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Meanings for Fraction as Number-Measure by Exploring the Number Line
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Psycharis, Giorgos; Latsi, Maria; Kynigos, Chronis – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2009
This paper reports on a case-study design experiment in the domain of fraction as number-measure. We designed and implemented a set of exploratory tasks concerning comparison and ordering of fractions as well as operations with fractions. Two groups of 12-year-old students worked collaboratively using paper and pencil as well as a specially…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Activities
Transfer in Pieces
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Wagner, Joseph F. – Cognition and Instruction, 2006
The theoretical perspective outlined here offers an alternative to explanations of knowledge transfer that posit its source in the construction and application of abstract, context-independent knowledge structures. A case study analysis of an undergraduate student's attempt to solve a series of problems related to an elementary statistical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Undergraduate Students, Problem Solving, Statistics
From "Truth" To "Invented Reality": A Discourse Analysis of High School Physics Students' Talk about Scientific Knowledge.
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Roth, Wolff-Michael; Lucas, Keith B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1997
Presents a study that analyzes an extensive database consisting of the written and oral discourse of students (N=23) as they described their thoughts on ontology, epistemology, and sociology of scientific knowledge. Contains 51 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Concept Formation, Discourse Analysis
Teacher Professional Development as Situated Inquiry: A Case Study in Science Education. Center for the Development of Teaching Paper Series.
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Rosebery, Ann S.; Puttick, Gillian M. – 1997
This case study explores the ways in which a beginning elementary classroom teacher gains a foothold in teaching science. The analysis includes episodes from the teacher's first three years of teaching while participating in an educational research project that investigated an inquiry-based approach to teacher professional development. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science