for “"mathematics - study and teaching"”.
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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
… examining the use of mathematical 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, …
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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.
The use of scientific calculators in the teaching 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 …
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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.
The use of scientific calculators in the teaching 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 …
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Examining the Effects of Gender, Poverty, Attendance, and Ethnicity on Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry Performance in a Public High School
… federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and various regulations by individual states have set standards for student performance at both the district and individual public and charter school levels, and certain consequences apply if the performance of students in an institution is deemed …
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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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Helping Prospective Teachers to Understand Children's Mathematical Thinking
The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two video-based interventions, one guided, the other non-guided, on pre-service early childhood education teachers' understanding of students' mathematical thinking. Five web-based lessons on various topics in children's mathematical …
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Which Approaches Do Students Prefer? Analyzing the Mathematical Problem Solving Behavior of Mathematically Gifted Students
This study analyzed the mathematical problem solving behavior of mathematically gifted students. It focused on a specific fourth step of Polya's (1945) problem solving process, namely, looking back to find alternative approaches to solve the same problem. Specifically, this study explored problem …
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Teachers' Conceptions of Mathematical Modeling
The release of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in 2010 resulted in a new focus on mathematical modeling in United States curricula. Mathematical modeling represents a way of doing and understanding mathematics new to most teachers. The purpose of this study was to determine the …
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An investigation into predictors of middle school mathematics achievement as measured by the Georgia criterion-referenced competency tests
The purpose of this study was to locate variables from 2006 and 2007 Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) that could predict mathematics performance on the 2008 CRCT for a cohort of 449 students in two middle schools in Murray County in north Georgia. The student population was 80% …
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Teaching Beginning Concepts in Mathematics
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Tetrahedra and Their Nets: Mathematical and Pedagogical Implications
… cultures (Greece, India, China, etc.) Over thousands of years, there are surprisingly many simple questions about them that still have not been answered. This thesis answers some new questions about tetrahedra, as well raising many more new questions for researchers, teachers, and students. It …
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