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Wronowski, Meredith L.; Thornton, Margaret; Razavi-Maleki, Bita; Witcher, Angelica W.; Duarte, Bryan J. – Teachers College Record, 2022
Background/Context: In this study, we draw on evolving definitions of opportunity to learn (OTL) to conceptualize mathematics OTL has having two main components: structural OTL, defined by gatekeeping access to specific mathematics courses through the process of tracking, and instructional OTL, defined by the learning experiences of students in…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Mathematics Achievement, High School Students, Access to Education
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Yong, Su-Ting; Gates, Peter; Chan, Andy Tak-Yee – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2018
This article explores how motivation in computer games could be integrated into mathematics education. The scope of the study was confined to four motivation dimensions, namely challenge, control, complexity and collaboration. A phenomenology study was conducted with the purpose to obtain a common understanding of nine teachers and 11 students…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Mathematics Education, Motivation, Teacher Attitudes
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Sidenvall, Johan; Lithner, Johan; Jäder, Jonas – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2015
This study reports on an analysis of students' textbook task-solving in Swedish upper secondary school. The relation between types of mathematical reasoning required, used, and the rate of correct task solutions were studied. Rote learning and superficial reasoning were common, and 80% of all attempted tasks were correctly solved using such…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Textbooks, Problem Solving, Secondary School Students
Gafoor, K. Abdul; Sarabi, M. K. – Online Submission, 2015
Though factors contributing to difficulty in learning school subjects including Mathematics were extensively studied, nature and characteristics of mathematics, possibly, one among the foremost causes for difficulty in learning it has not received required attention. To bring attention to the difficulties arising out of the nature of mathematics…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Student Surveys, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematical Aptitude
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Kavai, Portia; de Villiers, Rian; Fraser, William; Sommerville, Jaqui; Strydom, Nina – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2015
In Life Sciences education internationally, including South Africa, the study of animal and organ morphology has traditionally involved dissections since the early nineteenth century. The major purpose of this study was to investigate how the engagement of learners with animal organ dissections may influence the development of problem-solving…
Descriptors: Animals, Laboratory Procedures, Biological Sciences, Secondary School Science
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Severinsen, G. – Australian Educational Computing, 2003
Technology in secondary schools has become of increasing interest as the power of the microchip has developed. For the students of Mathematics, computers and handheld graphic calculators need to be accessible to all. They are relevant to the needs of the students' courses and to support and develop their Mathematical learning (Smith, 1997).…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Rote Learning, Logical Thinking