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Maria T. Sanz; Carlos Valenzuela; Emilia López-Iñesta; Guillermo Luengo – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2023
This study examined the effects of an academic intervention, associated with music, on the conceptual understanding of musical notation and arithmetic of fractions of first-year students of high school from a mixed Spanish multicultural and socioeconomic public school. The students (N = 12) had previous concepts about musical instruction, as well…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Music Education, Fractions
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Naomi Thompson – Research in Mathematics Education, 2024
Mathematics remains a gatekeeper in schools; educators and researchers must carefully consider how diverse mathematical practices can be recognised and valued. To explore how math is recognised in the craft of weaving, which has been described as highly mathematical with roots in innovations by women, I interviewed 22 experienced weavers about…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Arithmetic, Computation
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Hariastuti, Rachmaniah Mirza; Budiarto, Mega Teguh; Manuharawati – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2022
Traditional houses are part of the culture of every country. Indonesia is a country that has a variety of traditional houses. The traditional Banyuwangi house is known as the "Using" house. This house can be explored in terms of ethnomathematics and used as part of learning mathematics. This research is focused on knowing and describing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Housing
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Alcaro, Patricia C.; Alston, Alice S.; Katims, Nancy – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2000
Explores how to know when children think mathematically, how to establish a setting that elicits mathematical thinking, and what to learn about children as a result. Fourth grade students think and talk mathematically while tackling a real-life PACKETS program. Addresses content standards involving proportional reasoning as well as the process…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Mukhopadhyay, Swapna – Hiroshima Journal of Mathematics Education, 1997
Examines the performance of children in different grades as they attempt to solve simple equations involving addition and subtraction of integer numbers. The extended task involves creating a story that matches the equations. (DDR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning)