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Steer, Jessica; de Vila, Maria Antonieta; Eaton, James – Mathematics Teaching, 2009
This final article focuses in particular on the engagement of year 8 students who were taught trigonometry using dynamic geometry software ("Geometer's SketchPad"), as outlined in "MT214" and with resources from the ATM website. The project was implemented in three different classrooms in two different, multiracial,…
Descriptors: Trigonometry, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Activities
Steel, Wayne – Mathematics Teaching Incorporating Micromath, 2008
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) mathematics assessment previously included a piece of coursework that required learners to develop a general equation to describe the relationship between two groups of numbers on a number grid. In this author's experience, it became clear that Year 10 students often struggled to form a link…
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Arithmetic, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction
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Tanner, Howard; Jones, Sonia – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2002
Investigates the use of mathematical modeling tasks in 11- and 12-year-old students and the development of mathematical thinking skills using practical modeling activities. Analyzes the development of students' mathematical thinking with interviews of a form of dynamic assessment. Reports that some students proved to be naturally mindful and…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Foreign Countries
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Boaler, Jo – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2002
Investigates proficiencies when students work on mathematics problems and the extent captured by knowledge categories. Explores competency that goes beyond knowledge to include mathematical 'dispositions' and 'practices' in which students engage. Considers ways in which research knowledge is conceived and developed, reflecting upon the role of…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level