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Shih, Shu-Chuan; Chang, Chih-Chia; Kuo, Bor-Chen; Huang, Yu-Han – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
A one-on-one dialogue-based mathematics intelligent tutoring system (ITS) for learning multiplication and division of fractions was developed and evaluated in this study. This system could identify students' error types and misconceptions in real-time by using a block-based matching method. The adaptive dialogue-based instruction was supported by…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Multiplication, Division
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Marijana Zeljic; Milana Dabic Boricic; Svetlana Ilic – Journal of Educational Research, 2024
Previous research examining comparison relations in word problems primarily focused on students' achievements in word problems with one operation. In this paper, we extend previous research to examine the achievement of students of different ages on word problems that integrate compare and combine word problems, hereafter referred to as…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematical Concepts, Vocabulary
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Manfreda Kolar, Vida; Hodnik, Tatjana – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
The article deals with mathematical literacy in relation to mathematical knowledge and mathematical problems, and presents the Slovenian project NA-MA POTI, which aims to develop mathematical literacy at the national level, from kindergarten to secondary education. All of the topics treated represent starting points for our research, in which we…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Concepts, Multiple Literacies, Knowledge Level
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Kara, Fatma; Incikabi, Lutfi – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2018
The current study aims to show the transition skills of sixth grade students between the representations (numerical, model, number line and verbal) given in addition-subtraction operations in fractions and to analyse the ability of the students to construct each representation type. In this research, case study method was used in terms of the…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Addition
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Tan Sisman, Gulcin; Aksu, Meral – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2016
The purpose of the present study was to portray students' misconceptions and errors while solving conceptually and procedurally oriented tasks involving length, area, and volume measurement. The data were collected from 445 sixth grade students attending public primary schools in Ankara, Türkiye via a test composed of 16 constructed-response…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Misconceptions, Mathematical Concepts, Error Patterns
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Aksoy, Nuri Can; Yazlik, Derya Ozlem – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
In this study, it was aimed to determine the errors and misunderstandings of 5th and 6th grade middle school students in fractions and operations with fractions. For this purpose, the case study model, which is a qualitative research design, was used in the research. In the study, maximum diversity sampling, which is a purposeful sampling method,…
Descriptors: Fractions, Error Patterns, Grade 6, Grade 5
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Newton, Kristie J.; Willard, Catherine; Teufel, Christopher – Elementary School Journal, 2014
The purpose of this study was to better understand how students with learning disabilities, including those who struggle specifically with mathematics, engage with fraction computation. In particular, we examined error patterns, the influence of like and unlike denominators on these patterns, and correct solution methods. Although skill-related…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Error Patterns, Influences
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Lai, Mun Yee; Murray, Sara – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2014
Mathematics educators have had a long standing interest in students' understanding of decimal numbers. Most studies of students' understanding of decimals have been conducted within Western cultural settings. Similar research in other countries is important for a number of reasons, perhaps most importantly because it can provide insights that may…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Numbers, Cultural Differences
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Papadopoulos, Ioannis – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2013
In this paper a two-stage research study is described focused on problem solving relevant to place-value and on the use of the operations within the calculator environment. The findings show that in this specific environment and via appropriate tasks teachers are provided with a context to better understand what year 5 or 6 pupils know or do not…
Descriptors: Calculators, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
Kerr, Deirdre – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2014
Educational video games provide an opportunity for students to interact with and explore complex representations of academic content and allow for the examination of problem-solving strategies and mistakes that can be difficult to capture in more traditional environments. However, data from such games are notoriously difficult to analyze. This…
Descriptors: Identification, Misconceptions, Scoring Rubrics, Educational Games
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An, Shuhua; Wu, Zhonghe – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012
This study focuses on teacher learning of student thinking through grading homework, assessing and analyzing misconceptions. The data were collected from 10 teachers at fifth-eighth grade levels in the USA. The results show that assessing and analyzing misconceptions from grading homework is an important approach to acquiring knowledge of…
Descriptors: Homework, Grading, Grade 8, Mathematics Teachers
Lewis, Virginia Vimpeny – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Number Concepts; Measurement; Geometry; Probability; Statistics; and Patterns, Functions and Algebra. Procedural Errors were further categorized into the following content categories: Computation; Measurement; Statistics; and Patterns, Functions, and Algebra. The results of the analysis showed the main sources of error for 6th, 7th, and 8th…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Concept Formation, Number Concepts, Grade 6
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Conradty, Catherine; Bogner, Franz X. – Educational Studies, 2010
Concept mapping is discussed as a means to promote meaningful learning and in particular progress in reading comprehension skills. Its increasing implementation necessitates the acquisition of adequate knowledge about frequent errors in order to make available an effective introduction to the new learning method. To analyse causes of errors, 283…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Reading Comprehension, Grade 6, Misconceptions