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Moore-Russo, Deborah; Viglietti, Janine M.; Chiu, Ming Ming; Bateman, Susan M. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2013
This paper conceptualizes spatial literacy as consisting of three overlapping domains: visualization, reasoning, and communication. By considering these domains, this study explores different aspects of spatial literacy to better understand how a group of mathematics teachers reasoned about spatial tasks. Seventy-five preservice and inservice…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Misconceptions, Visualization, Preservice Teachers
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Lo, Jane-Jane; Kratky, James L. – Mathematics Teacher, 2012
Students frequently have difficulty determining whether a given real-life situation is best modeled as a linear relationship or as an exponential relationship. One root of such difficulty is the lack of deep understanding of the very concept of "rate of change." The authors will provide a lesson that allows students to reveal their misconceptions…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Mathematics Instruction, Concept Teaching, Mathematical Concepts
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Badurdeen, Fazleena; Marksberry, Philip; Hall, Arlie; Gregory, Bob – Simulation & Gaming, 2010
Problem-based learning focuses on small groups using authentic problems as a means to help participants obtain knowledge and problem-solving skills. This approach makes problem-based learning ideal for teaching lean manufacturing, which is driven by a culture of problem solving that values learning as one key output of manufacturing production.…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Literature Reviews
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Boyer, Kristy Elizabeth, Ed.; Yudelson, Michael, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2018
The 11th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2018) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Templeton Landing in Buffalo, New York. This year's EDM conference was highly competitive, with 145 long and short paper submissions. Of these, 23 were accepted as full papers and 37…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Computer Science Education, Program Proposals