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Kwaku Adu-Gyamfi; Kayla Chandler; Anthony Thompson – School Science and Mathematics, 2025
The challenge posed by algebra story problems creates a significant hurdle for many students, transcending both the mathematical content of the problem and the specific instructional background received. This study offers a distinctive contribution to the existing literature by focusing on the cognitive conditions essential for comprehension in…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Barriers, Cognitive Processes
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Heikkinen, Michael W.; Armstrong, Terry – School Science and Mathematics, 1978
Presents the conceptual levels theory of Hunt and his associates. Indicates how it can be used as a means to develop a theoretical framework from which the validity of unified science curricula can be examined. (HM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Schemes, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
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Etchberger, Mia Lena; Shaw, Kenneth L. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Presents results of a case study to examine an elementary school teacher's transition from a teacher-as-dispenser and student-as-receiver view of learning to a teacher-as-provider and student-as-information-gatherer, processor, and constructor view of learning. Chronicles the transition in four stages. (20 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Constructivism (Learning)