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Yuk-yin Kwok; Chun-kit Kwan – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2025
Word problems are a question type commonly seen in math tests and exams. Since word problems are an integral part in teaching and learning of mathematics in schools, understanding what factors that would affect students' ability to solve math word problems may help students understand where their weaknesses lie and help teachers adopt effective…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Native Language
Chih-Yueh Chou; Wei-Han Chen – Educational Technology & Society, 2025
Studies have shown that students have different help-seeking behavior patterns and tendencies and furthermore, that students with certain help-seeking behavior patterns and tendencies may have poor performance (i.e., at-risk students). This study applied an educational data mining approach, including clustering and classification, to analyze…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Help Seeking, Problem Solving, Information Retrieval
Muhammad Syahrul Kahar; Irmawati; Muhammad Fathurrahman; Suparman Suparman; Wanida Simpol; Muhammad Ali – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: The application of learning models is expected to significantly promote the enhancement of students' problem-solving abilities through the development of interactive learning models. This study aims to (1) determine whether the Development of the Component Display Theory (CDT) Model is categorized as valid, practical, and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Skill Development, Models, Validity
Janet Bowers; Matthew Anderson; Kathryn Beckhard – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2024
One of the main goals of lower division "service" mathematics courses is to provide STEM-intending students with opportunities to engage in activities and contexts that can support their efforts to apply the mathematical ideas they are learning to successive major courses. The Mathematics Association of America has supported many…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills
Jingwan Tang – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study aims to explore the validity of measuring joint attention through gaze coordination in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) research. Gaze coordination, aligning visual attention in social contexts, aids comprehension and communication. Many CSCL researchers use gaze coordination to gauge joint attention quantitatively.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Cooperative Learning, Eye Movements
Yarman; Fitrani Dwina; Dewi Murni; Yerizon – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2025
The most common challenges students face in solving first-order ordinary differential equations (ODEs) can be overcome by identifying the types of errors, understanding the factors that cause difficulties, and finding appropriate solutions. Therefore, this research aimed to adopt a descriptive qualitative approach, including nine sixth-semester…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Advanced Courses
Hansen, Nils Kristian; Hadjerrouit, Said – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2023
This paper aims at using a Use-Modify-Create approach to explore students' mathematical problem solving by means of computational thinking (CT) and programming activities. The data collection method is participant observation, in which the researcher also has the role as teacher, guiding the group activities. In our study, two groups of students…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Computation, Thinking Skills, Programming
Xi Xiang; Di Xi – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2025
Spatial thinking is essential for nurturing spatially literate graduates in tertiary education. However, there is limited research on individual differences in cognitive processes and their impact on spatial problem solving in disciplinary contexts. This study aimed to investigate cognitive processes involved in spatial thinking in geography…
Descriptors: College Students, Cognitive Processes, Spatial Ability, Geography Instruction
Pando Cerra, Pablo; Gracia Rodríguez, Javier; Fernández Álvarez, Humberto; Busto Parra, Bernardo – Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
Interactive Web Environments and multimedia tools are very common in engineering studies. However, these resources are very limited when graphical resolution is needed during the learning process. A learning environment that combines video and self-assessment Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools was developed to analyse this problem and to determine…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Engineering Education, Computer Assisted Design
Barana, Alice; Marchisio, Marina; Roman, Fabio – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2023
The spread of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been recently generating worries among teachers and educators about the validity of assessment when students make use of AI tools to solve tasks. To tackle this issue, we propose mathematical problem solving activities to be carried out with the aid of ChatGPT, showing how problem solving and critical…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking
Bundock, Kaitlin; Callan, Gregory L.; Longhurst, David; Rolf, Kristen R.; Benney, Chandler M.; McClain, Maryellen Brunson – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2021
Research on mathematics interventions for college students with learning disabilities (LD) is sparse, yet mathematics is critical for post-secondary success. Prior research indicates that many effective strategies for teaching mathematics to secondary students with LD (e.g., manipulatives and cognitive strategies) can also improve the mathematics…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Lafuente-Lechuga, Matilde; Cifuentes-Faura, Javier; Faura-Martínez, Úrsula – Education Sciences, 2020
Higher education must include training in sustainability to make all actors aware of the serious problems our planet is facing. Mathematics plays an important role in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and at the same time these allow working with real situations in the subject of mathematics, providing the student with…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Problem Solving, Economics Education, Mathematics
Lathifaturrahmah Lathifaturahmah; Toto Nusantara; Subanji Subanji; Makbul Muksar – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2024
The capacity to generate prediction is indispensable in daily existence, particularly amidst the swift transformations that are occurring on a global scale. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the levels of prediction ability among mathematics students when presented with data in graphs. A qualitative approach was adopted, involving 37…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Prediction, COVID-19
Shu-Chen Cheng; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Chih-Hung Chen – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Developing students' scientific literacy is the most important educational goal and challenge of the 21st century. Many studies have confirmed that flipped learning has significantly impacted learning science. Researchers indicate that the lack of an appropriate learning guidance strategy in the pre-class stage for flipped learning will influence…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Science Instruction
Ashraf Alam; Atasi Mohanty – Cogent Education, 2024
This scholarly inquiry critically examines the pedagogical aspects pertaining to the instruction and acquisition of Abstract Algebra within the realm of University Mathematics Education (UME). Drawing upon multiple lenses, including epistemological, cognitive, phenomenological, and institutional perspectives, this study investigates the formidable…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Teaching Methods