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Bronkhorst, Hugo; Roorda, Gerrit; Suhre, Cor; Goedhart, Martin – Research in Mathematics Education, 2022
Logical reasoning as part of critical thinking is becoming more and more important to prepare students for their future life in society, work, and study. This article presents the results of a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test control group design focusing on the effective use of formalisations to support logical reasoning. The…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Logical Thinking, Critical Thinking
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Aguilar, Jair J. – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2021
A mathematical client-driven task known as Model-Eliciting Activities was implemented with students of different levels of achievement (i.e., low, average, and high) at the high-school level. The study strived to prove that Model-Eliciting Activities can be solved by students at any achievement level and be used as an assessment tool. Students…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Cooperative Learning, High School Students
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Lee, Jeesoo; Bong, Mimi; Kim, Sung-il – Educational Psychology, 2014
We tested the interaction between task value and self-efficacy on defensive pessimism, academic cheating, procrastination and self-handicapping among 574 Korean 11th graders in the context of English as a foreign language. We hypothesised that perceiving high value in tasks or domains for which self-efficacy was low would pose a threat to…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Task Analysis
Lawanto, Oenardi – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2011
The objective of this study was to describe the task interpretation of students engaged in a design activity and determine the extent to which students translate their understanding of their design task to their planning and cognitive strategies. Twenty-nine students at one Colorado high school participated in this study. Students worked…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Engineering, Instructional Design, Building Design