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Mendiolea, David – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2013
The ubiquitous practice of providing worked solutions to exercises in mathematics education has been under-researched. Little is known about what elements of a worked solution are valued by students. This exploratory study sought in-depth feedback from six undergraduate students who experienced a range of worked solutions designed to encourage…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes, Problem Solving, Assignments
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Jacobs, Tiffany G.; Smith, Marvin E.; Swars, Susan L.; Smith, Stephanie Z.; Myers, Kayla D. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2015
This mixed-methods study examines effects of implementing a mock edTPA task on prospective elementary teachers' perceptions of teaching effectiveness. Results from the Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Instrument document a significant change in participants' beliefs that they can effectively teach mathematics. Qualitative results illuminate…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities, Mixed Methods Research
Aagaard, Lola; Skidmore, Ronald L. – Online Submission, 2009
It has been reported (Aagaard & Skidmore, 2004; Sikorski et al., 2002) that only a minority of college students actually read the course textbook in preparation for examinations. Although professors widely lament students' propensity to ignore the carefully chosen textbooks, research specifically investigating why this phenomenon occurs is…
Descriptors: Assignments, Textbooks, Undergraduate Students, Semi Structured Interviews