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Thabiso Khemane; Padayachee Pragashni; Shaw Corrinne – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
This study investigates the challenges faced by second-year undergraduate engineering students in understanding Stokes' theorem in vector calculus, focusing on the misconceptions found in interconnected concepts that form its foundation. Stokes' theorem involves the application of line integrals, surface integrals, the curl of a vector field, and…
Descriptors: Calculus, Misconceptions, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation
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Tugba Uygun; Pinar Guner; Irfan Simsek – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
This study was conducted to reveal potential sources of students' difficulty and misconceptions about geometrical concepts with the help of eye tracking. In this study, the students' geometrical misconceptions were explored by answering the questions on the geometry test prepared based on the literature and test-taking processes and represented…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions
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Nejla Gürefe; Dilsad Güven Akdeniz – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2024
The authors examined the knowledge of middle level mathematics teachers instructing in inclusive classrooms to the hearing impairments students (HISs) or learning disabilities students (LDSs). The focus was on teachers' understanding of students' misconceptions related to the concept of angles. The study aimed to investigate the teachers' role in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Mathematics, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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Joel B. Mendoza; Minie Rose C. Lapinid – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2024
Teachers are often perplexed realizing students ending up with different understandings of the same lesson after attending the same class. This study investigates the use of Variation Theory as a pedagogical design tool in improving students' problem-solving skills in trigonometry. This action research utilizing the 'Learning Study' approach was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, High School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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Fungirai Mudhefi; Koena Mabotja; Dimakatjo Muthelo – Perspectives in Education, 2024
The 21st-century mathematics classrooms should equip learners with well-grounded knowledge and thinking skills pertaining to geometry. However, Euclidean geometry remains one of the challenging, if not the most difficult topic for many learners. As a result, the purpose of this article is to interpret Grade 12 learners' learning difficulties in…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Grade 12