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Yikmis, Ahmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
This study aims to reveal whether the touch math technique is effective in teaching basic addition to children with autism. The dependent variable of this study is the children's skills to solve addition problems correctly, whereas teaching with the touch math technique is the independent variable. Among the single-subject research models, a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Addition, Children
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Zembat, Ismail Özgür; Aslan, Mustafa – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
This study aims to investigate the nature of different mathematics teaching modes (prescriptions) that guide prospective teachers during their instruction. The participants were 24 junior prospective middle school mathematics teachers (19 females and 5 males) who were attending a mathematics methods course at a private university in central…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Preservice Teachers
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Altintas, Esra; Ozdemir, Ahmet S. – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This study aims to evaluate a differentiation approach that was recently developed to teach mathematics to gifted middle school students in terms of its practice by teachers by studying the effect of the approach on achievement among both gifted and non-gifted students. From mixed research methods, the study used an explanatory design. It was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Mathematics
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Bahadir, Elif – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
The ability to predict the success of students when they enter a graduate program is critical for educational institutions because it allows them to develop strategic programs that will help improve students' performances during their stay at an institution. In this study, we present the results of an experimental comparison study of Logistic…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Prediction, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
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Osmanoglu, Aslihan; Koc, Yusuf; Isiksal, Mine – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore pre-service and in-service mathematics teachers' analyses of student learning in a video case of mathematics instruction via an online learning forum. The study was conducted in the context of three different mathematics methods courses in a 4-year college in the Midwestern United States. Twenty-six…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Education, Video Technology, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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Yilmaz, Gül Kaleli – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This study aims to investigate the effects of using Dynamic Geometry Software (DGS) Cabri II Plus and physical manipulatives on the transformational geometry achievement of candidate teachers. In this study, the semi-experimental method was used, consisting of two experimental and one control groups. The samples of this study were 117 students. A…
Descriptors: Geometry, Computer Software, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Achievement
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Simsek, Nurullah; Boz, Nihat – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
Studies that explore pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in the field of mathematics education date back to the turn of the century in Turkey. In recent years, studies on PCK have gained momentum. Master's theses and doctoral dissertations have been written on PCK. In this context, there is a need to analyze the studies on PCK in Turkey to…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mathematics Education, Foreign Countries, Meta Analysis
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Arikan, Elif Esra; Ünal, Hasan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This study aims to examine the effect of multiple problem-solving skills on the problem-posing abilities of gifted and non-gifted students and to assess whether the possession of such skills can predict giftedness or affect problem-posing abilities. Participants' metaphorical images of problem posing were also explored. Participants were 20 gifted…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Grade 7, Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted
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Ciltas, Alper; Guler, Gursel; Sozbilir, Mustafa – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
In this study, a content analysis of research is aimed in the field of mathematics education of Turkish researchers. To this aim, the investigation of 359 article were made which were accessed from web in full text between 1987 and 2009 years and which were published in the field of mathematics education from 32 different journals. 27 of these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Content Analysis, Mathematics
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Bal, Ayten Pinar – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
The aim of this study is to examine the mathematical problem-solving beliefs and problem-solving success levels of primary school teacher candidates through the variables of academic success and gender. The research was designed according to the mixed methods technique in which qualitative and quantitative methods are used together. The working…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
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Gecer, Aynur – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
Blended learning is a flexible approach, which with developing technology, assists in the maintenance of education applications both in the face-to-face environment and on the web. The present study was conducted to determine the perceptions of students who took the Computer-Assisted Mathematics Instruction course about the roles and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Communication, Blended Learning, Mathematics Instruction
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Ozgen, Kemal; Alkan, Huseyin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The present study examined the potential relationship between 1st and 5th year secondary school pre-service mathematics teachers' skills in understanding, method, modelling, verification, and extension dimensions of problem solving and their learning style characteristics. The data consisted of the skills pre-service teachers demonstrated in the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Scoring Rubrics, Cognitive Style, Problem Solving
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Durmus, Soner – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
With the discussions on the nature of mathematics, mathematics is regarded as a value laden area. That it contains a wide range of values has led to consideration of new approaches in classroom practices. The modelling approach which also includes traditional problem solving is consistent with different values of mathematics. With the recognition…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Values, Profiles, Mathematics Teachers
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Cankoy, Osman – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The aim of this study is to explore high-school school mathematics teachers' topic-specific pedagogical content knowledge. First, 639 high-school students were asked to give explanations about "a[superscript 0] = 1, 0! = 1" and "a [division] 0" where a [not equal to] 0. Weak explanations by the students led to a detailed…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Experienced Teachers
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Tanriverdi, Belgin; Apak, Ozlem – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implications of Media Literacy Education (MLE) in Turkey by analyzing the Primary School Curricula in terms of MLE comparatively in Turkey, Ireland and Finland. In this study, the selection of Finland and Ireland curricula is related with those countries' being the pioneering countries in MLE and the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Creativity, Core Curriculum, Visual Arts