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Wu, Yi-Jhen; Chen, Yi-Hsin; Kiefer, Sarah M.; Carstensen, Claus H. – SAGE Open, 2021
This study applied a three-step latent class analysis (LCA) approach to explore latent classes of learning strategy use and their moderation effects on the relationships between motivation and mathematics performance. The data of 15-year-old students from five East Asian educational systems related to Chinese culture in the Programme of…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Learning Motivation, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement
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Kikas, Eve; Mädamürk, Kaja; Palu, Anu – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Background: Math is a difficult subject with which many upper middle-school students struggle. In addition to knowledge, skills, and motivation, effective learning strategies play an important role in learning math. Aims: This study aimed to examine the effects of comprehension-oriented learning strategies (perceptual and abstract grouping of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Comprehension, Learning Strategies
Echazarra, Alfonso; Salinas, Daniel; Méndez, Ildefonso; Denis, Vanessa; Rech, Giannina – OECD Publishing, 2016
This paper examines how particular teaching and learning strategies are related to student performance on specific PISA test questions, particularly mathematics questions. The report compares teacher-directed instruction and memorisation learning strategies, at the traditional ends of the teaching and learning spectrums, and student-oriented…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries
Aming-Attai, Rachael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Recent reform efforts in mathematics education call for the development of early algebraic reasoning, and for the provision of rich mathematical experiences for all students. In spite of such emphasis, many elementary school students, especially those with mathematical learning disabilities (MLD), often experience great difficulty in early algebra…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Grade 6
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Garza-Kling, Gina – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2011
Traditionally, learning basic facts has focused on rote memorization of isolated facts, typically through the use of flash cards, repeated drilling, and timed testing. However, as many experienced teachers have seen, "drill alone does not develop mastery of single-digit combinations." In contrast, a fluency approach to learning basic addition…
Descriptors: Memorization, Addition, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction
Simpson, Jeff – 1998
This paper proposes that there are some students who understand mathematics but just can't remember the rules to use it, and others who have accurate rote memory but can't apply the facts they know or do not understand the concepts behind them. The guided discovery approach to teaching mathematics is introduced. This approach promotes a system of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Division, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Activities
Gordon, Sue; Nicholas, Jackie – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
We extend an earlier study on the role of memorising in learning science with three case studies on mathematicians' experiences as learners of mathematics and their views on memorising in students' learning. Each report reflects a different view of memorising--from a minimal role in learning mathematics, to a "stepping stone" role to memorising as…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Strategies, Case Studies, Learning Experience
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Anderson, Maureen McCahan – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
A mnemonic clue sentence--"He thinks mice bite trees"--is suggested for helping students with learning disabilities or mild mental retardation successfully identify up to 15 digit numbers by relating the sentence to the sequence of hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, and trillions. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction
Rist, Marilee C. – Executive Educator, 1992
Although rote learning is a heretical notion to many educators, memorizing, reciting, and drilling may be what is needed to improve test scores and provide students with the necessary skills for solving problems and developing complex thinking skills. Sidebars summarize direct-teaching methods for mathematics and a Core Knowledge curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Drills (Practice)
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Garnett, Katherine – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
Insights from both cognitive psychology and learning disabilities intervention research are presented to improve understanding of the processes by which number fact fluency develops. Discussion includes assessment guidelines and learning strategies such as counting all, counting on, and alternative groupings. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Computation
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Van Devender, Evelyn M. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Describes three activities that the teacher can employ to help students develop thinking skills through mathematics instruction: (1) memorization using the technique of chunking; (2) higher order thinking with magic squares; and (3) predicting games. Identifies eight facets of the teacher's role in promoting thinking skills. (MDH)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discovery Processes
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Long, Eleanor – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Chess experts remember meaningful knowledge in the form of networks or patterns. Applied to mathematics instruction, effective classroom approaches can use investigation to identify patterns or rules. Described are a class activity and a small-group activity to investigate addition of signed numbers and linear relationships. (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Discovery Learning