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Hong, Dae S.; Choi, Kyong Mi; Runnalls, Cristina; Hwang, Jihyun – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2018
This study compared area lessons from Korean textbooks and US standards-based textbooks to understand differences and similarities among these textbooks, as well as how these textbooks address known learning challenges in area measurement. Several well-known challenges have been identified in previous studies, such as covering, array structure,…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Measurement, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics
Lin, Chia-ling; Ness, Daniel – 2000
Noting that little is known about young children's informal mathematical knowledge and that such knowledge may contribute to national differences in mathematics achievement, this study examined Taiwanese and American preschool children's informal mathematical knowledge and the type of mathematical activities they encounter in everyday life. Data…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level
Rule, Audrey C., Ed.; Hallagan, Jean E., Ed. – Online Submission, 2006
Background: Multiplication and division by fractions are among the most troublesome concepts in the elementary mathematics curriculum. Recent studies have shown that preservice elementary teachers in the United States do not have deep understandings of these concepts. Effective ways to improve preservice teachers' conceptual understanding of these…
Descriptors: Matched Groups, Equations (Mathematics), Pretests Posttests, Research Design