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Direct linkBostic, Jonathan D.; Pape, Stephen J.; Jacobbe, Tim – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2016
This teaching experiment provided students with continuous engagement in a problem-solving based instructional approach during one mathematics unit. Three sections of sixth-grade mathematics were sampled from a school in Florida, U.S.A. and one section was randomly assigned to experience teaching through problem solving. Students' problem-solving…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Grade 6, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Liu, Min; Rosenblum, Jason A.; Horton, Lucas; Kang, Jina – Computers in the Schools, 2014
Given the growing popularity of digital games as a form of entertainment, educators are interested in exploring using digital games as a tool to facilitate learning. In this study, we examine game-based learning by describing a learning environment that combines game elements, play, and authenticity in the real world for the purpose of engaging…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Educational Environment, Educational Needs
Frederick, Michelle L.; Courtney, Scott; Caniglia, Joanne – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2014
The purpose of this study was to explore middle grade mathematics students' uses of scaffolding and its effectiveness in helping students solve non-routine problems. Students were given two different types of scaffolds to support their learning of sixth grade geometry concepts. First, students solved a math task by using a four square graphic…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Kurtulus, Aytac; Yolcu, Belma – Mathematics Educator, 2013
The aim of this study is to evaluate sixth-grade Turkish students' spatial visualization ability and to determine the strategies that students employ and the mistakes that they make while solving the problems requiring spatial reasoning. Therefore, the study examined the following achievements: visualizing different view images of…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Spatial Ability, Foreign Countries
Rolle, Joan D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Many students at the elementary level grapple with problem solving in mathematics, and low success in mathematics is prevalent in elementary schools in The Bahamas. The purpose of this concurrent mixed methods study was to determine the degree that 12 teachers, from 4 public elementary schools in 3 districts are currently using constructivist…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students
