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Griffiths, Martin – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2013
Our aim here was to explore, via a specific instance, the potential for learners to develop mathematically as a consequence of the interplay between intuition and indirect classroom experience rather than through explicit tuition. A significant aspect of this study is the recognition of the possibility for learners to be able to thematize schemata…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Schemata (Cognition), Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
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Vamvakoussi, Xenia; Van Dooren, Wim; Verschaffel, Lieven – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2013
This study tested the hypothesis that intuitions about the effect of operations, e.g., "addition makes bigger" and "division makes smaller", are still present in educated adults, even after years of instruction. To establish the intuitive character, we applied a reaction time methodology, grounded in dual process theories of reasoning. Educated…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Reaction Time, Arithmetic, Adults
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Wittmann, Michael C.; Flood, Virginia J.; Black, Katrina E. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2013
We show that students rearranging the terms of a mathematical equation in order to separate variables prior to integration use gestures and speech to manipulate the mathematical terms on the page. They treat the terms of the equation as physical objects in a landscape, capable of being moved around. We analyze our results within the tradition of…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Algebra, Mathematics, Mathematics Education
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Godino, Juan D.; Font, Vicenc; Wilhelmi, Miguel R.; Lurduy, Orlando – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2011
The semiotic approach to mathematics education introduces the notion of "semiotic system" as a tool to describe mathematical activity. The semiotic system is formed by the set of signs, the production rules of signs and the underlying meaning structures. In this paper, we present the notions of system of practices and configuration of objects and…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Mathematics Education, Arithmetic, Mathematical Formulas
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Katz, Karin Usadi; Katz, Mikhail G. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2010
The view of infinity as a metaphor, a basic premise of modern cognitive theory of embodied knowledge, suggests in particular that there may be alternative ways in which one could formalize mathematical ideas about infinity. We discuss the key ideas about infinitesimals via a proceptual analysis of the meaning of the ellipsis "..." in the real…
Descriptors: Number Systems, Epistemology, Mathematics Education, Evaluation
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Kaasila, Raimo; Pehkonen, Erkki; Hellinen, Anu – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2010
In this paper, we focus on Finnish pre-service elementary teachers' (N = 269) and upper secondary students' (N = 1,434) understanding of division. In the questionnaire, we used the following non-standard division problem: "We know that 498:6 = 83. How could you conclude from this relationship (without using long-division algorithm) what 491:6…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
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Son, Ji-Won; Senk, Sharon L. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2010
In order to give insights into cross-national differences in schooling, this study analyzed the development of multiplication and division of fractions in two curricula: "Everyday Mathematics" (EM) from the USA and the 7th Korean mathematics curriculum (KM). Analyses of both the content and problems in the textbooks indicate that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Textbooks, Foreign Countries, Multiplication
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Tchoshanov, Mourat A. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2011
The mixed method sequential nested study examines whether and how the cognitive type of teachers' content knowledge is associated with student achievement, and correlated with teaching practice. In the context of this study, the "cognitive type" refers to the kind of teacher content knowledge and thinking processes required to accomplish…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, State Standards, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
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Jerman, Max; Rees, Raymond – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1972
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics, Mathematics Education
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Lee, Lesley; Wheeler, David – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1989
Used are test and interview data to extract evidence as to what level tenth graders have coordinated the worlds of arithmetic and algebra and can move freely between them. More dissociation is shown than was expected. (Author/MVL)
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
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Tirosh, Dina; Graeber, Anna O. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1989
Assessed are the extent to which the beliefs, "multiplication always makes bigger" and "division always makes smaller," are explicitly held by preservice elementary teachers. Insight into the sources of preservice teachers' beliefs and into the relationship among preservice teachers' beliefs, computational skills, and performance on word problems…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Beliefs, Division, Elementary School Mathematics