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Rita Neves Rodrigues; Cecília Costa; Sónia Brito-Costa; Maryam Abbasi; Fernando Martins – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: The Computational Thinking ability has become a fundamental skill in the 21st century and has been integrated into educational curricula in various countries. For this curricular integration to be effective, it is essential that teachers are prepared to incorporate the development of this competency into their practices. In…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Problem Solving
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Juric, Josipa – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
This paper explores the correlation between mental calculation performance and the frequency of using written algorithms in mental calculation tasks. Mental calculation is a mathematical tool used in everyday life situations during and after our formal education. After presenting an overview of the professional literature on this topic, the paper…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mathematics Instruction, Computation, Mathematics Curriculum
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Whitney-Smith, Rachael Margaret – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2023
As we move further into the digital age, the acquisition of digital literacy (DL) and computational thinking (CT) skills is emerging internationally as an essential goal for students in contemporary school curricula. As the world becomes more uncertain and volatile due to impacts of artificial intelligence (AI), international unrest, climate…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Mathematics Curriculum, National Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction
Leeds Education Authority (England). Mathematics Curriculum Study Group. – 1981
This is one of a series of monographs developed by teachers in schools near Leeds, England. This volume focuses on recommended methods for teaching operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. For children to attain confidence in dealing with arithmetical processes, it is considered important that they not be confused by…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Decimal Fractions, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Straesser, Rudolf – 1980
This paper focuses on mathematics education in Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) in West Germany. The "dual system" of TVE, a part-time college/part-time on-the-job training scheme that normally leads to a certificate of a qualified worker after three years, is reviewed. Entrance tests for the trainee posts focus heavily on aspects of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Algorithms, Basic Skills
Cornu, Bernard, Ed.; Ralston, Anthony, Ed. – 1992
In 1985 the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) published the first edition of a book of studies on the topic of the influence of computers on mathematics and the teaching of mathematics. This document is an updated version of that book and includes five articles from the 1985 ICMI conference at Strasbourg, France; reports…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Calculus, Computer Assisted Instruction