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Trygve Solstad; Eivind Kaspersen; Magnus Eggen – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2025
How to influence and assess whether students engage in conceptual thinking are longstanding methodological problems in mathematics education. Recently, eye-tracking technology has fueled a discussion on whether eye movement analysis can support valid inferences about mathematical thinking. This study investigates whether eye movement analysis can…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Thinking Skills, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries
Alifiani; Subanji; Permadi, Hendro; Irawati, Santi – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2023
This study aims to describe metacognitive interventions for students who experience suspension of sense-making when solving integration problems based on the characteristics of students' thinking. This research applied a qualitative research approach and provided essay tests followed by task-based interviews to classify students who experience…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Intervention, Concept Formation, Cognitive Processes
Froese, Linda; Roelle, Julian – Metacognition and Learning, 2022
Generating own examples for previously encountered new concepts is a common and highly effective learning activity, at least when the examples are of high quality. Unfortunately, however, students are not able to accurately evaluate the quality of their own examples and instructional support measures such as idea unit standards that have been…
Descriptors: College Students, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Cognitive Development
Iwan Setiawan HR; Purwanto; Sukoriyanto; I Nengah Parta – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2023
This study aims to evaluate cognitive conflict in constructing mathematical concepts, based on thinking errors. The data were collected through observations of words or sentences, leading to the derivation of qualitative outputs. Furthermore, the results showed that the two selected subjects experienced cognitive conflicts regarding thinking…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conflict, Thinking Skills, Error Patterns
Slominski, Tara; Christensen, Warren M.; Buncher, John B.; Momsen, Jennifer – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Contextual features of assessments can influence the ideas students draw from and the ways they assemble knowledge. We used a mixed-methods approach to explore how surface-level item context impacts student reasoning. In study 1, we developed an isomorphic survey to capture student reasoning about fluid dynamics, a crosscutting phenomenon, in two…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Science Instruction, Physics, Logical Thinking
Puente-Diaz, Rogelio; Cavazos-Arroyo, Judith – Creativity Research Journal, 2023
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the contribution of two aspects, Openness and Intellect, of the broad personality factor of Openness to Experience to the explanation of idea generation and selection processes among business students. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires measuring Openness, Intellect, and creative…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cognitive Processes, Personality Traits, Business Administration Education
Gan Jin; Onur Ramazan; Robert William Danielson – Journal of Experimental Education, 2024
As educators, we often seek to engage students' prior knowledge to help them learn new and potentially difficult science content. However, sometimes our experiences with the world lead us to create misconceptions that run counter to the scientific consensus. Refutational texts have been shown to be more effective at changing individuals'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, English Instruction, Misconceptions
Xinyao Xiao; Jian Wang; Yanyan Shu; Junying Tan – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2024
Multisensory environments rich in modal integration provide cues from various sensory modalities including visually, auditorily, and tactilely. Such modal integration plays a crucial role in cognitive processing, specifically in fostering creativity. Numerous studies highlight that emotional coherence through cross-modal affective integration…
Descriptors: Creativity, Multisensory Learning, Audiovisual Aids, Sensory Experience
Vimal K. Viswanathan; Nikhitha Reddy Nukala; John Solomon – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
This paper describes applying a new brain-based instructional approach called "Tailored Instructions and Engineered Delivery using Protocols" (TIED UP) in an engineering classroom. Brain-based strategies leverage our knowledge about the functioning of the human brain to deliver the course information effectively. Although brain-based…
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, College Faculty
van der Graaf, Joep; Lim, Lyn; Fan, Yizhou; Kilgour, Jonathan; Moore, Johanna; Gaševic, Dragan; Bannert, Maria; Molenaar, Inge – Metacognition and Learning, 2022
Self-regulated learning (SRL) has been linked to improved learning and corresponding learning outcomes. However, there is a need for more precise insights into how SRL during learning contributes to specific learning outcomes. We operationalised four learning outcomes that varied on two dimensions: structure/connectedness and level/deepness of…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Control, Learning Processes, Independent Study
Ragonis, Noa; Shmallo, Ronit – Informatics in Education, 2022
Object-oriented programming distinguishes between instance attributes and methods and class attributes and methods, annotated by the "static" modifier. Novices encounter difficulty understanding the means and implications of "static" attributes and methods. The paper has two outcomes: (a) a detailed classification of aspects of…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Concept Formation, Thinking Skills
B. D. M. Hatin – npj Science of Learning, 2020
Learning about neural communication can be a dry and challenging undertaking, particularly for students without a background in biology. To enhance learning of this and other STEM material, there has been a call for science educators to embrace the use of active learning techniques. The aim of this Brief Communication is to encourage the use of…
Descriptors: College Students, College Faculty, STEM Education, Active Learning
Su, King-Dow – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2021
This research focuses on students' higher-order cognitive skill (HOCS)-oriented learning to construct effective hierarchical thinking abilities in their chemical particulate nature of matter. For in-depth knowledge and profound understanding, this research deals with students' positive developments towards HOCS with a special guidance to Marzanos'…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Cognitive Processes
Sangmi Park – ProQuest LLC, 2023
A solid foundation in mathematics is beneficial not only for individuals' concurrent and later academic achievement, but also for future career success and financial stability. Rational number knowledge plays a pivotal role in mathematical success, yet it is often regarded as a challenging area to grasp comprehensively. The dissertation aims to…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Anxiety
Álvarez, Vanessa; Torres, Tarcilo; Gangoso, Zulma; Sanjosé, Vicente – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2020
In physics and chemistry, the development of problem-solving skills is necessary to become an expert. A simple cognitive model to analyse such development is proposed and tested. An exploratory research was conducted with expert professors and students in initial and advanced years. A think aloud procedure was used to obtain relevant data while…
Descriptors: Physics, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Problem Solving