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Frejd, Peter; Bergsten, Christer – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2016
Educational research literature on mathematical modelling is extensive. However, not much attention has been paid to empirical investigations of its scholarly knowledge from the perspective of didactic transposition processes. This paper reports from an interview study of mathematical modelling activities involving nine professional model…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Mathematics Activities, Interviews, Professional Personnel
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Bozkurt, Gulay; Ruthven, Kenneth – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2017
This study examines the classroom practice and craft knowledge underpinning one teacher's integration of the use of GeoGebra software into mathematics teaching. The chosen teacher worked in an English secondary school and was professionally well regarded as an accomplished user of digital technology in mathematics teaching. Designed in accordance…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Computer Software, Educational Technology
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Hino, Keiko – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2015
The purpose of this study is to enhance our understanding of how students listen and attend to multiple solutions proposed by their classmates during the activity of comparison. This study examines ten consecutive lessons in each of the two eighth-grade classrooms in Tokyo that are organized in the style of "structured problem solving".…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Problem Solving
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Brizuela, Barbara M. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2006
This paper focuses on the kinds of notations young children make for fractional numbers. The extant literature in the area of fractional numbers acknowledges children's difficulties in conceptualizing fractional numbers. Some of the research suggests possibly delaying an introduction to conventional notations for algorithms and fractions until…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Coding, Young Children, Number Concepts