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Gol Tabaghi, Shiva – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2014
The complementary use of the theories of instrumental genesis and shifts of attention enabled me to obtain insights into students' understandings of the concepts of eigenvector and eigenvalue. My analysis suggests that the use of different dragging modalities can provide evidence of shifts in structure of a student's attention and consequently can…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Geometric Concepts, Attention, Intention
O'Donnell, William J.; Endsley, Glenn J. – 1986
This study focuses on the possible relationships between cognitive preference scores of algebra students and level of algebra, sex, and performance rank in algebra classes. The sample consisted of 162 students from a high school in the Denver area. The instruments used were the Cognitive Preference Test: Mathematics (Revised) (CPTM) and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Algebra, Cognitive Structures
Owens, Douglas T., Ed.; And Others – 1995
In this conference proceedings the overarching theme of research on teaching and learning mathematics in diverse settings and the subthemes of diversity, constructivism and algebra are achieved in the plenary papers. The plenary papers and authors include "Constructivist, Emergent, and Sociocultural Perspectives in the Context of Developmental…
Descriptors: Algebra, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Differences, Educational Change