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Hall, Jennifer; Jao, Limin – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2017
In this article, the authors present two activities in which students explore angles and related geometric properties in the context of dance, namely ballet. The activities have been successfully implemented in pre-service numeracy classes at Monash University's two-year, post-degree teacher education program (MTeach). Specifically, the activities…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Measurement Equipment, Instrumentation, Foreign Countries
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Chang, G. Andy; Kerns, G. Jay; Lee, D. J.; Stanek, Gary L. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2009
Calibration is a technique that is commonly used in science and engineering research that requires calibrating measurement tools for obtaining more accurate measurements. It is an important technique in various industries. In many situations, calibration is an application of linear regression, and is a good topic to be included when explaining and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Regression (Statistics), Statistics, Measurement
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Abboud-Blanchard, Maha; Lagrange, Jean-Baptiste – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2006
In this paper, our focus is on "young" mathematics teachers during their pre-service training because of the conditions that might enable them to develop professional uses of technology more easily than "older" teachers. By describing some aspects of teacher training in France, especially the distinction between level 1…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Instrumentation, Foreign Countries