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Seanyelle Yagi; Linda C. Venenciano – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2024
On the surface, the number line may seem like a basic tool with obvious applications. However, using a number line is not always intuitive for students. Students may not recognize significant features such as the size of the unit, how units are represented by iterated equal lengths, or that the accumulation of iterated units is a magnitude of…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Mathematical Concepts, Measurement, Teaching Methods
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Esther S. Levenson; Ruthi Barkai; Anas Mahamid; Sigal Levy – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2024
This study examines the solutions of 34 kindergarten children as they create equal groups from n bottle caps, where n was equal to 8, 9, 22, and 23. For each n, children were asked to find as many different solutions as possible. The number of solutions they found, i.e., children's fluency, as well as the strategies used to create equal groups,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Kindergarten, Creativity, Mathematical Concepts
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Bozkurt, Ali; Güzel, Mehmet; Degirmen, Sengül – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2022
This paper reports on the design, implementation, and evaluation processes of an activity that focused on the comparison meaning of the subtraction of integers and included the number line model as the primary representation. Finding the answer and determining the sign of the answer in the subtraction questions were targeted as the learning…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Subtraction, Mathematics Activities, Mathematical Concepts
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Dana C. Ernst; Jeffrey Slye – PRIMUS, 2024
The algebraic group Spin[subscript 3 × 3] arises from spinning collections of the numbers 1-9 on a 3×3 game board. The authors have been using this group, as well as a corresponding online application, to introduce undergraduate students to core concepts in group theory. We discuss the benefits of using this deceptively simple, toy-like puzzle in…
Descriptors: Algebra, Numbers, Computer Oriented Programs, Undergraduate Students
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Cetin, Omer Faruk – Pedagogical Research, 2022
This research aimed to determine the difficulties that the students experience in inequality solutions that contain inequality in general and rational (proportional) expressions, and to solve these difficulties with an activity. Totally 108 students, who were enrolled in the Department of Mathematics and Science Education, consisted respectively…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Barriers, Mathematical Concepts
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Chen, Lin – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2021
This article aims to interrogate the Cartesian rationality determining current early childhood mathematics by highlighting the irrational aspect of mathematics learning, which is usually underemphasized and even devalued by the dominant discourse. Using Deleuze and Guattari's concept of refrain as the method, the article explores the unfolding…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Numbers, Time on Task, Learning Activities
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Karademir, Abdulhamit; Akman, Berrin – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2019
Practice: An Inquiry-Based Mathematics Activities Module (IBMAM) was developed in accordance with the developmental characteristics, interests, needs, and expectations of preschoolers. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of the IBMAM on preschoolers' numbers and operations skills. A quasi-experimental method, which was a…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Activities, Preschool Children
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Muslimin; Putri, Ratu Ilma Indra; Zulkardi; Aisyah, Nyimas – Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
Mathematical learning not only produces students who succeed in mathematical and procedural calculations but also develops religious thinking. Realistic mathematics education with the context of Islamic values makes students can imagine, which is one of the right ways to develop the skills of students' creativity, collaboration, and communication.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Islam, Social Values, Religious Factors
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Mills, Terence; Sacrez, Aimé – Australian Mathematics Education Journal, 2020
Thomas Kuhn (1962/2012) introduced the term "paradigm shift" to the scientific literature to describe how knowledge in science develops. The aims of this article are to identify paradigm shifts, or revolutions, that have occurred in mathematics, and to discuss their relevance to teaching mathematics in schools. The authors argue that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Cultural Differences, Models, Change
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Russo, James – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2017
Using a game-based context and concentrating explicitly on language, students in the early years are able to make sense about place value amid the vagaries of the English language in naming numbers. This conceptual approach to understanding place value allows students to further develop number strategies beyond counting by ones.
Descriptors: Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts, Numbers
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Turner, Paul; Thornton, Steve – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2017
This article draws on some ideas explored during and after a writing workshop to develop classroom resources for the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry (www.resolve.edu.au) project. The project develops classroom and professional learning resources that will promote a spirit of inquiry in school mathematics from Foundation to year ten. The…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wiesman, Jeff L. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2015
Students enrolled in a middle school prealgebra or algebra course often struggle to conceptualize and understand the meaning of radical notation when it is introduced. For example, although it is important for students to approximate the decimal value of a number such as [square root of] 30 and estimate the value of a square root in the form of…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts
Thouless, Helen R. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Place-value is an essential concept that is foundational for understanding our number system and for developing procedures for multidigit operations, but there has been limited research into the place-value understanding of students with learning disabilities. This research is a two-part mixed-methods study that links basic research to…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Numbers, Numeracy, Teaching Methods
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Shumway, Jessica F.; Kyriopoulos, Joan – Educational Leadership, 2014
Being able to find the correct answer to a math problem does not always indicate solid mathematics mastery. A student who knows how to apply the basic algorithms can correctly solve problems without understanding the relationships between numbers or why the algorithms work. The Common Core standards require that students actually understand…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Mathematics Skills
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Flores, Alfinio – Mathematics Teacher, 2014
Tossing a fair coin 1000 times can have an unexpected result. In the activities presented here, players keep track of the accumulated total for heads and tails after each toss, noting which player is in the lead or whether the players are tied. The winner is the player who was in the lead for the higher number of turns over the course of the game.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Activities, Numbers, Mathematical Concepts
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