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Susan Patricia Budde – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This action research study explores the interplay between language acquisition and high school mathematics education, particularly for multilingual learners. The study challenges conventional, segregated approaches to math and language learning that emphasize formulaic memorization and algorithmic methods, contributing to the "math…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Second Language Learning, Mathematics Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Karen B. Plaster – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Mathematics plays a crucial role in engineering education. Students who are good at math are often advised to consider engineering as a career. In this study, engineers, mathematics teachers, and engineering professors were asked about the type of mathematics representative of engineering, whether the engineering problems created by math…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Mathematics Education, Engineering, Engineering Education
Leslie Deitrich Sauder – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Student engagement in math and science courses decreases starting in middle school and continues throughout high school (Museus, et al., 2011). This lack of engagement results in students taking only the required math and science coursework and not advanced coursework that would help prepare them for future careers in science, technology,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Learner Engagement, Grade 3, Grade 4
Marie Kirkpatrick – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have deficits in communication and engage in restrictive and repetitive behaviors that may impede their ability to learn, particularly in school environments. Evidence-based practices such as visual supports and video modeling have been used to support individuals with ASD. Activity schedules, a type…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Video Technology, Learning Activities
Yancy, Yuri G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study was conducted in a middle school math class and investigated the effects of project-based activities on the middle school math students' skill acquisition and intrinsic motivation. After math-related project activities were implemented and completed, an analysis of how the students were affected in the areas of math skills and…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Learning Activities, Middle School Students
Kelley-Peterson, Megan Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research in the field of math education continues to press teachers guide instruction based on students' needs and contributions, focusing on student learning through facilitation of whole-group discussions. This dissertation presents the findings of a qualitative study of two elementary teachers managing such "ambitious" teaching practices across…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Mathematics Activities, Educational Practices