NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 14 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lehmann, Timothy H. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2023
Learning to calculate the area of composite shapes is an important application of area measurement but evidence suggests that many middle school students struggle to calculate the area of even simple composite shapes. In this article, I report the findings of a classroom design study conducted to investigate the collective development of…
Descriptors: Measurement, Mathematics Skills, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Aydogdu, Mustafa Zeki; Türnüklü, Elif – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
Problem posing has an important place in mathematics education curriculum in many countries. There are a few studies in the literature that reveal students' problem posing processes. The purpose of this research is to examine the problem posing processes of middle school students in geometry. The Research was carried out with 160 students who are…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Problem Solving, Mathematics Skills, Geometry
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Erdem, Emrullah; Gökkurt, Burçin; Soylu, Yasin – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2023
This study aims to examine the strategies developed by 7th grade students while shading different percentages of geometric shapes. The study was carried out with 113 7th graders studying at a state middle school in a province of Turkey. The data were gathered using the Shading Percentage Test, which consisted of seven tasks. Data analysis employed…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Learning Strategies, Task Analysis, Geometric Concepts
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mikio Miyazaki; Taro Fujita; Koji Iwata; Keith Jones – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
This study focused on improving students' learning mathematical of proofs and proving by using combinations of proof strategies that span different levels of understanding of proof structure; we refer to these as 'level-spanning proof-production strategies'. We analysed the level-specific proof-production strategies evident in the lessons and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Validity, Mathematical Logic
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Nahmias, Erez; Teicher, Mina – Journal of Education and Learning, 2021
In this article, we shall present findings that describe the degree to which metacognitive orientation contributes to the study of the geometry the plan in boys compared to girls in 9th grade of middle school. The geometry study process does not only involve knowledge but also high thinking abilities. Beyond the knowledge of definitions and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Geometry, Metacognition, Gender Differences
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bergström, Tove; Gunnarsson, Gunilla; Olteanu, Constanta – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2023
This article is intended to contribute to greater knowledge regarding the importance of flow and the time used to perform an activity, with a focus on students' mathematical experiences of 3D bodies. Thirty-one 9th-grade students took part in the study. Flow and variation theory was used in the analysis of lesson observations, submission tasks,…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Spatial Ability, Geometric Concepts
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sheng-Kuei Hsu; Yuling Hsu – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2025
This study was conducted to optimize the designs of learning guides embedded in a computer-based simulation environment. The research was based on the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning and Cognitive Load Theory. We investigated computer simulations under four conditions that combined representation and imagination learning strategies. This…
Descriptors: Geometry, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rellensmann, Johanna; Schukajlow, Stanislaw; Blomberg, Judith; Leopold, Claudia – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2023
We investigated how students' strategic knowledge about situational (pictorial) drawings and mathematical (schematic) drawings affects drawing accuracy and modeling competencies in the domain of geometry. We conducted a pre-posttest experimental study with 473 students in grade 9. Students were randomly assigned to one of three treatment…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Accuracy, Freehand Drawing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Leikin, Roza; Ovodenko, Regina – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2021
Advancement of self-regulation during complex problem solving and the development of strategical reasoning are among the central educational goals linked to 21st century skills. In this paper we introduce the notion of "Stepped Tasks", which are specially designed in Top-Down structure to achieve these goals in mathematics instruction.…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Task Analysis, Metacognition
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rellensmann, Johanna; Schukajlow, Stanislaw; Leopold, Claudia – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
We report on the construction, validation, and implementation of an instrument for measuring students' strategic knowledge about drawing for geometry modelling problems, namely, the "strategic knowledge about drawing scale." We conducted a qualitative study and a quantitative study to validate the proposed construction and interpretation…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, High Achievement
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Rabab'h, Belal; Veloo, Arsaythamby – International Education Studies, 2015
Jordanian 8th grade students revealed low achievement in mathematics through four periods (1999, 2003, 2007 & 2011) of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This study aimed to determine whether spatial visualization mediates the affect of Mathematics Learning Strategies (MLS) factors namely mathematics attitude,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Skills
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stephan, Michelle L.; McManus, George E.; Dickey, Ashley L.; Arb, Maxwell S. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012
The process of developing definitions is underemphasized in most mathematics instruction. Investing time in constructing meaning is well worth the return in terms of the knowledge it imparts. In this article, the authors present a third approach to "defining," called "constructive." It involves modifying students' previous understanding of a term…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Yopp, David A. – PRIMUS, 2012
Considerable literature has documented both the pros and cons of students' use of empirical evidence during proving activities. This article presents an analysis of a classroom episode involving in-service middle school, high school, and college teachers that demonstrates that learners need not be steered away from empirical investigations during…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Geometry, Middle School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Miller, Amanda L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation reports the results of a qualitative research project on area measurement. The study utilized structured, task-based interviews with students to (a) investigate the ways students enumerate and structure two-dimensional space with a variety of area units; (b) identify conceptual, procedural, and intuitive aspects of area…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Measurement, Geometric Concepts, Geometry