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Sarah K. Cox; Matthew K. Burns; Elizabeth M. Hughes; Taryn Wade; Michelle Brown – Elementary School Journal, 2024
Mathematical flexibility is thought to be a critical component of mathematical proficiency, and the term "mathematical flexibility" has been used by teachers, researchers, and policy makers for more than 2 decades. Although there seems to be consensus on the importance of mathematical flexibility as a construct, the way it is defined and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving, Mathematical Concepts, Definitions
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Manuel Santos-Trigo; Matías Camacho-Machín; Fernando Barrera-Mora – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2024
The aim of this paper is to review recently calculus curriculum reforms and research studies that document what types of understanding students develop in their precalculus courses. We argue that it is important to characterize what difficulties students experience to solve tasks that include the use of foundational calculus concepts and to look…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Calculus, Barriers, Problem Solving
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Hong, Wei; Star, Jon R.; Liu, Ru-De; Jiang, Ronghuan; Fu, Xinchen – Educational Psychology Review, 2023
Mathematical flexibility has been widely acknowledged as an important learning goal in mathematical education and has received increasing research attention in order to explore its nature, facilitating mechanisms, and promotion interventions. Given that researchers conceptualize, assess, and explain flexibility in mathematical problem solving from…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving
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Sara Ebner; Mary K. MacDonald; Paulina Grekov; Kathleen B. Aspiranti – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2025
The concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) approach is an instructional framework for teaching math wherein students move from using concrete materials to solve problems to using visual representations of the materials, and finally abstract concepts. This study provides a literature synthesis and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of the CRA…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Abstract Reasoning
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Jamaal Rashad Young; Danielle Bevan; Miriam Sanders – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2024
Since its first notable appearance in the "Second Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning," the phrase productive struggle has garnered support from a few, yet very influential, educational researchers. However, since the phrase was popularized by Hiroko Warshauer in 2011, examinations of the productive struggle have…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Productive Thinking
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Dewi D. Hariri; Hilda Mahmudah; Fayza S. Wibawa; Nia Kania – Pedagogical Research, 2025
Mathematics is an essential subject in schools, helping develop cognitive skills such as critical analysis, logical reasoning, and problem-solving. However, academic achievement in mathematics often declines, with some students having difficulty understanding mathematical ideas. Many factors influence mathematics achievement, including students'…
Descriptors: Correlation, Cognitive Style, Mathematics Achievement, Logical Thinking
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Wu, Wan-Rou; Yang, Kai-Lin – Cogent Education, 2022
This review study synthesises the literature on how computational thinking (CT) and mathematical thinking (MT) are integrated into mathematics education research with a focus on tasks. A review of 28 relevant articles on the Web of Science Core Collection database indicated that (1) CT helps students develop and apply mathematical concepts and…
Descriptors: Computation, Mathematics Education, Thinking Skills, Relationship
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Otten, Mara; Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja; Veldhuis, Michiel – International Journal of STEM Education, 2019
This paper reports a systematic literature review of the balance model, an often-used aid to teach linear equations. The purpose of the review was to report "why" such a model is used, "what" types of models are used, and "when" they are used. In total, 34 peer-reviewed journal articles were analyzed, resulting in a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Equations (Mathematics)
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Corrêa, Priscila D.; Haslam, Dayna – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2021
Mathematics teaching and learning goes beyond computations and procedures; it rather includes complex problem-solving and critical thinking. Kilpatrick, Swafford, and Findell (2001) identify five mathematical competencies that are present in mathematics learning: conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, adaptive reasoning, strategic…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Teaching Methods
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Abassian, Aline; Safi, Farshid; Bush, Sarah; Bostic, Jonathan – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2020
This article presents a review of literature exploring five different perspectives on mathematical modeling in mathematics education. Because there is not a single agreed-on definition of what mathematical modeling is or how it should be done, a focused and extensive review of mathematical modeling is essential. The five broad classifications…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Models, Teaching Methods, Social Influences
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Cullen, Craig J.; Hertel, Joshua T.; Nickels, Megan – Educational Forum, 2020
We review literature relevant to using technology in the teaching/learning of mathematics to highlight four roles of effective technology use: (a) promoting cycles of proof; (b) presenting and connecting multiple representations; (c) supporting case-based reasoning; and (d) serving as a tutee. We then discuss how they intersect with good…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Technology Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Ran, Hua; Kim, Nam Ju; Secada, Walter G. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Background: With the recent pivot to online instruction and/or to mixed online/face-to-face (i.e., hybrid) models of teaching necessitated by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the uses of technology to support instruction would seem to have great importance. Whereas effective integration of technology in mathematics classrooms requires recognition…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Blended Learning
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Hwang, Jiwon; Riccomini, Paul J. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2016
Requirements for reasoning, explaining, and generalizing mathematical concepts increase as students advance through the educational system; hence, improving overall mathematical proficiency is critical. Mathematical proficiency requires students to interpret quantities and their corresponding relationships during problem-solving tasks as well as…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Secondary School Students, Learning Disabilities, At Risk Students
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Çelik, H. Coskun – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
The aim of the present study was to examine the mathematical modelling studies done between 2004 and 2015 in Turkey and to reveal their tendencies. Forty-nine studies were selected using purposeful sampling based on the term, "mathematical modelling" with Higher Education Academic Search Engine. They were analyzed with content analysis.…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, Qualitative Research
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Hong, Dae S.; Choi, Kyong Mi – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2018
This paper compares sections on functions and linear functions from two Korean textbooks and an American standards-based textbook (University of Chicago School Mathematics Project [UCSMP] Algebra) to understand differences and similarities among these textbooks through horizontal and vertical analyses. We found that these textbooks provide…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Textbooks
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