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Goldenberg, E. Paul; Carter, Cynthia J.; Mark, June; Reed, Kristen; Spencer, Deborah; Coleman, Kate – Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education, 2021
This article reports on an exploration of how second-graders can learn mathematics through programming. We started from the theory that a suitably designed programming language can serve children as a language for expressing and experimenting with mathematical ideas and processes in order to do mathematics and thereby, with appropriate tasks and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Elementary School Mathematics, Programming
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Abigail Erskine; Laura Bofferding; Sezai Kocabos; Haoran Tang – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2023
As elementary students begin to program using tangible blocks, they must coordinate their use of counting with the movements, directions, and numbers they use to move a character. In our study, we analyzed 13 first graders' first attempts at coordinating these elements when playing a programming game on the iPad that used tangible programming…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 1, Computation
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Holo, O. E.; Kveim, E. N.; Lysne, M. S.; Taraldsen, L. H.; Haara, F. O. – Education Inquiry, 2023
This review article focuses on the teaching of computer programming in primary school mathematics, as reported by 37 empirical studies. Our findings show that a variety of research methods are used, which often combine qualitative and quantitative approaches. Furthermore, we found the focus of attention to vary from emphasis on the teacher and the…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Computer Science Education, Programming, Elementary School Mathematics
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Welch, Lise E.; Shumway, Jessica F.; Clarke-Midura, Jody; Lee, Victor R. – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2021
Robot toys can be used to promote STEM subjects, particularly coding and mathematics. The lesson described in this article illustrates how a robot toy was used with a number line to explore equality and missing addends in Year 1. The lesson progression models how activities can be sequenced to build on developing understandings while supporting…
Descriptors: Robotics, Toys, Coding, STEM Education
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Bråting, Kajsa; Kilhamn, Cecilia – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2021
This article investigates how the recent implementation of programming in school mathematics interacts with algebraic thinking and learning. Based on Duval's theory of semiotic representations, we analyze in what ways syntax and semantics of programming languages are aligned with or divert from corresponding algebraic symbolism. Three examples of…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computation, Thinking Skills, Semiotics
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Welch, Lise E.; Shumway, Jessica F.; Clarke-Midura, Jody; Lee, Victor R. – Education Sciences, 2022
Programming activities have the potential to provide a rich context for exploring measurement units in early elementary mathematics. This study examines how a small group of young children (ages 5-6) express their emergent conception of a dynamic linear unit and the measurement concepts they found challenging. Video of an introductory programming…
Descriptors: Coding, Programming, Robotics, Measurement
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Roxana Draganoiu; Florica Moldoveanu; Anca Morar; Alin Moldoveanu – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Almost all educational systems still rely on traditional teaching methods: children must absorb huge uncorrelated amounts of information from various disciplines, multidisciplinary aspects are not developed, the fun factor is missing in most of the classes. Many children sometimes do not fully understand the presented theoretical concepts and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Middle School Mathematics, Middle School Students
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Ruth Beatty; Colinda Clyne; Leslie-Anne Muma; Jennifer Parkinson; Bonnie Sears – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2024
In this study, a research team made up of Métis artists and knowledge keepers, Anishinaabe and non-Indigenous educators, and a non-Indigenous university mathematics education researcher co-designed and delivered an Indigenous cultural mathematical inquiry in a Grade 5 classroom. We explored the connections between loom bead designs and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Elementary School Curriculum
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Cui, Zhihao; Ng, Oi-Lam – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
In this paper, we explore the challenges experienced by a group of Primary 5 to 6 (age 12-14) students as they engaged in a series of problem-solving tasks through block-based programming. The challenges were analysed according to a taxonomy focusing on the presence of computational thinking (CT) elements in mathematics contexts: preparing…
Descriptors: Mathematical Logic, Thinking Skills, Computation, Elementary School Students
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Amasha, Mohamed A.; Areed, Marwa F.; Khairy, Dalia; Atawy, Safaa M.; Alkhalaf, Salem; Abougalala, Rania A. – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
In primary education, a variety of teaching methods, such as enhanced and discovery learning, have had a significant influence on student achievement, particularly in mathematics. Several studies have discussed the positive effects of the appropriate use of technology in the classroom on student achievement. The main purpose of the current study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction