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Acar, Esin; Yilmaz, Aysen – Online Submission, 2015
This study aimed to create a constructivist learning environment wherein third-grade students talk to problem solve, which is different from traditional approaches to math learning. The study focused on the group talk and discussions to understand the students' actions and interactions during the process of problem-solving. Fifteen students and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment, Classroom Communication, Mathematics Instruction
Mosrur, Ridwanul – Online Submission, 2011
Word Problems those are also named as "Story Problems" which are well known to the students around the world. In this book there are 26 chapters which encompass diversified problems of four basic mathematical rules--addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. These problems may help students to practice more and more as well as…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Word Problems (Mathematics), Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Skills
Tzur, Ron; Xin, Yan Ping; Si, Luo; Kenney, Rachael; Guebert, Adam – Online Submission, 2010
This study addressed the problem of why students with learning disabilities in mathematics too often fail to develop multiplicative and divisional concepts/operations. We conducted a constructivist teaching experiment with 12 students (nine 5th and three 4th graders). This report focuses on three students' conceptual progress, particularly on…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Learning Disabilities, Grade 4, Mathematics Instruction
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Rickard, Timothy C.; Lau, Jonas; Pashler, Harold – Online Submission, 2008
Many arithmetic problems can be solved in two ways: by a calculation involving several steps, and by direct retrieval of the answer. With practice on particular problems, memory retrieval tends to supplant calculation--an important aspect of skill learning. We asked how the distribution of practice on particular problems affects this kind of…
Descriptors: Computation, Memory, Multiplication, Problem Solving
Online Submission, 2005
These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at…
Descriptors: Research Papers (Students), Elementary Secondary Education, Anthologies, Action Research