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Vargas-Alejo, Verónica; Montero-Moguel, Luis E. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2019
In this study we show the models that students of administration and accounting careers built when performing an activity close to the real life, with the use of Excel. The representations and ideas exhibited by the students when they used the software are analyzed. The methodology was qualitative. The theoretical framework was the Models and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Models, Population Growth, Learning Activities
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Valenzuela García, Carlos; Figueras, Olimpia; Arnau Vera, David; Gutiérrez-Soto, Juan – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2017
In this paper characterizations of mental objects for fractions of middle school students (from 12 to 14 years old) with absenteeism problems and low academic performance, are described. A test was designed as part of a research whose general purpose is to contribute in the building up of better mental objects for fractions through a teaching…
Descriptors: Fractions, Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Research. – 1993
These two booklets (one in English and one in Spanish) are designed to help parents become more involved in their children's mathematics education. The booklets are divided into two sections. The first section explains why mathematics is an important subject for children to learn as they prepare themselves for a place in today's society. The…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Education, Family Involvement, Learning Activities