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Mathematics Teacher Education's Missing Component: Developing Pre-Service Teachers' Appreciation of the Utility-Value of Mathematics
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Niamh O'Meara; Olivia Fitzmaurice – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
The power and value of mathematics cannot be underestimated. Mathematics is essential in the workplace, for economic growth, for technological advancements and as part of our cultural heritage. Despite this, research reports that second-level students do not appreciate the value of mathematics and fail to see its relevance. One potential reason…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Mathematics Instruction
Computational Estimation Skill of Preservice Teachers: Operation Type and Teacher View
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Son, Ji-Won; Hu, Qintong; Lim, Woong – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2019
Despite the importance of computational estimation skill for the improvement of number sense, little research exists on preservice teachers' estimation skills and their view on estimation in the US context. This study examined the computational estimation skill of 58 preservice elementary teachers (PSTs) and its relationship to their views of the…
Descriptors: Computation, Mental Computation, Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teachers
Efficient Remainder Rule
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Firozzaman, Firoz; Firoz, Fahim – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2017
Understanding the solution of a problem may require the reader to have background knowledge on the subject. For instance, finding an integer which, when divided by a nonzero integer leaves a remainder; but when divided by another nonzero integer may leave a different remainder. To find a smallest positive integer or a set of integers following the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Numbers, Mathematical Concepts, Equations (Mathematics)
Classroom Notes
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Bunday, D. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1971
Two enrichment articles are presented; one dealing with finding partial fractions and reducing to polynomials; the other, with finding the heaviest object from eleven others of equal weight where all twelve are identical in appearance. (JG)
Descriptors: Fractions, Instruction, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics