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Elizabeth Suazo-Flores; Lisa Roetker – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2024
The Building Painted Cubes Task is a groupworthy algebraic task. Students build cubes using linking unit cubes, search for algebraic patterns, and report findings on posters. This task can create spaces for students to see themselves as doers of mathematics.
Descriptors: Algebra, Pattern Recognition, Mathematics Activities, Cooperative Learning
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Lorien Cafarella; Lucas Vasconcelos – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Middle school students often enter Computer Science (CS) classes without previous CS or Computational Thinking (CT) instruction. This study evaluated how Code.org's block-based programming curriculum affects middle school students' CT skills and attitudes toward CT and CS. Sixteen students participated in the study. This was a mixed methods action…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Computation, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving
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Lazar Živojinovic; Danijela Stojanovic; Aleksandra Labus; Zorica Bogdanovic; Marijana Despotovic-Zrakic – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
This research proposes a methodological approach to using the social network Instagram® as a tool for collaborative e-learning activities in higher education. Collaborative e-learning activities are conducted on Instagram® through challenges and quizzes. The main aim of these activities is to encourage students' creativity, motivation for…
Descriptors: Social Media, Cooperative Learning, Social Networks, Learning Activities
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White, Dorothy Y. – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2022
Every student has mathematical strengths beyond knowing basic facts, solving problems quickly, or showing work clearly. In this article, the author presents Smiles as an "on-ramp" task that supports students working together by unveiling and leveraging mathematical strengths. Nielsen describes on-ramp mathematics tasks as scaffolds that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving, Puzzles
Angela M. Frabasilio – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Adaptive reasoning is one of five components students use to develop mathematical expertise and become mathematically proficient. When students adapt their reasoning they are logically thinking about the mathematical relationships between concepts and adapting their thinking to solve problems. Three Act Math Tasks are popular math problems used in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Abstract Reasoning, Freehand Drawing, Cooperative Learning