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Julian Drake Gifford – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The use and understanding of mathematics is a crucial component of the physical sciences. Much work has been done in physics education research and science education more broadly to determine persistent difficulties with mathematics. This work has led to the development of numerous problem solving strategies aimed at helping learners approach…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement
Eichenlaub, Mark – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In this thesis, I study some aspects of how students learn to use math to make sense of physical phenomena. Solving physics problems usually requires dealing with algebraic expressions. That can take the form of reading equations you're given, manipulating them, or creating them. It's possible to use equations simply according to formal rules of…
Descriptors: College Students, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mathematical Applications
Bao, Xiaowei – ProQuest LLC, 2009
During the last decade, global optimization has attracted a lot of attention due to the increased practical need for obtaining global solutions and the success in solving many global optimization problems that were previously considered intractable. In general, the central question of global optimization is to find an optimal solution to a given…
Descriptors: Programming, Mathematical Applications, Problem Solving, Computer Software
Gunbas, Nilgun – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a computer-based story on sixth grade students' mathematics word problem solving achievement. Problems were embedded in a story presented on a computer, and then compared to a paper-based story and to a condition that presented the problems as typical, isolated words problems. One hundred…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Problem Solving
Cope, Liza M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the impact of teachers' characteristics and self-reported practices on students' Algebra achievement while controlling for students' characteristics. This study is based on the secondary analysis of data collected from a nationally representative sample of 9 th grade students and their mathematics teachers during…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Educational Practices, Measurement Techniques, Algebra
James E. Connell Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2005
Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) is a well established tool for formative assessment. CBM has also been used for prediction of state test scores. However, validity coefficients between math-CBM and state tests have been moderate at best (Skiba, Magnusson, Martson, and Erickson, 1986; Martson, 1989; Putnam, 1989). The purpose of the present…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement